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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;predcarn, post: 152300, member: 6000&quot;]A full page ad in Discover magazine ~Sept, 2006 </p><p>&quot;America&#039;s Lost Masterpiece , the $100 UNION&quot;</p><p>Original sketches by George T. Morgan, of Morgan dollar</p><p>fame ,used to prepare dies and strike proofs in .999 silver</p><p>for only $99+ S/H. Comes in a NCG looking slab, but the</p><p>lettering was very small, so not sure if or not. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; This is not a reproduction, this is the first time ever Morgan&#039;s</p><p>$100 Union (tm) design has been struck as a silver proof&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>MY QUESTION concerns the reverse of this &quot;silver round&quot; (my words)</p><p>which states &quot;United States of America&quot;, &quot;In God we trust&quot; and has</p><p>an eagle/shield/arrows and the words &quot; One Hundred Dollars&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I must say that in teeny tiny type at the bottom, it says</p><p>&quot; New York Mint is a private company and is not affiliated with</p><p>the United States.... This silver proof is not legal tender..&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>But isn&#039;t this akin to counterfeiting. If the round is broken out of</p><p>its slab and presented to someone without the printed</p><p>disclaimer, would this round with less than $20 silver value, be </p><p>accepted as good because of the reverse? and that US coins for</p><p>the most part are good irregardless of the 1876 date on the obverse.</p><p>Is it a US Treasury problem if you MAKE a coin or if you try to SPEND</p><p>such a coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought there was a big fuss a few years ago about private mints</p><p>using the US dollar designation on foreign coins they made. Just </p><p>thought it was interesting. I read there was once a pattern $50</p><p>half union, but not a full Union.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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