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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A real shame but it is still carrying a hefty price tag.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks Dave. That is a shame to see such a hard to find coin damaged. Does seem to be a hefty price tag considering but doesn't sound like buyers have many other chances to get one
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey man,  I can fix it. My fathers a T.V. repairman and has the most awesome set of tools.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coin World values a VF20, which this would easily pull if not for the damage, 10,000 for the vine edge or 12,500 for the lettered edge. Both run around 2 grand in AG. VACookey was in the bathroom when I opened that link. She thought I had seriously hurt myself from my exclamation. THAT should should be a crime punishable by 20 years with no parole.
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Valued Member
United States
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Those wounds look like they have been there for quite some time.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wish you didn't post that link Dave. I really want to wash this memory from my brain.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i'd still keep it if it was mine...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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If I ever saw that done to a 1927 florin I would be heart broken  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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We'll never know if that was a deliberate political statement of some sort, or just a random act of testing the strength of a blade. When I was in high school -in the previous century!- it was common practice to carry a pocketknife, and the favorite way of testing sharpness was to stab a penny and pin it to the wooden desktop.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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At first I was shocked and couldn't help but wonder how and why this happened. However, the more I look at this coin, the more I like it. It's so rare to see that much detail. Putting it all in perspective - hey - every morning when I wake up and look in the mirror I see some lines that also scare me. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually, that was my coin. I had it as a youth. It was in pristine condition, until my little sister took some scissors to it after I drew a moustache on her David Cassidy poster.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Coin World values a VF20, which this would easily pull if not for the damage, 10,000 for the vine edge or 12,500 for the lettered edge. This was an S-9 so it's the vine and bars edge. If I had the available free cash I would consider it, I don't have an S-9. But frankly I would rather have a lower grade with environmental problems than a deliberately damaged piece. |
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Posted 11/03/2012 9:28 pm
