RonnieR131

Dang it, I needed an 1888 D..Forget it, easier to go to Etsy.

I use old polished/cleaned coins to commemorate the birth of relatives that I have pictures and/or funeral cards of. I've put the coins next to their pictures to help give perspective to me and whoever inherits what I've put together. I'm still looking for an inexpensive 1832 coin.. My Great great uncle Joseph born in 1832 and died in 1914 is currently coinless. I have his 'In Loving Memory Of' funeral card and a picture of him in his military Union uniform taken during the Civil War. Just throwing that idea out there that makes buying a polished coin worthwhile at a reasonable price. It at least makes the coins worth more than melt. Just saying........

QA, that's the point. I'll be 70 in a few weeks. I don't like 'look at me' large homes, don't want acreage anymore, don't want a sports car to get traffic tickets with or worse, flip it upside down at 170 mph. No more horses to feed and take to the vet, no more traveling to other continents, on and on. I would enjoy watching others be thrilled, make mistakes, give to others in need that they know, and have money woes and unseen dilemmas that it would bring. I can't buy health and longevity, or friendship or love. I just don't need the money at this point like others may at my age, I will admit, I would like to make an offer they couldn't refuse on the 1870S three dollar Indian Princess coin, $100,000,000, with the agreement that I have it in my collection, in my registry set, and then donate it back to them for display where it was for the public to view. There are many other more worthwhile pieces for sure, but that coin would be my personal 'holy grail'. When I said give to friends, I meant members on this chat board as well. I'd like to help you upgrade your Roosters, put a smile on your face. That would make me happy. That is, unless you wouldn't want me to 'toss' any your way.

I would pay the high taxes on the lump sum, take care of grandchildren and great grandchildren in a college fund, and give the rest away. All of it. Quickly, to relatives and friends, without much forethought. Adios!!!

Congratulations Greg! You worked hard at it. It couldn't happen to a finer man.

H N Y to all !!!

Happy New Year to all! Took a 'short' nap at 1730 (5:30 pm cst) 12/31/2021 and woke up at 0130 01/01/2022. Dazed and confused. LOl

@GBrad, thanks, Got it. I guess grading a blank takes a lot of knowledge and practice. Looked like an AU55+ to me, maybe even a Cac sticker. Heavens to Betsy, I've got a better chance at being rocket ship mechanic than a coin grader.

I was wondering if what I am seeing is correct. I clicked on the NGC Coin Explorer, 1793 Liberty Cap 1 cent MS, and noticed that at an auction, HA lot #2014 1793 Liberty Cap graded AU55 on 02/14/08 sold for $632,500. On 11/07/03, HA lot #9464 a 1793 Liberty Cap graded AU58, a grade higher, sold for $103.50. Could it be that someone was really that lucky to submit the winning bid at $103.50? More than likely, I'm misreading the charts, or a misprint. Could someone explain, I seem to overlook the obvious more frequently the last few years.

Thank you very much Mr. Burdette for all the time you spend researching our numismatic past and cherry picking interesting articles for us to read and learn from them. I agree with Mr. Lange, a lot of useful information in a very compact format. That time period of the last half century of the 1800 makes me fantasize of what daily commerce on a small scale was like. An example would be a nine year old getting four 3 cent coins for his or her birthday, and them taking a long time to decide how to make it stretch at the local candy store. They don't want to spend it all in one place, so they get 7 or 8 cents worth of candy and get Indian head pennies as change. What a wonderful day!

Half a WAM. Thanks JP, I needed that. Making me smile, I've got no time to waste now, I have 482,000 US pennies to relook at.

I love cash, you all know it. I have 14 one hundred dollar bills in my wallet as we speak. What a coincidence, that just less than two hours ago, I paid for my purchase of $5.52 at a convenience store with a two dollar bill, seven Kennedy halves and 2 cents. The clerk was a very nice person, always is. I reached into my left pocket, got out an Ike, and told her, "You never get tipped much, this is for you, keep on smiling, and have a good day!" The feeling it gave her, and me, worth it. You can believe what I just said or not, I don't care. I've always done that and I always will.

Hello DavG, welcome to the forum! There is a lot of help here that will guide you through your journey of the coin world, but first, you should read above this thread at the top of the page. "What you need to know about posting coins for inquiry'. Read that thread, only about 4 pages, but will give you structure and help answer and how to ask questions that are understandable. Please don't skip this part.

Good find, Keith!

Thanks for the memories Just Bob, good times. Sad photo, but amazing that you have a before and after picture.

Now now, nothing is going to change. ------- On a lighter note, they've always needed a train from Pueblo to Boulder. Now if they would go from Boulder on west, through Rocky Mountain National Park, via Estes Park, what a ride that would be!

At least it's clean. LOL

China has a pretty sweet thing going on, 'destroy us from within', and make money while doing it. Without firing a shot. We're playing checkers and they're playing chess. ---- On a positive note, beautiful 2008 piece Mr.Bill347!!!

AU55, but I'm never right, So, to my understanding, it's probably an XF45 or an ms63+. Nice completion, and good luck on your next adventure!

Just Bob, I finally saw the cleaning issues on the 1855 $3 coin, and it was a 'barely'. The whizzed 1883 5 cent, on the other hand, 1 1/2 years later, is so obvious that now it's embarrassing that I even submitted it in the first place. It's obviously so whizzed it looks like they did it with a skill saw blade, pitted and scraped. I should have posted it and got opinions before submitting, no doubt it would have been unanimously been deemed whizzed, and even that would've been a nice way of saying "I've never seen a parking lot Liberty Nickel before".! Coinbuf, your lucky to have a wife like that and you know it. You would think that my daughter in law, at the very least would ask someone beforehand, being that it's 150 years old, thick and Heavy, and on the kitchen counter all by itself. Oh well, she's a sweetie and I guess there's a reason for everything, maybe, probably, I guess. She's got a new Corvette. I think I'll go over there and put a guilt trip on her, let her know that my hurt feelings would subside if I could use it for the weekend.

The mystery of the misplaced 2nd ledger is solved. My daughter in law accidently threw it away as 'trash'. Oh well, I just smiled and said it could happen to anyone.

It's all surreal, a bad dream. I concur with all you said. I'm stepping back now.

Mohawk, your parents were right, I totally agree. No disrespect intended sir.