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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2597866, member: 5233"]In the past, I have avoided most modern mint products.  I tend to find the older coins more interesting...but in recent years some of the modern stuff has began to interest me more.  I decided that it was time to pick up my first modern gold commemorative.  Although I did typically avoid most of the modern products, as a kid one commemorative caught my eye when it first came out.  Of course, at the time I was just starting high school and didn't have the money to buy anything made of gold.  So, it became one of those coins I "wanted but couldn't afford."  Recently, I decided it was time to change that...so I bought one. The coin I bought was the 1999-W George Washington $5 Gold Proof.  I choose the proof because I like the proof finish better than the BU finish, but I suspect in time I will have one of each. I will admit that I was a little disappointed in the coin when it arrived.  There is very minor spotting in the fields around the motto (the spotting is much more evident in the photos than it is in hand).  I purchased the coin online from someone who had several for sale and of course...the photo of the coin shown had no spotting.  That said, in hand it's not a huge issue and I'm happy with the coin...but had I seen it in hand before I would have passed on this example. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/ydSF3WT.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]