supertooth

Stan---- No---Actually, I had a sort of special red folder that held special coins from my youth. Many of them were what I called 'odd ball' coins. Today, they are error varieties. At any rate, that dime went there. I do take it out and look at it occasionally. It brings back memories of my mom----that's good. But, after that, I just sit and wonder how I could EVER have been that "DUMB" even at such a young age?? OH MY!!!!!

All that I can say is that, ever since, I have tried to do better. Bob [supertooth]

Oh My----bsshog 40----You bring up the worst moment of my collecting career. I have told the story before here on the boards. But, for the sake of education, I will repeat it. As a kid of about 9 or 10, I rooted through everyone's change. The year was about 1955 or maybe a little later----maybe 56 or 57. But I was young.

My mom came home from the Food Fair. There in her change was an 'original patina' Barber dime. In those days it was a sort of black dime. I did not understand the term 'original patina' back then. At any rate, the word 'Liberty" was clear in the headband. I graded--even then---the coin to be at least a very fine. But---it was dirty.

So, in the name of making it more acceptable, I kneeled down and removed the cleaning powder from below the sink. With all good intentions, I mixed with water and began to rub in order to clean the coin. To this day, I can remember the apparent "LOOK" on my face as I realized that I had DONE WRONG. I can even tell you that I knew that I could NEVER take it back.

I guess cleaning that coin is why I feel sooooo strongly about not messing with coins today. In fact, I am sure of it. Well, I kept that coin. I have it in a special place. I guess one day that I might have ANACS slab it----MAYBE.

And, yes, my friends---the wonderful original patina coin was an 1895--0 Barber dime. I had ruined a SUPER coin. That sadness has remained in my heart for over 50 years now. Oh My!!!! Bob [supertooth]

Mike----I can see that having you around is going to be both fun and educational for all of us. I had to take out my recent Walker purchases to admire them----after looking at this super Barber. And your photos are indeed top notch. Thanks for sharing. Bob [supertooth]

Hello Folks----Want to give the entire credit for this idea to "SPIDER". He posted recently that a library book thread would be a great idea. Want also to give credit to Tom B who found an old library thread and linked it for us.

Sent a PM to Arch and he will put it all together for us---and place it in the WYNK archives. So, I would encourage all of you to share your knowledge again. Please list any and all Numismatic Books that you feel would be of value for the rest of us to read or acquire. Help us to make a comprehensive list that will include books about every collectible series and beyond. Try to list the author and date of publishing as well---and if you know whether it is still in print or not. You know---anything that would be of value to the advancement of our knowledge.

Will start it off with three Walker Books: 1---The Complete Guide To Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Bruce Fox---1993---145 pages----Out of print----IMHO the best Walker book that I know about. If you are serious about collecting this series, try to find and purchase this book.

2----Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Dean F. Howe----1989----81 pages----Out of print--- Deals with high end MS coins

3---The Walking Liberty Half Dollar by Anthony Swiatek---1983---72 pages---This book is still available---Great pictures of soft and strong strikes. Don't take this little book lightly. It has a great deal of value.

And I will add a fourth book called----Coin Chemistry Including Preservation and Cleaning by Weimar W. White----2004---72 pages---Still Available---A wonderful book about things that all of us should know about. Bob [supertooth]

Hello Guys----Not my pictures but if anyone would like to see a really nicely struck 1940S Walker----try this number on Ebay-- 130024812545. Just got it today on a buy--it---now. I rarely buy a slabbed coin but then again you rarely see a 40S with full finger and thumb separation either. Reverse looks nice too. Bob [supertooth]

Certainly Glad that I talked to Tom B the other night. Would have missed that wonderful 1921D Walker. What a wonderful 'original skinned' coin. Many folks don't pay much attention to coins such as these. The grade just isn't high enough to satisfy them. But I bet, if I told them how truly RARE that coin was in that grade. Would bet if I told them how truly few are actually in higher grades---that are original pieces. Bet they would not believe me. But Tom, the challenge is now to find this same coin---5 points higher in grade---in a 1919D. Bob [supertooth]

Hey Arch----I just got a PM from Oldtrader 3 ----Charlie----He was wondering why ALL of the WYNTK threads had not been placed together. Some are here while others are not. Is there a reason for all of them not being placed here? Thanks for your time. Bob [supertooth]

Hello Folks----This is an update on when we will get started on the 'What You Need To Know' thread. CTcollector and I were originally going to wait until after the Baltimore Coin Show in March to start. But, with the current controversy over the AT vs. NT business, CT thought that he would begin by posting his thoughts on the AT vs. NT situation this coming Tuesday. So keep an eye out and read it. Then we can all get our thoughts out there on the table and we can hope that we will all learn a little something. Now, remember one thing. Every guy who ends up doing his thing is only going to be trying to HELP all of us. Noone will be 100% right but those of us who will be posting will try to put forth some knowledge for all of us to consume. Feel free to ask questions and the guys will try to answer them. Remember one thing else. We here on the NGC boards are a great group. We want to require that everyone remain civil. It is ok to disagree but it is not ok to make a fool out of yourself. If we do this right, it can be an educational tool for all of us. Bob [supertooth]

Hello Numismatic Friends----Recently, I am sure that a lot of you have seen many unhappy collectors. We seem to be the victims of a lot of money hungry people---whether it be just simply overgrading or cleaning problems. Or the coin doctors selling various AT coins. Or maybe hairlines that were not mentioned before the sale. Or maybe just professional hype of one degree or another. In any event, my friend CTcollector and I are going to try and help all of us by starting a once a week posting entitled 'What You Need To Know'. We hope to involve all of the "regulars" here on the boards. We would like the knowledgable guys to step up and explain various topics. Start simply and explain the why or the why not. Take your subject matter and run it from the beginning collector to as far as you wish to go. In other words we would like you to 'tell it all'----to help us to understand your area of expertise. Use pictures if you care to do that. We need knowledge and we need your help. Please PM me and let me know if you are interested in writing. If we get enough interest, I will assign a date for your posting. We thought once a week on Sundays as most would have some time then. After your assigned posting, guys could make comments and ask questions at any time during the week. You can pick basically any series that you want---or any topic--- as long as it is about coins. And CTcollector and I both want to say this---"This is not to be a TPGS bashing. We are not trying to knock any TPG. We just want knowledge to be laid onto the table to help "ALL" collectors grow in the hobby". Talk about grading, cleaning, ATvs.NT, hairlines, Vams, Varieties, Patterns. Just any old thing that you really know about. A pet peeve that you have. Or just how you got into the hobby and what you have learned and how long it took you to learn it. CT and I hope that we can keep this going and that we all can learn from each other. Please respond to this post or PM me directly. I do not mind sharing what I have learned. I hope all of you feel the same way. Bob [supertooth]