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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blasty, post: 7650372, member: 38375&quot;]I picked this up recently at a bullion shop that has a bit of numismatic stuff at times. I might have paid a bit much above melt considering the condition, but I don&#039;t often treat myself to something like this. Fortunately my wife also likes gold coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>I love how imperfect it is -- re-punched letters, cracks closing the serifs of the C&#039;s with little chips inside, all the little stray marks on the dies. The design seems crude even for 1834, it has a human touch. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also fun to think about how a coin of such significant value picked up so much circulation wear. Lots of interesting transactions I&#039;m sure!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/col8e1834-jpg.1315397/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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