A system error with the U.S. Mint’s website allowed for the public sale and delivery of 146 Proof 2015-S U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary half dollars up to a month before their scheduled Jan. 29 release. The problem was quickly fixed once Mint officials learned of the glitch.

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