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New Member
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I went ahead and purchased my first 1925 stone mountain half for a whopping 25 bucks. Wanted one for a while.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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New Member
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They have some better looking ones at the shop. Just gotta wait for the mulah to get a better looking one. But I just had to have one. Lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice! I too just purchased a circulated one at a local auction for $15. One more cheap coin to fill my commemorative type set.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That has to be the most popular U.S. commemorative coin ever made. The current Littleton catalog has them on their 'best seller' page for a mere $79.95 .. ..  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I hate to rain on your parade, but the picture is of a cast counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting, I thought it looked odd.
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United States
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To me, looks like it possibly had a past acid cleaning which caused the issues with the surface. I wonder about the weight of the coin  |
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ooooo. NH Collector, good eye. I was going to say that's just what I was looking for at $25, will really have to watch out now! Will have to re-look at those on ebay...  Edited by Crazyb0
06/16/2017 11:22 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Gulp!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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The last time I went to the coin store that I buy silver from every Christmas, they had several rolls of these mixed in with the bullion. I bought some Barber halves instead. |
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United States
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That is a very unusual looking Stone Mountain. I agree it looks suspicious. Raw coins are always a risk. But, a twenty five dollar possible mistake is small compared to other deals involving buying fake gold, fake Bust dollars, etc.
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Pillar of the Community
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Buying a fake coin teaches you a lesson you never forget. Even so I'm still forgetful. Never could pass up a deal in the junk coin bin. This subject has been discussed here recently. http://goccf.com/t/286188#2432316Your coin looks more like corroded and genuine rather than the fake. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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06/19/2017 12:20 pm
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Looks original to me, a few surface issues but real imo.
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Posted 05/23/2017 2:26 pm
