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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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WOW, that's a tough coin to find in mintstate.(MS-63/MS-64) I've been looking for an I.C.C.S., 1947 DOT nickel for the past 100 years. I.C.C.S. population reports has less than 70 listed in mintstate, therefore confirming how scarce and underrated this baby is! Edited by glenzy1
11/03/2008 11:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to CCF. With that kind of availability, I would think it is a hard one to find. |
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United States
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I've looked for one (unattributed) in any grade, so far without success.
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Canada
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Sorry to gloat, but I was lucky enough to find TWO in the same junk nickel box at my favorite dealer's store. They weren't in mint state, but pretty nice - around VF.
The dealer is a really nice guy to me, so when I found the first one, I looked really hard to find another one. After another 10 minutes of searching, I did!
He was amazed. I told him: you take one, I take one. I left with my choice, and he instantly carded the other for his showcase, with a $40 price tag.
My coin collector friends are furious I didn't try to sneak it out of there. But more relentless bin searching a few months later yielded a third, and so I now have a double.
They are out there. Look through a hundred 1947s, and you might find one!
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Valued Member
Canada
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I just bought a VF-20 for $21.60 at the Nuphilex show in Montreal last weekend. Trends puts a VF-20 '47 dot 5 cents at $40.00. I found dealers there quite willing to discount up to 40% off, perhaps due to the economy or slow sales.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I just found TWO listed on the cpnum.qc.ca Nov 22 auction in Quebec City (also live on ebay): 897 1947 Dot 5¢ ICG MS64. A scarce variety! ........................................ $1,100-$1,200. 898 1947 Dot 5¢ ICG MS64 Brilliant with full luster. Excellent strike with clean fi elds and nice surfaces. A tough date ....................................................... $1,250-$1,450 just download the 9 MB .pdf file and go to page 4 |
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I told him: you take one, I take one. I left with my choice, and he instantly carded the other for his showcase, with a $40 price tag. That's a cool way to establish a relationship with a dealer; what goes around comes around.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Yes, they are very difficult to find in high grades, and unattributed.
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United States
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There is one for sale now on e-bay. Seller buck1584 ends Nov 9th, 08 As of 3:25 EST only $2 Don't know anything about seller I don't do e-bay |
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Posted 11/03/2008 11:24 pm
