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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 1795895, member: 16729&quot;]Ah!&nbsp;&nbsp; So...what, then, do you think about THIS coin?:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guatemala-Pattern-1-Quetzal-1995-GEM-Proof-47-5-grms-Silver-18-pcs-Minted-dhu545-/261094360243?pt=US_World_Coins&amp;hash=item3cca6fc4b3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guatemala-Pattern-1-Quetzal-1995-GEM-Proof-47-5-grms-Silver-18-pcs-Minted-dhu545-/261094360243?pt=US_World_Coins&amp;hash=item3cca6fc4b3" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guatemala-Pattern-1-Quetzal-1995-GEM-Proof-47-5-grms-Silver-18-pcs-Minted-dhu545-/261094360243?pt=US_World_Coins&amp;hash=item3cca6fc4b3</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is actually a coin manufactured by the Romanian Mint(!).&nbsp; They made this coin as an (unsolicited) example to show to the government of Guatemala as something that the Romanian Mint could make, if the Guatemalans so desired.&nbsp; Never accepted, nor sold as a commemorative, nor circulated.&nbsp; It&#039;s called a &quot;Pattern Coin&quot; in the item description.&nbsp; It&#039;s NOT numbered, but it is also NOT an official Guatemalan-government issue.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is THIS a coin?&nbsp; Could it even be called a &quot;pattern&quot;?&nbsp; Some of these Romanian-minted coins (the bi-metallic versions) are actually listed under the Guatemala section in Krause&#039;s SCWC.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve asked about this coin here at CT before, and many people thought it was legit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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