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Blay’s 1955 DDO GC Auction - Forum Contest For Book Prize

CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 22, 2023 4:01PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Since other thread was locked, am renewing here.

30 minutes to go and presently at $155,000.

I am traveling and may not be able to announce winner of contest prize for a few days

Seated Half Society member #38

"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."

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  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kaz and @cheezhed are near exactly on target at this amount.

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    5 minutes with @Gumby on target

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • FlyingAlFlyingAl Posts: 4,206 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Final price at $255,250 hammer.

  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    101 bids with big sniping action at end to finish at $255,250!

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 22, 2023 4:35PM

    Looks like @124Spider is winner with $250,000 estimate pending thread review finalization.

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats to the winner.

    Successful BST with ad4400, Kccoin, lablover, pointfivezero, koynekwest, jwitten, coin22lover, HalfDimeDude, erwindoc, jyzskowsi, COINS MAKE CENTS, AlanSki, BryceM

  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fun!

    Many happy BST transactions
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! What a finish.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations to the winner.... of the coin and the contest. Cheers, RickO

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm glad it's over. Congrats to the winner.

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,958 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s well beyond anything that I would have guessed!!

    Congrats to the winner (of the contest AND the coin)!!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

    My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):

    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

  • dunkleosteus430dunkleosteus430 Posts: 493 ✭✭✭✭

    Congrats! I don't even remember what I guessed.

    Young Numismatist

  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    $255,250

    Certainly a wild price. May Mr. Blay's heirs enjoy the proceeds from his astute collection and fine eye.

    Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
    "Coin collecting for outcasts..."

  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Catbert said:
    Looks like @124Spider is winner with $250,000 estimate pending thread review finalization.

    PM sent!

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."

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