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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25050581, member: 10461&quot;]Imagine my surprise when a large Priority Mail bubble mailer arrived today (wow, $10.60 to mail a single small coin when one stamp would’ve worked!) </p><p><br /></p><p>I wasn’t expecting anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inside was the silver cob from the original post in this thread.&nbsp; It came from [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] , who, it seems, is the one who bought the coin… <i>and just gave it to me</i>!&nbsp; Never mind that I’ll eventually be giving it away myself, in a future forum giveaway.&nbsp; It was still an exciting and fun surprise for me!</p><p><br /></p><p>Public shout-out and thanks to [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] ! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There was one small mishap.&nbsp; In opening the oversized package with scissors, I accidentally lopped off the dated corner of the old 1943 coin envelope.&nbsp; Yikes. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; But I taped it back together, and the coin is unharmed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602209[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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