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I've been wanting one (like most "sane" people) for a while now and there was a somewhat local annual auction earlier this year. There was one auction lot with about 600 wheats, some Indians, a roll of 1990 and 1995 uncirculated cents, and a 1983p DDR-001 MS66 AND MS67 in the old "soap" holders that I placed a bid on. I was able to follow the auction from work, since it closed during the day, to make sure it didn't slip away. I paid more than I wanted for the lot but I'm sure glad I won. I'll post the 67 here but I'm not sure if my images will do it justice. (A side note- I didn't realize this variety has a slightly rotated reverse until I started taking these images.) Thanks for looking.       Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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That is one very nice LMC! I love that doubling. |
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Congrats again, that is a huge win!
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What all came in the lot. You might be able to sell off some of the other stuff to recoup what you spent. John1  |
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Big congrats!! Beautiful example for sure.
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Wooooohoooo! That's a real beaut there! Always a great feeling to cross one of those big ones of the list.
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 Congrats on the win! Absolutely Beautiful DDR!! |
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Yes sir! Definitely a great addition to the collection. A lot of these are riddled with bubbles but still get the grade. Yours has some but a very nice reverse. That's probably why this one went higher. Great coin!
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07/18/2021 2:36 pm
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Thanks everyone for the comments. I was kind of bidding by the seat of my pants since the single image of the lot wasn't very clear. All I could tell for sure was that they were were slabbed by NGC in the old "soap bar" holders. I agree about the bubbles on some of the early years. I've often wondered if the bubbles get worse over time on some coins and they weren't there at the time of grading. I say this because I don't think any of the bubbles would be visible at the time of the strike, since they aren't on the die. So they must all show up at some later point, and different storage conditions during the coin's life probably bring them out like pesky flies in a stable. The 66 has some small areas of very light discoloration. My plan was to try and sell some of the individual groups of 50 coins. But it was like eating popcorn, once I opened one of the sealed groups I couldn't stop. I do have more varieties to share once I carve out some time. Here's a couple of images of the 66.    Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Another real beauty! Hope I'll add one of those to my collection in the next couple years. Scratched off some big ones this year and hoping to keep it going. I look forward to seeing what varieties you have left to post!
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Love the spread on that coin!
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How wonderful! Very happy for you Petespockets55 :)
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Fantastic! |
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Posted 07/17/2021 8:59 pm
...Congrats....
very nice...
