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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3881311, member: 15309&quot;]<b>#1:&nbsp; $60 ($83 </b><i>with grading fee</i><b>)&nbsp; </b>I was looking for MS65* or better on this coin.&nbsp; The toning is incredible and it is no surprise that this coin came in 3rd in the poll.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IH1CsG1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#2:&nbsp; $514&nbsp; </b>This is my registry coin that I purchased back in 2008.&nbsp; I got into a bidding war on E-Bay and really wanted it because it was the best rainbow toned rev of 38 that I had ever seen.&nbsp; I paid moon money, but this coin deservedly came in 2nd in the poll.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oJTWI25.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#3:&nbsp; $282 </b> This coin surprises me, I expected this coin to be the primary competition to my registry coins.&nbsp; It is a blazing PCGS MS67 with nice even gold toning.&nbsp; It came in 5th in the poll but I expected it do far better.&nbsp; I sold this coin in 2015 for a tidy profit.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/sYxv24n.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#4:&nbsp; $77 ($100 </b><i>with grading fee</i><b>)&nbsp; </b>This is the GSC coin that I bought back in 2017 when the forum was arguing about the marketing techniques of GSC.&nbsp; I paid retail price for MS65 on a coin that they advertised as GEM BU+++.&nbsp; Upon seeing the coin in hand, I was worried it was a slider and it took me over two years to work up the courage to submit the coin.&nbsp; I had a sigh of relief about the mint state grade despite it not being gem as advertised and was bailed out financially by the 5 full step designation.&nbsp; A number of you really liked this coin and it came in 4th in the poll.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/sSDMm6E.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#5:&nbsp; $32 ($55 </b><i>with grading fee</i><b>)&nbsp; </b>I feel so bad for this coin.&nbsp; I bought on E-Bay for a good price and thought it was a nice gem that I could make a small profit on by flipping after certification.&nbsp; I hope the polling results that didn&#039;t garner a single vote are not an indication that this coin will languish in my inventory.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Nw3aDwT.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#6&nbsp; $138&nbsp; </b>When a Jefferson Nickel collector uses a coin as his Avatar on a coin forum, it is a pretty safe be that the coin is tremendous.&nbsp; As expected, this is my registry coin and safely took the #1 spot over my other registry coin which came in 2nd.&nbsp; I gotta give it to you guys, you really can spot quality coins.&nbsp; I bought this coin from Heritage in 2009 when their photos still left a lot to be desired (see below).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pFxqlJB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jD1f72u.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#7:&nbsp; $102&nbsp; </b>This one also surprised me by garnering only one vote.&nbsp; It is a nice MS67 with pastel rainbow toning.&nbsp; I am guessing that the satin luster is what scared people off of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oXtyRzi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#8:&nbsp; $65&nbsp; </b>This is my Intercept Shield album coin.&nbsp; I bought it back in 2012, cracked it, and its been in my album collection ever since.&nbsp; It got some love with 2 votes.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4gRBCMx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#9:&nbsp; $4 ($27 </b><i>with grading fee</i><b>)&nbsp; </b>This coin was part of a collection that was housed in a Capital Plastics holder.&nbsp; I simply took the purchase price, divided it by the number of coins, and applied that number as the buy price for each coin in the collection.&nbsp; This coin is tremendous, and I am actually glad that it didn&#039;t come back MS67.&nbsp; If it had, I would have had a serious decision to make.&nbsp; Do I keep my Avatar, or replace it with a &quot;homeade&quot; that has very distinctive and attractive burnt orange toning?&nbsp; I picked this as my second favorite coin and am a little surprised that it didn&#039;t get more love.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/l9cZu01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>#10&nbsp; $2&nbsp; </b>This was another coin plucked from a Dansco collection that I purchased recently.&nbsp; It is the only raw coin of the bunch and I have already sold it on E-Bay for $35.&nbsp; I think someone gave this a sympathy vote.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YtG74Bk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I will be going through the price guesses soon to figure out who was closest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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