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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2718390, member: 15929&quot;]I spotted this 1972 Type 2 IKE on ebay 9 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]615191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]615192[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>At first, I thought it was one of the silver versions but then, it lacked a mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>I put in an initial bid and started watching it.</p><p><br /></p><p>About 3 days before it ended, the bid had jumped up over $150 so I stupidly placed a bit around $275.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stupid Stupid Stupid!</p><p><br /></p><p>About 2 seconds before it closed I dropped an A-Bomb bid and won it for $560</p><p><br /></p><p>I was really hoping for a killer grade. MS65 or possibly MS66 but it came back at MS64.</p><p>I resubmitted it several times and the best I could squeeze out of it was an MS64+ since it did have some objectionable marks on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sold it for a little less than I paid for it. A bummer and a very valuable lesson.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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