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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 338546, member: 2972"]It is not unsurprising, presumably as a seller of these coins who stands to gain from their sale, that you hold that opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question directly on why more haven't surfaced... One reason that pops into my mind is the original submitter is holding on to more of them. Another could be they are in a collector's bag yet to be opened. A third might be that they are still in the vaults. As I'm sure you understand, yet seem to gloss right over, these coins were minted in 2007, so it's not like people have been searching for decades and decades. Lastly, here's an auction for one of these coins on eBay, which tends to dispute your assertion that they "always popped up together":</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Thomas-Jefferson-2007-Smooth-Edge-Coin-BU_W0QQitemZ310024398141QQihZ021QQcategoryZ149688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Thomas-Jefferson-2007-Smooth-Edge-Coin-BU_W0QQitemZ310024398141QQihZ021QQcategoryZ149688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Thomas-Jefferson-2007-Smooth-Edge-Coin-BU_W0QQitemZ310024398141QQihZ021QQcategoryZ149688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, just because "you know a guy" doesn't mean the market is telling DUI40 anything. Even more to the point -- <b>how much would YOU buy back the coin for, and how many have YOU purchased at this level for your own collection/investment?</b> To me, and I suspect most people, your response to those two questions means far more than "know[ing] a guy" (who incidentally sold a 66 not a 65 as DUI4U bought).</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully but suspiciously submitted...Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. I never said anyone was "getting ripped off", but I do find it interesting that you brought that up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 338546, member: 2972"]It is not unsurprising, presumably as a seller of these coins who stands to gain from their sale, that you hold that opinion. To answer your question directly on why more haven't surfaced... One reason that pops into my mind is the original submitter is holding on to more of them. Another could be they are in a collector's bag yet to be opened. A third might be that they are still in the vaults. As I'm sure you understand, yet seem to gloss right over, these coins were minted in 2007, so it's not like people have been searching for decades and decades. Lastly, here's an auction for one of these coins on eBay, which tends to dispute your assertion that they "always popped up together": [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Thomas-Jefferson-2007-Smooth-Edge-Coin-BU_W0QQitemZ310024398141QQihZ021QQcategoryZ149688QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Also, just because "you know a guy" doesn't mean the market is telling DUI40 anything. Even more to the point -- [B]how much would YOU buy back the coin for, and how many have YOU purchased at this level for your own collection/investment?[/B] To me, and I suspect most people, your response to those two questions means far more than "know[ing] a guy" (who incidentally sold a 66 not a 65 as DUI4U bought). Respectfully but suspiciously submitted...Mike p.s. I never said anyone was "getting ripped off", but I do find it interesting that you brought that up.[/QUOTE]
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