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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1000473, member: 15929&quot;]Much ado about nothing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These are novelty coins and are no different than if you took and polished a 2009 Silver Eagle with your Dremel tool. The process has simply been shortened by using a die set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The coins are overstruck on authentic Silver Eagles to simulate a proof finish. The over struck portions are readily visible and the coin only &quot;looks&quot; like a proof. Side by side comparisons show it to not even compare with an actual proof.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Silver%20Eagles/2009%20DC%20Proof/001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Silver%20Eagles/2009%20DC%20Proof/005.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Silver%20Eagles/2009%20DC%20Proof/009.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Silver%20Eagles/2009%20DC%20Proof/012.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/Silver%20Eagles/2009%20DC%20Proof/014.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s a One oz of fine Silver 2009 Silver Eagle parent coin which has been overstruck with a die to simulate a proof finish.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Proof coins for 2009 were NOT minted so its not a representation of a US Coin. Only a representation of a coin the &quot;could&quot; have existed had the US Mint made them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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