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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 7928311, member: 77639&quot;]It was a pattern in the goloid series.&nbsp; Many patterns were struck in multiple metals with the same dies ... sometimes more than six alloys.&nbsp; Many of the silver and copper alloys can&#039;t be distinguished by eye.&nbsp; However, when these patterns were first submitted as raw coins for TPG grading, the grading services took the word of the submitter as to which alloy it was.&nbsp; In many cases, the submitter had it wrong, and the error was carried forward for decades.&nbsp; Many of the pattern alloy designations on slabs today are questionable.&nbsp; Some auction houses, like Heritage, will sometimes note that a pattern that&#039;s up for auction is of uncertain metal composition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole story of my coin is pretty long and complex.&nbsp; I may write an article on it someday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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