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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2019768, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;m not Jeff so I will keep my preference to myself but researching this turned up an example of something worth keeping in mind if profit is your motive.</p><p>Compare:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1937720" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1937720" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1937720</a>&nbsp; 2014</p><p>and </p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1265280" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1265280" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1265280</a>&nbsp; 2012</p><p><br /></p><p>Same coin - very different photo.&nbsp; Is it just the photo or was it washed accounting for the .01g weight loss?&nbsp; Different scales would account for that much so I&#039;d say it was the collector rather than the coin that took a bath.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also compare (different reverse)</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=758780" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=758780" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=758780</a>&nbsp; 2010</p><p>and</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=207725" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=207725" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=207725</a>&nbsp; 2005</p><p><br /></p><p>Again they are the same coin.&nbsp; There was a profit here unless the fees ate it up???&nbsp; It seems there are several of these rare coins (just as there are several of the Pius?) but few have the full hair detail.&nbsp; The question is how much hair offsets edge splits?&nbsp; My opinion on this means nothing since I don&#039;t buy coins in this league.&nbsp; The question is whether there are two real bidders who agree with which coin is the winner. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hint:&nbsp; When selling coins, select a dealer who knows how to photograph coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I can&#039;t resist showing THE coins of the family:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1757531" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1757531" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1757531</a></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2176888" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2176888" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2176888</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There were no doubles for the kids.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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