Just Bob

2 hours ago, Mokiechan said:

A beautiful coin and an even more beautiful sentiment.

I agree completely.

On more than one occasion, I have thought that I was being wronged by someone, only to discover that the fault was mine. I have learned to check my facts (most of the time) before getting all bent out of shape. Good thing that you chose to do that in this situation.

On 4/17/2019 at 12:52 PM, gherrmann44 said:

That is an impressive coin. 

I second that. That is a real looker.

10 hours ago, Sheik Sheck said:

Also, that the grading standards were "tougher" back in the 80's and that is the reason values may be greater...that's not a real fact either. 

This is not scientific evidence, but it is anecdotal: of the limited number of gold CAC stickered coins that I have seen, I do not recall a single one that was not in an early holder. Evidently, JA thought these were deserving of an upgrade by today's standards.

2 hours ago, morganthebrave said:

XRF scan indicates  around 90% silver...was a bit tricky getting the reading when the coin is encapsulated!

Not quite Sterling, but better than the 80% that you had estimated. 

What ever happened with the piece that NGC claimed was fake?

And, did the gold crown that was lost in the mail ever show up?

That is very impressive. Congratulations.  You deserve the recognition. 

How much does Sam weigh now?

I am so happy the little guy made it home. 

Good report. I know I would have enjoyed seeing the museum exhibit.

It is nice to read that Clifford Mishler is still making the rounds at shows. I always enjoyed his stories of interesting exonumia that he found, and food he ate (he hated Chicken Mcnuggets, as I recall). After reading that he sometimes attended the MNA shows in Jackson, MS, I used to carry a duplicate of one of my bi-metal tokens, whenever I went,  to give to him, if I ever ran into him there.

I am sorry for your loss. The death of someone close, and your new son's struggle for life can certainly make one think about their own mortality. 

7 minutes ago, Revenant said:

As a general rule, I'm not in the habit of clicking on random links posted without explanation by people that log in as "guest" and don't take ownership of their posts. So... care to share examples of your work more directly? Care to share here without the creepy looking links to Russian domain sites that might be for sites that give us all viruses?

Ditto. 

I started out as a kid with Whitman cent and nickel albums. I traded the nickels over the years for candy money, and finally threw the albums away sometime in my teens or twenties. But, I kept the coins that were left. Then, about a year or so ago, a thread on these boards got me to wondering just how hard it would be to complete a set of clad coins from circulation. So, I went out and bought Harris and Whitman albums for cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters. I started with the coins that I had saved for all those years, then got out the boxes, bags, and cans full of coins that my wife and I had been putting aside for the last 20 years. It has been loads of fun filling holes like I did when I was a kid. I even bought  State  Quarter and National Park Quarter books, and I fill another hole about once every two weeks or so. I feel sort of like I am getting back to my roots, collecting-wise.

Here are two of the albums I have been working on:

"Always go with your gut. If it feels wrong, if it feels like too much, it is. If it feels like a bad buy, it is. If you aren’t 100% thrilled to pull the trigger / enter the bid / hit “buy,” don’t do it. In my experience, if you aren’t happy in that moment, it doesn’t get better."

Two big thumbs up.

Very well done journal entry. Quite informative,  and an interesting read.

First of all, I am glad to read that little Sam is improving. I hope Shandy is recovering quickly. also.

I'm sorry to hear about the way things went with the bonus and raise. I hope things work out in your favor.

I like this idea. I could see this set in a custom holder with nice embossed labels, hanging on a wall.

(I won't mention including the various types of currency picturing Lincoln, because, in addition to the different five dollar bills, you would have to find an early 1860's ten dollar greenback.)

Thanks for putting up the pictures.The Franklin Press is a nice one, in really great shape,  and the Kempson piece is a real beauty.

I find it interesting that the shield has 6 red and 7 white (silver) stripes, as opposed to our flag, which has 7 red and 6 white.

Nice write-up. Interesting stuff. 

My RedBook does not call these American tokens. It says they are "English tradesman's tokens of the kind collected by English numismatists..." Quote: " The Franklin Press tokens did not circulate as money in America, but, being associated with a London shop where Benjamin Franklin once worked, they have long been included in American coin collections." Bowers also states that they were struck in England, and Breen attributed them to Lutwych's mint in Birmingham, England. (Breen did not always get things right, rhough.)

I am looking forward to seeing pictures of your token.

Hey! Great news and great new pictures! 

2 hours ago, Revenant said:

Well, it managed to stay a secret to me.

Same here - but it's bookmarked now.

It looks like van den Wall Bake made some slight changes in the lettering placement, size, etc. I wonder if this was for aesthetic reasons, or if it was to further differentiate his coins from Taddel's.

I am relieved to hear the latest encouraging news. Happy that your anxiety levels can drop a notch or two.

Saying a prayer....

I just went and took a peek.Great looking set!