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Message:: [QUOTE="Kasia, post: 2930444, member: 31533"]These are the two three-cent pieces I puchased. My first one, and I don't remember now which of these two was that first one, I bought at a coin store in downtown San Diego, near 8th and E (where the main library was). I think it was probably in 1970 and I got it for four dollars. I think that day I probably only had that amount for a coin then. The second one I purchased would have been at a coin shop in Independence, Missouri, in  around 1987-1991 or so. I don't remember what I paid, but probably not more than 9.00. As you can see, I now actually had a collection of 1852 three-cent pieces going. One of these I sent to Koen's brother in the Netherlands for Koen's children to have. Koen was a neat guy on here, only starting his Numismatic journey in life, but tragically he was killed by a drunk driver. His children were really young, but he had been sharing the hobby as best he could with his son who was, I believe, six years old. I still think of him and hope that the brother and mom kept the coins for the kids. <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1852_3cent_2combo-jpg.169099/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1852_3cent_1combo-jpg.169098/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]