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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 1909868, member: 42727&quot;]Three kinds of ASE&#039;s:</p><p>1) Bullion - today it&#039;s minted primarily by West Point.&nbsp; San Francisco helps with the excess demand.&nbsp; These coins do not carry a mint mark.&nbsp; See Conder101&#039;s repsonse as to how the TPG&#039;s know.&nbsp; These coins cannot be purchased directly from the U.S. Mint unless you are an approved master bullion dealer.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you are an approved master dealer, they can only be purchased in Green Monster boxes.&nbsp; They are purchased by the dealers @ approximatelyl $2 over melt.&nbsp; These dealers can then turn around and sell them for whatever price they wish.</p><p>2) Uncirculated (Burnished) - Since 2006, the mint has issued an uncirculated version of this coin.&nbsp; They are on special burnished planchets.&nbsp; Hard to tell them from the bullion version, except they have a West Point (W) mint mark.&nbsp; They can be purchased by anyone directly from the mint.&nbsp; This is what you received in the mail.</p><p>3) Proof - Since the ASE inception, this coin has been issued from different mints:&nbsp; Philadelphia, San Francisco and now West Point mint.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope that helps a little.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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