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On 10/30/2021 at 5:54 PM, VKurtB said:
Does anyone know how it was acquired? Choices:
From the bullion sales channel?
From a proof piece purchase from the Mint?
From a Chinese producer?
Via bullion channels.
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Announcing a new discovery:
2021 ¼ ounce type 2 gold eagles struck with unfinished proof dies
PCGS has graded bullion issue ¼ gold eagles with a W mintmark. No ¼ ounce bullion coins bearing the W mintmark were scheduled to be struck this year, as no W mintmark fractional gold have been issued since 2009.
Very shortly there will be a press release about the discovery.
The error roll was discovered by Gerald Medal (Lakeside coins on instagram) and then he shared it with to Todd Pollock (BluCC Photos). Gerald and Todd have been talking about the error, trying figure it out what it is, trying to see if there are more and just enjoying working and researching the discovery. Not wanting to wait too long Gerald brought the coins to Ian Russell at GreatCollections. Ian submitted the coins for grading and to verify the discovery.
In 1999 the same error occurred with 6,000 being noted as struck by the mint with unfinished proof dies. In 1999, 564,232 quarter eagles were struck and an additional 6,000 unfinished proof die coins were also struck. So far in 2021, 54,000 coins have been distributed by the mint, and we will have to wait and see if they can provide a mintage figure for the unfinished dies. Regardless we know the overall mintage for ¼ ounce eagles this year is significantly less and the discovery of the error took some time. Since the discovery we have found 1 image of a W mintmark coin online. They appear elusive and we are curious how many pop up over time.
About the coin: For starters the obvious, a W where there should not be. The relief of the coin seems softer and less sharp than the regular strike. We have not seen any PL look to the coins. Some of the rays appear narrower on the W coin.
I am posting my images here of the 2021-W, 2021-(w), and the 2021-W proof for comparisons.
Koessl Collection of Matte Proof Gold on Display at GreatCollections ANA Table
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I can across this information and wanted to let everyone know that these amazing coins are available to view at Great Collections table at the ANA