Rare Overdate Cherry-Picked On Ebay!

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DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 8:44 pm I think we all have a few special coins we hope to discover, and this is one of mine. But, unless you collect Sweden overdates, you might not appreciate how tough it is to find this coin. It's deemed 'rare' to 'very rare' among collectors. This overdate has a prominent 6/5 marker, and I noticed it right away. It's one of those cases of being in the right place at the right time. First, the diagnostic marker from a collector site in Sweden: This matches an overlay of the 6/5: It's also one of the highest-valued Sweden overdates on Krause: My coin--I would grade it aVF Edited by DVCollector 11/29/2013 8:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 8:58 pm That's cool! Great find :-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 9:00 pm Thanks...persistence finally paid off! Report this Post to the Staff
NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 9:04 pm Very nice! Great score indeed! I assume you bought it as the normal one? That's a pretty good difference between $8-$200 Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 9:09 pm Excellent! A little bit of knowledge and persistence...unbeatable combo! Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 9:13 pm congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 9:18 pm Thanks--imagine looking for a couple years then suddenly finding the coin? It sure made my day! Nathan, yep--it cost me all of $8 including shipping! Pretty even wear and really good rims too! Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 10:24 pm Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7621 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 12:29 am Nice pick up! C-grats! Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 01:05 am Nice DV, and grats on 8k. I've several new IHC varieties otw... they are still out there. Will share more one day. Cheers and happy hunting. Report this Post to the Staff
rupester Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 05:44 am Awesome! This is why we do it! Congrats I'm addicted to 64 mint sets searching for a 1964 d/d in ms state my RPM addiction congrats on the amazing find! Report this Post to the Staff
tampabaygrampa Valued Member United States 408 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 08:45 am I am very, very happy for you. It pays to be persistent. Glad you got your coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 11:39 am Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 3:27 pm Thanks everyone! A collector in Sweden just told me my coin is worth more like 2.000 Sweden Kronor--or US $300. I don't collect just for value--but it's nice bonus! Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 11/30/2013 7:41 pm Sweet! Report this Post to the Staff
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