Is this a "rare" pcgs slab?

Placid

Shamika

Is it just me or does that coin look odd?

Placid

<< <i>Is it just me or does that coin look odd? >>



Hereit is if your interested in info on the coin.

100proof1957

Total BS !
Proof 70 CAM Restrike circa TODAY !
worth melt plus 5 bucks !

CoinHunter2003

Is it really PCGS??????

kranky

It's dropped 50% in value in three years, so I personally wouldn't be in a great hurry to get one.

dorkkarl

why does everyone get so uptight about someone toning junk silver coins, but nobody EVER gets upset about scams like this crap?

K S

100proof1957

First i have seen,and i am pissed !

Read the book !

"Ship of gold in the deep blue sea" very cool !

100proof1957

Not to mention "original dies" yeah right !

Shamika

I have to admit, I'm disappointed to see PCGS would support such a venture. Clearly a departure from the spirit of the hobby.

RKKay

Isn't it required by law to have "COPY" somewhere on the coin?

mgoodm3

Says right on the rev. "Struck September 7, 2001." What more do you need?

bushmaster8

The only thing "rare" about those pieces of crap is finding a buyer.

kieferscoins

It is not rare at all.

Cameron Kiefer

dorkkarl

rare? no, but imo it IS bull-$#!+,which is not rare at all.

K S

Mark

Rick:

As I recall, these "coins" avoided the "copy" tag because they are not exact duplicates. In particular, each has a struck on date on the reverse, so it's not a copy of the real item.

At the time these were created, there were many of us who were saddened by the loss of the (old) gold ingots that were sacrificed to make these items. Even though the faces of the ingots were shaved off and saved, nonetheless it was sad to see them melted. I understand that the market was saturated so that it apparently was not possible to sell the ingots. But I would have hoped that the sellers would have been willing to hold onto the ingots and sell them over a period of years. However, it was not to be...sigh....

Mark

RKKay

Thanks for the info, Mark.

dorkkarl

it is coin doctoring to the n'th degree!

ok, ingot doctoring....

K S

Conder101

I don't think I would call it "rare", I believe they made some 5,000 of them. I catagorize it as a Novelty slab, not a Production slab. I need one for my reference set but I'm not going to buy one unless I can get it just over melt. Even then, the idea of buying two and a half oz of gold just to get the holder doesn't please me.