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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3449018, member: 10461&quot;]Indeed!&nbsp; Wow, you remember the tale.&nbsp; One of those Tanzanian 5-shilingi coins was my weekly allowance when I was a 6-7 year old kid and we lived over there in 1972.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had a fondness for the type ever since, so when I found that apparently Mint State example from just the right year in a bulk lot a while back, I was tickled.&nbsp; (Hadn&#039;t saved any from our time in Tanzania.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually I intend to send that coin off to PCGS and subsequently add it to the Eclectic Box collection, even though by so doing I will essentially be spending close to 50 bucks to slab a coin that&#039;s worth about three bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, [USER=80148]@coin_nut[/USER], your mystery gift package has landed and awaits me downtown at the post office.&nbsp; I got a notification slip the other day when I missed the carrier.&nbsp; So thanks in advance.&nbsp; I remain in suspense for the moment! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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