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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26674663, member: 10461&quot;]I lack only the Trade dollar and Seated dollar With Motto to complete my &quot;holey&quot; 19th century Type set.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one was recently offered to me.&nbsp; I expressed an interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the person who offered it to me said he didn&#039;t want to sell or swap it- he wanted to GIVE it to me!&nbsp; And he insisted, after I tried to refuse the outright gift and offer him a swap instead.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, being <i>given</i> a Trade dollar- even a holed and scratched one- is cool enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>But look closer... this is an <i><b>1873-CC!&nbsp; </b></i>With a mintage of only 124,500 pieces, making it the second-lowest mintage of all the Carson City Trade dollars, behind only the 1878-CC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without the hole and scratches, this would be a $1K+ coin!&nbsp; Assuming, of course, that it&#039;s real.&nbsp; I personally see no reason to doubt it, though I&#039;m not a T$ specialist.&nbsp; So I thought I&#039;d ask.&nbsp; What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702018[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702019[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702020[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a picture of the Holey 19th Century Type Set from a year ago.&nbsp; Since this picture was taken, I have completed all but the Trade dollar and Seated dollar With Motto, as mentioned.&nbsp; And now it looks like I&#039;ve got the Trade dollar, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702021[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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