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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zekeguzz, post: 1190434, member: 15455&quot;]I checked the scale with a known 100 gram weight. I checked it on grams, ounces, troy ounces, carats, and pounds. Compared </p><p>all readings using weight tables provided by a conversion site.</p><p>I felt that I spent too much on this medal. I misread the information thinking it was a 10 OZ Sterling silver commemorative&nbsp; </p><p>coin. When it dawned on me that it was only 1 OZ&nbsp; I felt and still feel that I was very careless and stupid.&nbsp; Here is the break-</p><p>down on the cost of this thing:</p><p>Winning Bid&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = $66</p><p>12% Buyers Premium = $7.92</p><p>Shipping&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; = $18</p><p>Total&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; = $91.92</p><p><br /></p><p>I now know through your comments that foreclosure items may not be accurately described. Also I feel relieved that I could have bid $300 for what I thought was a 10 OZ coin/medal. So for over paying by only $40 is not too bad for a lesson well learned.</p><p>I did research this medal before and after I won it and could not find very much info on it. I found out it was minted in 1973.</p><p>I contacted the Franklin Mint and was told their information only goes back about twenty years or so.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how to </p><p>contact the Miami Coin show people for any kind of information they could offer.</p><p>I don&#039;t trust any info about this medal. For example there is no Cert. of Authenticity. The label says Sterling but I don&#039;t trust that now because of the weight of it.&nbsp; All though it kind of makes sense that it weighs less than one troy ounce because Sterling is 92.5% pure silver as compared to a silver coin of only 90% silver????? Disregard this last statement it doesn&#039;t make sense.</p><p>I feel this medal is worth about $45 now. I look around and see what dealers, and CT members say. Hopefully what DESERTGEM said is true and I could get maybe get $50 or more for it.&nbsp; So I won&#039;t try to return it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel I should honor my bid now and take my lumps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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