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The E-Sylum: Volume 15, Number 53, December 23, 2012, Article 12
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U.S. MINT 2012 ALTERNATIVE METALS STUDY

Below are some images from the U.S. Mint's newly released alternative metals study. These nonsense coins may never reach collectors' hands, but they are an important piece of numismatic history and hopefully will be included in future editions of U.S. pattern coin books and the National Numismatic Collection. -Editor

US Mint Nonsense One Cent US Mint Nonsense coin1
Nonsense Cents

US Mint Nonsense Five Cent coins US Mint Nonsense Five Cents coins2
Nonsense Nickels

US Mint Nonsense Quarter US Mint Nonsense Quarters2
Nonsense Quarters

US Mint Nonsense coin corrosion test
Corrosion test set

US Mint Nonsense coin wear test US Mint Nonsense coin wear test2
Wear test sets

US Mint Nonsense coin hub, master die, working die, coin
Die progression set: master hub, master die, working die, coin

To read the complete report, see: ALTERNATIVE METALS STUDY (www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/PDFs/Current_Technologies_Corporation
_Report_Alternative_Metals_Study_August_31_2012.pdf)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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