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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 14100818, member: 13307&quot;]Hello again, and Happy New Year!</p><p><br /></p><p>Just got back from the Dupo (IL) Coin Club Show in Collinsville, IL.&nbsp; It was a bit of a quiet show (one room, probably about 30 dealers) with a couple dealers cancelling (i.e., a couple empty tables) including some longtime regulars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, it was a productive show from a shopping standpoint.&nbsp; I don&#039;t set up there as a dealer any more (it&#039;s much better to just be able to shop, plus I have my hands full selling online anyway) but I was able to pick up some fun new purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite coin that I plan to keep (which isn&#039;t the subject of this GTG) was this toned Proof South Africa 1967 1 Rand in a PCGS PR66 slab.&nbsp; As is extremely common with these, the obverse is a mottled mix of uneven golden browns, yellows, reds and blacks - with a hint of opal - and the reverse is a fluorescent rainbow of gorgeous neon color.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since it has a TrueView already, I will share this here before we get to the GTG portion of my post:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1531268[/ATTACH] </p><p>Just one of those coins that when you see the coin, and the asking price, you don&#039;t let it out of your sight until you&#039;ve paid for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, on to the coin that is the subject of my GTG for this 2023 New Year&#039;s Day - an 1884 O Morgan Dollar.&nbsp; I found this coin at the first table I visited at the show, and the dealer asked me if I would crack it out of the slab to dip it to remove the color, and if I thought the dip would kill too much of the luster.&nbsp; My answer was that I would keep it as is and not mess with it - and since he was selling it, I&#039;d be happy to take it off his hands for him.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t find the color too distracting (I think it&#039;s pretty typical for coins in this type of holder) and this particular coin has a bit of something &quot;extra&quot; that makes it a solid pickup overall.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1531269[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to GTG for this coin, and if you&#039;re up for an additional challenge, here are closeups of some specific areas on the obverse.&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure I have the VAM attributed correctly, let&#039;s see if we get the same answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Date:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1531271[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Top of the cap:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1531273[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1531272[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thanks, and have fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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