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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8605815, member: 101855&quot;]Gallery Mint made reproductions of classic U.S. coins using the same minting techniques as the first U.S. Mint. The designs were off, but not enough to be glaringly obvious. All of their products were stamped “COPY” on the obverse or reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problems come as you see them here. The crooks give the pieces various levels of “wear” and obscured the “COPY” counterstamp. One of the first examples of this was reported to the Early American Coppers club. A member thought that he had discovered a new Sheldon variety. It was actually a modified Gallery Mint piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the companies’ more ambitious project was a 1796 year set, which included all 10 coins, including the gold. You see an example of the No Stars quarter eagle here in a “third world” certification slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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