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Canada
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 You know how every once in a while you come across a coin that's a Diamond in the rough. Perhaps you found it on E-bay, Internet auction sites, coin shows or even at your local coin dealer.  Since the coin was RAW and you paid peanuts for it realizing it was a RARE Variety or highly under-graded / valued, you make the buy!  Every collector has a story sometime in their collecting life that they would like to get off their chest. One such event occurred for me on E-bay last year. An E-bay seller from Quebec had a "raw", 1913 Canada quarter for sale @ $400.00 U.S. on a BUY IT NOW for a 10 day auction. The scan was poor and I hummed and hawed about it for a week, however, I had a gut feeling about the coin as a result of it's appearance and previous knowledge about descriptive factors to look for when viewing raw coins via a poor scan.  So after banging my head against the wall for what seemed forever, I made the buy!  After receiving the coin in the mail, I was floored. It was a blast white beauty, light golden toning around the peripherals and near perfect fields. Coin sent to I.C.C.S. and 2 weeks later returned back to me as an Certified MS-64. Talk about having your socks knocked off, WOW what a rush that was. Now it's time to hear YOUR story! Glenn Edited by glenzy1
02/17/2010 04:26 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Short version Got both my 1942 Jefferson TY 1 and TY 2 proofs on ebay for peanuts from two different sellers. I did my homework, I win the prize. I did not rub their noses in it for making out like a bandit, nor do I feel guilty.     LATE EDIT: Oops now I see this is a Canadian post, hope this is OK.  Edited by TNG
06/03/2009 11:36 am
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Valued Member
Canada
279 Posts |
i found a 1953 NSF Near nickel in my grandfathers old collection he didnt know about ...:)
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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What a great pickup, Glen, Trends, has MS-64 somewhere in the 3,000 dollar range.  And, Yes!! Wheezy, it's always O.K. to post your beautiful Jeffersons.  |
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Canada
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Mine came on ebay as well, I came across an 1858 large cent, and while the picture wasn't great, I was struck by the detail showing in the queen's hair (the first thing I look for when trying to grade early Vickies). I ended up buying it for just over $500, expecting AU, and hoping for MS. I sent it to ICCS immediately upon receiving it, and it came back graded MS-62 Red-Brown. It's listed at $900 (and was $1200 until a few weeks ago). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow wheezydog that second 1942 jefferson is beautiful
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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wow wheezydog that second 1942 jefferson is beautiful Thank you, the marks are just reflections where it appears areas are darker in the fields and near the rim. I plan to get a number of my earlier proof nickels graded sometime soon. Wish you other people would post images as well of your diamonds in the rough.  |
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United States
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I would Wheezy but then id have to tell all my methods on how I spotted them |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I got this for all of $4 at a show in California. Note the shape of the chin.  |
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United States
493 Posts |
DV Collector - Score on that one! It's clearly an Obv 1. Nice find!
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United States
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This little gem was amongst a bag of "scrap" silver.Probably quite commen? Id never seen one before so was pleased its in such great condition.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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DV collector... very nicely done, guess about VF 30 ?
"only " about $ CAN 300 Trends.. keep finding.... and share with us...
HHB
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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yes another "diamond in the rough" just very recently I came across this coin in Europe..., actually received it yesterday...  what do you guys think about it? would be nice to hear.... However, there is an intersting twist to the end... and NO it is not a fake, it is a real 1967 dollar. hhb Edited by hhbkiddo
06/06/2009 11:42 pm
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Australia
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Not a coin find, but I did get lucky on a banknote find recently. I decided to put in the opening bid on a lot of "uncirculated" banknotes, assuming that if they were actually AU they would be worth it. Well I won the auction, the notes were mostly AU as I figured, although the one in best condition was a 1954 Beattie Coyne $1 note. But it wasn't the modified portrait, it was a devil's face portrait, and on top of that it was a last prefix. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Nice pickup, oasis, I recently, picked up a bunch of 1954s from the bank, and I got three Devil face bills, two $1.00s and a unc. $20.00 |
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Canada
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HHB.
What was the twist? Tell us please that is a very interesting looking coin,and weight only 18.6g.
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