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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1818948, member: 36230"]The date has most certainly not been overlooked by most of us, but even if it had, this would not change as much as you seem to think. No matter our individual opinions on the coin's condition, we all have basically agreed on value of this and/or less questionable examples for a very good reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not know what/if the OP collects or his experience, but your earlier statement that this coin is "<i>worth more than a thousand bucks</i>" is of no help to anyone unfamiliar with this type that may read this thread. If you honestly believe this or other low mintage dates are <i>that</i> valuable, even in this condition, they are easily obtainable for a small fraction of your estimate. If true, a great and highly profitable opportunity awaits you, but please be sure to let us know the results.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, perhaps the OP can tell us why in the first post he states that the coin was purchased from an antique store for $10, but it is claimed to be part of some great "hoard" in the listing description. Considering that the coin was for sale with the same photos well before this thread was started, I believe this a fair question.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1818948, member: 36230"]The date has most certainly not been overlooked by most of us, but even if it had, this would not change as much as you seem to think. No matter our individual opinions on the coin's condition, we all have basically agreed on value of this and/or less questionable examples for a very good reason. I do not know what/if the OP collects or his experience, but your earlier statement that this coin is "[I]worth more than a thousand bucks[/I]" is of no help to anyone unfamiliar with this type that may read this thread. If you honestly believe this or other low mintage dates are [I]that[/I] valuable, even in this condition, they are easily obtainable for a small fraction of your estimate. If true, a great and highly profitable opportunity awaits you, but please be sure to let us know the results. With that said, perhaps the OP can tell us why in the first post he states that the coin was purchased from an antique store for $10, but it is claimed to be part of some great "hoard" in the listing description. Considering that the coin was for sale with the same photos well before this thread was started, I believe this a fair question.[/QUOTE]
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