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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 1251116, member: 24091&quot;]<font size="3">A grading service on the west coast took two months and still couldn&#039;t decide if it was real or not.&nbsp; I have since sent it to a grading service on the east coast asking their opinion.&nbsp; What do you think?&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">I have the same coin without the prova designation in AU58 and they look about the same.&nbsp; Color on the prova might be a little more yellow, but the legends in particular look identicle.&nbsp; This coin was struck for the 25th anniversary of independence.&nbsp; The 20 Franga coins struck the following year for the marriage of King Zog exhibit much more proof-like fields, hence would probably be easier to authenticate.&nbsp; Ditto the 1938 issue for the 10th anniversary of reign, which technically is actually a restrike, but in any case the coin is always proof-like.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">Anyway...,,&nbsp; Bought this prova from Coast-to-Coast earlier this year for about $75 over melt.&nbsp; Not sure if it was so cheap because they missed the prova mark, or if it was because of questions regarding authenticity, ie. they too sent it in and it came back raw.&nbsp; They listed it as AU on their website, -I can&#039;t find any breaks in the luster, I would grade it an MS60.&nbsp; Still, even in AU without the prova, the coin realisticaly should have been listed for at least twice melt.&nbsp; Of course, if its fake, its not a great deal.&nbsp; If its real, its the best deal I&#039;ve gotten in ages.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH]134690.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]134692.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]134691.vB[/ATTACH]</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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