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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1592566, member: 22143&quot;]There is a bullion version of this coin (non vapor blasted).&nbsp; The bullion version was released first along with a lot of hysteria around that set.&nbsp; If I remember right they were hard to get and prices zoomed.&nbsp;&nbsp; These are the coins that fell back to bullion value.&nbsp;&nbsp; The mint had initially many production problems with these coins and it shows on these non-bullion coins.&nbsp; They are not very attractive and most of the ones I&#039;ve seen had very visible imperfections.&nbsp; When people finally got their high priced coins there was a lot of disappointment.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some months later the Mint released the &quot;proof&quot; versions which was a much more attractive coin.&nbsp; The production problems had been worked out and of course since it was a collector&#039;s coin, they spent time making sure they looked nice.&nbsp; (vapor blast)&nbsp; The collector&#039;s issuance, compared to the bullion issuance, was rather muted and those coins sold without the hysteria that came with the first set.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s the Hot Springs from this set that is doing so well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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