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<p>[QUOTE="numist, post: 1491, member: 35"]I guess it's been about two years or so now, but I ventured over to Canton, TX on first Monday. If you have ever been, you know that you can easily wear out a good pair of shoes and still not see everything.</p><p>This thing is HUGE!. Anyway, I wandered through what is known as 'dog town', a little section opposite the highway from the main part. It was in the morning and I was walking into the sun. I noticed a familiar patterned reflection on someones table as I approached. </p><p>It was a Whitman folder, lying open..the coins gleaming so bright I was tempted to run back to the car to get my shades.</p><p>As I got closer, my facination became horror. It was a Whitman folder alright, not quite filled with indian cents. Every one had been highly and brutally polished and cleaned.. some so much that I doubt they would have even worked in a penny gumball machine they were so thin. </p><p>Even more troubling was that the book was being sold at the nominal price of $250.00 for the lot. Even without cleaning, I think the highest grade coin would have been AG. No 08-S, 09-S or any of the earlier dates in the book were there either.</p><p>Needless to say, I had to pass on that deal.</p><p>Later the same day, I had made it to the back 'barn' where I found three rolls of mixed wheats.. all for 6.00. When I got them back home, I found lots of dates in the 20's, some 30's and only a few 40's. Best grade was a 1925-S in AU.</p><p>Deals are (and aren't) where you find them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="numist, post: 1491, member: 35"]I guess it's been about two years or so now, but I ventured over to Canton, TX on first Monday. If you have ever been, you know that you can easily wear out a good pair of shoes and still not see everything. This thing is HUGE!. Anyway, I wandered through what is known as 'dog town', a little section opposite the highway from the main part. It was in the morning and I was walking into the sun. I noticed a familiar patterned reflection on someones table as I approached. It was a Whitman folder, lying open..the coins gleaming so bright I was tempted to run back to the car to get my shades. As I got closer, my facination became horror. It was a Whitman folder alright, not quite filled with indian cents. Every one had been highly and brutally polished and cleaned.. some so much that I doubt they would have even worked in a penny gumball machine they were so thin. Even more troubling was that the book was being sold at the nominal price of $250.00 for the lot. Even without cleaning, I think the highest grade coin would have been AG. No 08-S, 09-S or any of the earlier dates in the book were there either. Needless to say, I had to pass on that deal. Later the same day, I had made it to the back 'barn' where I found three rolls of mixed wheats.. all for 6.00. When I got them back home, I found lots of dates in the 20's, some 30's and only a few 40's. Best grade was a 1925-S in AU. Deals are (and aren't) where you find them :)[/QUOTE]
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