This is a one of a kind finding as it had me and others fooled.

The 82 BU libertad i aquired has turned out to be more than just a proof like coin. After further study and research the coin may have been a specimen strike, not. When comparing it with other 1982 and early libertads it turns out there is nothing that is the same. Some of the differences on the obverse are the flow of the angles hair, her body, face, the dental work on the rim, the feathers, the font and the reverse is also very different. The details in areas are more defined but in other areas they are not. The strike of the coin is remarkable and even the spacing on the edge lettering is a little different although the font is almost the same. In speaking with Pat Stuvall and the dealer I bought it from seems to think it may be a specimen strike. The photo i attached is one of many closeups I took.

As it turns out, NGC wrote a white paper on this coin in 2011 as it was a great fake made of 1 ounce of silver.

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