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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eve, post: 877018, member: 25005&quot;]<b>2008-W proof REVERSE OF 2007 coin</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coinworld.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinworld.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #669922">Coin World</span></a> reports that an unknown number of the <b>2008-W Burnished Silver Eagles</b> have been struck using the reverse die type of 2007. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We agree the picture is a proof coin.&nbsp; The question is... did the proof coins the 2008-W proofs... also have the early 2007 lettering and stars?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/REV2007_v_REV2008.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/REV2007_v_REV2008.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/REV2007_v_REV2008.jpg</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you look at the U on my coin it is not the same as the 2008-W proof coins... it is the same as the 2007 coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought that is what reverse die type of 2007 meant was the 2008 coins had the same back as the 2007 coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NGC explains the reverse can be seen by the U and the stars and the tilde... </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1016" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1016" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=1016</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The two reverse styles are very easy to distinguish from one another. As NGC <a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=955" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=955" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">previously reported</span></a>, the most obvious identification diagnostic is the U of UNITED on the coin’s reverse. On the Reverse of 2008, the U has a spur on the right side of the letter. The Reverse of 2007, has simply a bowl-shaped U, without spur or downstroke. A number of other diagnostics are evident and are illustrated below. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My proof coin above pictured also has that bowl-shaped U.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I was thinking that maybe my coin got slabbed and labeled before the designation REVERSE OF 2007 was applicable during the course of grading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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