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Today we are celebrating my last chemo treatment. It has been a crap year to be honest, going through cancer and all that comes with. When I returned from the hospital, a surprise package was waiting for me. My family got together and bought me a 1909-S VDB coin. I happened to mention to my brother a few months ago that my Lincoln collection was "complete" because I am just too frugal to ever purchase the last 2 coins (1909-S VDB and 1914-D). Quite a happy shock to see this arrive. A much better coin than I would have been willing to splurge for myself. Of course, now I will have to finish it and get that last coin. Not a great pic...I just snapped it with my phone...but you get the gist.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What a wonderful, thoughtful gift! Your family sounds like mine - to be treasured and much appreciated. Congrats on that next-to-last hole fill and best wishes for continued recovery.
Edited: spelling
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
Edited by Bump111
06/09/2022 4:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats el capitan del cafe! A beautiful addition to your collection!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Congrats! Great present from your family! * All the best and speedy recovery!* |
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 United States
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@cap, that is so nice of your brother and other family members to do for you. With this anchor coin grading in at AU-50, you could also focus on upgrades for your lower graded cents in other years. You have plenty of work to do!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yeah...with this one coin being worth more than all the rest of LWCs and LMCs in my Dansco put together, I may have to make a few upgrades. However, almost half the collection was given to me 40 years ago when my great-aunt passed away, so I want to keep much of it intact for sentimental reasons.
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United States
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Well done! this is a very nice coin to get as a gift. Also glad to hear that your health is improving too.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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How wonderful - the coin of course, but most importantly, you're on the road to recovery. God bless.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Congrats on 2 great events, that is one nice coin, that I'll never see.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congratulations on a beautiful coin hope all turns out well for you
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats on your health update. Also what a wonderful family.
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United States
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United States
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Congrats on the coin and good luck with your recovery.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The biggest congrats will be for finishing your chemo - I wish you all the best during your recovery. And congrats on the new acquisition - that '09-S VDB a wonderful example of the coin so many of us dreamed of from the time we first started putting Lincoln cents into the Whitman folders back when we were just kids.
I can't begin to imagine how you must have felt when your family gave this beautiful coin to you. That's a truly moving and wonderful thing they've done for you.
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06/10/2022 01:23 am
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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It's not the time to die!
You still have tasks to complete your set and upgrade coins to the best.
Your family is very caring. God bless you.
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United States
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Great gift and congratulations on finishing the chemo. Best of wishes going forward.
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