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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GeorgeM, post: 2322253, member: 28550&quot;]I recently came across something completely beyond my expectations. There were only 215 of these minted, &amp; only 32 (possibly now 33) are known today. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the story (apparently, if you do a favor for the President, he might just let you use the mint facilities for a day to make whatever fantasy coins you want!):</p><p><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/world-coins/world-coins-the-1898-sammy-marks-tickey/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/world-coins/world-coins-the-1898-sammy-marks-tickey/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinweek.com/world-coins/world-coins-the-1898-sammy-marks-tickey/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one looks pretty rough, but tests out at 22k under a jewelry shop analysis machine (x-ray or other beam based testing, I was told). I&#039;m thinking it would get a VF30 details grade (cleaned).</p><p><br /></p><p>First question - are there 22k counterfeits of these floating around? Secondly, does this pass a low-magnification inspection (for those who know far more about the series than I do). Third - which slabbing service has the most expertise in this period of South African coinage?</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally - how would I go about estimating a value for this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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