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Valued Member
United States
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And not from Santa, apparently from my grandfather. Pulled the box of halves out of the closet this AM and inside was a smaller box. This is what it contianed. 1826 half penny 1838 large penny 1857 flying eagle 1909 indian head 1909vdb lincoln 1959d lincoln 1865 Two Cent 1868 Shield nickel 1872 3 cent 1851 3 cent silver 1883 Liberty nickel 1913 buffalo 1938 jefferson 1835 Half Dime 1853 Seated half dime1833 bust dime 1891 Seated dime 1913 Barber dime1945s mercury 1946 roosevelt 1875s 20 cent piece 1834 bust quarter 1856 Seated quarter 1898 Barber quarter1929 standing lib. 1932 washington 1838 bust half 1855o seated half 1910 barber half 1929 walking liberty 1948 franklin 1878s Trade dollar 1878 morgan 1921 peace Is this what I sometimes see on the forum as a type set? Didn't ruin anyones susprise OldDan, these boxes have been in the back of my closet for the last 20 years. I do regret now not opening them years ago, I can see now why my dad enjoyed coin collecting so much. Edited by stmpcol
11/17/2006 2:26 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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sounds pretty close to a complete type set to me
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
Sounds like a great gift. Also sounds like you ruined the surprise.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
Sounds like a great beginning of a nice U.S. Type Set !!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sounds to me like Christmas came a little early to stmpcol's house this year. Very nice, but was it intended to be yours or someone elses? You might want to check before you get too excited.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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stmpcol if you will post some pictures of the Obverse and Reverse of the 1878 Morgan in the variety section, or in this thread I will see if its any specific variety I recognize. It sounds like you have a short type set completed and a very good headstart on a full Dansco 7070 type set (about all you are missing is some of the more modern coins and a small amount of classic ones). What condition is that 1921 Peace dollar in? that could be a good find by itself |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Heck of an early Christmas gift!  Any pics would be appreciated. I would love to see how good they look! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congratulations! Of course condition is everything, but that could easily be a $1000 type set.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Your Grandad and Dad, dreamed of this day.
That's why they put the coins in that little box.
Were you surprised, Excited and Happy?
That's what they were hoping.
A gift of love through time.
There is a great joy in hiding a treasure.
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You have been blessed with an unexpected gift that was apparently intended for you? Type sets are a challenge and full of history and the fact that your Grandfather took the time to assemble this set must make them very very special as you KNOW where they came from and how long they could have been in your family! Quite a treasure!
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Posted 11/17/2006 11:35 am
