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In my 50 years of being a professional numismatist specializing in mint errors and die trials, I have handled many die trials and test pieces. When I received this die trial to submit to the grading … (View Post)

If it had been determined to be authentic and certified, it stood alone in a class by itself. There are no other gold die trials like this one ( oversized planchet, uniface) struck in GOLD, listed in… (View Post)

Yes, and here is the rest of the story on this die trial! In the early 1980’s I would split coin show tables with NCI (National Coin investments). The 2 partners were Paul Nuggett and Larry Demerer. … (View Post)

It fooled some experts 50 and 60 years ago. Today the standard is TPG and NGC, PCGS and CAC are not going to certify it as genuine since it is struck from a counterfeit die. It is a very interesting … (View Post)

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