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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rysherms, post: 1864798, member: 46631&quot;]I am sure the gold-double-eagle/walking-liberty-half/silver-eagle deserves mention in any &quot;best coin design&quot; discussion, I mean, after all, it has appeared on 3 coins. however, my personal tastes may not allingn with the majority. I am not a supporter of &quot;the south&quot; or a &quot;good ol boy&quot;, but at the first coin show I ever went to, I saw the Stone Mountain half dollar. It was raw, and looked to my noob eyes to be in amazing condition. It had a sticker on the flip that said $60. The other half dollars around it had prices around $5-10. So I asked why this one was so much, and the guy (who would eventually turn into one of my most trusted and frequented dealers) said that it was a commemorative half dollar and in very good condition, but said to make an offer. So, not knowing ANYTHING at this point, I offered $20. He chuckled and said he couldnt do it for $20, but would go to $35. Something just told me this was the first coin I HAD TO HAVE. So I bought it. I put it in an airtites, and looked at it every so often. I then learned and educated myself and ended up going in a totally different direction with my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years after, I went to a show where ICG had free coin grading.&nbsp; I just happened to have that with me and in its airtite in my pocket. Turns out it is MS65 (ICGs grade, to be taken with a grain of salt) and worth quite a bit more than $35. Not bad for a first purchase. But I love the obverse of that coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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