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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samclemens3991, post: 26097831, member: 82181&quot;]I am going to double down.&nbsp; That Large Cent reminded me of my first Large cent.</p><p>&nbsp; In 1976 my hometown held an open air Festival in the Park.</p><p>To my surprise there was a coin dealer set up and he had the first Large Cent I had ever seen.&nbsp; It was priced $20 and I had $7 to my name but I was determined to get that coin.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The coin was a beautiful chocolate brown 1857 with great detail (vf-xf) but someone had taken a pin and scratched a bright red circle inside the &quot;O&quot; on the reverse.&nbsp; I pointed out the damage and offered my 7.&nbsp; He shot me down, but the day was young and so was I.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; All day long I pointed out the damage to anyone who picked the coin up.&nbsp; They would quickly put it back and the dealer would stare daggers at me.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 5 minutes to close on that first day he came over and stared at me.&nbsp; Then he said, &quot;Give me the $7 and don&#039;t come back tomorrow&quot;.&nbsp; I gave him the money and got the coin. James[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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