Well, I am a simple man. I like to collect green pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents on them. About 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. Anyone having them just loosely laying around in wallets or pockets just feel free to send them along to me, I have special holding methods for them and enjoy giving them out to strangers usually in exchange for some type of commodity , but I like to think of it as promoting our hobby and the economy.
Every few months I like to get my hands dirty at a pawn shop going through the tools. For less than a Hamilton I pick up made in US wrenches, screwdrivers...😬
I don’t really collect anything else. I’m into astronomy when I have a good opportunity and photography. Other than coins, I’ve not really been much of an accumulator.
I do have a few things from my hometown with some bits and baubles from my travels but there’s not much else.
Guitars. Started off wanting to get one nice example of all the classic (LP, SG, ES335, Strat, Tele...) and has really snowballed over the years. I was in the 30's last time I counted. I don't count anymore.
I have collected a variety of stuff over the years. The only ones I have left are a small tin oil can collection and heavy "milk glass" range top shakers mainly made by McKee.
@Weiss.... I see you still have the silver tankard....I looked for it under my Christmas tree this year Oh well, my Birthday is coming up.... Cheers, RickO
1st edition books.
My best is a (British) 1st Edition of The House at Pooh Corner, 1928 with an almost perfect original dust jacket.
This the image from inside the cover.
Coins are Neato!
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
Presidential campaign buttons. Here is my box from the 1948 presidential election.
The Democratic Party split into three factions in 1948, the regular party, the Dixie-crats and the Henry Wallace supporters. No one thought that the Truman would win and yet he did.
There is a 1948 Eisenhower button in the upper left corner. No one knew his political leanings. At one point Truman offered to help him get the Democratic Party nomination. He declined, but it's interesting to note that there was enough interest for a button.
The "Westminster College" button in the upper right refers to Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech he give during which he coined the term. That is a good button that is worth a few hundred dollars.
All Truman items and popular and somewhat scarce. The Truman campaign didn't have a lot money to spend.
Harold Stassen made the first of many runs for president in 1948, He lost to Dewey in the primaries. It would be strongest showing he would ever have.
The red and white Phillies button toward the center is in honor of my father. He was big Phillies fan and was disappointed when the Yankee swept them 4 games to none in the 1950 World Series.
Strom Thurmond, yes the South Carolina senator who served in the Senate until he was 101, broke off from the Democrats and ran as a Dixie-crate. The best piece I have is the post card at the lower left. If you ever find a Thurmond - Fielding button with their picture on it, it could worth $10,000.
Dewey's running mate was California governor, Earl Warren, who later because Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
@TurtleCat said:
I don’t really collect anything else. I’m into astronomy when I have a good opportunity and photography. Other than coins, I’ve not really been much of an accumulator.
I do have a few things from my hometown with some bits and baubles from my travels but there’s not much else.
Thta's cool! I have a Celestron CPC 800 that's packed away right now. Lately just bought a little Celestron C90 Mak and a skywatcher az-gte mount for it. Been trying to get some decent pics with it lately.
Ha, I don't collect wine, it doesn't last that long, especially these days! But with all the jigsaw puzzles I've been doing this past year, it's starting to look like I do have a new collection!
These were the last two I just finished - this mustang puzzle was one of my favorites, and the 1970's was fun to do as it took me down memory lane!
@TurtleCat said:
I don’t really collect anything else. I’m into astronomy when I have a good opportunity and photography. Other than coins, I’ve not really been much of an accumulator.
I do have a few things from my hometown with some bits and baubles from my travels but there’s not much else.
Thta's cool! I have a Celestron CPC 800 that's packed away right now. Lately just bought a little Celestron C90 Mak and a skywatcher az-gte mount for it. Been trying to get some decent pics with it lately.
Cool! I’ve got a StellarVue 90mm raptor. It’s currently sitting on a bookshelf in the garage. I haven’t had much luck staying up at night lately, lol. Hope you enjoy it! And check out Cloudy Nights forum. Tons of people there discussing everything astronomy.
I have about 15 pieces of Edgefield pottery, but more an accumulation than a collection. They are large, fragile and bulky. That’s why I quit fooling with them. Coins are much easier to store and transport and just as historic.
@mannie gray said:
Pulp science fiction magazines and scarcer sf paperbacks, political buttons, vinyl records, some stamps, horse racing memorabilia and ephemera, older original wire photos involving horses or some of my favorite baseball players, a few baseball cards.
....well you asked....
I have a small box full of sf paperbacks from the mid fifties to mid sixties that I want to move. I need to make a list.
