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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1245855, member: 112"]No, I did not state that you were an imbecile. I was asking an honest question. The difference between those 2 coins is obvious to me, but it is not necessarily obvious to everyone else. I believe that with the 2 coins in question, one is indeed a Specimen and the other is indeed a Proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now you said that the coin in question had a mintage of only 500 coins. But are you aware that that same coin was minted no less than 6 different ways ? For that 1 coin there is KM #133, KM #E33, KM #E34, KM #E35, KM # PE9a, and KM # PE9. And it was minted in 3 different metals, copper/nickel, silver and gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, both slabs indicate the repsective coins are KM #E34, but when it comes to world coins it is not uncommon at all for NGC and PCGS to make mistakes regarding the KM numbers. Nor is it uncommon for slab label mistakes to be made. Either of those is possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I ignored all that. Instead I based my opinion on the look of the coins - the NGC coin appears to have a Proof finish and the PCGS coin appears to have a Specimen strike finish. Thus my comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even so, as I have stated already, the slab designations do not really mean anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>And no, I have not changed my "song and dance" in any way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1245855, member: 112"]No, I did not state that you were an imbecile. I was asking an honest question. The difference between those 2 coins is obvious to me, but it is not necessarily obvious to everyone else. I believe that with the 2 coins in question, one is indeed a Specimen and the other is indeed a Proof. Now you said that the coin in question had a mintage of only 500 coins. But are you aware that that same coin was minted no less than 6 different ways ? For that 1 coin there is KM #133, KM #E33, KM #E34, KM #E35, KM # PE9a, and KM # PE9. And it was minted in 3 different metals, copper/nickel, silver and gold. Granted, both slabs indicate the repsective coins are KM #E34, but when it comes to world coins it is not uncommon at all for NGC and PCGS to make mistakes regarding the KM numbers. Nor is it uncommon for slab label mistakes to be made. Either of those is possible. However, I ignored all that. Instead I based my opinion on the look of the coins - the NGC coin appears to have a Proof finish and the PCGS coin appears to have a Specimen strike finish. Thus my comments. Even so, as I have stated already, the slab designations do not really mean anything. And no, I have not changed my "song and dance" in any way.[/QUOTE]
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