Going through a rough time but I still have the RIP factor!!!

[kryptonitecomics]

So it's no secret that I am going through a divorce and that all of my coins are being sold by Heritage in the upcoming FUN show......

 

But that doesn't mean I am dead and I wanted to start slowly acquiring a few Cheap toners just to keep the juices flowing....you know stay in the game

 

It's going to take me some time to get back to where I have been over the past few years but I hope that staying involved in the hobby to a limited degree right now might help me keep my mind off of the heartbreak. So after unsuccessfully scouring Ebay for almost a week looking for a little something with color.......I stumbled upon this purdy little Frankie on Northeast's site and snatched it right up.

 

There a lot of color on this coin for $45 bucks and I always appreciated that classic Mint set toning on a Frankie

 

PCGS MS65

 

 

[WinstonWare]

Nice one Shane I like it

[Connecticoin]

Nice coin!!

 

Sorry to hear you could not work it out. Hope it wasn't just the coins, especially since you were willing to sell most of them.

[IGWT]

[robec1347]

So it's no secret that I am going through a divorce and that all of my coins are being sold

I've been through the same ordeal a few years ago. Just to let you know, there is life after it's all over and it's better. Good luck to you, take your time....you'll get it all back in spades.

[LuvToCollect]

I always hated to hear this old addage when I went through mine. Like grains of sand passing through a hour glass, this too will pass.

Good Luck

[JJSingleton]

Sorry to hear of your personal situation. Always hate to see a wonderful collection split up for those reasons.

 

Nice Frankie.

 

Wait a minute, did I just say that?

[pendragon1998]

Like TavernTreasures said: champaigne tastes and beer pocket money. Sounded like me when he said it. I like the reverse on that Franklin: green and red - Christmas colors

 

How're those lincoln cents coming along, by the way?

[kryptonitecomics]

I am suprised you haven't gotten them yet

 

I couldn't find any more of the missing dates in storage which was kind of suprising but.....I am sure you will be happy with the rest

[pendragon1998]

I'm certain that I will. My Post Office is weird around here. They once took almost 2 weeks to mail a first class package 250 miles to the state next to us. That was pretty frustrating when the guy asked me 9 days later if I'd ever mailed it, and I was assuring him I had, while wondering if the post office had lost it and I'd have to refund the fellow.

[kryptonitecomics]

Well I know they got mailed as my mother-in-law handed me the insurance slip.......it was this week so maybe they will get there tomorrow of Saturday

[kryptonitecomics]

This coin is a real winner in hand.....my digital camera is down so I tried to image the coin using a cheapo digital camera my wife has.....Obviously not my normal quality but this sucker has glow in the dark red around the periphery that wasn't visable on northeast's image so....here are a few shots to give you an idea of what it looks like in hand.

 

 

 

 

[MunkyMan95]

Welcome back to real coin collecting Shane! NICE COIN!

[MikeKing]

Welcome back to real coin collecting Shane! NICE COIN!

 

he's got a point!

 

You scored real well with that Frankie. Real bang for the buck = real coin collecting!

 

Sorry to hear about your divorce.

 

-Mike

[NoTwilight]

My divorce is/has been no secret either. The good news in my case is that my wife was totally disinterested in coins and the like and I don't think she even knew I had a collection sitting dormant in a cabinet for those years. By the time I pulled it out it had appreciated to the point where I needed a safe deposit box. Now that she's gone (my attorney tells me that when she finally signs the papers the divorce date will be Oct 19, 2006) I've gotten active again. Just focus on what you have, not what you've lost.

 

Would it be appropriate do post your coins for sale here so that sympathetic forum members might give them extra scrutiny? I know that if I was undecided about a coin and knew it was a fellow forum member going thru a divorce that would push me over the edge.

 

Good luck and happy holidays,

Jerry

[kryptonitecomics]

I sold quite a few to forum members a few months back when all of this blindsided me the first time......it was amazing the show of support

 

For the current ones' (My prized posessions) there is a thread in the B/S/T with my FUN show consignments so if any one is looking for a pretty coin...you might find something you like. Please don't feel obligated in any way to bid...if you just want to look at some color...have a peek.

 

Your words about focusing on what you have and not what you don't is very appropriate here. I don't have my soul mate or my coins....but I do have two wonderful kids who need their father. When times get tough and I can't find the strength to go on.....I lean on them and it get's me through to the next day.

 

Sometimes just getting a kind word from some of my forum friends brings a smile to my normal dreary day...........it's all about one day at a time for me and I know eventual the pain will start to subside and I will begin to move on with my life. The collecting gets my mind off of my problems and shows me that just as I will start over again in life....my collecting can be reborn as well.....I am having to start that over from the beginning as well..........but when life hands you lemons.....we make lemonade right?

[Bruceswar]

Coin looks really nice in hand I bet. Still sad to hear about the divorce and the fate of your camera.

[Amanda]

....but I do have two wonderful kids who need their father. When times get tough and I can't find the strength to go on.....I lean on them and it get's me through to the next day.

 

I am very sorry for your divorce and your rough times, but I am very glad that you have your kids and that your kids have their dad.

 

-Amanda

[SkyMan]

Looks cool Shane! Nice rip!

 

I hope you get your camera repaired sometime soon in the upcoming year.

[NoTwilight]

Your words about focusing on what you have and not what you don't is very appropriate here. I don't have my soul mate or my coins....but I do have two wonderful kids who need their father. When times get tough and I can't find the strength to go on.....I lean on them and it get's me through to the next day.

 

Your response brought tears to my eyes. I have custody now but when we had shared custody, we were exchanging every other day. No matter how bad my day had been it all melted away without another thought when I saw them running toward me with their arms open. Hang in there and I'll be checking the BST board for your coins. Still wiping my eyes because I feel I've been there with you, --Jerry

[kryptonitecomics]

Thanks Jerry...and others....I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.....always remember that you family comes first and you'll have many more Merry Christmas's to Come

[AuldFartte-migration]

Shane, I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. Hang in there, my friend. It will get better.

[cpm9ball]

Shane, I hope all of your hopes and dreams will come true for years to come.

 

Best wishes for the holiday season.

 

Chris

 

PS. When we get together at FUN, we'll have to go to Backstreet Billiards and shoot some pool and drink some beer. Who knows, you might even win a game.

[kryptonitecomics]

PS. When we get together at FUN, we'll have to go to Backstreet Billiards and shoot some pool and drink some beer. Who knows, you might even win a game.

 

 

I doubt it....but your on for the beer and pool