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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 2177972, member: 8703&quot;]Why gold?&nbsp; These 20th century classic coins were issued in .900 fine silver for circulation!</p><p><br /></p><p>The prospect of a gold Mercury dime, gold Standing Liberty quarter and gold Walking Liberty half dollar is counter-intuitive, especially when the Walking Liberty design was and still is in extensive use since 1986 on the obverse of the silver Eagle!&nbsp; We also have to remember the gold Kennedy half dollar has been a moderately successful coin issue with lots of controversy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the possibility of issuing the coins only in an uncirculated finish is fine.&nbsp; They just have to be silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a &quot;silver lining&quot; if you will pardon the pun, it does get away from the prospect of issuing laser-frosted proofs for these centennial designs which was impossible 99 years ago and would not look nice on such classics (modern Eagles exempted).&nbsp; Matte proofs, similar to the era, would be a more appropriate proof finish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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