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<p>[QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 2506673, member: 24091"]Blew my entire California unemployment check on it; all $450 of it. (Only qualified for a single week of unemployment after having found another position so quickly, and decided a little celebration was in order).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, he has another one that is graded MS65 that he wants $1250 for, though it is a point lower.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://atlasnumismatics.com/1019172/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://atlasnumismatics.com/1019172/" rel="nofollow">http://atlasnumismatics.com/1019172/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I had looked at both at the ANA convention. Looked at this MS65 coin first since it looks like a proof and there is no indication in Krause that one was ever struck (not sure about the Sieg catalog). It's a fabulous coin, but has a tiny nearly microscopic rim nick at 6:00 obverse, and the price was a bit of a shocker. I asked to see the MS66 thinking he would want about as much, and thought the asking price was very reasonable (500) before negotiating down to $450.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of his inventory is pretty expensive, but if owning the very best is part of your passion when collecting coins, then he is certainly a dealer who you can rely on for some pretty exciting coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 2506673, member: 24091"]Blew my entire California unemployment check on it; all $450 of it. (Only qualified for a single week of unemployment after having found another position so quickly, and decided a little celebration was in order). Anyway, he has another one that is graded MS65 that he wants $1250 for, though it is a point lower. [url]http://atlasnumismatics.com/1019172/[/url] I had looked at both at the ANA convention. Looked at this MS65 coin first since it looks like a proof and there is no indication in Krause that one was ever struck (not sure about the Sieg catalog). It's a fabulous coin, but has a tiny nearly microscopic rim nick at 6:00 obverse, and the price was a bit of a shocker. I asked to see the MS66 thinking he would want about as much, and thought the asking price was very reasonable (500) before negotiating down to $450. Most of his inventory is pretty expensive, but if owning the very best is part of your passion when collecting coins, then he is certainly a dealer who you can rely on for some pretty exciting coins.[/QUOTE]
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