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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Cool Missouri and verry cool Norse medal! I intend to have one of those for the collection and thats a looker!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
917 Posts |
Found this Monroe you might like it might be a little to high of a grade though: hereor theres always this but again maybe to much detail ha ha. |
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
Now that Pan Pac would fit nicely in my "crappy set". The seller is asking way to much. I guess he's hoping to catch someone off guard.
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
I should have added on the Pan Pac the sellers description. Nice coin--Heavy Damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Picked up another coin for my collection today. Came in the mail. So, I actually kind of got this one on accident... didnt really want it badly, but I threw out a $12.01 bid and won. I feel like I'm explaining to my wife, hahaha. Anyway, its a pretty nice 1893 Columbian, except for the scratch across the obverse. A friend of mine said it would bother me forever and you know what? HE WAS RIGHT! Well, its not a bad coin and for $12.01, I will take it every time. Enjoy.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
Make it a pocket piece along with 5 or 6 common modern cupro nickel clad coins and in a few months that scratch will be barely noticeable & the coin will be PO 1.
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice coin Hondo at a great price ... worthy to post in the VG08 thread coming up on Friday. Quote:
except for the scratch across the obverse. A friend of mine said it would bother me forever Such is the challenge of these tremendous coins ... each with their own battle scars. I would suggest you remind your friend  that each of these lovely surviving examples of an era gone by are precious in their own way ... and that the obverse scratch is evidence of this particular coins passage through commerce over the years ... and now it has found a final home with you. Perhaps I should be honest and remind myself ...  Thanks for sharing the coin. Best David |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would leave it just the way it is. It has a nice patina to it and you can't beat the price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Putting it in my pocket would be cheating!
I actually do really enjoy the coin. The scratch is just a battle scar and its home now! One other thing which stood out to me is the complete lack of edge reeding. It's completely smooth and rounded.
Maybe one day, if I find a "worse" example, I can use this coin to pay it forward to a new young collector!
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Valued Member
United States
469 Posts |
Putting it in your pocket would not be cheating. I don't think that people realize how long it would have to stay in your pocket day in and day out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
917 Posts |
If you're going for a low ball set its not cheating exactly but it takes the fun out of it. Thats a great looking one. I could see that as someones pocket piece at some point and their motor carriage key scratched it.
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Moderator
United States
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Well, its not a bad coin and for $12.01, I will take it every time. Enjoy. I agree. Very nice!  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Congrats on the latest acquisition! You're making nice progress on your circulated set. Looking forward to seeing its continued growth!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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New Member
Canada
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This is probably the coolest set I have seen. I wish I had the money to do that
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Thanks! If you like my thread, get a load of this: https://goccf.com/t/98223This thread/collection inspired me to do the same. |
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