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<p>[QUOTE="Dougmeister, post: 1829347, member: 56842"]Bought a replica of the famed 1933 double Eagle for fun. It came, and it looks "dull". I wrote to the company, asking about: 1) 'bronze-colored' (theirs) vs "gold-colored" (what I expected; is it really golf coated? ), 2) dull vs. "proof/mirror/cameo/etc", and they said:</p><p><br /></p><p>"... This coin is slightly different than the version by GACC. However, we feel that it is a higher quality replica, since the 1933 $20 Saint-Gaudens coin was never struck in proof format--only business strike (frosty). The actual production of the piece is also more refined. If you were to compare the proof version next to the non-mirrored coin, you would see the difference. Each piece is truly plated in 24k gold (guaranteed)."</p><p><br /></p><p>Are they telling the truth or blowing smoke up my... Well, you get the idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dougmeister, post: 1829347, member: 56842"]Bought a replica of the famed 1933 double Eagle for fun. It came, and it looks "dull". I wrote to the company, asking about: 1) 'bronze-colored' (theirs) vs "gold-colored" (what I expected; is it really golf coated? ), 2) dull vs. "proof/mirror/cameo/etc", and they said: "... This coin is slightly different than the version by GACC. However, we feel that it is a higher quality replica, since the 1933 $20 Saint-Gaudens coin was never struck in proof format--only business strike (frosty). The actual production of the piece is also more refined. If you were to compare the proof version next to the non-mirrored coin, you would see the difference. Each piece is truly plated in 24k gold (guaranteed)." Are they telling the truth or blowing smoke up my... Well, you get the idea.[/QUOTE]
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