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Cladiator
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As some of you may know I'm a BIG fan of Library of Coins coin albums. I'm also a BIG fan of half dimes. So naturally you'd think I had a Library of Coins half dime album...wrong. I've been looking for just such animal for nearly 4 years now. In that time I ran across one, it was falling apart, completely handwritten over and missing some of the slides. I passed on that one in the hopes of finding one in better condition. Well that day has finally come. I just won tonight on eBay a LOC half dime album in pristine condition. When I saw the auction and the condition of the item I thought I was dreaming.
The wait for the auction to end was excrutiating. Add to that the fact that I'd be away from a computer when the auction closed so had to bid early. I laid in a nuclear bid, left the computer and tried not to think about it until I got home and checked the results nervously. Turns out I won the auction for a pittance of my max bid. The item isn't worth a whole lot of money, except to me that is. I thought I might be brawling with one or two fellow forum members/half dime geeks for this one but it looks like I may owe their lack of competition to the Baltimore ANA.
Feels good to get one, and a nice one at that after so long searching.
The wait for the auction to end was excrutiating. Add to that the fact that I'd be away from a computer when the auction closed so had to bid early. I laid in a nuclear bid, left the computer and tried not to think about it until I got home and checked the results nervously. Turns out I won the auction for a pittance of my max bid. The item isn't worth a whole lot of money, except to me that is. I thought I might be brawling with one or two fellow forum members/half dime geeks for this one but it looks like I may owe their lack of competition to the Baltimore ANA.
Feels good to get one, and a nice one at that after so long searching.
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now... where are the coins?
-sm
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Some of those albums for the earlier coin series of any denomination are tough to find!
<< <i>where are the coins? >>
First things first, had to get the album to put 'em in. I'll be putting pretty low grade coins in the album and only tackling the capped bust and seated coins. I want to keep the value of the album and it contents low so I can keep it in the house. I've got a handfull to put in as soon as it arrives, the rest I'll have fun hunting for. Low grade, problem free, eye appealing...those are the only 3 criteria but when those 3 are combined it can make for a less than easy search, which is perfect.
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There is perhaps more than just a grain of truth to this statement. I recall one major national show several years ago, half dime guru Russ Logan was unable to attend for some reason, and stayed home while we all played at the show. He sat next to his computer and essentially had the half dime realm to himself, as all of the (5 or 6) half dime nuts were at the show. It turns out Russ cherried a rare Capped Bust half dime die marriage on eBay with no competition while our backs were turned.
Nice work, Clad.
Realone, of the very few album manufacturers who made albums for the half dimes, the Library of Coins were the very best made and highest quality, followed perhaps by the Whitman Bookshelf (not the Classic), and then the Wayte Raymond National albums. I collect all of the old half dime albums, although I do not store any half dimes in them.
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to a desirable object at a very fair price!
<< <i>Album arrived today and it's in better condition than I had hoped. Looks like it was made yesterday, >>
Damn, I should have bid. Nice job.
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<< <i>Album arrived today and it's in better condition than I had hoped. Looks like it was made yesterday, >>
Damn, I should have bid. Nice job. >>
You'd have lost.
good luck!
<< <i>As some of you may know I'm a BIG fan of Library of Coins coin albums. I'm also a BIG fan of half dimes. So naturally you'd think I had a Library of Coins half dime album...wrong. I've been looking for just such animal for nearly 4 years now. In that time I ran across one, it was falling apart, completely handwritten over and missing some of the slides. I passed on that one in the hopes of finding one in better condition. Well that day has finally come. I just won tonight on eBay a LOC half dime album in pristine condition. When I saw the auction and the condition of the item I thought I was dreaming.
The wait for the auction to end was excrutiating. Add to that the fact that I'd be away from a computer when the auction closed so had to bid early. I laid in a nuclear bid, left the computer and tried not to think about it until I got home and checked the results nervously. Turns out I won the auction for a pittance of my max bid. The item isn't worth a whole lot of money, except to me that is. I thought I might be brawling with one or two fellow forum members/half dime geeks for this one but it looks like I may owe their lack of competition to the Baltimore ANA.
Feels good to get one, and a nice one at that after so long searching.