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Ouch. OCD can get the better of us.  I hope you are able to find a new case for it. |
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I guess "destroyed" isn't the right description. It just didn't crack cleanly along the seams, there are some rough edges. It did fit back together, and doesn't look too bad. You can't even see the rough edges from the front.
After all, this is a "liberty" coin set, and two of the three coins in the set didn't have Liberty showing...
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United States
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 See, it's not that bad... |
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Not bad. What dates are they?
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I guess "destroyed" isn't the right description. It just didn't crack cleanly along the seams, there are some rough edges. It did fit back together, and doesn't look too bad. You can't even see the rough edges from the front.
After all, this is a "liberty" coin set, and two of the three coins in the set didn't have Liberty showing... Ah, much better.  |
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United States
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The mercs are '42 and '44, the quarter is a '28. Nothing special, although I'm pretty sure the quarter is an S.
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Don't bother finding a new case or a replacement dime, this doesn't even qualify as a 'set', just two worn dimes and a worn quarter.
Put the other two coins in your trading stock and recycle the plastic.
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For some reason the first thing I noticed wasn't that the dimes were put back-to-front but the fact that they wrote "MInt" under one of the holes.
And yes, this would bother me...
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Don't bother finding a new case or a replacement dime, this doesn't even qualify as a 'set', just two worn dimes and a worn quarter. I sort of agree, it isn't a true "set", but it is a decent presentation of three silver coins, even if they are rather worn. I like this "set", so I will keep it. It will always be worth at least melt... Edit: I am working on a set of circulated Mercs in a Whitman album. I thought one of these dimes filled a hole in that album, but when I checked I found that hole already filled... Edited by SomethingIsFishy
05/17/2016 8:46 pm
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I like this "set", so I will keep it. Collect what you like. |
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I'd throw the coins in my 90% silver stash and toss the holder. Sets like this have no value beyond the coins themselves and they are bulky. Still, "collect what you like" is always sound advice.
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I have cracked so many slabs but I pause on really expensive coins I have bought that are graded and slabbed. I have three Morgans I am going to crack out all graded AU, but none over $100. If the coin is over a few hundred I tend to leave them in their slabs.
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I guess it all depends on your goals. I'm not collecting to make money, so a slab that has a particular grade from a particular company doesn't mean much to me. I buy coins I like because I like them. I think this set has "eye appeal", more so with the dimes "face up". Storage space isn't an issue for me either...
When I have the money to buy the keys, I will probably buy slabbed for authenticity, then promptly crack the slab to put the coin in the album, where I think it belongs.
That's the beauty of this hobby, there are lots of different ways to do it...
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When I have the money to buy the keys, I will probably buy slabbed for authenticity, then promptly crack the slab to put the coin in the album, where I think it belongs. Exactly what I will do, so you are not alone.  |
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Posted 05/16/2016 11:47 am
