Unexpected purchase last night (gold, toned)

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jwitten
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I've been trying to slow my buying down a bit (saving up for the biggest purchase of my life, eeek!), but this presented itself to me last night, and I couldn't pass it up. You guys know I have a weakness for toned gold! What do you think?


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  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,175 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A spirited 1776!

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  • Regulated
    Regulated Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I thought boscoreale toning only came on ancients!


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  • 2ltdjorn
    2ltdjorn Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭✭
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    Awesome!

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  • WildIdea
    WildIdea Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like it! Gotta pick up a coin like that when you see it.

  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That's really nice!

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  • thefinn
    thefinn Posts: 2,657 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice.

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  • U1chicago
    U1chicago Posts: 6,995 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice!

  • Swampboy
    Swampboy Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing toning

    I can see how that seduced you
    😀

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  • jt88
    jt88 Posts: 3,565 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice I like it

  • SmEagle1795
    SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Beautiful!

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  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD
    3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hell Yeah! ;)

  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I love it. Who does not love gold? You said slowing down? Okaayyy. LOL :)

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,760 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very beautiful coin with a really neat date as a nice bonus. B)

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  • erwindoc
    erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 16, 2018 6:29AM
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    Cool year and toning! Nice addition!

    Makes me wonder though, what is the REALLY big purchase you are saving up for???

  • topstuf
    topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I wudda too. <3

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    While not a fan of colored gold (no idea what caused that), I do like that coin...and what a great date... Cheers, RickO

  • Walkerfan
    Walkerfan Posts: 10,392 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That's beautiful 18th century gold.

    You have a good eye.

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  • jdimmick
    jdimmick Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Had some of these once, another dealer brought them up to me and said could you pay melt. I said yes.

    The 4 came back between ms-63 to 65

  • Boosibri
    Boosibri Posts: 12,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I really like it!

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  • PhilLynott
    PhilLynott Posts: 900 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    yeah I would have bought that too that is one of my favorites of all your toned gold

  • AlexinPA
    AlexinPA Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's gold, what's not to like. :)

  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wild thing, I think I...... ;)

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  • steveben
    steveben Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    yeah, that's nice

  • topstuf
    topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Okay, we're on the edge of our seats. What's the upcoming biggie?
    :)

  • kaz
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    very high coolness factor: knight in armor, 1776 date, it's a ducat (who doesn't like to say "ducat" emphatically?) and oh yeah it's toned. <3

  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @erwindoc said:
    Cool year and toning! Nice addition!

    Makes me wonder though, what is the REALLY big purchase you are saving up for???

    @topstuf said:
    Okay, we're on the edge of our seats. What's the upcoming biggie?
    :)

    Nothing coin related, unfortunately (or thankfully??). My uncle owns a few apartment buildings that I've now managed for about 5 years, and my wife and I are buying a couple of them in January. I think it will be good in the long run, but the next few years may be pretty tight, lol.

  • topstuf
    topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 16, 2018 11:59AM
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    I approve apartment buildings. Wish I had done that in my younger days. Smart.

    Will you have them slabbed? :p

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,175 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There was a young man from Nantucket,
    Who purchased a nicely toned Ducat;

    (Finish it)

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  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Like it.

  • CharlotteDude
    CharlotteDude Posts: 3,321 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great-looking coin. I like it!

    Got Crust....y gold?
  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,870 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice gold toning, JWitten. But with all the swag you made on the Palladium buy/sells, I figured you would be in clover, rolling in dough able to buy nice coins like that!

  • Nic
    Nic Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neat coin. Great color!

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  • golden
    golden Posts: 10,538 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I really like it!

  • Yorkshireman
    Yorkshireman Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Awesome look!

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