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Message:: [QUOTE="Frederic, post: 1086479, member: 28920"]Hello, I'm new here and this is my first post. I came across this while doing a search on Google for an estimate of the value of a a fine conditioned William The Conqueror coin. 15 years ago, I'd been given one by a buddy whose grandfather had collected rare and valuable coins. His mother had disposed of all of them except the one and he traded it to me for a Bronze Byzantine coin. I later gave it to General "Sandy" Vandenburg who'd told me he wanted it for his son. Sandy always obtained an antiquity from me every time he'd visit in town with another friend of ours from Colorado. Luristan bronze items, Roman bronze, etc. Sandy's son liked the stuff his dad brought home to him and probably has a pretty nice collection by now. Anyway, the General wrote me later and told me that when he called his boy up and told him what he had for him, his boy dropped what he was doing and rushed on over. I never knew what the coin was worth. His son never wrote me a letter of thanks, but Sandy did. I guess my name was left out of the details of what the General did for his son. Just as well. They were both happy. I'm amazed however what the collectors value is of such a coin these days. Kinda wish I'd have given him something else now. Sigh...[/QUOTE]