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<p>[QUOTE="Good Cents, post: 3910514, member: 100720"]"Am I missing something?"</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes. You're missing reading the Product Description. When you go to the coin on the website you referenced, it says the following under "Product Details":</p><p><br /></p><p>"These proof Gold Buffalos are missing some of their packaging, and may have damage or imperfections on the coins themselves. This is an excellent way to add these beautiful proof Gold coins to your collection at a significant discount."</p><p><br /></p><p>These are mostly damaged proof coins. As others said above, if you're buying only for the bullion then it shouldn't matter to you. The BU coins you will buy from them will NOT be damaged though and that's why the premiums are higher. Also, most people who buy Proofs want the packaging as Proof tends to be a collectors item with a COA, a pretty box, an outer box, and other such frills. These Proofs they are selling do NOT come with the packaging, so, that's considered a "damage" to the whole reason people buy Proof altogether - for the presentation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Normally, Proof coins ARE more expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Remember to read the small print - or in this case - just the Product Description! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Good Cents, post: 3910514, member: 100720"]"Am I missing something?" Yes. You're missing reading the Product Description. When you go to the coin on the website you referenced, it says the following under "Product Details": "These proof Gold Buffalos are missing some of their packaging, and may have damage or imperfections on the coins themselves. This is an excellent way to add these beautiful proof Gold coins to your collection at a significant discount." These are mostly damaged proof coins. As others said above, if you're buying only for the bullion then it shouldn't matter to you. The BU coins you will buy from them will NOT be damaged though and that's why the premiums are higher. Also, most people who buy Proofs want the packaging as Proof tends to be a collectors item with a COA, a pretty box, an outer box, and other such frills. These Proofs they are selling do NOT come with the packaging, so, that's considered a "damage" to the whole reason people buy Proof altogether - for the presentation. Normally, Proof coins ARE more expensive. Remember to read the small print - or in this case - just the Product Description! ;)[/QUOTE]
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