I must be getting old...
DelawareDoons
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4-5 months ago I bought this set of Lincolns off eBay for $42 hoping the 1955 DOUB slot had an actual '55 DDO. Slim odds, sure, but hey, worth a shot.
Get the set in hand, and the '55 DDO is just a poor mans DDO, so I toss it into my closet and forget about it.
I'm liquidating a lot of my random chaff right now, so I'm cleaning out my closet today, pull it out, stare at it for a minute trying to figure out what to do with it. I settle on just giving it to a local dealer to do whatever he wants with, when the bottom left corner catches my eye.
"1972 DOUB" Wait, what? I didn't check for that.
Yes, there was a coin there...
Sure enough, it's a 72 DDO.
And that's the story of how I almost gave away a '72 DDO for nothing. Somebody put me out to pasture please.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
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Good catch. Nice silver lining.
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check a diagonal.
I checked em all after that! No joy lol.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Even old geezers strike gold once in a while.
$42 smokin’ hot price with that ‘72 DDO
The Plexiglas holder is worth a bit too.
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Very nice snag! Are you checking for other varieties?
Wow awesome find.
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yup, you're getting old.
Nice rebound!
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Congrats! Neat DDO 😘
Really nice find.
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Nice! The BIG 72 DDO to boot. I found a minor 72 ddo in circulation.
How about the 69-S?
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I don't know - "There was a coin there" ? Why the finger over the empty hole? Thinking your gonna get a 55 DDO for 42$? Where did that 72 DDO come from as it wasn't shown in the folder? Smelling something and it Ain't what the Rrock is cooking -
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Way to go!
It was there. The listing is from back in march so it and the high res pics are long gone but here's a quick screenshot of the listing in my purchase history, obviously I've redacted the item number and seller name. You can see the coin in the appropriate hole in the pics.
I tried taking the thumbnail from my order history and blowing it up a bit too.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Yeah, for sure, that was part of my justification for gambling on it. It's just tough to ship and not in great shape, needs a cleaning. Not something I have time to deal with right now, I have accumulated way, way, way too much random stuff in my years flipping.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Looked for other varieties (such as the 69-S ddo) that I know of off the top of my head and didn't see anything.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Ah, here we go. Thanks Worthpoint.
I don't BS and hopefully you'll remember that going forward. No need to when you find the stuff I do.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Cool find!
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Might as well look for some of these.
https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plus/united-states/cents/lincoln-cents-wheat-reverse-1909-1958/?page=1
@DelawareDoons.... Now that is a great find.... What a thrill to cherry pick yourself.... always fun. Cheers, RickO
it werced out fine, congrats
Always, worth a shot!
Good try, then great results like you hoped but in a different area.
Good for you.
Now with the profits, if you sell it, go and snag a spectacular Toner! Like you usually do.
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That's even better total $-wise, nice self-pick!
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Congrats on the nice find and presentation!
Fantastic score!
I love stories like this.
Congratulations!
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