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Apparently "NEVER" does finally come...

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texasrichard

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Would you believe that I just:

 

... bought an NCG slabbed commem to add to my PCGS commem set?

 

... think it is probably properly graded although I might try for an upgrade anyway.

 

... paid about a 900% premium for "color"

 

... and pulled the trigger just now.

 

 

What say you? Is this an April Fool's thing or is it real?

 

 

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texasrichard

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Thanks all. What's nice about the btw's is you can buy a real nice looking coin without going bankrupt ;)

 

I doubt when I get a Missouri or Hawaiian or Pan Pac or many others they will look like this one.

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Well, if you're going to pay 9 times sheet then the BTW is the commem to buy! (thumbs u Imagine a Hawaiian, Hudson or Spanish trail at 9 X's? Ouch!

 

Gorgeous coin!

 

Notice how ole Booker T looks like Dennis Rodman with the purple/violet afro! :insane:

 

dennis-rodman-hair.jpg

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I'll relate something personal. My wife allows me to enjoy my hobby and she pretends to have a little interest even though I know she doesn't. When looking at my other commems with rim toning she'll comment to the effect of "too bad about that grundge around the edge".

 

As I was excited to show her the picture of the BTW I hyped it up a little and said "are you ready?" When I opened the pic she just couldn't help herself and blurted out "it looks like they picked it up out of a garbage bin" lol

 

If she was a collector I'm thinking everything she bought would be blast white. ;)

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I'll relate something personal. My wife allows me to enjoy my hobby and she pretends to have a little interest even though I know she doesn't. When looking at my other commems with rim toning she'll comment to the effect of "too bad about that grundge around the edge".

 

As I was excited to show her the picture of the BTW I hyped it up a little and said "are you ready?" When I opened the pic she just couldn't help herself and blurted out "it looks like they picked it up out of a garbage bin" lol

 

If she was a collector I'm thinking everything she bought would be blast white. ;)

 

You're married to Ricko? :o

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okbustchaser

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I'll relate something personal. My wife allows me to enjoy my hobby and she pretends to have a little interest even though I know she doesn't. When looking at my other commems with rim toning she'll comment to the effect of "too bad about that grundge around the edge".

 

As I was excited to show her the picture of the BTW I hyped it up a little and said "are you ready?" When I opened the pic she just couldn't help herself and blurted out "it looks like they picked it up out of a garbage bin" lol

 

If she was a collector I'm thinking everything she bought would be blast white. ;)

 

I have found that almost all non-collectors (and for that matter many if not most collectors) much prefer blast white over toning. This is why so many coins get dipped.

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Mozin

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The toning is pretty, but I can't agree with paying ten times sheet price, especially when Classic Commemoratives have not been popular for more than a decade.

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I'll relate something personal. My wife allows me to enjoy my hobby and she pretends to have a little interest even though I know she doesn't. When looking at my other commems with rim toning she'll comment to the effect of "too bad about that grundge around the edge".

 

As I was excited to show her the picture of the BTW I hyped it up a little and said "are you ready?" When I opened the pic she just couldn't help herself and blurted out "it looks like they picked it up out of a garbage bin" lol

 

If she was a collector I'm thinking everything she bought would be blast white. ;)

 

You're married to Ricko? :o

:o(worship) (thumbs u

 

My wife also follows my collection, but she at one time was working on a gold type set so she has a fairly good grasp of what we own. However, given my tendancy to buy toned coins, the best response I ever get out of her is along the lines of "you've got others that are more ugly".

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texasrichard

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The toning is pretty, but I can't agree with paying ten times sheet price, especially when Classic Commemoratives have not been popular for more than a decade.

 

I understand and IF it had been pretty much any other commem except the BTW I wouldn't have done so. Filling up my fuel tank twice costs me about what the coin did so I'm still happy with it. (my tank is a 44 gal diesel tank)

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Yes apparently NEVER does eventualy come. PCGS said they would NEVER put problem coins into their slabs. You bought the NGC and paid a premium for color. And two weeks ago I actually purchased a slabbed coin (gasp!!!). I fel so dirty and ashamed of myself.

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Yes apparently NEVER does eventualy come.

And two weeks ago I actually purchased a slabbed coin (gasp!!!). I fel so dirty and ashamed of myself.

 

Yikes.jpg This has to be the most unexpected event of the thread!

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