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1989-S Congress Bicentennial Commemorative, Lead 50-Cents Die Trial MS J-A1989-1 Values
Details
A fascinating item, believed unique, and listed as such on the uspatterns.com website. No other substantial information is provided at that site, unfortunately, and the circumstances of this piece's creation and discovery are apparently unknown to the wider numismatic community. The impression from the obverse die is near-perfectly centered on the broad lead planchet, all of the design details fully rendered and crisp. The reverse is blank. Deeper olive-charcoal color on the obverse gives way to lighter steel-gray on the reverse, the surfaces with only small marks, most of which are original to the planchet. The first die trial of a modern U.S. Mint commemorative coin that we can recall handling, and an ideal piece to go alongside the Pilgrim Tercentenary reverse die trial offered above.
Reverse: Plain reverse.
Source: Stacks Bowers
Basic Information
GSID:
377864
Coin Date:
1989-S
Denomination:
50c / 50-Cents Die Trial
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mintage:
Unique
Coinage Type:
Die Trial
Coinage Years:
1989
Composition:
Lead
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Congress Bicentennial Commemorative, Lead
Variety 2:
J-A1989-1
Rarity:
R-unique
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
46 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
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