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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2314231, member: 69760&quot;]But first, this came in the mail today, too. One of my favorites so far this year.</p><p><br /></p><p>That stoic bovine and man pair reminds me of a comedic rendition of Grant Wood&#039;s, &quot;American Gothic&quot;. 2000 Iceland 1000 Kronur Proof, struck by the <i>US</i> Mint:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1060824_zpsz4rrdgju.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Grant_Wood_-_American_Gothic_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/250px-Grant_Wood_-_American_Gothic_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Last but not least...</p><p><br /></p><p>I was originally attracted to this coin due to what I call a &quot;negative relief&quot; (not sure what the appropriate term is...), in which the typical reliefs are made as an incuse. It&#039;s not the typical incused coin so I wouldn&#039;t call it that, especially since the portrait is in high relief (fyi, the following year, Israel issued a similar looking setup on the coin... see last image below). On that note...</p><p><br /></p><p>That portrait&#039;s backdrop field was awfully shiny compared to the matte appearance of the coin. I looked up the coin and found that there were two versions, the regular one with 2M in circulation, and a proof one with only 200 (!) issued. Looking up various photos online, I realized that the field of the incused portion of the portrait is mirrored while everything else is matte... Am I missing something or do I have a 1/200 proof issued coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>At the same time, I think it&#039;s too good to be true, as the two types are very similar. The reverse of mine looks like the MS version, while the obverse appears to be the Proof version. Does this make it an error? What&#039;s going on?</p><p><br /></p><p>1973 Venezuela 10 Bolivares Proof, struck by the Royal Canadian Mint:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1060826_zpst30surht.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1060827_zpstwqwdwxq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1060828_zps1kscwhgu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1060829_zpspp1kidor.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>According to NGC&#039;s article (link below), the business strike and the proof strike should like this, respectively. Which one does mine look like?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?NewsletterNewsArticleID=2815" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?NewsletterNewsArticleID=2815" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?NewsletterNewsArticleID=2815</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_OBV_MS_lg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_OBV_MS_lg.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_OBV_MS_tb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_REV_MS_lg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_REV_MS_lg.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_REV_MS_tb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b>Venezuela 1973 10 Bolivares MS</b></p><p><i>Click images to enlarge.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_OBV_PF_lg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_OBV_PF_lg.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_OBV_PF_tb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_REV_PF_lg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_REV_PF_lg.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/usercontent/images/article_images/Venezuela_1973_REV_PF_tb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b>Venezuela 1973 10 Bolivares PF</b></p><p><i>Click images to enlarge.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="http://static-numista.com/catalogue/photos/israel/g873.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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