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<p>[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 2681510, member: 60292"]I think the topic of "what to do with this coin" sure makes for interesting conversation. I don't think Larry will ever be able to sell the coin as a matte proof (MP) and get away with it. A coin like that gets checked closely and by someone who knows what to look for. Not to mention any potential buyer is going to verify the PCGS certification. I just punched in the cert # and it comes up as "item not found". You obviously can't crack it out of the slab either if you are going to try and convince someone it's a MP.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be a good test to send it to NGC for crossover and see if they notice the mistake. I'm guessing they will because of the high value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think if I were Larry I would post photos of the coin on all the online forums with the cert # blacked out. Just for giggles. Maybe get zoomed-in high definition photos to see if anyone notices. The idea was floated earlier in the thread that this could be from an undiscovered matte proof die. Maybe putting it out there like that gets others in the know to corroborate that. Can you imagine if this was an undiscovered MP die? That would instantly make it more valuable than most/all? other MP's.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 2681510, member: 60292"]I think the topic of "what to do with this coin" sure makes for interesting conversation. I don't think Larry will ever be able to sell the coin as a matte proof (MP) and get away with it. A coin like that gets checked closely and by someone who knows what to look for. Not to mention any potential buyer is going to verify the PCGS certification. I just punched in the cert # and it comes up as "item not found". You obviously can't crack it out of the slab either if you are going to try and convince someone it's a MP. It would be a good test to send it to NGC for crossover and see if they notice the mistake. I'm guessing they will because of the high value. I think if I were Larry I would post photos of the coin on all the online forums with the cert # blacked out. Just for giggles. Maybe get zoomed-in high definition photos to see if anyone notices. The idea was floated earlier in the thread that this could be from an undiscovered matte proof die. Maybe putting it out there like that gets others in the know to corroborate that. Can you imagine if this was an undiscovered MP die? That would instantly make it more valuable than most/all? other MP's.[/QUOTE]
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