Henri Charriere

Well, as Baden-Powell once said, Be Prepared. And in that respect you're certainly a pro.

Forty-four D's? What are we talking here... "Soutien-gorge"? 🐓

"....came in the mail"? These just don't come in the mail. Well, at least I never got one. 🐓

[UPDATE: In light of silver's continuing fall from grace, pardon my lackadaisical attitude -- and quick, somebody get me Rewrite!] 🐓

Well, that certainly explains your now unequivocal stance on Morgans and why you would stand to benefit, as a buyer if not an investor, from plummeting silver prices. 😉

Token Mystery? Precision, cutting-edge technology. Not to mention that reeded edge chock full of lands and grooves. What's that you say? No reeding? Mystery solved. Don't even have to see the obverse or reverse sides. Every "modern" silver and gold [precious metal] coin, however worn down, bears reeding blackened by use over time.

Nope, not funny. My father was born in Kayseri, Turkey. 🇹🇷 (Mother was born in Yalta where they had the Big Four conference in '45. Both now deceased.) I can distinctly recall he found the reference to Constantinople particularly galling clearly preferring Istanbul, the former capital. Let's not overlook the fact that the world's first coins were minted in Lydia, present-day Turkey. There are 100 kurus in one Turkish lira. Based on a web reference, I believe your coin's melt value to be about $90, however its numismatic value is another matter entirely.

Very lovely tribute.

I never thought I would find myself complimenting a fellow member on his choice of acquisition -- and forgive me if I offend anyone lurking out there if it appears I am carving out an exception here, but I am going to have to let Walkerfan slide on this one. Yes, I am well aware of the guidelines dictating departures from precedents, but "the fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars / But in ourselves, for we are underlings." Capiche? It takes guts to publicly display a battered and bruised survivor -- deemed "uncirculated," if that ain't the pot calling the kettle black -- but these most unfortunate deficits are readily acknowledged by the OP with a powerfully demonstrated presentation accompanied by professional imaging. To be unsympathetic as to the OP's plight would be inexcusably cruel. As far as the 🐓 man goes, you've done really well here, Walkerfan. With little or no credibility left to jeopardize, I am throwing all my support behind you and your magnificent denticular treasure. (I am not even going to bring up the small matter of that typo on the label. We'll just let sleeping dogs lie.) Best presentation I've seen on the Forum in quite some time! Thanks for sharing it with the congregation. Five 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 🐓 Roosters!

Truth be told, Mint, to me, is just another four-letter word.

Valid point.

Love those denticles! 🐓

Cretins (or Creteans)? 🐓

@VKurtB Never been to a coin show but what am I missing here waiting two days to hear the other shoe drop? You won the door prize? A raffle? What's gotten you into such a giddy mood? Never, in my entire life, have I ever entertained the thought, the luxury, as it were as an on-again, off-again collector, of a Devil-May-Care attitude toward precious metal prices. Whatever it is you've had or been having, I'll have more of the same. Gotta be a gag. Punked by VKB? Wow!

It's like the wind. You cannot see it but somehow it's "there," and apparently legal.

[With all due respect, this is where the "Oxford" comma comes in handy: "Anyone try, and not get one?" Otherwise, the mischievous part of me will respond, in kind: Yeah, me. I deliberately tried not to get one, refused to place an order, and miracle of miracles, succeeded beyond my wildest dreams! I most assuredly will not get one. Re the importance of punctuation, generally, and the comma, particularly. @VKurtB As you can see, I am making good use of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves." (The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation)] 🐓

"What about my Roosters? What about my Roosters? Anybody???" 🐓

Ain' NO-body gon' beat dat!

I am inclined to agree. There is exaggeration, and then there is the patently ridiculous. Like "almost pregnant." 🐓

[@GoldFinger1969... as long as we're talking about missing PAGES, representing the thoughts of people, what does it mean when a thread with 🦵legs, such as Collectors Universe, gallops or gallivants by, but not before a phrase steeped in soothsayer-like mysticism is displayed: "55 deleted messages in this conversation."?] 🤔

"Water seeks its own level" 🐓

Thank you, Gentlemen! Good nite to all, and to all a good nite... 🐓

Kudos to @RWB the OP for a thoroughly enjoyable read... started right after Thanksgiving... last year!

@WagonCreek68 Welcome to the Forum! I know you've been here, but you did it right. You sat back a few weeks, familiarized yourself with procedures, personalities, and the pecking order of things, then finally took the plunge. Good for you. Preliminarily, I see two problems, neither of which are unsolvable. Firstly, MCM, whose "site" on eBay I took the liberty of viewing to get a feel for it, apparently has gotten rave reviews. Since we do not know exactly what you bought, and have no idea what you were expecting much less what you had actually gotten, the good news is of the thousands of reviews it received, 99% are favorable. Their CONTACT is provided on the site, as well as the standard notice soliciting FEEDBACK. Have you availed yourself of either? If not, why not? I would. Moving along, you've been here long enough to have familiarized yourself with NGC's various services which include this forum among many others, Submission Forms with their address and phone and fax numbers as well as a dedicated e-mail address: service@NGCcoin.com. I wish you the best of luck!

QA: You talk about "outlay" a lot. WC: It's an important consideration. QA: Will I recover mine? WC: You, recover? My friend -- Rooster Guy, right? -- if what goes up (gold) must come down, I'd say you'd be awfully lucky to walk away with 37% of melt. And you're 70! Um-um-um. . . QA: You sure know how to hurt a guy. WC: The truth always hurts. Always.