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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1915013, member: 19065&quot;]The coin image Fret posted is from DCs site. I suspect he ordered this week and it is not yet in-hand. The bulk handled coins were sold out quickly after they first became available and just this week a new opportunity to order them became a available, and since this thread started discussing it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you read the production blog pages on DCs site you can follow how many he&#039;s minted and any die varieties he has noted. His product is not only keenly superior in production but he does something the US Mint should be doing at least on behalf of its loyal collector-customers, publishing production logs, notes and explaining in detail the behind the scenes process and changes in production. It would be a popular thing if the Mint started sharing information like this. It&#039;s hard enough to get mintage numbers published from the Mint but they ought to be able to do some tracking that&#039;s transparent and informative to collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite what someone like DC &#039;could do&#039; given his skill and access to equipment, I highly doubt we have anything to worry about and having been employed by the Mint he has clearly come under some degree of their security apparatus and that he&#039;s not about to jeopardize that relationship. He&#039;s not about to try pulling a stunt like that and risking the lucrative and unique niche business and hobby he has supporting him. He&#039;s doing what he loves, serving a small customer following and earning an honest living. He is forthright about the work he creates not being legal currency, non-approved by the Mint yet allowed to exist without the word COPY stamped on his fantasy pieces because of design modifications or the fact these never existed as coins. DC is a straight shooter in these matters and is versed in the legal issues so he may continue to pursue these fantasy piece ideas without fear of persecution or claims he mislead anyone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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