RonnieR131

Send it in for grade, I've got one exactly like it that I bought off of Jonescoin a few months back, so now there's two. I wish you would post both sides. Edit-- Never mind, it turned out he sold me a fake 1822 over 1909 over 1942. The mint mark on mine looked funny as well. I should have known, it just didn't 'look right' from the start. Edit: Forgot to say, just Kidding. B oh B.

I've only got maybe 10 years or so to go, surely I can hold out that long without getting my first cell phone or credit card. Surely.

All sad to me, I'm one of the last 'holdouts'. My wife and I have a favorite 5 star restaurant that takes cash only. Valet loves it, everyone has cash. About $225 for two, that's having wine responsibly. Looking at the patrons, I can't even imagine what their tabs are. My wife and I are the Walmart couple that's there for a twice a year celebration, usually seated by the kitchen door behind a pole. The valet person probably lays a plastic sheet down on my drivers side and sprays for spiders before they get in. Found a few more cash only places, but they shut down for the virus and won't be back. It's over.

I noticed the lack of MS-60. GOLD coin in hand, no magnification, AU58's, in my opinion, are more eye appealing than MS60-63, with exceptions, of course. You say buy the coin, not the grade, then AU58 is king, expense wise. Dealer buying and selling, registry sets, etc., then the 58 can take a back seat, MS is where it's at. I know I'm not qualified to even offer an opinion, especially among you that have written books, dealt, and graded coins for decades. But just in case you've kind of inevitably lost touch with us normal people, (kidding), a lot of my friends opinions are the same.

Hang in there Brad, your good. You just had a bad anger moment, everyone has them. I agree with Moxie 15 on all that was said. Forget about it, move on and keep posting.

So much to do on the way back, I'm going to have to skip the baseball cards. Besides, I plan on getting an antique bicycle, and don't you just know I'd end up clothes pinning the baseball cards to the frame, angled into the spokes to make that awesome flutter noise.

Oh yes, count me in. Thanks, good man. (Going to the garage, continue to work on my time machine. Rocking on 70, and don't care if I return to the present)

Non valuable lincolns, acetone. Everything else, no touchee.

I used the ignore function on myself, but after several hours I changed it back. I realized not only did I like myself, but I'm the only person I trust, and I'm my own best friend. I missed me.

I know, their auction magazine is a little better, but not much. Buyer paying 20 per cent juice deserves better pics for sure.

This was my lucky coin that I carried in my pocket in the late sixties to flip 'heads or tails'. This is also the first coin I ever saved, the same coin I posted a picture of in kbbpll's thread 'your least recent acquisition'. When I got dressed, pocket knife and this coin went in my left pocket, lighter and motorcycle key in my right pocket. If they weren't there, I didn't feel 'complete'. I can't remember when it disappeared, about '71 or so, but I found it in a cigar box a few years ago, and memories came rushing back. Luck.

Back on track, I tried to ignore myself and it wouldn't work. Software.. Still have to listen to myself singing in the shower, off key, and can't remember the words. Pitiful.

gmarguli, I don't know if you're Superman or if your slightly evil. With eyesight like that I wish I had you in my tackle box when I go fishing so you could help me tie lures. You almost had me thinking I saw 1946 as well, until I sat back, then I could plainly see 1948 D over D.

Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and just when you thought all sounds were covered, along comes Eddie Van Halen with another new twist on sound. A great performer. RIP.

My brother got tired of discarding all of his mechanically doubled coins, and after about 20 yrs., in the mid 90's started throwing the most extreme ones in a plastic bucket. He knows his stuff, knows they're 'no counts', and knows they're not acknowledged by anyone. He's never been confused about any of them, no wishful thinking at all, a realist. On a rainy day a couple of yrs ago he went thru them, discarded about 75% of them, and kept only the extreme of the extreme. He put them in cardboard displays, denomination being the only organization, not dates or anything else. When he gets the rare chance to show off his legitimate coins, sets etc., het gets congratulated. Then he said, when he shows his extreme 'no count' unrecognized common mechanically doubled pieces, guess what? That's the ones that get the all of the attention, oohs and aahs. Then he has to explain to the ones that are non collectors that they are worthless and why they are. Many are as good as the 1920 example above, and some even more extreme. Why am I bothering to say this? Because I already know the neat collection he has, studied them several times, been there done that. When I go to his town to see him, the first thing we ask is to see his 'no count' pieces. Fun and interesting! So ac80, the ones that aren't real doubled dies, the 'extreme' ones, save them anyway, you won't regret it.

