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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 7499018, member: 106826"]Sounds like a couple of nice challenges going there Randy! I've seen a few postings of three cent nickels and I'm inspired to engage in those series. Fun times ahead for me!!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the 1950-D, that was the third one I found during a CRH event. If you note, that specimen looks like it's in a high grade. It is. Two of my 1950-D's have to be liberated coins from a collection. No way those sat safely in a vault waiting for a bank attendant to free if from the safe. That particular coin has a history:</p><p><br /></p><p>During a CRH event, I saw this coin and sorted out. Honestly thought it was a 1990 coin as there were a number of AU/BU 1990s in that particular box. It wasn't until later that I noticed it was a 1950-D. Unfortunately, there are a couple small coin counter scratches on the reverse. Otherwise, it would be a BU coin. I may pop it out to take a couple photos for the group. My third 1950-D was a Fine specimen...honest mileage on that coin. It feels like the most legit find since the other two were only in circulation for a very short time before I found them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 7499018, member: 106826"]Sounds like a couple of nice challenges going there Randy! I've seen a few postings of three cent nickels and I'm inspired to engage in those series. Fun times ahead for me!! As for the 1950-D, that was the third one I found during a CRH event. If you note, that specimen looks like it's in a high grade. It is. Two of my 1950-D's have to be liberated coins from a collection. No way those sat safely in a vault waiting for a bank attendant to free if from the safe. That particular coin has a history: During a CRH event, I saw this coin and sorted out. Honestly thought it was a 1990 coin as there were a number of AU/BU 1990s in that particular box. It wasn't until later that I noticed it was a 1950-D. Unfortunately, there are a couple small coin counter scratches on the reverse. Otherwise, it would be a BU coin. I may pop it out to take a couple photos for the group. My third 1950-D was a Fine specimen...honest mileage on that coin. It feels like the most legit find since the other two were only in circulation for a very short time before I found them.[/QUOTE]
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