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My best buy this week

MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭
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I found this in a 5 for a dollar bin at a local dealer. I love dealers that pay no attention to the darkside. Also picked up an 1876H New Brunswick 1 cent and a 1871 PEI one cent,both in decent shape in the same bin.

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's bizarre.
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  • JoesMaNameJoesMaName Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That's bizarre. >>



    I agree - even if a dealer disdains Darkside material, they can usually smell gold a mile away,

    must be an apprentice took it in...

    ...
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You suck.

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  • MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭


    << <i>You suck. >>



    Yes. I do. Thanks for noticing.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Most people wait YEARS for their first "you suck" award.

    Plucking gold (even small gold) from a 5/$1 pick bin qualifies, though. Congrats!

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  • ozzysdad47ozzysdad47 Posts: 257
    You "SUCK", But if you can give me a price on what it's worth, I'd appreciate it.image
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  • MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭
    The melt value is about $100.

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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    How could ANY dealer not notice this mistake at the checkout counter? I mean, even if it got into the 5/$1.00 box initially, surely it would be noticed when it was time for you to pay. Something fishy going on here.
  • IloiloKanoIloiloKano Posts: 1,051


    << <i>How could ANY dealer not notice this mistake at the checkout counter? >>



    It is not so improbable. It is dated 1955, when the US had removed all gold coinage since 1933. And a gold coin could easily be mistaken for a shiny brass coin from 1955.

    Not fishy at all. Just good fortune, in my opinion.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have bought a lot of coins from this type of bin and never once did the dealer check the coins when I paid.

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  • mrpotatoheaddmrpotatoheadd Posts: 7,576 ✭✭


    << <i>I have bought a lot of coins from this type of bin and never once did the dealer check the coins when I paid. >>

    I've had the same experience- the dealer just asks "How many?"
  • MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭


    << <i>I have bought a lot of coins from this type of bin and never once did the dealer check the coins when I paid. >>



    Thanks to you, and IloiloKano and mrpotatoheadd, for defending my honour....not sure what I am being accused of, but I bought 50 coins out of a large bin today, and got lucky. Nothing more than that.......

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  • JZraritiesJZrarities Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭
    suck
  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Without a doubt - you suck!


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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Keep a VERY close eye on this dealer's bulk bins in the future. While the odds of you scoring gold again are slim, who knows what sort of grand cherrypicks you'll pull off?

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  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    you really suck!

    and to defend your honor, when I take my daughter to the local shop with me, the dealer lets her pick 10-12 out of the 'junk' bin and usually not only doesn't even look at them, but doesn't even charge me for the coins!
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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yikes! finding gold in a trash bin gets you a big Y SUCK
  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    awesome!

    Is the PEI cent in medal or coinage alignment?
  • MuygrandeosoMuygrandeoso Posts: 299 ✭


    << <i>awesome!

    Is the PEI cent in medal or coinage alignment? >>



    it is coin alignment.

    Chris

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Verily thou sucketh!!

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