Mohawk

On 1/22/2022 at 10:17 PM, tj96 said:

And don't open slabs with this! 

Don't get that near your coins, period!!! Unless.....you want to make yourself an Etsy error.  In that case, that's likely the right tool for the job..........

On 1/22/2022 at 10:14 PM, tj96 said:

Now THAT'S something right there!! I wonder how many cents are on that car........

On 1/22/2022 at 12:12 AM, James Zyskowski said:

Ok. Now for my favorite wedding joke 😉 

What are the 3 official marriage rings?

1. The engagement ring

2.  The wedding ring

3.  The suffer ring 😂 

Congratulations buddy 👍🏼

Thanks, James!!  I don't think there will be much suffer ring in our marriage.....provided my MIL keeps her narcissistic self parked in her own house and far away from us.  However, if she doesn't, she'll likely get to chat with a nice police officer when my fiancée calls them.  And if my MIL thinks my fiancée wouldn't call the cops if her mom got crazy, well, she's in for a shock, let me tell you 

But seriously, we have a great relationship.  I'm very lucky and blessed.

On 1/22/2022 at 9:05 PM, tj96 said:

They would certainly look much nicer in a scratch free case. 

Definitely.  West German proof coins (and East German ones for that matter of fact) are absolutely gorgeous coins.  But as sleek and amazing as the 1974 and later West German packages are (before 1974, the packaging was basically mylar wrapping. Think 1955-1964 U.S. Proof Sets, but with stiffer plastic), they tend to get scratched up over the years.  The East German proof set packages are hardier, so they tend to hold up better.  

I wonder if that would work for proof set cases from different countries.  I love West German proof sets....they have nice coins and very sharp packaging starting in 1974, but that packaging often looks like this:

Could be worth an experiment.

Greg's absolutely correct.....silver and copper cannot rust.  It's metallurgically impossible.  They can develop corrosion of other kinds, especially copper, but they can't rust.  My guess is that your coin has some kind of corrosion related to the copper content.  I've seen that on 40% Kennedys before, typically along the edge of the coin.  If you post photos, we could likely tell you more about what's going on.

I'm with the others.....I'd try an acetone bath, see what kind of results you get, and go from there.

On 1/21/2022 at 10:58 PM, tj96 said:

Be careful.  My father always said, daughters turn into there mother in 30 years!   

 

I actually don't have to worry about that.  Her mom has legit, diagnosable Narcissistic Personality Disorder.  It's not just an attitude with her mom, it's a real disorder.  My fiancée does not have the disorder, so I should be okay.  She's 33, so if she had NPD, it would have shown up by now.

On 1/21/2022 at 5:35 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Thank you all for the get well wishes. Hes doing really good with it. Hes had his vaccine also. He just had very mild symptoms so far. His roommate was the same way. It sure hit at a bad time. I was counting on getting to work next week where we was off all week but ill have to wait a few days. I think I can keep from getting it but wanna be safe and not infect my coworkers just in case. Some of them have family members thats very sick and cant afford to covid it in on them. Ive went thru 2 cans of lysol today. My son is confined to his room and we been wearing mask. Im going overkill on the spray and sanitizers. Been taking every precaution necessary. 

  About the quarters @Mowhawkif you do un across any I may try to get them off you. Same to you @CoinbufIf I cant find any soon I may try to buy a couple off of you all soon as we get thru this rough spell. The way its looking it may be spring before Im able. Thank you all very much for the offering. That means alot to me and it is greatly apriceated. Not much after I posted this I found the 2010 Mt Hood Orgeon in pretty decent shape. @Coinbufwe have mostly Philly coins here. Some Denvers are hard to come by. If you ever need a certain Philly coin just let me know and Ill keep watch. I still find BU ish Phillys from the early 2000's. That goes for everyone. Just let me know. Thank you all very much. 

Hog, if I do find anything for your collection, I'll just send them to you, my friend.  No buying needed.  

