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0xDA71D Pillar of the Community United States 1215 Posts	Posted 10/26/2014 11:22 pm Forked over $2.58 for the lot Ironically, some of the tokens pictured are hardly uncirculated and have fingerprints. Why do some exhibit cartwheel luster and some not? EDIT: How do you think I did? Can you please rate from 1-10 (10 being best) how I did on each purchase, with about 3 being paying retail price and 7 being wholesale price? This is to help me make better purchases off ebay next time. I paid $9 shipping in total, so the final price is about $1 higher than listed price. I felt I did mediocre at best money-wise, but the thing is, I like all of them as they add interesting variety to my collection and I honestly bought them because I wanted them. Thanks. Prices below reflect price with shipping. http://www.ebay.com/itm/38102090379...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Mint set minus penny (the penny is on my want list below) ... $2.80 http://www.ebay.com/itm/38102090408...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Aforementioned tokens ... $2.58 http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094886282...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Kiansu 10 cash (Possible greased die) ... $5.09 http://www.ebay.com/itm/38101432202...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Circulated pennies (Can't make out the condition but there is no hint of red, so I am assuming vf+) $5.59 ... Some buyer's remorse :( http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094439970...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Can't clearly see condition but cannot make out full steps on any of them... $7.50 ... I am sad :( http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094856358...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Some r/b pennies ... $2.50 http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094856440...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> 4 pesos from down south ... $4.25 http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094886276...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> $4.45 for a 5 pound coin ... $4 writeoff of my purchase cost. I think it's an ok deal, but I think if I were to get rid of any of my coins, I would probably get rid of this one first... Least collectable coin in the lot. Edited by 0xDA71D 10/27/2014 7:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff

agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 02:09 am What are we looking at here? Tokens of some kind? Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 03:43 am Mint Medals. The reverse is interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 04:12 am Quote: some exhibit cartwheel luster and some not? I would generally assume that, just because all of these coins are now together in one photo, each one's exclusive history would personify a different environmental exposure composed of varying % humidity, differing temperature extremes and other nameless patina-affecting phenomena. mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 04:12 am Thank you Chute72. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 10:40 am Try a dip in Acetone to see if any fingerprints vanish. Things like those make for an entirely different type of coin collecting. You did well on the price too. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 2:52 pm Unless the prints are fresh they won't come off. Paid well. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
0xDA71D Pillar of the Community United States 1215 Posts	Posted 10/27/2014 7:43 pm the op represents only part of the big haul off ebay I did yesterday-- all from same seller. Just paid today. How do you think I did? Can you please rate from 1-10 (10 being best) how I did on each purchase, with about 3 being paying retail price and 7 being wholesale price? This is to help me make better purchases off ebay next time. I paid $9 shipping in total, so the final price is about $1 higher than listed price. I felt I did mediocre at best money-wise, but the thing is, I like all of them as they add interesting variety to my collection and I honestly bought them because I wanted them. Thanks. Prices below reflect price with shipping. http://www.ebay.com/itm/38102090379...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Mint set minus penny (the penny is on my want list below) ... $2.80 http://www.ebay.com/itm/38102090408...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Aforementioned tokens ... $2.58 http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094886282...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Kiansu 10 cash (Possible greased die) ... $5.09 http://www.ebay.com/itm/38101432202...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Circulated pennies (Can't make out the condition but there is no hint of red, so I am assuming vf+) $5.59 ... Some buyer's remorse :( http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094439970...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Can't clearly see condition but cannot make out full steps on any of them... $7.50 ... I am sad :( http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094856358...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> Some r/b pennies ... $2.50 http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094856440...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> 4 pesos from down south ... $4.25 http://www.ebay.com/itm/39094886276...RK:MEBIDX:IT >> $4.45 for a 5 pound coin ... $4 writeoff of my purchase cost. I think it's an ok deal, but I think if I were to get rid of any of my coins, I would probably get rid of this one first... Least collectable coin in the lot. Edited by 0xDA71D 10/27/2014 7:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
0xDA71D Pillar of the Community United States 1215 Posts	Posted 10/28/2014 3:37 pm anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 10/30/2014 07:41 am Mint Medal reverse. Or is it obverse? I assume they were some sort of gift shop item. Report this Post to the Staff
0xDA71D Pillar of the Community United States 1215 Posts	Posted 10/30/2014 1:21 pm I believe the above picture is of the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
0xDA71D Pillar of the Community United States 1215 Posts	Posted 10/30/2014 1:21 pm They are acutally also given in mint sets. When one takes apart a mint set, these coins get releaseed. Report this Post to the Staff
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