RonnieR131

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.

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

Going too fast for me, I'm still reading Renaissance of American Coinage (1916-1921).  Luckily, two semesters of speed reading, but........

I've pulled the B and B circus train several times, all opposing trains were in the siding waiting on us, green signals, clear shot, non stop. I can't imagine the priority of a 'gold train'. No way they're going to stop it, hi ball!

Yes, I'm here. I'll be lurking somewhere, ready to ask or comment, mostly just reading posts and learning numismatic stuff. No one really gives a spoon what a beginner has to say, it doesn't take long to figure that out. I'm good with that. Do your thing, I'm watching.

Mostly overpriced for the gold I was looking for. Many were ungraded, probably cleaned, cracked, put in flips, and the handwritten grades were way off. (AU55, maybe a forgiving AU50). A lot of everything tho, fun to browse, just have to be wary like Ebay and everywhere else.

No problem, coincidently I just happened to be upside down, head on the floor and feet in the air when I looked, so it all worked out. Nice find, and good luck.

It's a beautiful piece. My wife walked into the room just as I was looking at it. Now she has to have one like it. Good luck on the research!