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Valued Member
Ireland
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I just bought this online for 3 pound with free postage how do you's think I've done? Thanks John   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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Assuming it's not silver, I would say you've paid a fair price. If it is silver, you've done very well.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, what's it made of and what's the diameter? It's pretty enough.
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Valued Member
 Ireland
374 Posts |
sadly I'm almost sure its silver plated :(
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Valued Member
Ireland
374 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3167 Posts |
Notice how he hasn't sold it  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Notice how he hasn't sold it Likely for more than one reason. Note on the half dollar roll hunter's thread how there recently were a lot of unwanted, defaced JFK Half dollars of this nature being dumped into circulation. edited for spelling Edited by Earle42
05/06/2013 10:33 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not something I would buy.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10034 Posts |
The way the media paints the picture, people abroad likely do not know the facts - hence they just see this medal as another part of history.
If it were silver, the subject matter would make it a joy to melt.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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John, you're from Northern Ireland; I'm sure you're no stranger to the language of the politics of anger (or to the consequences).
Here's one American who thinks you've made a fine purchase.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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John,
Please forgive me if I offended in any way. It is not my intention to do so. And I should not have made light of it with my "melt" comment.
It is hard for me when I see a coin with American symbolism on it while the effigy is of a person who knowingly hired a self proclaimed communist - Van Jones - as one of his advisers ("czars"). Having had friends who have been persecuted under communism, I hate seeing Americanism being associated with communism in any form.
I congratulate you on your purchase since you wanted and bought the coin, and if I were from another county, I might have the same inclination (?). But being an American who has studied our history, and who realizes the huge number of lives lost by our fathers in the name of stopping the evils of communism, I would feel it a slap in the face to the honored dead not to state the facts - and to do so NOT in a manner of levity such as I did.
Enjoy our coin.
How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Canada
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Wow, it's kind of crazy to see a bunch of politics rage in this thread about someone who's just showing off a nifty inauguration medal. The last one we got was 60 years ago (we're not too big on commemorating our Prime Ministers) :I
I mean, come on, he's the elected president. I think that's why they put him on the medal labeled "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES". Even if he touched a communist once.
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Canada
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he's the elected president. I think that's why they put him on the medal  but I am not from the US to say anything about their president. It is a nice coin though! Notice how I the coin and the topic of the coin were 2 completely separate comments. |
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United States
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The subject piece is a medal, NOT a coin.
I'm in Fatman's corner on this one, yet I'll not sully this thread with my critique of Obama.
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Posted 05/06/2013 11:44 am
, If it was for history - 
, If it was for Obama - 
