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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vaquero, post: 1894262&quot;]You have my attention.&nbsp; Now, can I borrow your metric ruler?&nbsp; Okay, let me do some math... My coin is 1 5/16&quot;, or 1.315&quot;&nbsp; Multiply by 2.54... That is 3.33, or 33mm.&nbsp; So, yes it probably is the listed size (if accurately measured with a metric ruler).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But, I wonder if &quot;pattern&quot; in the catalog is used to refer to the fact that the actual coins were samples for the BC government.&nbsp; I hate to be the skeptic of the value of my own coin, but I note that in the literature you pointed me to it says,</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Specimens of the new coins were sent to Great Britain but the whole plan met with immediate disapproval.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And on another web page, </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;A few sample ten dollar coins were struck and some were sent to Douglas with the intention of sending them to the International Exhibition being held in London that year.&nbsp; At first Douglas said no since he had not given final permission for the mint to be set up and was no longer in favour of the plan.&nbsp; Gosset prevailed and finally got Douglas to agree to allow eighteen $10 and ten $20 pieces to be struck for the exhibition.&nbsp; The coins were sent to the Commissioner for B.C in London to be shown at the exhibition, then to be melted down for bullion....The few specimens of these coins known today were probably test pieces purchased by some senior members of the government as souvenirs.&nbsp; These patterns could not be called official coinage as no permission had been given by the Crown to strike coins in British Columbia.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, are the BC 20 dollar coins that are currently recognized actually considered &quot;patterns&quot; and the reference in your catalog is to the actual ones produced by Gosset, not proofs like the one I have?&nbsp; Or, are there several surviving coins from the Gosset experiment, plus a few proofs made during the process of engraving/minting?</p><p><br /></p><p>If nothing else, the question of what I have supports the historical interest aspect.&nbsp; Holding the coin I have, I can almost hear Gosset&#039;s big coins clinking on Douglas&#039; mahogany desk as he and Douglas argue about the colony&#039;s need for coining currency.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your help so far.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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