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<p>[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 3837700, member: 59737"]Sorry, but these are not restrikes. They're not made by the US government, they're not made with original dies. PCGS has a definition that agrees with that statement: "<i>Restrike:</i> An officially minted coin struck at a date significantly later than indicated on the coin."</p><p><br /></p><p>Those may be commemorative, as in they commemorate something, but they're not commemorative coins. Here is how PCGS defines them: "<i>Commemorative Issue: </i>Special coin issues minted to commemorate a specific historical event or person and sold at a premium over face value. United States commemorative coins are legal tender and have sometimes been seen in circulation."</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-language-of-numismatics" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-language-of-numismatics" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-language-of-numismatics</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Seattlite86, post: 3837700, member: 59737"]Sorry, but these are not restrikes. They're not made by the US government, they're not made with original dies. PCGS has a definition that agrees with that statement: "[I]Restrike:[/I] An officially minted coin struck at a date significantly later than indicated on the coin." Those may be commemorative, as in they commemorate something, but they're not commemorative coins. Here is how PCGS defines them: "[I]Commemorative Issue: [/I]Special coin issues minted to commemorate a specific historical event or person and sold at a premium over face value. United States commemorative coins are legal tender and have sometimes been seen in circulation." Source: [URL]https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-language-of-numismatics[/URL][/QUOTE]
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