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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mkwelbornjr, post: 1117716, member: 17034&quot;]And for $19.95 today I received this masterpiece from NC Mint. NO they are not scamming people. They are selling a WELL MADE replica of a $1600 coin for $19.95...big difference. They even made an attempt at an exquisite edge mark. To not have the original Augusta St Gaudens models to work with, they did an excellent job with the sculpting. At the end of the day, all the customers are doing is paying a reasonable price for a well made product. It doesn&#039;t matter if its an investment or not. The quality of these pieces is every bit as good as a modern proof set...for a cheaper price. The profit margin on these minted in USA (very important to me) items is much less than an Apple Ipad, I-phone, or any household item bought at the grocery store. I don&#039;t see the government attacking Windex for claiming their product is better than so and so&#039;s...therefor influencing someone to purchase. The NC Mint has a full money back 60 day return policy...what coin dealer will offer that without grumbling? The US Mint has a fantastic 7 day return policy. Don&#039;t get me wrong...I also purchase most products issued by the US Mint...except for the commems with designs I don&#039;t care for. Modern US Mint items do not have much investment potential either except rare items like NP Bullion Coins...which dealers sell for MUCH more than bullion value ( I dont congress bashing that either). The certificate along with the NC Mint copies could not be more explicite about the content of the coin/medals.&nbsp; I would also expect a copy of a gold coin to have gold plating...big deal its not meant to scam anyone..its just for the aesthetics.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/NC%20Mint/NCMint2009UltraHigh-ReliefDoubleEagleTributeProof-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/NC%20Mint/NCMint2009UltraHigh-ReliefDoubleEagleTributeProof-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/NC%20Mint/NCMint2009UltraHigh-ReliefDoubleEagleTributeProof-4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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