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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2520268, member: 10461&quot;]Somewhere I read about <b>H8_modern</b> collecting Lucite coin paperweights.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had this old Nassau (Bahamas) souvenir paperweight with various coins in it (British, East Caribbean, and Haitian).&nbsp; Judging from the BU grade and 1958 date on the Haitian coin, not to mention the seemingly strange assortment of countries, it was pretty obvious that this paperweight was made with coins that circulated in the Bahamas prior to the advent of their own coinage in 1966.&nbsp; So it&#039;s fairly old.&nbsp; It&#039;s a cool item but probably not worth a ton.&nbsp; Someone gave it to me, so I had nothing in it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi88.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk173%2Flordmarcovan%2FNassauPaperweight.png&amp;hash=c92a16724e36804cd45b780538211b6f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since H8_modern collects these, I offered it to him, and told him I&#039;d take one or two BU or proof modern silver coins in return (of any size, bullion content, country, or type). </p><p><br /></p><p>Essentially I said <i>&quot;just surprise me&quot;</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>And boy, did he!</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>In return, I just got this beautiful 1976 Turks &amp; Caicos Islands 20-crown piece.&nbsp; It&#039;s bigger than a silver dollar (45 mm), struck in .925 (Sterling) silver, and has 1.1509 oz. of bullion content!&nbsp; Furthermore, it <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turks-and-caicos-islands-20-crowns-km-14-1976-1977-cuid-48278-duid-0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/turks-and-caicos-islands-20-crowns-km-14-1976-1977-cuid-48278-duid-0" rel="nofollow">lists for $40 in MS63</a> and has nearly $22 in melt value alone, as of this posting.&nbsp; And it&#039;s in the original government packaging.&nbsp; But that&#039;s not all.&nbsp; It has a great reverse design showing four little cameos with all the ages of Queen Victoria.&nbsp; (I have a daughter named Victoria.&nbsp; Turns out, so does he.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve long admired this design, but&nbsp; this is the first time I&#039;ve actually seen one of these coins in hand, let alone owned one.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Please pardon the wretched cellphone pix- my new camera setup is not here yet)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/TampC20crowns-1976.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So how cool is <i>that?</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I would have considered something worth 10-12 bucks as plenty for the paperweight, so needless to say, I was delighted with this deal.&nbsp; He mentioned being satisfied with the paperweight, so I think it&#039;s a win-win.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, I can&#039;t help but feeling like I came out a little bit on the better end of this trade, even if by accident.</p><p><br /></p><p>H8_modern... I owe you a modest boost on the next deal, if we ever do biz again.&nbsp; I figured this shoutout was the least I could do (plus I just wanted to post the coin anyway). <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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