Picked up an 09-D Today!

[jtryka]

Picked up my 09-D saint today, here's a link to the auction: 09-D . I am amazed at how hard these are to come by. This was the only 09-D listed on eBay for however long they show completed items. And Heritage has only auctioned 42 from Jan. 1993 to date, that's an average of a little over 4 per year! And to top it off, 6 of those 42 weren't sold! So it is a really tough one.

 

 

 

 

[Gunsmoke]

Curious...auction says reserve not met, how did you end up with the coin?

[jtryka]

Well, after the auction ended, the seller e-mailed me and asked if I would like to buy the coin for my high bid amount, and since my bid was a fair price for this one, I jumped on it! Sometimes I really wonder why people use reserves in their auctions. I suppose at least he had the option to keep the coin.

[EVillageProwler]

Looks like you got a nice rip. Congrats, Jeff!

 

EVP

 

[Guest]

Nice find , the scan looks nice & clean. It will sure look good in your register set . Your right, they are very difficult to find, especially a good looking example like yours. I have been searching for one also, but no dice so far.

Keep up the hunt, your set is filling in nicely.

John

[jtryka]

Thanks John! It will look nice with the 13-S I picked up today!

[Guest]

You have been really busy today, someone is going to have a nice Christmas. That's two tough coins in a row, you will bear watching . Congradulations again!

John

[jtryka]

Yeah, I am just over 36,000 points away from your set! But I now have 2 keys that you don't have listed, but then again, you beat my on the 08-S, that's a really tough one too. I still need a lot of common dates though, like the 23, 23-D, 25 and 26, so I'll have to round those out eventually. Probably I will go for the somewhat less common 10-S, 11, 11-S and 13. I have an 08 Motto, but it's in an ANACS slab, maybe I'll cross it eventually to display in the set, but since I know I have it, I'd rather spend the money on coins!

[Guest]

Well at two a day it won't be long .

John

[jtryka]

As promised, here are some pics of the 09-D! It actually looks a lot better than I expected, just a slight rub on the high points! Obverse Reverse