Mintage: 2,212,000

The camera did not capture all of this electrifying coin’s stunning eye appeal. Both sides display stark black-and-white contrast. The portrait and other raised devices stand out in frosty-white pigment against the black, deeply mirrored fields.

Small abrasions riddle the obverse and are more easily visible because of the coin’s luminosity, but do not detract from the eye appeal. The reverse is much cleaner and displays numerous raised die polish lines, which evidence the special preparation used to strike this coin.

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