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It pays to look closely - I almost pulled the trigger on this silver CSNA medal...

LazybonesLazybones Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
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These are tough to find, so when one comes up you snag it. However, at the last minute I took a close look at it and found the scratch at 2:00. Moral of the story: Look CLOSELY before you leap...


USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.

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  • 1Bufffan1Bufffan Posts: 669 ✭✭✭✭

    They should outlaw staples in Numismatics!

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,284 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cheezhed said:
    At 62 bux and hard to find does that scratch matter?

    Depends on how much it bothers you.

  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Many of these have sold on eBay within the last year, most of them from this same seller and most of them in the $30 - $50 range.

    Hold out for one you like more and odds are, you will pay less!

  • LazybonesLazybones Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 1, 2021 12:26AM

    @cheezhed said:
    At 62 bux and hard to find does that scratch matter?

    It absolutely does. It's distracting and will keep it out of a holder. One of mine...

    The other - this one graded PR68DCAM

    USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,162 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes a scratch is distracting. Bummer it's a staple scratch to. Jmo

  • LazybonesLazybones Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @GoldenEgg said:
    Many of these have sold on eBay within the last year, most of them from this same seller and most of them in the $30 - $50 range.

    Hold out for one you like more and odds are, you will pay less!

    I follow these very closely. The ones that pop up most often are the rounds and not the octagonal ones. And of the octagonal ones, the most common are the brass ones. The silver octagonals rarely make an appearance.

    USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.

  • MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lazybones said:

    @GoldenEgg said:
    Many of these have sold on eBay within the last year, most of them from this same seller and most of them in the $30 - $50 range.

    Hold out for one you like more and odds are, you will pay less!

    I follow these very closely. The ones that pop up most often are the rounds and not the octagonal ones. And of the octagonal ones, the most common are the brass ones. The silver octagonals rarely make an appearance.

    I counted 10 of these silver octagonals that sold on eBay in the last year.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Glad you spotted the scratch...It would have ruined your day if you had missed it before buying it. Your others are real beauties. Cheers, RickO

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good eye!

  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,198 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why is a 100 year anniversary a ‘bicentennial’?

    Early Dollar Set
  • LazybonesLazybones Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:
    Why is a 100 year anniversary a ‘bicentennial’?

    That was an error on this particular medal.

    USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.

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