1987 Half Eagle Pattern - P-5455, Hafnium
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Description
The 1987 Half Eagle Pattern - P-5455, Hafnium is a private Constitution Bicentennial piece struck in hafnium. Pressed Metal Products Company struck these for Frank Zinkann as a pattern for the 1987 Constitution Bicentennial; USPatterns.com calls them a purely private venture the Mint never authorized, which Pollock should not have listed. Only two are said to have been struck in hafnium. PCGS lists it as 1987 "$5" P-5455 Hafnium (PCGS #947928).
Rarity Notes
2 said to have been struck (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Pollock-5455
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