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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GeorgeM, post: 2462060, member: 28550&quot;]Hmm. I wonder if this is the explanation: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces73486.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces73486.html" rel="nofollow">http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces73486.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This official 39 mm coin from the Republic of Liberia features Roy Rogers -- &quot;King Of The Cowboys.&quot;&nbsp; It is a pure silver coin with a &quot;cameo&quot; proof strike.&nbsp; It is one of only 200 that were struck with a Liberian $5 reverse die (that was originally used for the silver-clad series) in order to get some &quot;samples&quot; struck while they awaited the new $20 reverse die that was intended for this issue in pure silver (KM#613.)</p><p>&nbsp;This issue differs from the regular Roy Rogers coin of this denomination (KM#668) in that it is one full troy ounce (31.1 grams) of silver and boasts a reeded security edge*.&nbsp; The normal $5 coin is silver-clad (100 mil silver over standard metal), weighs about 26 grams and has a plain edge.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>My coin does have a reeded edge. It may only be 39mm, but I&#039;m pretty confident of the 30g weight (29.99g on a rather sensitive digital scale that I tested it on without the capsule). </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing though - there&#039;s no $20 piece with this design either. SMEG.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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