BULLY
BULLY's Bio
As you will see if you scroll through what has now turned into FIVE PAGES of Registry Sets, I have an eclectic collection.
My primary focus is on U.S. coins (Modern and some older), though I also like Canadian Bullion (Maple Leaf), Australian Bullion (Kookaburra and Koala), and Mexican Bullion (the stunning Silver Libertad for example). I also like the Australian Lunar coin series and the Chinese Panda -- partially because the designs change each year.
I also have an affinity for the unusual like the "Hot Lips" version of the Morgan Silver Dollar, as well as Hawaiian Coins, which were low mintage to begin with, and many of which were melted, so actual mintage numbers are likely far lower than is known.
I am what one might call a "Collector Investor" insofar as I try to collect coins which I believe will also increase in value "someday" whether that someday is next week, next month, next year, or ultimately one of those retirement type coins. For the record, when I refer to retirement coins, it may not be that I think it will take decades for the coin(s) to appreciate in value -- it's that the coin (or coins) went from $25 - $100 to $1,000 overnight or from $2,400 to $15,000 in a year, that sort of thing. THAT is what I call a retirement coin -- too precious to part with, because collectors will likely be wanting them for years to come, and the increase we've seen is probably only the beginning.
I am no longer trying to keep up with ALL the new issues from the US Mint. I am finding that it's generally easier and even less expensive to get things already graded on the market in MS/PF69 condition than it is to buy it from the Mint (never mind the cost of shipping to and from NGC and the grading costs). If the price is right, I might grab a 70 graded coin.
If I can get things at face value from local banks I sure do! It just seems to make sense. I also regularly get hundreds of dollars of worth of rolls of half dollars in search of SILVER (or even partly silver) Kennedy half dollars -- they can sometimes be elusive, other times it can really pay off! Anything that isn't silver, I can always re-deposit, it is money after all! I've gotten lucky and even once got AN ENTIRE ROLL of silver Kennedy halves!
Managing all the bullion coming from the Mint nowadays would be insane -- the First Spouse coins alone could bankrupt many a collector. While stunning coins, I don't know whose bright idea it was to make them each 1/2 ounce of .9999 pure gold.
I watch my change for anything odd - something I learned as a child and probably how I started collecting coins, that combined with being given one or two here and there.
So, that's a little about me and my collecting habits -- you'll see if you scroll through my collection that only a select few are complete, or near completion. Many are in bits and pieces.
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Australia - Bullion |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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60
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra's #1
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25
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9
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3
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8
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3132
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0
| 5/25/2021 | 830 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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79
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Bully's Kookie Bullion #2
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8
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3
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1
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2
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1158
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 554 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Aussie Bullion #3
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 593 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra #4
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 449 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra Bullion # 5
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 453 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra Bullion #6
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 452 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra #8
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 442 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra #7
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 481 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Mint State (without Varieties)
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109
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra Bullion #9
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2
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1
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1
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1
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484
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 519 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Complete, Including Varieties
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29
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra's -1st Set (Such that it is)
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7
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18
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8
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17
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5972
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0
| 5/25/2021 | 1325 |
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Kookaburra Silver 1 Ounce, 1990-Date, Complete, Including Varieties
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62
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Bully's Second Not-So-Complete Set - #2
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2
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5
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2
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4
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1663
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66
| 5/17/2017 | 729 |
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Kookaburra Silver 2 Ounce, 1991-Date, Including Varieties, Complete
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5
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Bully's Kookie Kookaburra $2 coins
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5
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5
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5
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4
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2795
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-191
| 4/12/2018 | 648 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Mint State
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116
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Bully's Cuddly Koala -- #1
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11
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2
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2
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2
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640
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322
| 7/21/2014 | 517 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Mint State
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116
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Bully's Kuddly Koala #2
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11
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2
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2
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2
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640
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322
| 7/21/2014 | 558 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Mint State
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116
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Bully's Kuddly Koalas #3
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11
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2
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2
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2
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640
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322
| 7/21/2014 | 552 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Mint State
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117
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Bully's Kuddly Koala's #4
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11
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2
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0
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2
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640
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322
| 7/21/2014 | 544 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Mint State
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116
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Bully's Cuddly Koala's #5
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11
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2
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2
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2
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640
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322
| 7/21/2014 | 488 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Mint State
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122
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Bully's Kuddly Koala's #7
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11
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2
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2
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2
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585
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346
| 7/21/2014 | 576 |
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Koala, Silver Dollars, 2007-Date, Complete
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84
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BULLY's Complete Cuddly Koala's
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3
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2
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2
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2
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640
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322
| 7/21/2014 | 551 |
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Australia - Lunar |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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33
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Bully's Bullion from Down Under - 2nd Set
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12
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13
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0
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13
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6382
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4147
| 6/1/2018 | 1050 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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40
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Bully's Australian Bounty
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11
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12
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0
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12
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5750
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3867
| 6/1/2018 | 848 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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45
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FOUR!
