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<p>[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 26528203, member: 40340"]I think I may have even outdone my $10 platinum i got about 10yrs ago for myself.</p><p>I have been wanting a Redfield Hoard piece for quite some time to add to my other "hoard/pedigreed" coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> well saw one tonight I really liked but didn't actualy need the date/mm combo for my morgan set, add in that the price was a tad high but it was in the red paramount holder that I specificaly wanted (redfield coins in just pcgs or ngc slabs do not carry the same premium as the paramount holders) The one issue I had was that it was not yet NGC graded (NGC will grade it "IN" the paramount holder if requested that way) So I decided to pass it by.... Not!!!!!! I made a lowball offer of 80% his asking price.... He took it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />... </p><p>I was happy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>On a 2nd good examination of the sellers pics I noticed a bit of a bump over the MM and on blowing up the pics as much as I could also a thickening of the right side of the o... Pic's are NOT good enough to tell to be honest but... it might turn out to be an o/cc which would make me an exstatic weasel <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Won't know until in hand but lets just say if it is and NGC hands it a nice grade even as low as 63 I've made the steal of the year <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>and as I said already even if not the o/cc I'm quite happy to add it to my morgan sets</p><p>Have a peek yourselves <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1690818[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1690819[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1690820[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1690821[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 26528203, member: 40340"]I think I may have even outdone my $10 platinum i got about 10yrs ago for myself. I have been wanting a Redfield Hoard piece for quite some time to add to my other "hoard/pedigreed" coins :D well saw one tonight I really liked but didn't actualy need the date/mm combo for my morgan set, add in that the price was a tad high but it was in the red paramount holder that I specificaly wanted (redfield coins in just pcgs or ngc slabs do not carry the same premium as the paramount holders) The one issue I had was that it was not yet NGC graded (NGC will grade it "IN" the paramount holder if requested that way) So I decided to pass it by.... Not!!!!!! I made a lowball offer of 80% his asking price.... He took it :D :D :D... I was happy :D On a 2nd good examination of the sellers pics I noticed a bit of a bump over the MM and on blowing up the pics as much as I could also a thickening of the right side of the o... Pic's are NOT good enough to tell to be honest but... it might turn out to be an o/cc which would make me an exstatic weasel :D Won't know until in hand but lets just say if it is and NGC hands it a nice grade even as low as 63 I've made the steal of the year :D and as I said already even if not the o/cc I'm quite happy to add it to my morgan sets Have a peek yourselves :D [ATTACH=full]1690818[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1690819[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1690820[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1690821[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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