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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ranchhand, post: 169916, member: 2622&quot;]Its an ebay find from a dealer i have purchased from before, I don&#039;t have it in hand yet.</p><p>The seller offers an interest free lay-away plan for established customers... if you are interested in the dealer just PM me for their ebay handle, they are nice (and have choice stuff)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been doing a ton of research and reading on commems. Not that hard to find free time considering how hard the commem set can be...</p><p><br /></p><p>they where selling it for a solid premium, I did some research and the original packaging is rare, between 100 and 500 original Bridgeport boxes still exist. Now <i>that&#039;s</i> rare <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I figure in 40 years when i sell these coins to buy an island in the pacific (hey it could happen) that having unique and interesting items like this would be a solid bonus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will ask the dealer if they sent the coin in to be graded out of this box, they stated int he auction that the coin was in the box for many years and that its a new style NGC holder. I assumed they sent it in for grading. No way to be sure, but it doesn&#039;t really matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that this will be my last purchase for the year as far as expensive coins go, I just bought $1000 in wire for my house! OUCH!</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as Christmas goes i gave my brother a marine coin and stamp set last year (he is a marine) and he liked it. I told him to keep it safe and not to open it (as in take the coin out)</p><p><br /></p><p>This year i will probably not be purchasing any numismatic items for my family, as they do not share my interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish that the mint would produce a coin set of American wildlife.... like a coin with a turkey, a deer, etc. kind of like other mints have done. Or a coin series on U.S. parks, they did a Yellowstone but we have SO MANY more parks. (big bend comes to mind)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it would be a grand idea, each coins sales go to the park for upkeep and rangers, or a coin series on endangered American wildlife to help with conservation. No one seems to really be excited over the presidential dollars... The state quarter program worked because of local pride, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have heard that if you tracked new coin collectors that it was like a &quot;wave&quot; going across the nation, as each new state quarter was released a surge in coin collecting interest followed. I must admit that it was the birth of my son and the Texas state quarter that got me back into collecting. When my son was born i remembered that my parents had purchased a proof set for me, and how much i liked coins when i was a kid and young adult. I started back into collecting by purchasing silver bullion coins for my sons birth year, and well, its just spread from that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christmas is a great time to spread collecting, its amazing how people can get a common date circulated buffalo nickel or mercury dime and just go &quot;wow&quot;. I was thinking of buying some common date walkers in VF to give to friends as a little token for Christmas.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am rambling <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> attached are bigger pics of the Bridgeport if anyone is interested. Sorry for going off topic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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