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Been away a while and some newps

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BKW

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Hi all. I've been a way for a while and hope everyone on the board is doing well. Some work issues, health issue and planning a wedding has been taking up almost all my free time. Things are finally starting to calm down so I'm getting back to coins :grin:

 

I live in NJ and fortunately weathered hurricane Sandy with minimal problems. I hope everyone else here in the affected area made it through okay.

 

Now on to some new purchases:

 

I managed to make it down to the ANA show in Philly and picked up this token I've been hunting for a while. Ranked number 63 in the "100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens" book. NGC MS 62 in whilte metal. Surprised it didn't get the PL designation or a star. Much flashier in hand. Thanks to Mike at NE Rarites for this one.

 

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And a couple of Internet purchases for my classic commem type set:

 

Both PCGS MS 66

 

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That is one georgeous Oregon.... Way to go! The only problem is I just picked up the one below which I was feeling pretty good about as it is an upgrade from what I had before (raw).... Now I think I am lusting after yours... :ohnoez:

 

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BKW

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Thanks for all the nice comments on my newps. Finding nicely toned commems in the 65-66 range that are not ridiculously priced is a hard task indeed. Maybe that's why I've been actively working on the 50 piece type set for over a year and have only picked up 9 coins so far.

 

To illustrate my point I saw a beautifully toned BTW in 66 at the ANA show in Philly this year. It was a common date and should have retailed for around $150. I was willing to go double the retail value and pay $300. The seller told me he had a lot of interest in the coin but would cut me a "deal" at $750. I told him no thanks and moved on.

 

 

 

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WOW WOW BOTH COMMEMS ARE KILLER COLORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

the token should be at least star * and PL and maybe even DPL

 

 

AMAZING one of the best i have ever seen

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That is one georgeous Oregon.... Way to go! The only problem is I just picked up the one below which I was feeling pretty good about as it is an upgrade from what I had before (raw).... Now I think I am lusting after yours... :ohnoez:

 

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