Tag: Trade!
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The “Trade Up” Game Continues! Who Wants a $50.00 Bill?
Exciting news today, guys! Our Trade Up Game continues!!! Almost exactly four years ago we set out on a mission of trying to turn $0.00 into a $20 St. Gaudens Gold Double Eagle coin (pictured above – one of the most beautiful, and sought after, coins in our hobby!), and I’m proud to say we’ve…
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New Trade: 1835 Half Cent for 18th Century Gold Fanam & Cash
Did a trade the other day I thought you’d find interesting :) I had picked up this 1835 “Classic Head” half cent years ago when I first started collecting and didn’t know what the heck I was doing (“buy the book before the coin,” right?) and finally after multiple attempts I was able to find…
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“To Counterfeit is DEATH.”
How’s that for discouraging counterfeiting :) I saw this line at the top of an old colonial note a friend had shown me, and the more I looked at it the more I thought it would be cool to own in my collection. So we made a trade! In fact, I ended up with two…
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The Trade Up Game Continues!
G’ afternoon my coin friends! Got some pretty cool news to report today: OUR ONE YEAR NO-TRADE-STREAK HAS BEEN BROKEN! WOO! I just received the above coin in the mail this week, which means our Trade Up game is back on track again! Where we keep *ahem* trading up until we get that dreamy $20…
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Latest Trade: 1834 Capped Bust Half Dime!
(Be honest – you’re reading this cuz I said “bust” aren’t you? ;)) I picked up a beauty this week, friends! An 1834 “bust” half dime. Because America was too cool for nickels back in the day, haha… And they apparently liked their coins small! These things have to be some of the tiniest coins…
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Trade Up Game #2: 1945 Mercury Dime!
Look what I just received in the mail! A 1945-S silver Mercury Dime! Sent in by one Matt R. as part of our trade up game :) Which means that: the game is working so far (thanks Matt!) this sexy dime is now up for grabs! Anyone want to trade for it? A couple weeks…
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