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Pillar of the Community
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WOW!
I love the Birch cent.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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United States
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I have to admit that I watched the Heritage sale of the 43 copper in real time.... Unfortunately the couch cushion search only yielded about 0.001% of the sale price!
Didn't know about the Birch or I would have watched that as well!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The made an error stating "This 1972 penny sold for $211,500. ALL IMAGES COURTESY HERITAGE AUCTIONS"
That 1772 Birch Cent is awesome.
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That 1772 Birch Cent is awesome. I think it was a 1792 Birch cent...  |
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Rest in Peace
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Even if I can never own a coin like those, I'm so glad they and their history has survived.
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Even if I can never own a coin like those, I'm so glad they and their history has survived. I agree.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting, thanks for sharing! I really like that Birch cent as well, and I'm glad it's no longer "lost."
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nss-52 Good eye! It is easy to typo, I did it myself  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I am also glad it survived and was rediscovered after it was sold for $75 all those years ago. Just wow!  |
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nice beautiful coin there
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Pillar of the Community
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The made an error stating "This 1972 penny sold for $211,500. I guess you don't get to type "1792 penny" too often This is a phenomenal coin. |
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Very nice. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Unfortunately, this 1943 copper falls in line with the general decline in coin prices. The price guide was 500k, and although that is a high and unrealistic number, an AU58 example sold last year for over 300k. Three years ago, an AU55 sold for 329k. This should have brought more at auction.
Although right now seems like a bad time to consign coins to auction, is it actually better to consign now as coin prices will just keep dropping?
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