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Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Hoard the keys.

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  • mcarney1173mcarney1173 Posts: 927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    wow, some nice history with an original looking coin like this, i like it
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome... I would love to have one of those.... Cheers, RickO
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Awesome... I would love to have one of those.... Cheers, RickO >>

    Ditto! Congrats. I'm jealous!
    Lance.
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,960 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow is hardly the best word to use, but it will suffice!

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,896 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It all depends upon what you paid. The planchet fissures are normal for Fugio cents. The only thing I don't like is that it was cleaned, probably a few years ago. It could get better if it were stored in an envelope that was not made from sulfur free paper for a number of years.

    I hope I've not spoiled your day, but I think you did want an honest assessment.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,945 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It all depends upon what you paid. The planchet fissures are normal for Fugio cents. The only thing I don't like is that it was cleaned, probably a few years ago. It could get better if it were stored in an envelope that was not made from sulfur free paper for a number of years.

    I hope I've not spoiled your day, but I think you did want an honest assessment. >>



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