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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 26553390, member: 13650&quot;]I bought this 1909 IHC raw off ebay back in 2011:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1692131[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1692132[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I loved the hint of blue toning and it has great luster.&nbsp;&nbsp; Several years later I sent it to NGC and they gave it a MS-65 BN.&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 of 115 in that grade today.&nbsp; &nbsp; Looking it up it&#039;s interesting that there&#039;s only 10 in MS-66 BN and none higher.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyway, the interesting part is that I think I gave $70 for it (price guide&#039;s $225 now) but I had a lot of ebay bucks to use at the time and I cashed them on this.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ended up paying $12 out of pocket for this and it resides in my US Type.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Runner up would be my 1864, 2-cent, also nabbed raw off ebay with a similar story.&nbsp;&nbsp; Gave $200 for it.&nbsp; No ebay bucks this time but sent it in years later to be graded and came back MS-65 RB.&nbsp; Worth several times that now. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;( Side bar: Ebay is no longer coin friendly.&nbsp; Not only has ebay bucks went away... not only can you not use your Ebay card points towards coins/bullion/ or collectible currency....&nbsp;&nbsp; But you can&#039;t even use an ebay gift card on coins and bullion now. )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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