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but the person who had it sold it to a dealer in Edmonton, i am a member of a few groups on facebook and I noticed some lady posted a picture of an 1881 cent and asked if it was a micro D, well I noticed it was a SSN so I msgd her to tell her what she had and told her it was quite scarce, I then asked if she wanted to sell it. turns out it was not hers but a friends from a late husbands collection. after I told her it was rare she said they were going to try to look up auctions to see what it was worth and of coarse they couldnt find any, she then told me she was going to bring it to a dealer to see what he says, right away I said dont sell to a dealer because I will pay more than a dealer, well a couple days later she informed me the she sold it to a dealer,,,,oh well I guess I will have to find another   |
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That's a nice one gidjit! I know it was a disappointment when you found out it was sold. Keep on searching. There's one out there for you somewhere. I'm still hoping to find one also.  |
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i wonder what they got from the dealer?
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, one of these days, Scott, you'll get one ... you're looking hard enough for 2-3 people.
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What's an SSN? single serif N |
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Wow that's the craps gidjit,I feel for you, like others have mentioned one will come your way its like fishing be patent wait for the big one. Good luck
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Canada
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I will wait and see if he sells his , if price is right might sell mine.
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Canada
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Well, since everyone is swimming in 1881 Single Serif Ns, I would be happy to give one of them a good home   |
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ah man, the one that got away! Good story anyway. Keep looking.
Edited by dan-in-crystal-lake
05/24/2020 1:00 pm
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Well CV, a dealer in Edmonton bought the one shown here... you just have to track down which one!!
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Ugh that sounds frustrating. I hate when things slip through my fingers like that.
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Canada
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It's a rare coin. It's on my list. I will eventually find one. And it will happen when least expected. I always get a kick out of how things happen. There is something out there that greatly enjoys our amusement.
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I don't think so. The N in Regina shows that they tried to repunch the N to make it full, but didn't hit it with the hammer hard enough. Do you see anything on the right side of the N serif in Canada? I must have bought 3-4 1881's 10-15 years ago at various times, thinking that I had found another, but they were like yours .. just a crappy repunch. Since the 1881 single serif was struck from an 1876 die, there should be no indication whatsoever on the right side of the N serif. The 1876 dies were made/contructed with a single serif ..it didn't just break off.
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On the right side of the N in Canada a small serif on the top and a bigger serif on the bottom.
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Posted 05/21/2020 4:05 pm
