Martha Washington Obverse Die
Used to Strike Half Dollar Experimental
Test Pieces for U.S. Judd #2131-2143
NGC Certified & Encapsulated
1 of Only 3 Known In Private Hands
SOLD

A collector and reader of Mint Error News just purchased the second known Martha Washington Obverse Die from Mike Byers Inc. This die was used to strike half dollar experimental test pieces for U.S. Judd #2131-2143.

There are only three Martha Washington Half Dollar-Sized Uncancelled Obverse Dies in private hands, two mint state and one proof. There is only one proof Martha Washington Half Dollar-Sized Uncancelled Reverse Die known in private hands. This half dollar obverse Martha Washington Die was featured on the cover of Mint Error News Magazine Issue #44 (Spring 2018).

Below are images of the first known Martha Washington Obverse Die and the original article that was previously published in Mint Error News Magazine.

A Martha Washington Half Dollar-Sized Obverse Die is featured in the U.S. Patterns website (uspatterns.com) that references all U.S. patterns and related numismatic rarities:





Here is the first Martha Washington Half Dollar-sized test piece that I discovered in 2000:


The Martha Washington Test Piece discoveries are featured in chapter 15 of my NLG Award winning book, World's Greatest Mint Errors: