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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 1320051, member: 9474&quot;][ATTACH]149692.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149693.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is my latest aquisition.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect these, but once I saw this, I had to have it.&nbsp; The thought of this coin landing into someone&#039;s collection who doesn&#039;t appreciate the fine artistic quality of our US Mint was unacceptable to me.&nbsp; I borrowed some money from a fellow collector and plucked down the money.&nbsp; THe dealer I bought if off of is a friend of mine and he had an interesting story to go with it.&nbsp; I was called by an elderly lady who told him that she had a few coins she would like to sell him.&nbsp; When they met, she presented 5 little coin envelopes.&nbsp; In each envelope was a different coin all from around this year.&nbsp; THey were her mothers and had been sitting in a dresser drawer for over 90 years!!!!&nbsp; My pics don&#039;t do this coin justice as this is this fine yellow toning around the coin.&nbsp; Comparing this coin with other similar coins from this series, it appears that the dies may have been in late stage.&nbsp; Other than a less than stellar strike, the coin exudes its natural luster with only a nick here or there.&nbsp; I can&#039;t say what the long term holds for this coin, but right now it stays in my collection.&nbsp; Where else can you find an untouched/newly found 90 year old coin? Can you see why I had to have it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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