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<p>[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 18039664, member: 19250"]After all the years collecting I've come to a cross road if I care to fill key holes in certain series or enjoy the coins in hand....there's been a couple which were filled then sold....never replaced....well not as of yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a story for you Randy...its about a dealer friend who owned Arundel Coin in down town Glen Burnie Md. Since the mid 1960's. Sonny told me this story on a LCS visit one day.</p><p>He in the 1960's was assembling a set of 3 cn coins. Like you he got to those mintages that where like you impossible to find...if they even exist? As Sonny told me for 1 solid year he took out a ad in coin world a 1/4 page...he included of course his business ad...and a request for those key date 3 cn coins.</p><p>Now he goes on to say oh the ad worked great ...I got responces from all over...I had coins mailed to me weekly...only to be returned as they weren't MS they were Proof strikes....none were ms coins.</p><p>All returned to senders...set never completed. </p><p><br /></p><p>I share this not to discourage you...but again there's dates ,mm, varieties so rare one can only rely on luck...to be in the right place the right time..</p><p>I too collect 3 cn ,as well 3 cent silvers, half dimes....however you ever see the mintages of the 1846 h-10?</p><p>Or any date Philly mint from 1863-1869.</p><p>I do understand that some need to see completion in their lives...but I've learned to enjoy the ride...as much as the destination. </p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 18039664, member: 19250"]After all the years collecting I've come to a cross road if I care to fill key holes in certain series or enjoy the coins in hand....there's been a couple which were filled then sold....never replaced....well not as of yet. This is a story for you Randy...its about a dealer friend who owned Arundel Coin in down town Glen Burnie Md. Since the mid 1960's. Sonny told me this story on a LCS visit one day. He in the 1960's was assembling a set of 3 cn coins. Like you he got to those mintages that where like you impossible to find...if they even exist? As Sonny told me for 1 solid year he took out a ad in coin world a 1/4 page...he included of course his business ad...and a request for those key date 3 cn coins. Now he goes on to say oh the ad worked great ...I got responces from all over...I had coins mailed to me weekly...only to be returned as they weren't MS they were Proof strikes....none were ms coins. All returned to senders...set never completed. I share this not to discourage you...but again there's dates ,mm, varieties so rare one can only rely on luck...to be in the right place the right time.. I too collect 3 cn ,as well 3 cent silvers, half dimes....however you ever see the mintages of the 1846 h-10? Or any date Philly mint from 1863-1869. I do understand that some need to see completion in their lives...but I've learned to enjoy the ride...as much as the destination. ;)[/QUOTE]
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