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Pillar of the Community
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Joe finds, I don't really want to take it out of the holder its in now, but it think its the normal width
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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by BadThad
09/11/2010 01:11 am
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WOW! with the blown up pictures it looks SO much better! thanks very much!!  |
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You're welcome!  It's good to help a young numismatist. Just return the favor to a collector younger than yourself someday.  |
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Is that an angel appearing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?
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This is a coin all by itself in rarity and strike. It is very important historically, and would be best to have it certified, and restored by a professional de-gunker, IF possible. Possibly the most distinct Memorial error ever, and worth more than most of us have here. Congrats, and safe deposit box to you.
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I see 4 strikes or hits! What a mind boggling coin. If it were mine I'd hightail it to get it evaluated abd graded etc to find out what you've actually got. Thats a pretty dramatic and INTERESTING coin. My fingers are crossed for you that its for real and that you've just made history here :) Thats my Two Cents worth! Enjoy :) |
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The die cap through which this coin was struck experienced 4 or 5 shift-and-strike events before the final strike that created this coin. This coin was struck only once.
Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
09/11/2010 11:16 pm
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just BTW, this coin will eventually be up for sale to funds for the FUN show
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Thanks for that info Mike ;) This place really has lot of people like you in here who really know a lot about coins, I'm learning. The more I browse the forum and other areas of the site, the more I notice this. Lots of serious collectors of all sorts for all sorts of reasons or interests. A great place with LOTS of substance. I've sure come to the right place to get addicted to coins and talking about them. I really do think that coin is awesome for the full and clear repeated images of Abe. Almost spiritual and historic, very artistic. Glad you found a good one Adam_E. Take lots of pictures |
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This really is a cool coin! It looks much better after BadThad conserved it. A coin like this is truly a rare find! I see that you've just listed it for sale for $175 in the BST section. Obviously, you are free to do as you wish with this coin. In my humble opinion, this is a coin that you will later regret selling. I can see that you are proud of it since you made it your avatar. Throughout your life, $175 will come and go in the blink of an eye. You can search rolls for many years and not find another coin like this. Obviously, I'm encouraging you to hang onto it. After all, you got it for face value, so it's not like you have a bunch of money tied up into it. In the end however, the decision of whether or not to sell is yours and yours only. As someone who has bought and sold numerous coins, a few of which I regret, I only wanted to offer my humble opinion... Good luck!  |
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i know that most would oppose of me selling it(and people might turn their noses up because of it) but I mean it doesn't really have a spot for me. I would rather have $175 to spend on a couple coins that I can use for my SETS then 1 loose coin that I don't really have a spot for.
Edited by Adam_E
10/08/2010 10:36 pm
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Where is this listed? I might buy it.
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its in the thread "misc coins for sale"
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