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MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,522 ✭✭✭✭✭
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After a long break, I've decided to start collecting again.

I've always enjoyed participating on this forum while I was collecting so...I'm back. :)

Over the years, I've collected

  • US key dates
  • world coins that circulated in early America
  • colonial coins with traceable pedigrees.

I had the most fun collecting colonial coins with pedigrees and I think I will have fun doing that again. So that's my collection focus.

By the way...Pedigree vs. provenance...I know the difference, but pedigree seems to still be the more commonly used term in numismatics.

One set of definitions I read said that "As nouns the difference between provenance and pedigree is that provenance is place or source of origin while pedigree is a chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding."

I suppose that a numismatic pedigree can mean a chart, list, or record of previous owners.

Anyway, I've had a lot of fun collecting coins over the years, and a lot of fun on this forum. I look forward to more of the same.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,446 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back I remember you. How long have you been gone? :)

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.

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    BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back and best wishes on your quest. I love when I can connect one of my pieces to notable collectors of the past. Previous ownership can say a lot about a coin. Adding your name to the history of the coin will surely thrill a future collector. Happy hunting!

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
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    Bob13Bob13 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back. I remember some pretty great early coins. Looking forward to seeing some more.

    Why did you take a break? Did you sell everything or most? What prompted you to jump back in.

    My current "Box of 20"

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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,522 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    Welcome back I remember you. How long have you been gone? :)

    A couple years, at least.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 32,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe the correct lyric is: "Please allow me to introduce myself..."

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,261 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Are you a man of wealth and taste?

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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,522 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Bob13 said:
    Welcome back. I remember some pretty great early coins. Looking forward to seeing some more.

    Why did you take a break? Did you sell everything or most? What prompted you to jump back in.

    I sold all but one coin. The coin I kept had sentimental value only. I came back because I've been a collector as long as I can remember...guns, guitars, books. I've built coin collections several times over the years...I've never completely lost interest. I've seen some great coins become available recently and that pulled me back in. The Dark Side of the Force is strong.

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    sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,026 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey, I remember you.
    Welcome back!

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

    My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress

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    ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smudge said:
    Are you a man of wealth and taste?

    You beat me to it!

    Welcome back.

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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,522 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:
    I believe the correct lyric is: "Please allow me to introduce myself..."

    Yes, but I didn't want to just blatantly copy Mick and Keith.

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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back!

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,522 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hi Boosibri...nice coin! :smiley:

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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,456 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MLC, I have always enjoyed you! We have both taken breaks recently. I really enjoyed our project together a few years back. I was thinking about taking a look at that list again soon. I'm glad to see you active. B)

    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners. :smile:
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    BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,737 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back my friend. Good to see you again.

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    FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,122 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good to see you back.
    I don't know about the wealth but I seem to remember that you have excellent taste.

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    CatbertCatbert Posts: 6,608 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I remember your impressive colonial collection and your intelligent threads. Glad to see you return!

    "Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,052 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2020 7:41PM

    @sparky64 said:
    Hey, I remember you.
    Welcome back!

    Well since we are going the song related route: "Welcome Back" (Kotter) by John Sebastian

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back Mark!!!

    m

    Walker Proof Digital Album
    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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    kazkaz Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey MLC, welcome back! I have always enjoyed looking at your coins and your informative posts.

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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,706 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back!

    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
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    astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back!

    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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    jedmjedm Posts: 2,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's good to see you back again!

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hello.

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    TomBTomB Posts: 20,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MLC! MLC! MLC!

    Welcome back!!! :)

    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

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    lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow...so nice to see old timers return.

    Welcome back, @MidLifeCrisis. We remember you well.

    Happy hunting,
    Lance.

    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 33,917 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2020 11:22PM

    Welcome back @MidLifeCrisis ! You are are on my list of remember I wish would start posting again so it's a treat to have you back and read your post.

    I remember your Fugio posts and coin which was a stand-out thread for me. Hopefully, people will be nicer this time around!

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
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    1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back

    "May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"

    "A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
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    DCWDCW Posts: 6,978 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Glad to see you're back.
    I cannot see a Myddleton token without thinking of the stunning example you once owned.
    I sure am looking forward to your upcoming acquisitions and posts.

    Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
    "Coin collecting for outcasts..."

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    OnastoneOnastone Posts: 3,787 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pleased to meet you!

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,677 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Howdy pardner. Peace Roy

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,527 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Glad you came back good to see ya

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    1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back @MidLifeCrisis , I'd love to see what Colonial coins you end up with :)

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

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    SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He's baaaaack!

    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

    RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'

    CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MidLifeCrisis.... Welcome back... I remember your contributions well...Some really great coins. Cheers, RickO

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 22,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome back!

    My YouTube Channel

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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,886 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good to see you back on campus!

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