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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7708637, member: 118780"]FWIW, I just purchased another coin yesterday in the story from ma-shops. This one was from Vosper, and it promptly shipped this morning.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is another one I'm very excited about. I collect "stories", not coins, so I'm often researching and I uncovered a coin that I was previously unfamiliar with, that perfectly matched the story. Recently, I lost on an auction for a different coin for this part, but this new coin matched 1000% better.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, when I started searching for the coin, I realized it was rare. CNG had sold only four copies in the last 17 years, the last three years ago. None were in any current or recent auctions. VCoins had nothing, but then ma-shops turned up some results!</p><p><br /></p><p>I received sticker shock at first, since the first dealer wanted a lot. But I scrolled down and found another one in similar condition for a third of the price! Not only that, but it seems this copy is rarer than the first, since the web site I typically use for these coins only lists the type, but provides no examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Combined with another part of the story I found on VCoins, and I'm now down to 9 coins left for my story, though two of them I've lost on several times at auction now, and I know are going to eventually cost me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 7708637, member: 118780"]FWIW, I just purchased another coin yesterday in the story from ma-shops. This one was from Vosper, and it promptly shipped this morning. This is another one I'm very excited about. I collect "stories", not coins, so I'm often researching and I uncovered a coin that I was previously unfamiliar with, that perfectly matched the story. Recently, I lost on an auction for a different coin for this part, but this new coin matched 1000% better. Of course, when I started searching for the coin, I realized it was rare. CNG had sold only four copies in the last 17 years, the last three years ago. None were in any current or recent auctions. VCoins had nothing, but then ma-shops turned up some results! I received sticker shock at first, since the first dealer wanted a lot. But I scrolled down and found another one in similar condition for a third of the price! Not only that, but it seems this copy is rarer than the first, since the web site I typically use for these coins only lists the type, but provides no examples. Combined with another part of the story I found on VCoins, and I'm now down to 9 coins left for my story, though two of them I've lost on several times at auction now, and I know are going to eventually cost me. :)[/QUOTE]
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