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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hotpocket, post: 1938004, member: 44182&quot;]Yes, he and I exchanged a few emails.&nbsp; Here is an excerpt with his explanation:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;NGC appears to be inconsistent with these...sometimes they call them Proofs; other times they call them Mint State.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any documentation either way, I just graded it based on the raw and graded coins I&#039;ve seen in the past.&nbsp; Mint State coins are frosty while Proofs are reflective.&nbsp; Personally, I wish they would call them all Specimens, because of the confusion.&nbsp; They were all made for two purposes: for Karl Goetz to obtain a job at the German mints and to sell to collectors.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>At the end of the day, it appears that the coin is not really a proof, just proof-like.&nbsp; </p><p>Either way I love the coin and am keeping it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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