Wonder what these proof coins were for? 0

[RWB]

Unusual that Treasury would order proof coins. I wonder what they were for?

Edited November 19, 2022 by RWB

[Henri Charriere]

My dear Mr. Burdette:

I regret that I cannot be of assistance to you in this regard. Irrespective of what Forum users may believe my age to be, my institutional memory does not go back far enough to embrace 1889 as a young adult.

I remain, as always, your humble and obedient servant,