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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1699826, member: 18157&quot;]I would if I had any idea where they were. Most of my coins are stored in boxes in my Sister&#039;s basement. I would have no idea where to start looking. </p><p><br /></p><p>Around 2006, I bought a brand new &quot;Coin Watch&quot; off eBay and I&#039;ve been looking for it ever since. A bit <b>&quot;off topic&quot;</b> but interesting...Coin Watch is a company that takes proof coins from around the world and makes watches out of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 1990&#039;s Mint Director Philip Diehl struck a deal with Coin Watch to provide US Gold Eagles ($25) to Coin Watch and the watches were released in packaging bearing the insignia of the U.S. Mint. I think&nbsp; Coin Watch is still in business.</p><p><br /></p><p>When Jay Johnson took over as Mint Director in 2000, he proclaimed that &quot;...the U.S. Mint isn&#039;t in the jewelery business&quot; and production halted. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have one of the watches with a 1998 proof Eagle...but dang if I can find it. The coin isn&#039;t worth more than its bullion value, but it represents an interesting period in the history of the U.S. Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one looks like the one I have...as I recall. Judging by the date on this one, they must still be making them...just without the U.S. Mint packaging.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s664.photobucket.com/user/Yakpoo/media/Liberty_Gentlemen_s_Classic_Coin_Watch_zps041327e4.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s664.photobucket.com/user/Yakpoo/media/Liberty_Gentlemen_s_Classic_Coin_Watch_zps041327e4.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/Liberty_Gentlemen_s_Classic_Coin_Watch_zps041327e4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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