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<p>[QUOTE="Omegaraptor, post: 2697992, member: 76105"]I said I would obtain a gold piece in October 2016, but I unfortunately couldn't. But my goal was to get one over the spring break, and I have finally done so. I went to a little pawn shop that had a few Liberty $2.50s in a bin for a little above melt. They were mostly late dates, but looking through them, I found this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]606712[/ATTACH]</p><p>I could not believe my eyes. An 1848 CAL quarter eagle in a junk bin! I held the coin obverse up on the table when I bought it, so the owner wouldn't know it was a CAL.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had spent most of my money on the quarter eagle, but I still had a little bit left, and there was also a bin that sold half dimes for $10 each. They were mostly beat up common dates, but there were a couple of gems in there. Here they are:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]606715[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]606716[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]606717[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I couldn't believe what I found at the pawn shop that day. I now know where my new coin source is going to be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Omegaraptor, post: 2697992, member: 76105"]I said I would obtain a gold piece in October 2016, but I unfortunately couldn't. But my goal was to get one over the spring break, and I have finally done so. I went to a little pawn shop that had a few Liberty $2.50s in a bin for a little above melt. They were mostly late dates, but looking through them, I found this one: [ATTACH=full]606712[/ATTACH] I could not believe my eyes. An 1848 CAL quarter eagle in a junk bin! I held the coin obverse up on the table when I bought it, so the owner wouldn't know it was a CAL. I had spent most of my money on the quarter eagle, but I still had a little bit left, and there was also a bin that sold half dimes for $10 each. They were mostly beat up common dates, but there were a couple of gems in there. Here they are: [ATTACH=full]606715[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]606716[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]606717[/ATTACH] I couldn't believe what I found at the pawn shop that day. I now know where my new coin source is going to be.[/QUOTE]
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