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Broadstruck
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So back in late 2007 I purchased what I thought was a 1837 HT-66A MS64BN May Tenth Shin Plaster hard times token. It didn't fully thrill me for the variety but I figured I'd keep it until another came along. Yet in early 2008 when looking at a much higher priced HTT I offered it as a tentative trade and when offered a credit towards my newp higher then what I paid of course it was gone. Then a few weeks pass and I notice reviewing pics on my PC that NGC wrongly designated it as it was really a HT-67 which just doesn't come well struck or with trace red as it's a very crudely struck token. Yet I wasn't going to try to repurchase mine as it would have cost me dearly to do so. So this year coinsarefun purchases a raw May Tenth Shin Plaster at a local show, sent me a pm, and I instantly mention it's a HT-67. A few weeks pass and surfing the web a bit I find the token she purchased had sold raw in a Goldberg auction as a MS60. So after some consideration as I still do not own an example of this variety we negotiated a deal last week and it was sent my way. Today I was looking to see how it compared to the example I sold in 2008 and about an hour ago found the original 2007 dealers pictures (Black Template) and full slab scan which I had saved on an external hard drive.
Well I almost fell out of my seat as it's the same exact token!
Well I almost fell out of my seat as it's the same exact token!
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Not trying to be negative here and congratulations on getting your coin back.
"Rosebud."
Ron
Edited for spelling
<< <i>I'm looking at the rim ding on the top coin that doesn't show up on the bottom coin. I also see the spot above M in May and the spot at the eagle's beak that are the same. >>
That's all holder haze as if you look at the dealers old black template obverse shot and his full slab shot there's no rim issues.
The middle white template pics are mine only.
I don't recall there having been any rim issues in hand when I received it or it would have been returned.
The middle white template pics are mine only."
That's great to hear. Again congratulations on getting a coin back. It's beautiful.
Ron
<< <i>"That's all holder haze as if you look at the dealers old black template obverse shot and his full slab shot there's no rim issues.
The middle white template pics are mine only."
That's great to hear. Again congratulations on getting a coin back. It's beautiful.
Ron >>
Thank you!
They both have a small hit next to the N in NOV on the obverse and there's matching muck along the A in MAY on the reverse.
<< <i>amazing. what are the chances of that? Very cool. >>
Blows my mind that someone cracked it out of a NGC MS64 holder and then consigned it raw to Goldberg as a UNC.
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<< <i>amazing. what are the chances of that? Very cool. >>
Blows my mind that someone cracked it out of a NGC MS64 holder and then consigned it raw to Goldberg as a UNC. >>
That does not surprise me at all.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
This happens when you are a specialty collector, when what you collect is actually rare (vice conditionally rare), and when you have friends who collect the same and are aware of what you collect.
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<< <i>amazing. what are the chances of that? Very cool. >>
Blows my mind that someone cracked it out of a NGC MS64 holder and then consigned it raw to Goldberg as a UNC. >>
That does not surprise me at all. >>
The Goldberg part is still shocking however!
Hoard the keys.
Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you!
LOL!
The difference between this and the HT-67 variety in the OP is the "H" on the reverse in the word "TENTH" is atop one of the leaves in the wreath.
Nice pictures.