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From: "Byron Weston" <bkw11@psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: quadruple struck British half pence (Byrons triple struck)
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I'm sorry if you may have somehow gotten the wrong impression of me,
John, but I suppose you're not the first.<s>
I never figure coin-for-coin trades in dollars, although I'd much
rather buy and then sell, or vice versa. I think it was a fair trade
though, as I'm sure the other person did.
Byron
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, johnmenc@o... wrote:
> It would be foolish to say your are right or wrong since every
> collector behind his own collection works it in different ways in
> terms of their buying, selling & trading habits ... I am sure with
a
> piece like this you AT LEAST made a monetary equivalent
transaction.
> This reminds me again (somewhat) of the EAC'er Dennis Loring ... I
> recall who use to revolve and still does? six figures ($$$) with
> condition census LC's after a couple of weeks of ownership - his
> strategy & reasoning - so that he can own and view AS MANY top CC
> large cent rarities as possible within a given lifetime - not a bad
> strategy?
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Byron Weston" <bkw11@p...>
> wrote:
> > Well, John, I really had no intention of trading it until the
> trade
> > was suggested to me. I pondered it for a bit and made the trade,
> > that's about all I can tell you.
> > My collection isn't totally stagnant, in fact I would imagine a
> few
> > pieces in several collections might be traced back to me, if only
> I
> > had left a trail.
> > My core collection still remains my core collection however, and
> some
> > pieces probably will not go anywhere for years to come.
> > Byron
> >
> >
> > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, johnmenc@o... wrote:
> > > Let's face it ... I thought that coin would go to the grave
with
> > > you ... when one spends money on an object they truly
desire ...
> it
> > > SHOULD hurt a little in their pocket ... in your case and with
> all
> > > due respect (REALLY) it probably hurt alot more than just a
> > > little? ... I am suprised you let it go ... so SOON. It some
> ways
> > > it's good ... I guess ... with some collectors there
collections
> > are
> > > just one way streets ... some coins in my collections I really
> > could
> > > not sell other than maybe 2-3X there real auction amounts ...
> > > REALLY ... since I know that particular coin could not be
> > duplicated
> > > with money like the recently shown Norweb AU St. Patrick's
> farthing
> > > at the Siboni beach party in which somebody offered me $4,000
> for
> > > the coin. To me I thought your Irish error in this state of
> > > preservation was EASILY in the TOP 12 for this ENTIRE
series ...
> > > EASily ... I am suprised ... you let it go for some nominal?
> extra
> > > cash ... WHATEVER ... I guess I always thought of you as simply
> a
> > > one way street type collector (i.e., much thought goes into a
> > > purchase and one purchased the coin is impounded - heavily!?).
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