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zadok

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  1. zadok
    ...nah, just historical memorabilia closely associated with the hobby...that other stuff is hysterical non-memorable salvage....
  2. zadok
    ...ditto tokens produced out of ww1 german tanks to support the war effort...n have owned a few tokens made from salvaged canons over the years...interesting adjunct to the hobby....
  3. zadok
    ...and the brook keeps on babbling...the sadness continues, one would think the moderators mite encourage professional help in such cases but every court needs its jester....
  4. zadok
    ...u have to quit thinking bout everything in terms of investments...those that really know dont think that way....
  5. zadok
    ...this is old news, it really has nothing to do with our monetary/financial markets...it has accomplished its intended purpose, having u n others talk about it...gold is exactly what it has always been, a repository for assets...its price in $s is inconsequential, its relative to whatever everything else is, there r those that have it n those that dont....by the way, josephine said she is packing but its not a six pack....
  6. zadok
    ...the operative word is "greatest", in actuality there isnt anything great about saints nor most of the other coins u list...maybe u r thinking about a list of "nice" coins to own?....
  7. zadok
    ...u r going into the deep end of the kool-aid pool...u need to get out more....
  8. zadok
    ...surely u jest?....
  9. zadok
    ...sadder still...so classic, text book....
  10. zadok
    ...not close at all, just more q.a. incessant babble bout things he knows nothing about...no govt minting facility at west point in 1913...west point facility started limited functions in 1937ish....
  11. zadok
    ...all valid questions...u mite get a few insights from some of the morgan vam top 100 collectors, im sure they face some of these same questions every time they revise their top 100 list....
  12. zadok
    ...true, a significant premium n as u suspect the toning was a major contributor...but this coin is also very difficult to find with unblemished fields, the wide open spaces usually show every little mark, this is an exceptional example...plus there has been an increased interest in early 20th century italian coins lately....
  13. zadok
    ...New York mint...who knew?....
  14. zadok
    ...AU55....
  15. zadok
    ...as long as u had a reason to strike it n a sticky note it will pass the Really Wantta Be specimen test....
  16. zadok
    ...not really the way it happens....
  17. zadok
    ...as forrest mite say..."modern is as modern does"...terms like "modern" or "present" unlimited interpretations, is whatever one wants it to be...there is no association or body to exercise determination on what is or isn't nor is there any one person who determines what is or isn't a "specimen" or a "presentation coin" or for that matter a "branch mint proof" ...who gets to determine what is a "proof" coin anyways? someone who compiles books? one gov't over another?...its just an ego thing, more of a merchandise enhancement technique than what the hobby started out as...not an absolute line of demarcation but 1964 was one of impact for several diff reasons and the hobby reflects that n certain coins produced in the US that year were distributed differently regardless of what certain persons like to maintain...
  18. zadok
    ...dream on....
  19. zadok
    ...amen, amen, amen...u have smitten the nail head...the coins in question r not anymore specimens than that collected in little jars once per year at ur dr's office...the real thing everyone should note is the inclusion of the word "legitimate" in the title, legitimized by whom?...once again arbitrary imposition by mr. obtrude...apparently coins can be specimens based on the reason they were struck as long as accompanied by a note or a hall pass...yet bona fide branch mint proof-like presentation coins obviously differentiated from normal strikings r dismissed because of the lack of annotation in the archives...laughable....
  20. zadok
    ...why not, theres no premium on the bag anyway....
  21. zadok
    ...S?....
  22. zadok
    ...after reading all of the various comments posted so far, one would surmise that true "specimen" coins r only those that were documented as such n that if they were not struck at philadelphia mint on special planchets on certain presses n by certain set standards then all such "specimen" coins r just normal circulating coins struck at certain times n with a documented purpose...basically its not how the coin was struck its why the coin was struck n did someone write it down...everyone can come to their own conclusion on this...i for one deem it pure b******t....
  23. zadok
    ...all u say is viable in the discussion, my main query is whether the owner of lets say a set of saints is representative of the hobby or is he an outlier n skews the metrics...im sure there r many true collectors that only collect one area or denomination of the hobby, large cent collectors come to mind, im just not convinced that most of the saint registry set owners r real collectors or just owners, its not important to the hobby overall just an inquiry...saint collecting is definitely diff than collecting say short foreign bullion sets where the entire set can be assembled in a matter of days n usually in mint state due to the non-circulating of the coins involved, again not important to the overall hobby...my experience is that true collectors collect more than just one area of any hobby....
  24. zadok
    ...weak....
  25. zadok
    ...struggling for relevance n trying find something new to say, sad lonely road to travel especially when ill equipped....