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New Iowa for my Registry set

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TomB

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It looks nice, is that some chestnut toning around the perimeter? smile.gif

 

Doesn't the state of Iowa have something like 5,000 of these coins left in a vault to be sold in 2046? I'm not making that up, I think they hoarded some and sold half of them in 1996. Anyone with some help on this one? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

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truthteller

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That sounds about right. I remember the big hoopla over the prestine coins supposedly kept in vaults for the '96 celebrations. Then Helen O'Carmody and some Commemorative society fellows were able to view a large sampling of the coins, only to find out, many were somewhat hairlined and abused. Most were of MS64 quality. I believe the vast, vast majority of the vaulted Iowa Commems had little or no toning. Great story though.

 

 

 

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RobertB

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It looks nice, is that some chestnut toning around the perimeter? smile.gif

 

Doesn't the state of Iowa have something like 5,000 of these coins left in a vault to be sold in 2046? I'm not making that up, I think they hoarded some and sold half of them in 1996. Anyone with some help on this one? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

Yes Tom you are correct. They have 5K in storage for a later release, (I'm not sure what year?). They let another 5K go a few years ago for an anniversary. Thus, the very low prices for high grade material.

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