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8
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9
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0
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9
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4169
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2746
| 6/1/2018 | 712 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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27
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Bully's Bountiful Bullion WAS Completed! 1st Set
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13
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14
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1
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14
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7002
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4129
| 6/1/2018 | 1005 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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34
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Bully's Bountiful Bullion has no Bounds! - 3rd Set
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12
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13
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0
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13
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6214
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4164
| 6/1/2018 | 932 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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35
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Complete set of 69, through 2008
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12
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13
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0
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13
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6101
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4129
| 6/1/2018 | 665 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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64
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Aussie Lunars, incluring 2nd Lunar Series
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4
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5
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0
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5
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2345
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1890
| 6/1/2018 | 656 |
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Silver $1, Series I & II, Including Gilt & Colorized, RAM & Perth Mint, 1999-2019, Mint State
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77
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Bully's Spare Aussie Lunar Coins
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2
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3
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0
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3
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1158
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881
| 6/1/2018 | 625 |
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Austria |
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Silver 1.5 Euro, Vienna Philharmonic, 2008-Date, Mint State
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23
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Bully's Philharmonic
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11
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2
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2
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2
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366
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183
| 5/25/2021 | 695 |
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Silver 1.5 Euro, Vienna Philharmonic, 2008-Date, Mint State
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23
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Bully's Philharmonic - Set 2
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11
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2
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2
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2
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366
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183
| 5/25/2021 | 674 |
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Silver 1.5 Euro, Vienna Philharmonic, 2008-Date, Mint State
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23
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Bully's Philharmonic - Set 3
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11
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2
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2
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2
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366
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183
| 6/8/2009 | 642 |
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Silver 1.5 Euro, Vienna Philharmonic, 2008-Date, Mint State
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23
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Bully's Philharmonic - Set 4
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11
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2
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2
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2
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366
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183
| 6/8/2009 | 636 |
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Silver 1.5 Euro, Vienna Philharmonic, 2008-Date, Mint State
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23
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Bully's Philharmonic - 5th set
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11
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2
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2
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2
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366
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366
| 6/8/2009 | 645 |
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Canada - Commemorative |
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Silver $5, Commemorative Issues, 1973-Date, Complete
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50
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Bully's Canadian Coins
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0
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1
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0
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1
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220
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-217
| 9/12/2019 | 501 |
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Canada - Bullion |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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51
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Bully's Silver Maple Bullion #2
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5
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4
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0
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4
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579
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-278
| 5/1/2019 | 697 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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29
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Bully's Bullion Blowout, eh?
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9
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7
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5
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7
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1016
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0
| 5/25/2021 | 858 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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55
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Bully's 3rd Bullion Set
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5
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4
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0
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4
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535
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-267
| 5/1/2019 | 652 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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64
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Bully's Bullion 4th round, eh?
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5
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4
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0
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4
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511
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-262
| 5/1/2019 | 705 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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79
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Bully's Maple Leaf x5, eh?
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4
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3
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0
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3
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388
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-199
| 5/1/2019 | 646 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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108
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Bully's Maple Leaf x6, eh?
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2
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2
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0
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2
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245
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-130
| 5/1/2019 | 622 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, $5, 1988-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties
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112
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Bully's Maple Leaf(s), x7, eh?
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2
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2
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0
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2
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219
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-116
| 5/1/2019 | 560 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, Privy Marks Issues, Complete
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61
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Bullion for Bully, add Maple!
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2
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2
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0
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2
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413
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167
| 5/1/2019 | 729 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, Privy Marks Issues, Complete
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50
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Bully's Marked Maples
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3
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3
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0
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2
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536
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52
| 5/1/2019 | 731 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, Privy Marks Issues, Complete
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65
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Bully's 3rd PRIVY MARK SET
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2
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2
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0
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2
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383
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179
| 5/1/2019 | 739 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, Privy Marks Issues, Complete
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70
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Bully's 4th Maple Leaf PRIVY set
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2
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2
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0
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2
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354
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171
| 5/1/2019 | 654 |
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Silver Maple Leafs, Privy Marks Issues, Complete
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75
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Bully's 5th Privy Maple, eh?
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2
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2
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0
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2
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326
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164
| 5/1/2019 | 738 |
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