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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Atreides, post: 1525013, member: 36287&quot;]Just got back from a big street fair around here, there were loads of&nbsp; vendors.&nbsp; Lots of antique/collectibles, and even a few tables with&nbsp; coins.&nbsp; I saw some silver for just about spot but I wasn&#039;t in the mood,&nbsp; but I did stumble across a table with a whole bunch of interesting&nbsp; stuff.&nbsp; I saw he had a bunch of blank planchets for cheap, so I picked&nbsp; them up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Got a Quarter Blank, 2 Dime Blanks, a Nickel blank, a Penny Blank, and&nbsp; some brass thing that was marked &quot;penny blank test piece&quot;, for $21&nbsp; total.&nbsp; I had a few blanks from my days in the supermarket so this makes&nbsp; a nice addition to my collection.&nbsp; My boss who was with me (he&#039;s a big&nbsp; numismatist) said I got a great deal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>How did I do?</p><p><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/dpg7zm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m intrigued by the &quot;penny blank test piece&quot; thing, it&#039;s about the&nbsp; diameter of a nickel and looks like it&#039;s made of brass, and one side&nbsp; looks like it has a bunch of circular milling on it.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a pic:</p><p><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2nsq5k.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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