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NGC-certified Seated Liberty half dollar mint error realizes over $50,000

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The nearly 150-year-old coin, which was struck on a wrong-size planchet, was sold by GreatCollections

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Q&A: Why are there less Mint error coins in circulation now?

The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers:
Q: Having been a casual collector for many years, I am puzzled by the fact that minting errors that seemed to have been in plentiful supply 20 to 25 years ago are today typically priced near or just above the three-digit level. Why is this?
A: The short answer is supply and demand

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