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On 12/16/2021 at 2:05 PM, Coinbuf said:

Post this in my journal but for anyone that did not see it.   NGC MS67+

 

You’re killing me. 👍

On 12/16/2021 at 12:50 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

Just what is it you or others like so.much about?

I went back up and checked, yep it says “ For the love of Silver”. Evidently the love of silver makes a person collect all kinds of things, even an ugly old coin like this WW1 1914 25 cent piece minted pretty close to the center of all the destruction that took place in that war. Gotta love silver quite a bit to hang on to the junk silver box you’ve had for over 40 years, 

For my whole life, that I can remember,  my mother had some coins stashed away in her cedar chest. I loved it even when I got older when she would unlock her cedar chest to reminisce on the items she had been able to keep for herself even through tough times. She was born in 1921. I started hanging around in 54.
I remember the smell of the cedar, the handmade frames on her pictures, a what seemed to be giant raccoon coat and of course her coins. There were only a dozen or so but each one had a story. As the years went by she pretty much divided every thing out to which ever grandchild she wanted to please. She was a giver.

one day by surprise, she handed me the last coin left of her collection and told me to hang on to it and give it to which ever grand child of all the grand children I thought would pass it on to a future Grandchild.  I still have it. And will soon be handing it out. It was an 1838 large cent her grandfather had given to her when she was very young.
 I am fairly certain to not have a coin or two stashed away somewhere for whatever reason has never not been part of my life.

On 12/14/2021 at 9:58 AM, Mr.Bill347 said:

Nice set. Nice gift!

This is the next gift set going together. Just having trouble deciding which of their twin sisters to part with. Abe made it through with no problem, but the ladies are being a little stubborn. Lol

This is a set I put together using two of DB’s rounds as a gift for a friend.

On 12/9/2021 at 12:23 PM, GBrad said:

@Just Bob Thank you for the recognition of our esteemed host.  Even though I have been an NGC member for a little while, and my greatest love in collecting are predominately errors and varieties, I did not know this link, or information it supplies, was on this website.  Evidently I have overlooked the link that leads to this section. Since joining NGC, I have always stuck to the chat boards and the NGC price guide. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.  Much appreciated.   

Much appreciated…..

On 12/11/2021 at 1:47 PM, Mohawk said:

Yeah.....I'm not a rum guy myself.  I don't drink anymore because of a medication I'm on, but when I did, I was actually an absinthe cocktail guy.  

In all due respects to Tridmn, we’ve all been a mark somewhere, sometime, someway; 🤔

I don’t drink often, but when I do I hang out at the casino looking for the Morgan guy.  

A mark is a mark is a mark? 

I resemble the “I had to have it”. Good hunting. 

On 12/12/2021 at 6:50 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Ive always wondered about the old poker games alot of these coins been through. And brothels. How many was stored away for years in hidden stashes. How many were used for illegal activities. Its hard telling what all they been through. Very interesting to sit and think about. Every time I watch an old western film I think of those things when it shows a saloon with all the card tables set up. 

It is pretty amazing what your Christmas quarter really means to so many. Thanks again.!

On 12/12/2021 at 8:04 PM, Mohawk said:

That's a perfect example of what I was talking about.  I look at my old German Empire notes and I wonder if it's possible that one of my maternal ancestors used it.  I look at my Canadian and East German notes and wonder if the distant relatives I still apparently have in eastern Germany and Ontario in Canada possibly used them.  And some of my U.S. notes came from family and friends, so I know those were used and found by people I love.  It's magical stuff.  

Magical, !! To only imagine if you can what endeavoring to persevere with what little they had, how every coin made it’s mark in survival. I love a beautiful graded coin, and in these days certification that it is not counterfeit is a bonus to the collection. But, you can’t compare the history of circulated coins, the collectibility, survival and worn beauty to a coin that has never traveled through time, but only from the mint to your safe. 

On 12/12/2021 at 6:09 PM, Mohawk said:

There's nothing wrong with a nice, circulated coin.  All of my ancients are circulated and so are most of my banknotes.  To me, circulated coins and notes can have more of a story.......I wonder who may have used them, where did they use them and for what?  What did these pieces of money mean to the people who had them?  Circulated coins and notes all have stories that they cannot tell, which adds to their mystique, at least it does for me.

It reminds me of the story of why many old coins that no one wants had holes drilled through them. I always wondered what kind of clothing/jacket or petticoat etc. and for what reasons were these old coins sewn to it.

On 12/12/2021 at 5:44 PM, James Zyskowski said:

Family is such an important value to teach. Leave them right where they are. The history as is is far more interesting and important. Perhaps a letter by you telling the story. Frame it all up or get pictures and frame them with the letters. Keep the coins in the safe. I get worked up when I see an opportunity to pass on the legacy and family history. JZ 😉

Yes, and so do I. Thank you

On 12/12/2021 at 5:43 PM, Hoghead515 said:

I cant remember which all ones i need. I got a checklist made somewhere. They have to be NGC or PCGS. Been trying to get the highest grades I can afford. MS 66 or better but some Ill have to take a lesser grade. 

 Continue on, thanks for sharing.

On 12/12/2021 at 4:21 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Very nice one. Only thing is tho is that one is a proof and im only working on a set of business strikes. If I were putting together a proof set I would consider looking at that one more. Thanks for sharing. 

What years are you looking for, I’d be glad to keep an eye open 

On 12/7/2021 at 2:36 PM, Coinbuf said:

A fitting piece for Dec 7th

 

I agree, a fitting tribute! I showed this to my wife, she loved it. Her father was a prisoner of war in Korea and made it home but was blind from malnutrition. 

Again my point was, and thank you for noticing, what one person might think is junk is another person’s treasure. And so it goes with collecting, anything! 

On 12/12/2021 at 1:04 PM, Coinbuf said:

A nice story and fun family keepsake, from the photo it appears that they all may have been polished or perhaps as Bobby suggested maybe even plated.   It may just be the Lucite holder giving it that look but from only this photo you made the right choice to not break them up and attempt to have them graded.

 Very fond memory for me while growing up. I was 10 when he got them. The package has been around for quite some time and Taking a quick picture through the hard plastic containment they are in does not do them justice. Thanks

On 12/12/2021 at 2:20 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Very cool. I love it. Be a neat decoration. Or a wreath with quarters, nickles, and dimes, or something of the sort. 

Yeh, I would arrange a little differently but did not want to break the vacuum seal on this set.

Maybe something like this?

On 12/12/2021 at 12:58 PM, bsshog40 said:

If these are all dated 1887, I wouldn't be surprised if these aren't silver plated replicas. Hopefully I'm wrong. 

According to the Gates history on these, they are real, not replicas but they were cleaned before being encapsulated for the award. 

Excellent projects, 

merry Christmas