United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

THE PORTLAND MINT, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2022-2154 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:20-cv-00518-MBH, Senior Judge Marian Blank Horn. ______________________

Decided: May 30, 2024 ______________________

LEE VARTAN, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland, NJ, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also repre- sented by JONATHAN DAVID SHAFFER, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Tysons Corner, VA.

ALISON VICKS, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di- vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, DEBORAH ANN BYNUM, PATRICIA M. MCCARTHY. ______________________ Case: 22-2154 Document: 44 Page: 2 Filed: 05/30/2024

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