Mohawk

Welp, I headed out years ago without a word.  So, I won't do that again.  However, things have happened here that have made me realize that this isn't the place for me any longer.  There are too few things that I am interested in and want to talk about going on here and too many things that I'm not interested in and have no desire to talk about happening here.  I think that there are certain intersections that occur in certain areas of this hobby that don't work well for me, and these intersections are clearly manifesting here.  This isn't a place I feel good being in anymore.  I'm not enjoying it.  This is a hobby and its purpose is to be fun and to be a distraction from the mundane things and the bad things in life.  When a part of your hobby stops being fun and starts bringing additional mundane things and bad things into your life, it's time to disconnect and leave.  This Board has become that for me.  So, I'm saying Auf Wiedersehen at least for a while, maybe for good.  Not sure yet.  We'll see how things go.  

Mohawk, signing off.......

On 2/5/2022 at 10:46 PM, Patman54 said:

Well that is interesting I didn't know that. Thank you

You are so welcome, Patman.  Always glad to help.

On 2/5/2022 at 10:38 PM, tj96 said:

Yes, I think you're right.  Only graded coins.

That's what I was seeing....but that 1952-E 10 Pfennig in MS 62 might be worth a crackout.....

Hi Patman!! It's because Philadelphia did not strike any nickels in 1968, 1969 and 1970.  Only Denver and San Francisco did, so those are what ended up in the mint sets.  Philly nickels show back up in 1971.

On 2/5/2022 at 10:31 PM, tj96 said:

You might want to keep an eye on this action site for nickels as well.

https://www.northeastcoin.com/

Do they have raw German coins there?  I was looking and all I saw were graded items.

On 2/5/2022 at 10:22 PM, tj96 said:

Thanks Mohawk!  It was in an old Whitman folder for years and I didn't even know I had it.

Where are you trying to cherrypick that 1952-A Small A East German 1 Pfennig from?

I'm looking on eBay.  That's the only place I've looked so far, but I'm going to check out MA-Shops as well.  I'm thinking I may have more luck there, but since it's a German site, I'll probably be able to buy one but not necessarily cherry pick one.  I think I'll get more serious about it once the auction for the 1950-E 10 Pfennig I'm bidding on has ended and I've either won it or lost it.  The 1950-E 10 Pfennig is the real toughie in the early East German run.

Very nice, TJ! That's a pretty cool cherry pick.  I'm trying to cherry pick a 1952-A Small A East German 1 Pfennig in nice shape right now.  All I've found are a couple of really ugly ones.  Ah, well.  If I keep looking, one should turn up.....it isn't that rare.

Hi Gem!

I'm with Greenstang and Roger....you definitely have machine doubling on your coin.

On 2/5/2022 at 12:19 AM, tj96 said:

He does take pretty good pictures thought.  You gotta give him that.

So true.  He does take good photos.  He seems to hallucinate things while he does so, but he does take good photos.

On 2/5/2022 at 12:05 AM, tj96 said:

 

And that about sums it right up, my friend.  I couldn't say it any better.

On 2/4/2022 at 11:32 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

I don't even understand what you described.....

Oh man, no kidding.  I don't think he even knows what he described.  He keeps this up, he may win both the Pareidolia Prize and the Incoherence Prize.......

On 2/4/2022 at 1:32 AM, JAnsley said:

Guess i should read everything before answer. I got beat to the punch. On the one question i knew the answer to.lol 

Hey, it happens JAnsley......I've replied without reading the whole thread before and gotten beaten to the punch.  

On 2/4/2022 at 8:51 PM, Hoghead515 said:

