WinstonWare Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Oh that is a nice album Chad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Oh that is a nice album Chad. Thanks Winston! Spider, this is a really great set to work on. I'd love to see your set, and see you complete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGT Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Yes RGT I did. I think we spoke about it on the boards when I bought it. I wasnt sure if it would holder due to the rims, but I really liked the color and clash. I knew PCGS would photo the coin even if it didnt slab but they holdered it and I am happy. Maybe we did talk about it. My local dealer showed it to me. I believe he said he had it in his personal collection. I too was concerned with the rims and wasn't completely sure of the color. I can't remember what he was asking, but it was more than I was willing to risk. Later he told me he sold it to another dealer at one of the national shows. It was a couple of months later that I saw it on the ANR web site. It turns out that you won the coin at about the same price that he sold it to the other dealer. It sounds like you ended up with a deal, especially after getting it into an MS63 holder. The next time I get to his shop I'll try to remember to let him know that PCGS holdered it. I had asked him if he thought the color was natural and he said he didn't know, but it sure was pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martinez Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) Chad. Are they going in a Dansco Album? Those staples sure make me nervous. Ok, education time. Why do those staples make you nervous? John, are you serious? I think the reasons should be obvious. I know a lot of folks use staples in this hobby and while I would be the last person to ever criticize or ridicule another person’s method of collecting or storage of coins or any thing else for that matter. I do not use them because using them is an accident waiting to happen. Thanks, and I do not take offense when someone is trying to help me. In retrospect, I can see it is a bad thing. How would you hold together the 2X2's? Yes, and album is better, but there are some items I have that an album is not in my future. Somethings that are obvious to long time collectors may not be so obvious to new collectors. I did not take offense, just pointing out that not all of us are working from the same knowledge base. Edited August 11, 2006 by John Martinez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Chad. Are they going in a Dansco Album? Those staples sure make me nervous. Ok, education time. Why do those staples make you nervous? John, are you serious? I think the reasons should be obvious. I know a lot of folks use staples in this hobby and while I would be the last person to ever criticize or ridicule another person’s method of collecting or storage of coins or any thing else for that matter. I do not use them because using them is an accident waiting to happen. Thanks, and I do not take offense when someone is trying to help me. In retrospect, I can see it is a bad thing. How would you hold together the 2X2's? Yes, and album is better, but there are some items I have that an album is not in my future. Somethings that are obvious to long time collectors may not be so obvious to new collectors. I did not take offense, just pointing out that not all of us are working from the same knowledge base. I have some that will never go into an album also. Some are just extras, duplicates, etc. My preference is the 2X2 PVC Free Flip and the 2 inch X 9 inch plastic boxes. Some are in Kointane air tight holders and some in generic slab style holders. But there are many who use the paper flips and staples, just not my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 From the coin show today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonWare Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Nice coin Chad. Right when I think I know what you are looking to buy you come up with something completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Actually Winston, I don't know why I bought this coin. It was sitting in the Dealer's case just blazing with luster. It was sitting next to a Booker T coin, and this one was clearly the superior. It's very original, and I thought it would fit perfectly in my collection. I like it a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonWare Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Was it a big show? Did you see any Norse American halves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I didn't get there until right at the end, and a few guys had started packing up. Most guys were holding out for the late crowd, so there was still a small bit of selection. This show was more like a collectbles show... There were cards, memoribilia, coins, stamps, pretty big show. I found this coin at the first table, along with seeing my first gold buffalo in person. A few more nice commems, whole bunch of morgans and peace dollars, including the 28P I need. Cheapest was around MS60 for $510 raw. No Norse American anything... Some pretty cool So-called dollars, lots of gold, some ancients. Nice show in the 20 minutes I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonWare Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 20 minutes!? I clear the whole day for a good coin show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I expected to spend 2.5 hours at the show, but they closed 2 hours before I expected. I thought they closed at 6:00, but they closed at 4. They closed at 6 on Saturday... Wasn't a total bust, got a nice half, and a free issue of CoinWorld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonWare Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Oh yeah, you did well for the limited time you had. Sorry, didn't mean to suggest that you hadn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunkyMan95 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Nah thats ok. Normally I would take a whole day off, browse the tables, ask lots of questions, chat a bit, etc. but the shows down here just aren't that great. Max of around 25 tables, and that show comes anually or bi-anually. I wish I lived in a big city where shows happened a few times a month, but it just doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23Pairer Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 So how do you get the coin pics side by side, if I might ask? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 A few more nice commems, whole bunch of morgans and peace dollars, including the 28P I need. Cheapest was around MS60 for $510 raw. Wow, I cannot believe how much these have risen! I bought mine in MS-62 about 5 years ago in a lot of 3 coins from Heritage, along with a 24-S and 27-D each in MS-63 for less than $700. I'm still ticked I sold off the 24-S a couple years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ_E Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 So how do you get the coin pics side by side, if I might ask? Thanks in advance. It is in the photoshop software for my Canon Proshot. a) Open a new file with the proper length and width. b) Open the obverse and reverse images of the coin. c) Use the circular tool to outline the coin. d) Cut it. e) Have tools on move. f) Paste the image. g) Move the obverse image to the left. h) Repeat for the reverse. g) Use the rectangular tool to outline the newly created image. h) Resize. i) Save it. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeg Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 So how do you get the coin pics side by side, if I might ask? Thanks in advance. You can also do this in Microsoft Paint which comes with most computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I have several options on my computer for imaging. Sometimes I might use more than one program on the same image. Here is one I use a lot. It was free off the internet. http://www.irfanview.net/ I added one dog to this image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crito Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Pretty cool, crito, and I like the textile toning pattern on that NGC Morgan. By the way, were you "missing" for a while? It seems as though it has been ages since you've posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crito Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Pretty cool, crito, and I like the textile toning pattern on that NGC Morgan. By the way, were you "missing" for a while? It seems as though it has been ages since you've posted. Thanks, picked it up at the Glenview coin shop, somewhere north of Chicago, for $125. It's graded 65 by NGC. Been busy getting my MCDBA finished up before Microsoft retired the certification entirely. New MS certs expire every three years whereas old ones don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonWare Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 $125 for textile on an MS65 Morgan!? I think I need to take a road trip Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenTubbs Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Cool grab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenTubbs Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Here's an upgrade for my seated dime set: I can't wait to crack this one out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Here's an upgrade for my seated dime set: I can't wait to crack this one out Another Crackhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 You have a Seated dime set, Hayden? That's pretty cool! How far are you along and are you going for a certain grade range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenTubbs Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Thanks Tom,I've been working on a set in F-VF. I have about 33 dates right now,a few of the semi-keys but none of the keys. Right now I'm on the lookout for an 1844,but I know that's tough in any grade . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The 1844 (The Little Orphan Annie) is actually fairly available, but was the center of a large promotion years ago and gained the reputation as being quite tough. To this day, folks believe it is harder to find than it truly is, and it has retained the premium that the marketing attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
