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Message:: [QUOTE="Mike Thorne, post: 5341607, member: 56869"]Following advice I think I read in Coin World, I bought a bunch of these in the "discard" group, coins that were either toned or low MS grades. I sold them all a short time later and made money (I kicked myself later for not keeping one of each different date I received). I kept an 1881-CC that I didn't much like the looks of, but it was worth a great deal more than I paid for it (maybe $45). I also held onto an 1883-CC that was colorfully toned and had relatively few bagmarks. I had them both graded by NGC when they started leaving them in the original holders and putting a band around them with the grade. The 1881-CC came back MS64, and I later sold it. I still have the 1883-CC, which I put on here as a "Guess the Grade" coin. Most of you who responded thought it was MS65 or MS65 PL, but NGC thought it was MS66 PL. I love the coin but bought another high grade 1883-CC for my PCGS Registry Set.[/QUOTE]