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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 25213733, member: 105571&quot;]Two recent pickups:</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is 1831 Capped Bust Half Dime, LM-2, R-3 acquired for the half dime die marriage set.&nbsp; Direct purchase from a dealer on EBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a 1861 $20 Type 1 No Motto Double Eagle for the U.S. Type Set.&nbsp; This one came from a dealer at the Lakeland, FL coin show last Friday.&nbsp; I had a fruitful negotiation with this dealer.&nbsp; Pleasant, business-like.&nbsp; I made an offer, he counter-offered and I accepted.&nbsp; No drama.&nbsp; But another dealer had two No Motto Eagles:&nbsp; 1847-O in PCGS XF-40 and 1849 in PCGS XF-45.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t like the coins that much as they were at best only &quot;C&quot; coins for the grade.&nbsp; And, he had a price sticker on them that was ridiculous, call it 50% more than Greysheet.&nbsp; When I asked him about the price, he said &quot;Oh, I haven&#039;t repriced them&quot; and then proceeded to INCREASE the price.&nbsp; Then I got to listen to a lecture all about how Greysheet is always wrong and Type 1 Eagles actually sell for much more than I think they should.&nbsp; Couldn&#039;t get away from there fast enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, enough of my whinging.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1605589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1605590[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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