I bought these when I was into sf at that time. They are not pristine but still should be good, just need to check the condition.
Art glass, something my wife and I collect together. I'm also probably the only male under 80 who collects antique post cards, Abe Lincoln circa 1909 cards.
Anything related to the Monticello Drug Company out of Jacksonville, FL. Especially drug products, advertising, and literature for the "three sixes" line of products.
Numismatist Ordinaire See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
@oldabeintx said:
Art glass, something my wife and I collect together. I'm also probably the only male under 80 who collects antique post cards, Abe Lincoln circa 1909 cards.
Hey, postcards are cool.
I have a small collection.
@astrorat said:
Anything related to the Monticello Drug Company out of Jacksonville, FL. Especially drug products, advertising, and literature for the "three sixes" line of products.
American Art Pottery; another connection to the history of this country. Also, these are things I can enjoy every day, they don't have to be locked up at the bank.
Newcomb vase on left from 1908...the story of the founding of Newcomb College in 1886 to train women in a productive endeavor is fascinating.
Saturday Evening Girls plate on right.... group founded in Boston in 1899 as a social and educational group and to help women find a craft to support themselves.
All these are totally interesting. Collecting anything is so magical for the feeling generated by a new find. Non collectors will never understand......untill they catch the bug. What ever you collect, I applaud you.
Among other things I’ve dabbled in some baseball cards — focusing on ‘The first 5’ — inaugural 5 members of the Hall Of Fame ....
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson,
and ‘The Gentleman’s Hurler’, Christy Mathewson ... card collectors are as eccentric as coin collectors ... in this example’s case the blue background color makes it an especially tough find ....
Although many interests 1 main one is Mettlach Steins. This one has been in the family since purchased new in 1894 by my grandfather and given to my father by him as a sign of "You married my daughter and I didn't like it too much but you turned out OK after-all" as the story was told told me...haha.
As I purchase a stein whether old or new if it's condition allows it I wash it up properly and drink one bier from it, then clean it again and then display it.
...and the 2 vases are my latest purchase. I have 54 steins all together of various types.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
@CommemDude said:
American Art Pottery; another connection to the history of this country. Also, these are things I can enjoy every day, they don't have to be locked up at the bank.
Newcomb vase on left from 1908...the story of the founding of Newcomb College in 1886 to train women in a productive endeavor is fascinating.
Saturday Evening Girls plate on right.... group founded in Boston in 1899 as a social and educational group and to help women find a craft to support themselves.
@EdGOhio said:
Although many interests 1 main one is Mettlach Steins. This one has been in the family since purchased new in 1894 by my grandfather and given to my father by him as a sign of "You married my daughter and I didn't like it too much but you turned out OK after-all" as the story was told told me...haha.
As I purchase a stein whether old or new if it's condition allows it I wash it up properly and drink one bier from it, then clean it again and then display it.
...and the 2 vases are my latest purchase. I have 54 steins all together of various types.
Hey Ed great stuff! I too am a fan of the Mettlach ... 😎
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Pre-Revolutionary War British and American silver beer mugs:
Artwork by the rock stars of my youth:
--Severian the Lame
Well, I am a simple man. I like to collect green pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents on them. About 6 inches long and 3 inches wide. Anyone having them just loosely laying around in wallets or pockets just feel free to send them along to me, I have special holding methods for them and enjoy giving them out to strangers usually in exchange for some type of commodity , but I like to think of it as promoting our hobby and the economy.
Bob Sr Retired
Monies owed under unpaid California court judgments owned by clients of mine that are secured by judgment liens in real property.
I Always wanted to get into old guns. I decided when the pandemic and riots started, no better time than now.
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Well, my primary other interest is Currency, although I do enjoy certain guns and old tools.
While I am a big fan of current currency, especially in large quantities
... I also dig some of the older stuff.
Here is one of my favorite notes, my Brown Seal "Woodchopper"
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
I'm still collecting Lincoln plaques.
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Every few months I like to get my hands dirty at a pawn shop going through the tools. For less than a Hamilton I pick up made in US wrenches, screwdrivers...😬
I don’t really collect anything else. I’m into astronomy when I have a good opportunity and photography. Other than coins, I’ve not really been much of an accumulator.
I do have a few things from my hometown with some bits and baubles from my travels but there’s not much else.
Wrong thread?
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Firearms, old decks of playing cards (some over 100 years old), books, knives, marbles (old marbles), challenge coins. Cheers, RickO
Coins (of course)
Handmade custom knives
Stainless steel handguns (mostly Rugers)
Older Native American pottery and artifacts
Southwestern art
Books, lots of books
Crystals and gemstones.
