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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;COCollector, post: 3055533, member: 76108&quot;]Sorry to say, your 2016-W is a fake American Silver Eagle (ASE).</p><p><br /></p><p>Might be .999 silver but probably not. Likely a Chinese copy.</p><p><br /></p><p>How do I know? Notice the small &#039;W&#039; on the Reverse (lower-left). That&#039;s the West Point mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>To commemorate the ASE 30th anniversary*, every 2016-W ASE has a smooth edge inscribed with &quot;30th ANNIVERSARY&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your 2016-W ASE has a reeded edge. So it can&#039;t be genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Side Note: The 2016 ASE <b><i>bullion</i></b> coins have a reeded edge. But no mint mark. And no edge lettering.</p><p><br /></p><p>*<i>The edge-lettering motif on the 2016-W American Silver Eagle was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 4, 2015</i>: <a href="https://coinweek.com/coins/silver-eagles/coin-analyst-need-know-30th-anniversary-american-silver-eagle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/coins/silver-eagles/coin-analyst-need-know-30th-anniversary-american-silver-eagle/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/coins/silver-eagles/coin-analyst-need-know-30th-anniversary-american-silver-eagle/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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