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<strong>Mint</strong> <strong>Error</strong> <strong>News</strong> Price GuideMartha Washington Test PiecesThere is one set of a Dime, Quarter andHalf struck by Martha Washingtondies that are permanently housed in theSmithsonian Institute, embedded in blocksof lucite. According to United States Patternand Related <strong>Issue</strong>s, by Andrew W. PollockIII, “the only trial pieces purported to havesurvived metallurgical testing in 1965 werethe Dime, Quarter Dollar, and Half Dollarequivalent strikes in copper-nickel clad overcopper.”Mike Byers’ discovery of the MarthaWashington Test Piece on a copper-zinc Cent planchet struck 10% off-center with a uniface reversewas a front page Coin World article on August 7th, 2000. In a response to the Martha Washington TestPiece that he discovered, the <strong>Mint</strong> announced that “the dies are available to the <strong>Mint</strong>’s metal and blankvendors for testing.”Denomination Unc Choice GemMartha Cent $6,000 $7,500 $10,000Martha Nickel $7,500 $10,000 $12,500Martha Dime $20,000 $30,000 $50,000Martha Quarter $15,000 $20,000 $30,000Martha Half Dollar $10,000 $15,000 $20,000Martha Dollar (SBA Planchet) $25,000 $35,000 $50,000Martha Dollar (Sac Planchet) $15,000 $20,000 $25,000Page 117minterrornews.com
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