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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 208702, member: 4626&quot;]Good start!</p><p><br /></p><p>You know the thing that always amazes me when I see old coins in good condition like that, is that shortly after they were minted somebody had to say &quot;This looks nice.&nbsp; I&#039;m going to save it and put it somewhere where it will stay nice.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So 173 years ago someone decided to take that coin, and rahter than spend it, when it was quite a bit of money at the time, decided to put it in a box for safekeeping.&nbsp; Got to be glad he did...</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s what keeps going through my mind when I look at coins in my pocket change that are probably worth nothing more than face value.&nbsp; If I store one away now, maybe it will become a prized item in some coin collector&#039;s collection in 200 years or so...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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