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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mralexanderb, post: 1260389, member: 7851&quot;]NGC grades these ATB 5 ozt Silver coins as SP69, SP70, meaning SPecimen type coin. I believe that PCGS also grades them SPxx. In one auction I saw one of these coins labeled SP67, light satin finish. The seller claims that this coin did not go through the satin blasting process and there are only 4 of them!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL 5 OUNCE SILVER COIN GRADED SP67 LIGHT SATIN FIRST STRIKE BY PCGS.&nbsp; THIS IS THE COLLECTOR VERSION AND IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE VAPOR BLASTED PROCESS BEFORE BEING RELEASED BY THE US MINT.&nbsp; HOWEVER A LIMITED NUMBER OF THEM ESCAPED FROM THE MINT WITHOUT THE VAPOR BLAST PROCESS INCLUDING THIS COIN.&nbsp; IT&#039;S ESTIMATED THAT 5% WERE STRUCK THIS WAY BUT VERY FEW MADE THE FIRST STRIKE DESIGNATION AND FEW HAVE MADE IT TO THE SECONDARY MARKET.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see it here:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-P-GRAND-CANYON-5OZ-ATB-PCGS-SP67-LIGHT-SATIN-RARE-/370535498955?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item5645a304cb#ht_827wt_1306" rel="nofollow">I</a>s this an error or just a variation of the effects of the finishing process? Or both.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to hear from more CT members who have sent their 5 ozt coins to the TPGer&#039;s before I spend the dollars to get them graded and slabbed for protection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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