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<p>[QUOTE="J.T. Parker, post: 25529932, member: 106405"]Thanks Dima,</p><p>I honestly never thought I've have the chance to be a 'caretaker' for such this rarity purchased many years ago from Ira Stein. I had originally purchase one of his 1916's that was toned gun metal gray ($18K). He tempted me with this 'eye candy' example after purchasing it at that years FUN show. I traded it in and happily gave him an extra $2K. At that time I was making an obscene amount of cash QC-ing parts for the seismic guns used in deep sea oil exploration. This was a vanity purchase, whereas the complete set of MS-63-65 Mexican Centenario gold coins were more of an investment. (Fact: the complete set of gold cost just $819 more than this quarter at that time) Investment-wise purchasing a duplicate set of gold would prove to be much better ...BUT....What the heck, I'd still buy this coin again!</p><p>J.T.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J.T. Parker, post: 25529932, member: 106405"]Thanks Dima, I honestly never thought I've have the chance to be a 'caretaker' for such this rarity purchased many years ago from Ira Stein. I had originally purchase one of his 1916's that was toned gun metal gray ($18K). He tempted me with this 'eye candy' example after purchasing it at that years FUN show. I traded it in and happily gave him an extra $2K. At that time I was making an obscene amount of cash QC-ing parts for the seismic guns used in deep sea oil exploration. This was a vanity purchase, whereas the complete set of MS-63-65 Mexican Centenario gold coins were more of an investment. (Fact: the complete set of gold cost just $819 more than this quarter at that time) Investment-wise purchasing a duplicate set of gold would prove to be much better ...BUT....What the heck, I'd still buy this coin again! J.T.[/QUOTE]
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