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Sold My Entire Collection too Pursue a Dream posted by hunter's gold

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Yes, $2.00 in Lincoln cents made it happen

 

Hi Everyone. Well, this may come as a shock to a lot of people but this past week I sold off my entire Lincoln cent collection too pursue a dream. $2.00 worth of Lincoln cents is basically what my collection consisted of. The MS66RB 1955 DDO was just one of the many highlights that use to be mine. I also had all the modern major doubled die obverse and reverse Lincoln cents in top grade. i had been wanting a piece of land for most of my life where I could go a relax and enjoy life with family and friends. With grown children and now 3 grandsons it is a place that we all can go enjoy. The coins would of be passed on too my kids if I had died and would of been sold by Heritage Auction. Recently a piece of land in north Florida surrounded by 1000s and 1000s of acres of private timber land became available for sale that a couple had had for a very long time that they put their heart and soul into. They are up in age now and it had become too much for them. It has the creature comforts of home in the middle of some amazing wilderness. We have trail cameras up and we have whitetail deer, wild hogs, eastern turkeys and Florida black bears, alligators, coyotes and all the other wildlife you would expect and yes we can hunt during legal season. The night skies are awe inspiring and the sunrises are gorgeous. i want too take a moment and thank everyone on here that has followed me and encouraged me during this collecting journey. Some really amazing people on here and I am blessed too have met some of you in person and too call you my friend. My local coin store arranged the sale of my collection for me and I can say that the owner had always been a top notch dealer and collector and he had a serious buyer come in and made a deal. The buyer really was impressed with my 1959-Date business strike Lincoln set which has been ranked #1 for several years now and also the fact that I had a #1 set in all the modern business strike registry sets that the coins would fit into. It has been a great ride and I have really enjoyed it. I am going too leave you with a totally different picture here at the end. I mentioned the wild hogs that are on the land. This is a lower tusk from one. It measures 10 inches from end too end. Time too enjoy myself with some pork BBQ Thanks everyone and always thanks for looking and Happy Collecting

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KMAG100

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Nice story!! always amazes me how much of the tusk is below the gum line. Looks like that one's Momma made him brush his tusk every day... :grin:

 

And good luck!

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Very nice end for a great collection. I have enjoyed your journal posts over the years and wish you and your family well in the new direction your life has taken.

 

Sounds like a great trade off.

 

Doug

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. . . My local coin store arranged the sale of my collection for me and I can say that the owner had always been a top notch dealer and collector and he had a serious buyer come in and made a deal. The buyer really was impressed with my 1959-Date business strike Lincoln set which has been ranked #1 for several years now and also the fact that I had a #1 set in all the modern business strike registry sets that the coins would fit into. . .

 

Congrats on the sale! and fulfilling a dream.

 

I am somewhat surprised and a bit disgusted it turns out centsles came away with the coins.

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Call me a sentimental 'softy' but I always feel incredibly sad, when a significant player and longtime friend to everyone here leaves the table. :(

 

Hunter's Gold----I wish you ALL THE BEST and I hope that you have finally found what you are looking for. :)

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I have always admired your dedication and determination in creating your Lincoln set - very impressive without a doubt.

 

However, I seem to be more excited for you on your new real estate purchase and that tusk is incredible. I hope we can see some trail cam shots from time to time, if not here then jump on GON.COM (Georgia Outdoor News) and look me up - ( madisoncounty )

 

I hope to continue seeing you around from time to time as your avatar (SWA Service Ribbon) was something we shared in common.

 

 

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