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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1797940, member: 75105&quot;]I was looking around at a small coin show yesterday and got into a conversation with one of the regular dealers there.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was showing me paperweight with a &quot;Anniversary of WWII&quot; clad commen. coin in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The paperweight was made by the US Mint, and here is one just like it.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-1995-US-MINT-WWII-50th-ANNIVERSARY-CLAD-HALF-DOLLAR-IN-ACRYLIC-w-COA-/350861630288?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item51b0fb9b50&amp;nma=true&amp;si=uPsenXwX3tElU6WDCMa47FuUZEs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-1995-US-MINT-WWII-50th-ANNIVERSARY-CLAD-HALF-DOLLAR-IN-ACRYLIC-w-COA-/350861630288?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item51b0fb9b50&amp;nma=true&amp;si=uPsenXwX3tElU6WDCMa47FuUZEs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-1995-US-MINT-WWII-50th-ANNIVERSARY-CLAD-HALF-DOLLAR-IN-ACRYLIC-w-COA-/350861630288?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item51b0fb9b50&amp;nma=true&amp;si=uPsenXwX3tElU6WDCMa47FuUZEs%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, he said he showed it to another dealer by the name of &quot;John Ferm&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was told that there was only a few of these known, and it was a &quot;unlisted product&quot; put out by the US Mint, also said person told him to &quot;ask no less than $125&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I know this man somewhat personally, and know he would not lie to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am also not blaming this &quot;John Ferm&quot;, as he could of been told this by someone else and quoted inaccurate info.</p><p><br /></p><p>So being the curious person I am, I looked it up on eBay, and found a few that sold for $10-$20, so they are not rare, and by no means worth $125.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I showed him this, he thanked me, and lowered the price of it significantly. He said he has been trying to sell it for quite some time.</p><p><br /></p><p>He explained he did not own a computer. While this man was not old, he said he never liked computers.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the moral of this story...if you know any coin collectors that don&#039;t own a computer, recommend them getting them one, or if you like them well enough, get one for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, anyone who reads this post has a computer and knows what a wealth of information is on the internet, but to those who don&#039;t own a computer, they are &quot;in the dark&quot; as far as information.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as noted above, word of mouth my not always be true, and you can sometimes find more accurate information on the internet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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