Hypothetical Question About 20th Century Patterns And Die Trials

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philoponus6 Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/22/2022 3:38 pm Suppose someone got lucky and found a Lincoln pattern cent, other than the Aluminums that were not supposed to be released. Or suppose it was likely a pattern cent, but the mint had no record of it, unlike the 1974 Aluminums. Would secret service confiscate this cent on behalf of the mint? Or would they let it go? Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 09/22/2022 3:56 pm to the CCF! If it wasn't issued, and left the mint by theft or intentional misuse of the mint's distribution channels, I'm sure it would be subject to Secret Service seizure. It seems that they aren't consistent is what coins they are interested in. The Sacagawea/Quarter mules would be an example of this. From what I've read, I think that they could be confiscated, but so far they haven't acted. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Edited by Yokozuna 09/22/2022 3:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/22/2022 5:56 pm Agree, there is no way to give a reliable answer to this. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 09/22/2022 8:49 pm If suspected that the 'find' was a die trial pattern, the first task would be to prove if a private fantasy strike or genuine. Almost impossible to do that, if there are no mint records relating to it. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 09/22/2022 9:15 pm The Mint's generally pretty good at keeping records of official patterns and trial strikes. If the "mint had no record of it", then it likely wasn't an official pattern, and not done at the Mint, and thus not liable to government seizure, since it was never government property to begin with. Unless, of course, it's seized as a counterfeit coin (like the NORFED Liberty Dollars). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
philoponus6 Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/23/2022 08:37 am One interesting case is the 1913 Hawaii Five-O nickel. The nickel should not exist. The coin should not exist, and was probably made illegally, but the mint could not prove that. https://stacksbowers.com/sbpressrel...rivate-sale/ Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 09/23/2022 10:01 am To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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