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Also snagged a 1923 Peace  |
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United States
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United States
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Whoa, Cascade. That is one serious error. I can't believe you got it for only $40....... oh, wait. Yes, I can.  |
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Can't believe all the interesting stuff you guys pick up in your travels! Hopefully some day.
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United States
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Well it might have been $50 Darth, can't remember which one  Then $45 to get it slabbed so I definitely have less than $100 in it all together. Its probably worth on the lower end of my estimate above but still. And it's neat as Heck too! |
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So the dealer thought it was a defaced coin and you recognized it as struck through .. something? What were you looking at that clued you that it was worth buying and sending in?
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I know the characteristics of a strike-thru vs PMD. It was a no brainer buy that took two seconds. Similar to when I pick killer toners off of dealers who think they are AT like my avatar I snatched for $50. Also, I'm not sure what the dealer thought for sure as I didn't ask. Just quickly paid the price on the 2x2. Maybe he thought PMD maybe he thought error but not a significant one. Who knows. I don't haggle or ask many questions in such situations. Its poker face mode all the way. Edited by Cascade
04/16/2017 10:34 pm
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United States
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To get more specific on what I saw. First off that it was toned inside the "canal" and not on the field around it indicating the canal had been there a long time, second the amount of pressure needed to press or hammer a wire into the coin like that would leave other clues like a smashed reverse or flattened high points of the hair etc and third, there is no raised or pushed metal. If it was PMD the metal would have had to go somewhere. Plus I could see that the wire tapered off and was thinner above the ear just like the tips of a wire brush and some details of the hair underneath remained, similar to a lamination. Combine all that with the fact that I know that wire brushes were used to polish morgan dies and boom. All of this went though my head in about two seconds and I said "I'll take it!" |
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Awesome, Cascade. You never fail to bring something interesting and EXCITING to the CCF table. Whenever I see one of your new topics posted I know it's gonna be good.
Edited by Darth Morgan
04/18/2017 5:57 pm
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Edited by Cascade
04/19/2017 7:44 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Mercury dimes $3 each, not bad at the price, a bit more than I used to pay 20 years ago for these in this condition but still ok.  
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Those are nice dimes. The bands on the back of the 1942 are nearly perfect. I don't know what your time frame is for if or when you cash in but those are good investments IMO. In a few years I am sure they will at least double or triple in value if the hobby continues to exist.
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I used to be able to buy them in this condition for $1 each out of the 10x face value tray at the local store, probably back around the late 80s/very early 90s, so they have definitely gone up in value!
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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