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For the love of copper
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Henri Charriere

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On 11/4/2021 at 3:47 AM, Lem E said:

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Nothing not to like here. Even the patina could not conquer this lovely piece. The coin bears fine font-work and a heaviness in its execution that belies its indispensability in ordinary commerce. Their unique unwieldiness, more evident when held in [protected] hands, is what continues to make them a favorite of all collectors. 🐓 

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Picked up this raw 1946-S the other day.  It's a nice DDO-008 or listed as CONECA 8-O-II+V. Also has the RPM-029 which is a bit difficult to tell from the pic but it's there. I just LOVE doubled dies!

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I "liked" your coin, @GBrad, because "love" is not available.

I have a personal question to ask you.  I don't know if by "picked up" you mean loose, in person, in hand or a flip but... would you have bought this coin sight unseen, uncertified, seller unknown (but with a stellar reputation) SOLELY on the strength of the photographs 📸 you have provided us?

I would and I have on grade alone, as you probably know, and I can't imagine anyone having a problem doing so, particularly where the photography, as here, is superior, but am curious nonetheless.  🐓 

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On 11/4/2021 at 11:36 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

I "liked" your coin, @GBrad, because "love" is not available.

I have a personal question to ask you.  I don't know if by "picked up" you mean loose, in person, in hand or a flip but... would you have bought this coin sight unseen, uncertified, seller unknown (but with a stellar reputation) SOLELY on the strength of the photographs 📸 you have provided us?

I would and I have on grade alone, as you probably know, and I can't imagine anyone having a problem doing so, particularly where the photography, as here, is superior, but am curious nonetheless.  🐓 

Thank you QA for the nice compliments.  I actually got up enough nerve and finally bought a coin off of eBay, first time.  As we all know, and have read the countless horror stories, buying off the Bay is always a risk.  The seller does have an absolute stellar reputation and has been selling since 1989 so I felt relatively safe.  They had several of these advertised as BU (which I would definitely say was true and they all looked really good).  I politely messaged them to pick out the best one for me that they had left. I took the pics here in my post with my phone.  I am very please with this purchase. Thanks. 

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Just for fun. I just got a bunch of these in the mail. 25 Zimbabwean cents from 1980 (first year of issue). They were copper until 1990. Looking for a really nice one for grading - hoping for a nice 66-67. So far I've bought and looked at 27 from this year. lol

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On 11/8/2021 at 12:10 AM, GBrad said:

Ok..... is this "guess a grade" question?????🤔

@Hoghead515, I will venture to say this is RB MS66?  (I'm testing my grading skills here brother and I may look like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person in doing so.....) 

EDIT: I typed I.D.I.O.T. but we all know how this system works.

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On 11/8/2021 at 12:13 AM, GBrad said:

@Hoghead515, I will venture to say this is RB MS66?  (I'm testing my grading skills here brother and I may look like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person in doing so.....) 

EDIT: I typed I.D.I.O.T. but we all know how this system works.

Its ms64 RB

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