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Quote:The $55,000 question, would you rather have this dime, or 55,000 Mercury dimes? I would rather have that quarter than 55,000 Mercury dimes. It makes secure storage a little easier, as well.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Wow, what a find! In my dreams.
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Quote:The $55,000 question, would you rather have this dime, or 55,000 Mercury dimes? As for me I'd rather have the Mercury dimes. Depends on how you look at it, I guess. The number of collectors who could ever own this coin, in this grade or better, can be counted on fingers and toes. There are more 1945-P FSB Mercs in MS66 or better than there are 1804 B-1's in AU or better. |
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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There's a new one being bid on but the guy only has five feedbacks . The coin looks good but kinda risky as it's the only coin he has listed.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I just now saw this post. Yes I did consign it to Rick. He has always done an excellent job for me when it comes to consignments. Fingers crossed and thanks for the gook luck wishes! The whole situation is very humbling.
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10/30/2017 07:25 am
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Quote:The $55,000 question, would you rather have this dime, or 55,000 Mercury dimes? As for me I'd rather have the Mercury dimes. Fantastic though the coin is, I simply would not want so much money tied up in a single item. I would also sell it, like @bandsdean is doing. I don't think that I would want 55,000 Mercury dimes, either. If I had to choose another numismatic item, maybe 40 Double eagles, or 80 eagles, or 160 Sovereigns. Or maybe mix and match. Edited by oriole
10/30/2017 08:31 am
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That's a beautiful coin and the history makes perfect sense. Great discovery, bandsdean! I'd also note that's kind of a lusty looking portrait, lol.
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Looks like this coin is on hold at Rick's site. Looks like payday is coming soon. Congrats!  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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