I know its not Tuesday yet but Im very excited and wanted to share this story. I bought a few of these tokens off a seller on Ebay about a year ago. I was very suprised because they were from an old store my papaw owned. I got a couple 25 cent and a couple 50cent. I was telling the seller how cool it was to get them and the story about my papaw owning that store. They remembered that and sent me a message a year later telling me they found some more. They were wonderful people to talk to. Very nice. Alot of people wouldnt care less about something like that. My mom loaned me the money to buy them till my pay goes in the bank. She was very excited to see them also. This lot consist of four 25c, four 50c, and two $1 tokens. Im very excited to add a couple $1 tokens in with the others. Not sure what all is in a full set of them but it would be really cool to get a whole set eventually. Some have a few flaws but the history tying my family to them makes them special to me. Grahn was a very small community.  Had a school, a post office, a brickyard, and a small store. This one on the token.  My mother was raised in this small community. It had a very small population. It still does today. This store closed many years ago. Around 1980. Another took its place in the late 80s but closed in the mid 90s due to lack of business. The brickyard is still in operation but hanging on by a thread. My uncle was working there but took a different job because they can only fire it up a day or two a week. The school also closed back in the mid 90s and all the kids started going to a school in the next town over due to the small number of students. Here is one Ive shared before but I will post it to show everyone which ones Im talking about. I will share the new ones when they come in. The other token I shared a in a post a few days ago came from the same seller. It was a brickyard token from the next town over where my other papaw worked. It was very cool to see the same seller have tokens that have businesses with ties to both sides of my family. 

 

That's a really cool story, Hog, and a really neat connection you have to these tokens.  That kind of connection definitely plays into things for me as well.  My maternal family came from East Germany (in case I didn't tell you before......I can't remember who I've told and who I haven't), so that's a huge part of why my early East German project is so important to me.  It's a way of connecting to that family and to my late mother.  As I've gone through my life, I've also realized how much the culture of East Germany, through my family, has influenced and impacted me and made me who I am along with really impacting how I perceive and feel about many things.  Personal connections are very powerful stuff and can cause a passion in people like few other things.  I hope you can build a whole set of those tokens....it'd be a really cool achievement with huge family significance.

Hi Joe!

Well, I looked at some photos of different SBA dollars and while the star is very close to the wing on all of them, it doesn't quite touch the way it does on yours.  I'm thinking it may be a small die break or a die chip that's causing what you're seeing.  However, I am far from certain of my diagnosis and will gladly defer to those who know more than I on this subject.

~Tom

On 2/4/2022 at 9:50 AM, Just Bob said:

The hairlines indicate a vigorous cleaning, and the rim hits look too severe to slab, as well. I do like the design, though. Very classic looking. If you could find a way for the coin to obtain a little natural patina, I think it would help the look a bit.

One thing that could help with acquiring a little natural patina would be to try to find some paper coin envelopes, the older, the better.  Those have helped me in the past when I've had a coin that needed a little appearance help.  It takes a while, but those envelopes will often impart some nice, subtle and natural toning to coins stored in them.

On 2/3/2022 at 7:53 PM, Heriberto Soto said:

Thank you guys, I love to collect Morgans and Nickels.

 

Sounds like you're a U.S. coin guy, Heriberto.  You'll find many here who collect all different areas of U.S. coinage, including Morgans and nickels.  I'm not one of them (I'm a German, Canadian and Ancient coin guy, along with anything from anywhere with a good bird depiction), but there are many here who are.  Do you have a particular nickel type that you enjoy collecting, or just nickels in general?

On 1/31/2022 at 4:25 PM, robec1347 said:

Man, look at that toning!!! It's amazing!! If I could find a West German silver 5 Mark with toning like that, I'd be one happy guy!! Thanks for sharing that one, Robec.

Hi Joe!!

I looked at your photos and I've been giving your coin some thought and I actually think it's both.  I think you have both machine doubling and die deterioration doubling on your coin.  It definitely wouldn't be the first time I saw both on a U.S. coin from the late 1960's.  They really overused the dies in that era.

I'm with Coinbuf.  While it is a nice coin, that rim damage is going to result in a Details grade for sure.  I'd say that coin would be excellent for a nice album collection.  Not every coin needs to be slabbed.

Hello and Welcome Heriberto!!!

Like the others, I'm excited to know what you collect.  So, please, let us know  

On 2/3/2022 at 1:55 PM, JKK said:

Hakkaa päälle. Yep, yet another chapter in the eighty-year history of pretentious ignorance. Despite two degrees.

It never ceases to amaze me how some educated people can still manage to be so ignorant, but they certainly can, sadly.

There are some times in collecting where a nice, circulated coin can have more character than an MS piece of the same date and denomination.  I'd say this 1948-A 10 Pfennig is one of those pieces.  I really like the dark coloration and the weathered look it has.  These are the seller's pics and it's coming from Latvia, so I'll be waiting for it for a while:

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