While I agree with you Dick, I just wonder about the numbers and why these appear in the same machine, at the same time. Here is an example I picked up last year in Elko. The Mountain Lion and the Train came out of the same machine, frosted and shiny, the same day, and I don't think Elko has a huge number of collectors taking these things home.
The rings around the outside are different colors as well. One is more gold looking and the other is more brass color.
The frosted first comes from coins and is the norm. Once again I just wonder if these aren't two different strikes and a different die was used for each?
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