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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dima, post: 6754667, member: 18037&quot;]I&#039;ve been busy with work, but been making sure to find some time for hobbies.&nbsp; Wanted to share recent purchases and CRH discoveries; figured I&#039;d make a single thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had the opportunity to search through 30x rolls worth of quarters ($300).&nbsp; I was optimistic that I might find at least one West Point quarter and at least one well-worn silver quarter.&nbsp; Not really surprising but I found neither...&nbsp; instead, I pulled (read: hoarded) $3.75 worth of bicentennial quarters and one 2018 Panamanian quarter Balboa.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]1271699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1271700[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271703[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Since this is the US Forum and not world, I won&#039;t linger on this purchase; but do want to point out the incredible shipping speed.&nbsp; I ordered some coins from the Perth Mint on 3/2.&nbsp; To my amazement, they shipped via FedEx from Australia on 3/3 and arrived to me in Chicago on 3/8!</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, I ordered the 2021 US Proof Set.&nbsp; The new 2021 quarter is quite captivating.&nbsp; Something rather refreshing about seeing the original obverse after 22 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271704[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On to the more interesting stuff -- in the classic silver department, I picked up this common date Washington-Carver half.&nbsp; At $35 shipped, this white MS65 upgrade was impossible to pass up.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271599[/ATTACH]</p><p>And lastly, my most exciting acquisition... **drum roll**</p><p><br /></p><p>1926 Sesquicentennial quarter eagle, graded MS63 -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271701[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271702[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one has been on my want list for some time and when I finally found this copper-spot-free, haze-free, lustrous beauty, I snagged it up and never looked back <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Planning on sending it for a reholder + Trueview at a minimum; and considering it for a regrade.&nbsp; The more I look at it with my magnifying glass, the more I believe it could grade 64...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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