On 1/21/2022 at 7:23 PM, James Zyskowski said:

Here Rum. I got you covered 😉

 

 

Ooh!! I LOVE a good $3, James!! That's a really cool note...I may have to hunt one of those down for the ol' currency portfolio myself!

On 1/21/2022 at 7:15 PM, tj96 said:

Hi Mohawk-

No problem. I appreciate honesty.   Still learning the personalities here.  Some folks are more sensitive or emotional then others.  I guess I hit a nerve.  

No worries. It happens sometimes and it's a part of getting to know folks, which can be a complex and complicated process, especially in a group like this.  It's made even more complicated in an online forum like this, where you completely lose facial expression, tone of voice and body language.  We have to completely rely on the written word, and that's a difficult adaptation to make.  I know a lot about this.....my doctorate is in Higher Education Leadership, with a focus on online distance learning.  In addition, I earned both my master's and my doctorate working completely online.  So, I have some varied experience with this.  I'm also glad that you realized that I said what I said out of a desire to be helpful and not to be critical.  I've studied how to integrate new folks into online groups and I've done a lot of it myself.  I was definitely trying to help.....I just hope I succeeded.

That's a very nice Berlin Mint 50 pfennig!  Thanks for sharing that one!

Hi tj

Well, you can never account for what someone may find funny or not.  Or what may make someone not be chill.  To be honest, this joke wasn't my type of humor, either.  I wasn't really amused by it.  Just being honest.  We're a diverse community and what some people think is funny, others will not.  It's just how it goes.  But as a general rule of thumb, we do tend to keep it numismatically related around here.  

On 1/21/2022 at 4:44 PM, tj96 said:

Sorry to barge in on your thread Mohawk. Saw this and thought of you.  You need a new avatar! 

I'm not that kind of Mohawk, tj.  I'm a Gremlins fan Mohawk.  And I have to say that my avatar will never be a U.S. coin of any type.  It'd make no sense as I do not collect U.S. coins at all and haven't for well over 10 years.  And even when I did try it on, I only stuck with it for maybe 1 or 2 years.  Something like that.  I don't remember.  I just remember that U.S. coins didn't hold my interest (unless they have a good bird depiction....then they're a bird coin and that does hold my interest).  I'm not doing my job well....when you look at a German or Canadian coin and think of me, then we'll be in the correct range 

But I will add this.....this joke was much more in tune with the kind of humor we tend to appreciate around here than the getting replies and feedback one you posted with that woman's photo.  This one was actually pretty good 

I know I already did this today but......

If someone who is as bored by U.S. history as I am knows that's highly incorrect, then a George Takei "Oh My" is all I can say.......

Nope.  Not at all. No chance.  It's just a regular, old 1969-S Cent.  Might I ask why you are thinking these coins have OMMs?  There's nothing that would even suggest one in either of the coins you posted.

I concur with Mr. Lange.  You just have a regular old 1969-D cent.  There's nothing indicating any kind of OMM whatsoever.

Hi Diego,

I'm with the others.....the marks are some kind of post minting damage, unfortunately.

On 1/21/2022 at 12:43 PM, Coinbuf said:

He has also posted the same cryptic message on the PCGS forum several times in the past couple of days.   Most likely just an alt or a previously banned member trolling.

I'm not surprised to hear that, Coinbuf.  This has definitely struck me as a trolling type of situation.

On 1/20/2022 at 11:09 PM, Woods020 said:

I think, maybe, what he is saying is when he compares coins to the mint sketches there are minuscule changes. Not surprising at all since the coins require modifications to become coins, and the sketches aren’t meant to be taken literally as the final design. For whatever reason he is hung up on comparing coins to this sketch and saying they don’t match. I could be way off base, but I believe that is what he is getting at. Who knows? 🤷🏼‍♂️

That could be it, Woods.  It's about the only thing that could possibly make sense as an explanation, I think.  Comparing coins to sketches is not a good idea, I'd say.