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<p>[QUOTE="panda, post: 911019, member: 24443"]i sold off 1 coin for electronics before. let me first start off by saying, i love electronics, i love fixing them, using them and modifying them(when possible). i was very lucky to be given my first set of coins. in them coins there was a 09-s-vdb, 1899 gold $5, 1899 gold $10 eagle, and 1899 gold $20 double eagle(all S mm, except the $10). there was also a bunch of silver. before i even knew i was getting these, my girlfreind had them and used $20 worth of franklin halves for cigarettes<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! there is also about $500 in silver quarters. i sold $150 worth. anyway..</p><p><br /></p><p>my friend needed money and had a nintendo wii, a laptop, 42'' 1080p sony lcd tv, and 22'' lcd tv(i wanted it for a computer screen). it was either he got $500 or went to jail for not paying a fine. i was broke at the time and didn't want to part with any coins and also didn't want to take advantage of his misfortune. after a few hours of him begging me and saying he will just sell it to someone else anyway, i caved. i really had been looking to get everything he had anyway. and it would have cost $2,835( the sony tv alone is 1899.99, its the top of the line model)!</p><p><br /></p><p>i ended up selling the $10 gold coin(because it didn't match wit the "s" mm), for only $475<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. i got ripped off but it was the only place opened and he had to get the money in. it was vary hard to complain because of the deal i got, but it just didn't feel right missing that coin, i was upset, even though i loved the stuff i got.</p><p><br /></p><p>well a few weeks later, my girlfriends mother who gave me most of the coins said she found a coin in a jewelry box. to my surprise it was the same exact coin! only this one had the "S" mm. so it went with the set even better! it may sound very unlikely to happen, but i have already posted pictures of the $10 gold coins and plan to get some nice shots of the triplets together!</p><p><br /></p><p>i guess everyone is different and the radio will be used more, but for me at least, it was very hard to do and still am a little upset over it. i am usually the type of person that "everything is for sale for the right price". i am having a hard time letting go of the searched wheats i have![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="panda, post: 911019, member: 24443"]i sold off 1 coin for electronics before. let me first start off by saying, i love electronics, i love fixing them, using them and modifying them(when possible). i was very lucky to be given my first set of coins. in them coins there was a 09-s-vdb, 1899 gold $5, 1899 gold $10 eagle, and 1899 gold $20 double eagle(all S mm, except the $10). there was also a bunch of silver. before i even knew i was getting these, my girlfreind had them and used $20 worth of franklin halves for cigarettes:mad::eek:! there is also about $500 in silver quarters. i sold $150 worth. anyway.. my friend needed money and had a nintendo wii, a laptop, 42'' 1080p sony lcd tv, and 22'' lcd tv(i wanted it for a computer screen). it was either he got $500 or went to jail for not paying a fine. i was broke at the time and didn't want to part with any coins and also didn't want to take advantage of his misfortune. after a few hours of him begging me and saying he will just sell it to someone else anyway, i caved. i really had been looking to get everything he had anyway. and it would have cost $2,835( the sony tv alone is 1899.99, its the top of the line model)! i ended up selling the $10 gold coin(because it didn't match wit the "s" mm), for only $475:(. i got ripped off but it was the only place opened and he had to get the money in. it was vary hard to complain because of the deal i got, but it just didn't feel right missing that coin, i was upset, even though i loved the stuff i got. well a few weeks later, my girlfriends mother who gave me most of the coins said she found a coin in a jewelry box. to my surprise it was the same exact coin! only this one had the "S" mm. so it went with the set even better! it may sound very unlikely to happen, but i have already posted pictures of the $10 gold coins and plan to get some nice shots of the triplets together! i guess everyone is different and the radio will be used more, but for me at least, it was very hard to do and still am a little upset over it. i am usually the type of person that "everything is for sale for the right price". i am having a hard time letting go of the searched wheats i have![/QUOTE]
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