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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2938904, member: 5233"]So, as the year draws to a close...I have been thinking back about the new additions to my collection.  I thought it would be fun to see various members favorite budget purchases.  So, post your favorite purchase from 2017 that cost under $100. Here is mine.  This is a 1949-J 5 Pfennig coin from Germany.  I love this coin because it is an early reform currency issue...which is why it was "Bank Deutscher Lander " on the obverse rather than the normal "Bundesrepublik Deutschland." I have wanted one of these coins for a while but I was waiting for the right example.  I paid a bit of a premium for this one, but it has strong PL features and really pop in hand.  It's one of the nicest examples of the type I have seen.  I bought it from a dealer I have used many times and he graded it MS-63PL and I agree with his assessment.  I paid $75 for this coin...which is high in my opinion but it's a very nice premium example and worth the cost. It was hard to photograph to get the PL features to show...and I didn't take it out of the airtite and there are some marks on the holder.  But, here it is: <img src="https://i.imgur.com/XiToIns.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]