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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 24903909, member: 77639&quot;]Trial of the Pyx is a quality control assessment of Royal Mint products.&nbsp; It’s held annually by the government with characteristic British pomp and ceremony.&nbsp; Several thousand coins are handled by committee members for inspection, and some are subjected to metallic assay.&nbsp; The coins are circulation and commemorative issues and include some patterns.&nbsp; “Pyx” is an old word referring to wooden boxes that hold coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This year Stack’s Bowers is auctioning many of the Pyx coins.&nbsp; The auctioned coins are in NGC holders.&nbsp; However, they are graded only as “uncirculated” with no numbers.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you look at videos of committee members handling the coins, you’ll understand why.&nbsp;&nbsp; The members wear gloves but that’s it for truly careful handling.&nbsp; Makes me cringe to see them chucking newly minted coins into sorting bowls.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, if you’re interested, look at the coins really closely.&nbsp; Many have lots of nicks and dings.&nbsp; Some are near prefect.&nbsp; Some may be really good buys for their condition.&nbsp; Most of them will only be rare by way of the NGC slab that states they’re Pyx coins.&nbsp; If you crack them out, they’ll be indistinguishable from others of their type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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