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1850 $20 Double Eagle - A Vivid, Cautionary Tale About Coin "Improvement"

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But it is shiny and sparkly
$102,000 mirror
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this is what happens when you have no idea about collecting coins and have tons of disposable income. really sad to destroy a piece of history. hopefully this person is no longer collecting rare pieces or leaned their lesson to not touch a coin.
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It's unfortunate but important to remember that a reason a lot of our coins are so rare is that, over time, the populations of old coins are destroyed through cleaning, melting, environmental damage, being stolen or misplaced, etc... There was a time when you could get an 1893-S Morgan in BU for face value from a bank.
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