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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 7283926, member: 84179"]I bought a couple bulk lots of these in the 90's (maybe from Frank Robinson) and paid about $4-5 each (I have another 5-6 that aren't in the picture). I used to sell the duplicates for $6-7 at my local coin club, so even though the condition isn't as nice as others posted, it turned out to be a very inexpensive collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for being big and heavy, I have them in paper 2x2 envelopes. They don't fit in cardboard 2x2s or saf-flips (I can get them in, but have to cut the flip to get them out <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). I also have a number of long 2x2 boxes for storage and it's easy to find the one with the 5 kopeks, even without looking at the label. Just find the one that's significantly heavier than anything else <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 7283926, member: 84179"]I bought a couple bulk lots of these in the 90's (maybe from Frank Robinson) and paid about $4-5 each (I have another 5-6 that aren't in the picture). I used to sell the duplicates for $6-7 at my local coin club, so even though the condition isn't as nice as others posted, it turned out to be a very inexpensive collection. As for being big and heavy, I have them in paper 2x2 envelopes. They don't fit in cardboard 2x2s or saf-flips (I can get them in, but have to cut the flip to get them out :facepalm:). I also have a number of long 2x2 boxes for storage and it's easy to find the one with the 5 kopeks, even without looking at the label. Just find the one that's significantly heavier than anything else :happy:[/QUOTE]
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