First time EVER on Ebay . . . Part 2 . . . The Shocker!

ZoidMeister

It happened again!

An ebay transaction that turned out better than expected. Here is the whole sordid tale . . . .

I ordered two Daniel Carr pieces from an ebay seller I have occasionally done business with, Dave Hayes of JRH Specialty Services. The order was for two 2012 ANACS certified Stonehenge pieces.

So the package arrives. The first item I pulled from the cardboard sleeve looks like this.
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I thought to myself, “Oh crap. One of Dave’s guys pulled the wrong piece for the order. Now I have to deal with the whole return, reship routine.”

Then I pulled the two Stonehenge pieces that I really wanted.
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My next thought was, “Oh crap, I had too many items make it to the shopping cart. Did I actually do a Covid induced accidental purchase?”

Then I pulled a note from Dave out of the package. That is when the shock set in.
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I had to do some research on that Blairsville piece. The ASE overstrike is a very limited production of just 25 pieces. I already own the regular silver / brass / copper made for the public Blairsville set.

I was vaguely aware of the extremely limited mintage pieces but figured I would never see one of those available for purchase in my lifetime.

Suffice it to say, I’m going to need to see my dentist after that jaw-drop . . . . . .

My sincere thanks to Dave Hayes and JRH Specialty Services for such a kind gift. Kudos to this ebay seller.

Z

coinsarefun

I love it!. Anything with trains on it is good stuff in my book!. But for free? Shoooooot
I haven’t seen the Stonehenge ones either, pretty cool

MsMorrisine

a couple good carr scores lately

Mr_Spud

That’s a great seller right there. I bet he gets a lot more return business from you in the future 👍🏻

ifthevamzarockin

Wow! That's Great!

Super nice seller!

BuffaloIronTail

Great deal!

I guess you could call it a "Train Carr".

Pete

dcarr

Dave Hayes is the person who commissioned me to make the Blairstown NJ medals.
He also commissioned me to make the Admiral Perry Battle of Lake Erie medals a few years prior.

ZoidMeister

Another numismatic factoid.

Dave Hayes is a named contributor on the cover of the most recent So-Called Dollars Book.

Z

@dcarr said:
Dave Hayes is the person who commissioned me to make the Blairstown NJ medals.
He also commissioned me to make the Admiral Perry Battle of Lake Erie medals a few years prior.

felinfoel

I've always had awesome dealings with Dave Hayes.

steveben

this type of stuff makes the hobby great

charlesf20

Real sweet. Enjoy.

scotty1419

@dcarr said:
Dave Hayes is the person who commissioned me to make the Blairstown NJ medals.
He also commissioned me to make the Admiral Perry Battle of Lake Erie medals a few years prior.

You got me to lookup the Perry designs. Beautiful stuff! Too bad they're all gone

ZoidMeister

Zoid is pretty chronic in his collection pursuits.

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@scotty1419 said:

@dcarr said:
Dave Hayes is the person who commissioned me to make the Blairstown NJ medals.
He also commissioned me to make the Admiral Perry Battle of Lake Erie medals a few years prior.

You got me to lookup the Perry designs. Beautiful stuff! Too bad they're all gone

Still_In_Circ

That is one amazing seller. Shows everyone that people really care about making you happy and do indeed go the extra mile!

ZoidMeister

Steph,

Here are the obverse and reverses together.

I've been wanting copies of these for a while. Total minted population numbers are just 93 for the copper and 61 for the brass. These don't come up very often.

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@coinsarefun said:
I love it!. Anything with trains on it is good stuff in my book!. But for free? Shoooooot
I haven’t seen the Stonehenge ones either, pretty cool

Metal

My jaw just dropped. I live in Detroit; I can't tell you how many times I've driven through Perry, Ohio, past Put-in-bay, and had no idea of the historical significance to that name Perry or that there was a battle there.
Mr. Hayes gift to you inadvertently rubbed a bit off on me because of the contents of this thread.

53BKid

How wonderful in this era is it to read of such good natured actions among collectors.

Our nation is filled with kind people from all walks of life, most of whom would give the shirt off their back to anyone in need, but you wouldn't gather that from the sensationalism of our media.

Great post. Thanks for starting off my day on a positive note!

scotty1419

Steph,

Here are the obverse and reverses together.

I've been wanting copies of these for a while. Total minted population numbers are just 93 for the copper and 61 for the brass. These don't come up very often.

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That would look beautiful in 1oz silver too!

ZoidMeister

They exist. I have yet to find one for sale that I can afford when I have spare $$.

Z

@scotty1419 said:

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That would look beautiful in 1oz silver too!

ricko

Wow.... Very nice and what a wonderful surprise. Thanks for showing us and the backstory. Cheers, RickO

Herb_T

Can you place an eBay order for me? Awesome!