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I blame RYK!

BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Today is my son's birthday (no, I don't blame RYK for that image ) and I decided to get him something numismatically focused (well, and a few other things he can actually have fun with)....
So, I haven't been able to find him any toned silver Roosies for his set and was thinking and thinking....

Then, I decided to buy him something outside of anything we have collected so far...

THIS is why I blame RYK (yeah, not his classic gold, but it was in that direction and it was due to some of his postings of his dirty old gold...but I wanted to focus it around my son, so I got the birthyear-100 thing going with this one). Bought from Harlan J Berk (thanks for the advice, Capt!):

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You are welcome to guess the grade image

I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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  • TWQGTWQG Posts: 3,145 ✭✭
    I'll give it a MS63.
    Nice pick up!
    My eBay store
  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    That RYK is a bad seed. image


    63, Plus, sticker, Sniff. image
    Always took candy from strangers
    Didn't wanna get me no trade
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  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭
    Not MS but still nice, 58 maybe
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,878 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AU58. Nice original coin!!

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,547 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice no matter the grade! Happy B-Day to your boy!

    Greg
    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners. :smile:
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Phew, I thought this was going to be another Super Bowl XL thread. image

    Nice coin and great gift. I hope he enjoys it.

    RYK
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,560 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's cool! image

    Happy birthday to your son!
  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin....does that mean you're going to start collecting the dirty gold coins image

    Happy Birthday to your son imageimage
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Ron,
    Happy Birthday to your son... amazing, time flies.
    Great coin and I think you should get more into gold...image It is soothing and calms the nerves.
    Cheers, RickO
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AU58 and Happy Birthday to Ronny.

    imageimageimageimage

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

  • timcointimcoin Posts: 674 ✭
    Maybe 30 years ago that coin would grade AU. Looks like a fresh, lower-end Unc by today's scale. The services seem to give extra credit to fresh-looking coins like this do they not? Hell of an image too, and way to be a good pops!
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks guys,

    I'll relay the birthday wishes to him (he has 2 basketball games and then his birthday party at a bowling alley....I was up trying to finish up the self-slabbed coins and labels last night...ended up using the 2010 cents (new design) since I didn't have anything with the 2011 year yet image ).

    Keyman64 was the first with the most correct answer so far - "nice, no matter the grade" image (to me/my son, it doesn't really matter what the grade...it's a nice looking coin and one that I hope he remembers for a long time as something special between us)

    For those that did guess the grade......even though HJB took a nice photo, it is HARD, and a crapshoot, to guess the grade on a coin like this from a small photo especially....but, PCGS deemed it an AU58 (which is what I was hunting for for the last 2 months when I decided to get one of these for him). It was either going to be a $2 1/2, $5, or $10 from 1902. I wanted nice XF or AU (due to pricing).

    First time I have called/bought from HJB and Dennis was very nice (and snowed under...this was last week when I called on Friday) and super to deal with. I appreciate that.

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • LoupeLoupe Posts: 112
    58
  • clackamasclackamas Posts: 5,615 ✭
    Nice!! The 100 year set is cool.

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