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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 16094103, member: 22377"]Several months ago a post from CU forum member hfjacinto inspired me to look for something Portuguese to add to the collection. While I prefer toned, a nice blast white coin with pl features always catches my eye as well. And this was available on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/0z/ux13d3x70a59.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It wasn’t a ton of money but was still well above recent sales. The picture suggested it was a premium coin to a generic 63, so I understood the higher price. I just figured I would wait to see if it was discounted or an eBay offer came along. Well I waited too long and one day noticed the coin had sold. I was a bit disappointed but figured these were common enough that there would be another opportunity. Fortunately the same coin recently popped up for sale via eBay auction. I put in a reasonable bid and won for less than my max (and over half off the original ask).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/ef/42gejebl2i0p.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So a little patience and luck saved me some funds and delivered a nice coin (it has solid luster, a frosty reverse, and close to PL fields).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/a9/0zfk97w8o0o4.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/72/7bb7s0ell0wo.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 16094103, member: 22377"]Several months ago a post from CU forum member hfjacinto inspired me to look for something Portuguese to add to the collection. While I prefer toned, a nice blast white coin with pl features always catches my eye as well. And this was available on eBay. [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/0z/ux13d3x70a59.jpeg[/IMG] It wasn’t a ton of money but was still well above recent sales. The picture suggested it was a premium coin to a generic 63, so I understood the higher price. I just figured I would wait to see if it was discounted or an eBay offer came along. Well I waited too long and one day noticed the coin had sold. I was a bit disappointed but figured these were common enough that there would be another opportunity. Fortunately the same coin recently popped up for sale via eBay auction. I put in a reasonable bid and won for less than my max (and over half off the original ask). [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/ef/42gejebl2i0p.jpeg[/IMG] So a little patience and luck saved me some funds and delivered a nice coin (it has solid luster, a frosty reverse, and close to PL fields). [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/a9/0zfk97w8o0o4.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/72/7bb7s0ell0wo.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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