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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2664580, member: 4781&quot;]They are clearly a commemorative issue related to the 100th anniversary of the United States entering WW1. That is clearly stated on the pieces. They are also larger in diameter than normal large dollar coins. The difference in diameter is large enough to satisfy the US Treasury regulations for denominated (circulating) tokens. These are not intended for &quot;circulation&quot;, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Union fantasy is an official-looking coin but was privately minted and was endorsed by the Smithsonian Institution and NGC. Nowhere on it does it say &quot;COPY&quot; or anything else to indicate that it isn&#039;t an original government issue:</p><p><img src="http://www.designscomputed.com/coin_pics/union_smithsonian_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.designscomputed.com/coin_pics/union_smithsonian_rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.designscomputed.com/coin_pics/union_smithsonian_doc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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