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Bedrock of the Community
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's awesome!  It's pretty cool that the money will go to a good cause by a well known CCF member.  Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
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Outstanding! Hondo, you asked us to merge this with TB's topic, but I think it would just be better to add a link for reference. That being said, which topic?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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What an unbelievable price for a single cent!
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow, that is just fantastic! |
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Pillar of the Community
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TB is getting it DONE. Kudos!
"We are all flawed, some MD and some PMD." NYI |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's fantastic, tropicalbats! So glad your overall dollars for the scholarship were where you hoped they would be.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks folks! Yes, I was kind of worried about using the collection to fund the scholarship but this coin totally put everything over the top. Over the course of the sale a number of coins heavily undersold, some going half price or less, but then a few really went strong and made up for all that and then some. I've sold a lot of coins at auction, but this particular auction was certainly the most important one and needed it to come out well. Which it did!
And the final price on this one was totally unexpected. About five years ago the TOP POP in MS66RD sold for around $3K, so with this one at MS63RB I was thinking if it got close to $1K that would be a big win. My only guess is that when it was discovered folks just figured more would show up and they could just pick one up (CPG lists MS63 at $200). Then, as it turned out, almost none were found. So at this point there are still just 3 graded by PCGS, which is the only reason I can figure why this one went so high. Blew my mind for sure, and made up for watching so many of the other coins go too low.
In the end happy that lots of folks got bargains, while some key coins provided the oomph for the scholarship funding. Win-win!
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Pillar of the Community
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...That being said, which topic? I'm guessing Hondo meant this one? https://goccf.com/t/489290So glad to hear the auction was a success overall and this coin in particular was a "Wowzer". I'm curious if this one was an auction "pick" or one you found? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Thank you for adding your comments, TB!  |
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Quote:I'm guessing Hondo meant this one? https://goccf.com/t/489290 Thank you. Yes, that was the one I found, but since it is a promo thread, I did not feel right merging them. I thought there was one in this forum, but I did not find it. I have lost a step as I get older. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Proud of you TB. You sure are an asset with all the knowledge you've passed along to some of us CCF members.
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very nice TB!! congrats on that incredible sale! and thanks jbuck on finding that topic, I had found a few, but was not sure which one to pick. the request was extremely vague  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Huge congrats on this sale TB!!
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks again! At this point all the legal paperwork is signed with Penn State and just have to wait the 30-day period for the auction house to send me the proceeds. At that point it will be a small check-writing ceremony on the Penn State campus. I am told that this will be early enough for the first scholarship award to be for this fall semester. Awesome all around.
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Awesome sale TB. Congratulations on the win-win for the collectors and your amazing scholarship philanthropy. |
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Posted 05/06/2026 9:51 pm