I agree with Coinbuf, an oddity to hang on to, and labeled explaining exactly. Just curious Greg, was that mint mouthwash with or without fluoride? I'd have cleaned him up and made him smell good as well. Nice find.

I just received The Maurice Storck Collection catalogue from Heritage, and several pieces displayed were AU details 'rim damage', and even more were AU details 'cleaned'. Displayed with pride. I like that. "Cleaned', hell yeah.

Congratulations! It's nice to here someone getting a random deal like that, kind of like 'advanced' roll searching. A lot of people got good deals last night at H Auctions when the live bidding closed during the presidential debate, the numbers just seemed to freeze, hammer prices were nice.

Very Respectfully === LOL Those gentlemen wouldn't believe todays valediction closings on forum threads when someone believes they've been wronged.

I attended a funeral in Oklahoma two weeks ago, the father of a good friend of mine passed away. After parking, about two blocks away, I grabbed my mask, and walked to the funeral home. Outside standing were about 50 people, and I finally made my way inside to sign the register book. Outside, no one was wearing a mask. Inside, full to the brim, no masks! I eased my mask off and walked back outside. Found my friend, and inquired about why no one was wearing a mask. He replied with a smile, "Boy, this ain't Dallas." I was waiting for a follow up, but none came, because he was serious. I just shook my head and said I would meet him at his house. ---- The good news is, at his house I told him I was starting to get into numismatics, and he said "Really? I bet I have 6 or 7 hundred K of coins". He retired 3 years ago, had 3 pawn shops from the early 80's thru 2017. In his safe room, guns, loose diamonds, etc. Then he pulled out album after album of $5, $10, and $20 gold. Special ones he saved over the years, and leftovers after selling out the pawn shops. I asked him why none were graded, and all he said was that he just never wanted to, even though he had several bulk submissions of some Morgans and such to be graded over the years so as to sell easier in the shops. The larger shop was one mile from a huge Indian Casino. He said he really kind of forgot he had them, or hadn't given them a thought in a few years, "As a matter of fact on Monday, I better update my will to include these coins, who gets what, hadn't I"? Yes, you should. I couldn't help but do a mental note on dates and denominations, and approximate grades, anticipating getting home and doing research, as I figured he was about right on the '6 or 7' estimation, but on the drive home I realized it just doesn't matter what their monetary value is, he doesn't care, so then I don't. Just another example of what is out there in the raw, and probably will remain, just like in his 20' x 30' 'safe room', with that huge Fort Knox steel door, digital this and that, bells and whistles and buzzers, in a small town in southern Oklahoma. No masks, no graded coins, to each his own I guess. Since he wants them to be 'passed down', I don't guess he's going to leave any to me, because he knows I know my way to the front door of Dallas Heritage Auctions.

Looks real good. Red, White, and Blue from Virginia, all American.

Thanks for the link @Zebo. Under the musical pieces available, Queen and Elton John, that I could see, were the only two modern, pieces offered. I really expected the Beatles to be included, but maybe living in the US I just perceive their importance in musical history differently..

Longhorn saw its shadow today, back to the shade tree. 4 more weeks of hot weather in Texas. Good thing heat kills the 'virus', at least that's what I heard at the casino, and my favorite café, and at the lake yesterday.

Never forget 9/11. Attacking us from all different directions and ways even now. We're strong. God Bless America.

2nd post, bottom pic. That's my final answer for a while.