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In Response to the 1995W Proof Eagle Article

n the Nov. 5, 2019 issue of Numismatic News, I think you missed the real reason the 1995 W Proof Eagle did not sell well. You had to buy the 4-coin gold Proof set to get one in the set. $990.00 was a lot to spend on a silver Eagle and the gold was

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