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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3061201, member: 71642&quot;]There is one coin I have an absolute weakness for, the Japanese 50 sen with the double hoo bird (&#039;phoenix&#039; though the mythology is quite different, including it is often conceived of as a pair of birds).&nbsp; They can run from blast white to the fabulously toned.&nbsp; Any time I see a chance at an upgrade I think really hard about it, and usually go for it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This one was sold from Asia at a relatively unexpectedly low price as a BIN on eBay.&nbsp; Pop is 10/1 at MS-66. Under $45/free shipping and eBay bucks made it a no-brainer (even though I had a perfectly respectable 65).&nbsp; All I can guess is that the bit of toning made it less than acceptable to the Asian market.&nbsp; Or, the guy just wanted it sold. Or, maybe there will be an onslaught of higher grades coming.&nbsp; Possibly there are only 8 collectors of these so as one of the top 11, it went cheap.&nbsp; Whatever.</p><p><br /></p><p>My addiction:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]767937[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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