I find it interesting an online error dealer had these priced a few years ago in the 50K range...
Steve
U.S. Air Force Security Forces Retired
In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.
I have an interesting story regarding one of those MW pieces.
A local customer of mine, when I first set up the antique mall booth, talked to me about cheap Darkside coins I was selling in my 3/$1 bin, and where I got them. I told him I bought them in bulk in big bags, and that cherrypicking them was time consuming but fun, and sometimes quite profitable.
Months later, he came back to me and said that he had followed my advice on getting Krause catalogs and buying bulk world coins and cherrypicking them. And he'd bought one bulk lot (not from me) which proved very interesting. It threw him off at first, because he couldn't find mention of it anywhere, even though it was obviously an American coin. It was a "Martha Washington" pattern piece, the "dime", I think.
Having just heard of these pieces for the first time, I just mumbled, "oh, suuure, RIGHT" to myself, giving the story about as much credence as the usual ludicrous "Once my daddy found a 1913 Liberty nickel" stories one hears from the general public. I completely thought this fella was telling me a tall tale, until he came back beaming about the sale of the piece, and showed me a clipping from Coin World or somewhere, with his name and the story in it.
My jaw about hit the floor.
I wish I could remember more of the details. The guy was a schoolteacher, if I recall correctly, maybe from Jacksonville, FL, and had been laid off or was in danger of being laid off or cut back somehow, so the discovery could not have come at a better time for him. He was happy with me for the pointers I'd given him about Darkside bulk cherrypicking.
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What is the scoop on this coin. Was it struck in 1759?
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
<< <i>Well it sorta looks like ole Ben
Looks like Winston Churchill.
Thanks,
Mark
Discover all unpredictable errors before they occur.
It's just not Ben F. It's Ben H.
Steve
In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.
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A local customer of mine, when I first set up the antique mall booth, talked to me about cheap Darkside coins I was selling in my 3/$1 bin, and where I got them. I told him I bought them in bulk in big bags, and that cherrypicking them was time consuming but fun, and sometimes quite profitable.
Months later, he came back to me and said that he had followed my advice on getting Krause catalogs and buying bulk world coins and cherrypicking them. And he'd bought one bulk lot (not from me) which proved very interesting. It threw him off at first, because he couldn't find mention of it anywhere, even though it was obviously an American coin. It was a "Martha Washington" pattern piece, the "dime", I think.
Having just heard of these pieces for the first time, I just mumbled, "oh, suuure, RIGHT" to myself, giving the story about as much credence as the usual ludicrous "Once my daddy found a 1913 Liberty nickel" stories one hears from the general public. I completely thought this fella was telling me a tall tale, until he came back beaming about the sale of the piece, and showed me a clipping from Coin World or somewhere, with his name and the story in it.
My jaw about hit the floor.
I wish I could remember more of the details. The guy was a schoolteacher, if I recall correctly, maybe from Jacksonville, FL, and had been laid off or was in danger of being laid off or cut back somehow, so the discovery could not have come at a better time for him. He was happy with me for the pointers I'd given him about Darkside bulk cherrypicking.