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Congrats Bump111. Did you get some of these, way back when? For those interested, this was one of the first five coins I ever purchased. I saw an add for the now-famous GSA CC silver dollars in the back of a magazine. The ad was for five coins for a grand total of $75. I admit I was wooed in part by the plastic so I scraped the $ together. This is the last one I have left after selling the other 4 in the early 90's for $55 each.  Hope everyone enjoyed this trip down memory lane and good luck in the next 9 rounds. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Great story! $75 was a lot of scratch back then.  |
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Wow! First time hitting it out of the gate. I was a little too young to take advantage of those GSA deals, but I read about how much they sold for and took a stab. Still waiting for my first CC Morgan. Yours is great.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Many thanks @ petespocket for sharing the origin story of this GSA coin.
Your message explaining the coins provenance is exactly the purpose of our wonderful game slight pause between rounds.
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Fantastic story, thanks for sharing! I thought for sure it was going to be around $30!!
Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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I saw a mint receipt the other day that showed some of these selling for $45....& another piece of mint paperwork that showed bids starting at $15. Obviously I picked the wrong number.
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Thanks everyone and glad to know others enjoyed the backstory and ancient history lesson.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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$75.00 in 1975 is the equivalent of $402.89 in 2022.
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Season 80 - Round 2Guessing Deadline:
3 PM EDT (Forum Time) on Wednesday, 20 April 2022Coin Purchased By:
collectinsince65 in January 20221878-S Morg
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$60
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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$30
Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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