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  1. kountryken liked The Half Dime's post in the thread Post your under $50.00 purchase....

    If I were to guess, I'd say that's about a VF-20 - aka a $100+ coin picked up for $25. You did awesome on this one.

    Sep 14, 2026 at 10:57 AM
  2. kountryken liked Sunflower_Coins's post in the thread Post your under $50.00 purchase....

    $12.99 before grading, still well under $50 even after that. First 66 I've gotten on a bison. (Should have wiped the slab off before...

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  3. kountryken liked Barberian's post in the thread Post your under $50.00 purchase....

    A great place to look for inexpensive toners are Canadian dollars and halves. Both coins were less than $40 off of eBay. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  4. kountryken liked masterswimmer's post in the thread Post your under $50.00 purchase....

    1908-S IHC purchased for $25. It's raw and not high grade, as you can see. However, being a semi key, I'll take it 'as is'. [ATTACH]...

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  5. kountryken liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Yeah or Nea?.

    Good point. I didn’t initially zoom in enough with my phone to view how vague that final digit is. Yep, hard pass on this one.

    Sep 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
  6. kountryken liked KBBPLL's post in the thread Yeah or Nea?.

    Smart decision since it’s clearly not 1872.

    Sep 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
  7. kountryken liked Rushmore's post in the thread Yeah or Nea?.

    I decided not to buy it

    Sep 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
  8. kountryken liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Yeah or Nea?.

    I think you made a good choice. Read @kountryken post.

    Sep 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
  9. kountryken liked RonSanderson's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    Just - Congratulations. I certainly won’t accidentally insult your dream coin. You wanted it, you got it, that’s good enough for me.

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
  10. kountryken liked Mr.Q's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    Nice tone but the striation lines and cleaning on both sides would make me very cautious. Have to see it in hand for a proper...

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
  11. kountryken liked The Meat man's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    What a lovely coin! Congrats!

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
  12. kountryken liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    Pro tip.... Some headlight restorer and 15-20 minutes of elbow grease will remove those slab scratches. Just don't let the compound...

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
  13. kountryken liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    I remember Mark Feld offered one of the most beautifully toned 1795 half dollars I'd ever seen about 15 years ago for what an average...

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
  14. kountryken liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    It is graded problem free - the scratches you see are from a poor lighting angle and are regular hairlines from wear. No, I don't...

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
  15. kountryken liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread I bought One of My Dream Coins.

    Wow Physics! What a sweet way to scratch your itch. Well done sir!

    Sep 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM