Ralf Boepple ofStuttgart, Germany writes:

Martha Washington Quarter Pattern

Martha Washington Quarter "1759" (minted from 1965). Bust of Martha Washington to right, including the small EC signature of the designer Edward R. Grove and the year 1759 / View of Mount Vernon (after a design by Philip Fowler). Sample embossed in copper / nickel without a value with Riffelrand in Quarter Dollar design. Judd 2116, Pollock 2092, Low R.7. 5.70 g extremely rare, minimal scratches, excellent-praegefrisch The present sample imprint was known by one (of three) in the Smith Onion Institute custody acrylic resin block, which contains the only Martha Washington-issues that should leave the Mint durable and is one of the great rarities of the modern American numismatics. The stamps have been used since 1965 for repeated sample imprints. The piece offered here was acquired on a German stock exchange in the current data, it can be speculated about the year of issue only. This is obviously the first 3 Martha Quarter Dollar Coin, which is offered in an auction.

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Martha Washington Dime Pattern

Martha Washington Dime "1759" (minted from 1965). Bust of Martha Washington to right, including the small EC signature of the designer Edward R. Grove and the year 1759 / View of Mount Vernon (after a design by Philip Fowler). Sample embossed in copper / nickel without a value with Riffelrand in Dime design. Judd 2101, Pollock 2081, Low R.7. 2.28 g of the utmost rarity, especially Much like the quarterback offered in the previous number of this series are extremely rare and one of the few copies that has ever been offered at auction.

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To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:ARTICLE DISCUSSES U.S. MINT'S TEST DIES(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n37a18.html)