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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 32305, member: 112&quot;]Hey Ian - you should remember this one&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Three times I have bid on this exact coin in separate auctions. The first two times I was outbid at the last second. The third time I was successful. And, as it turns out, I am quite glad I was previously outbid&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>You see - in the previous two auctions I had bid more than double what I did in the 3rd auction. Of course, I was prepared to bid much higher in the 3rd auction as well. In fact I did. But my max bid was not even approached this time which a very pleasant surprise to say the least&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t usually collect copper coinage, but this is in my opinion the most beautiful design I have ever seen on a copper coin. It is a 1848 10 centime essai. What appear to be scratches are on the holder - not the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.gdjmsp.cointalk.org/coin_pics/France/1848%2010c%20essai%20obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.gdjmsp.cointalk.org/coin_pics/France/1848%2010c%20essai%20rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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