My OmniCoin Collection
My BankNoteBank Collection
Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
Guitars. Started off wanting to get one nice example of all the classic (LP, SG, ES335, Strat, Tele...) and has really snowballed over the years. I was in the 30's last time I counted. I don't count anymore.
I have collected a variety of stuff over the years. The only ones I have left are a small tin oil can collection and heavy "milk glass" range top shakers mainly made by McKee.
Ask my wife, she'll say:
What doesn't he collect?
BHNC #203
Wine for me. It has a habit of disappearing, however.
@Weiss.... I see you still have the silver tankard....I looked for it under my Christmas tree this year
Oh well, my Birthday is coming up....
Cheers, RickO
Music CDs and DVDs. Books, lots of books.
1st edition books.
My best is a (British) 1st Edition of The House at Pooh Corner, 1928 with an almost perfect original dust jacket.
This the image from inside the cover.
Coins are Neato!
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"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright
Presidential campaign buttons. Here is my box from the 1948 presidential election.
The Democratic Party split into three factions in 1948, the regular party, the Dixie-crats and the Henry Wallace supporters. No one thought that the Truman would win and yet he did.
There is a 1948 Eisenhower button in the upper left corner. No one knew his political leanings. At one point Truman offered to help him get the Democratic Party nomination. He declined, but it's interesting to note that there was enough interest for a button.
The "Westminster College" button in the upper right refers to Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech he give during which he coined the term. That is a good button that is worth a few hundred dollars.
All Truman items and popular and somewhat scarce. The Truman campaign didn't have a lot money to spend.
Harold Stassen made the first of many runs for president in 1948, He lost to Dewey in the primaries. It would be strongest showing he would ever have.
The red and white Phillies button toward the center is in honor of my father. He was big Phillies fan and was disappointed when the Yankee swept them 4 games to none in the 1950 World Series.
Strom Thurmond, yes the South Carolina senator who served in the Senate until he was 101, broke off from the Democrats and ran as a Dixie-crate. The best piece I have is the post card at the lower left. If you ever find a Thurmond - Fielding button with their picture on it, it could worth $10,000.
Dewey's running mate was California governor, Earl Warren, who later because Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Thta's cool! I have a Celestron CPC 800 that's packed away right now. Lately just bought a little Celestron C90 Mak and a skywatcher az-gte mount for it. Been trying to get some decent pics with it lately.
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My Original Song Written to my late wife-"Plus other original music by me"
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Charmy @ThePennyLady is that you?
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Ha, I don't collect wine, it doesn't last that long, especially these days! But with all the jigsaw puzzles I've been doing this past year, it's starting to look like I do have a new collection!
These were the last two I just finished - this mustang puzzle was one of my favorites, and the 1970's was fun to do as it took me down memory lane!
The Penny Lady®
Cool! I’ve got a StellarVue 90mm raptor. It’s currently sitting on a bookshelf in the garage. I haven’t had much luck staying up at night lately, lol. Hope you enjoy it! And check out Cloudy Nights forum. Tons of people there discussing everything astronomy.
I used to collect Nazi pistols, but I sold them all to buy more coins. Big mistake. The guns have shot up in value since I sold them.
Tillandsias.
Grandchildren. 8 going on 9
I have about 15 pieces of Edgefield pottery, but more an accumulation than a collection. They are large, fragile and bulky. That’s why I quit fooling with them. Coins are much easier to store and transport and just as historic.
I have a small box full of sf paperbacks from the mid fifties to mid sixties that I want to move. I need to make a list.
I bought these when I was into sf at that time. They are not pristine but still should be good, just need to check the condition.
Memorabilia related to disasters— The spoon is from the cocoanut grove nightclub and the poker chip is from the Beverly Hills Supper Club
Gorham Lady’s pattern, c.1868-70
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-in it’s original box!-
My YouTube Channel
Lately, comic books and comic art.
Proof Buffalo Registry Set
Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
Proof Walking Liberty Halves Registry Set
Art glass, something my wife and I collect together. I'm also probably the only male under 80 who collects antique post cards, Abe Lincoln circa 1909 cards.
that was my line!
That's okay, it takes more than a couple collectors all doing somewhat similar collections to make things interesting!![:D :D](https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/lol.png)
The question really is, after all this time, how much dust have you guys collected??![:D :D](https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/lol.png)
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“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Anything related to the Monticello Drug Company out of Jacksonville, FL. Especially drug products, advertising, and literature for the "three sixes" line of products.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
Hey, postcards are cool.![B) B)](https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/sunglasses.png)
I have a small collection.
Pokemon cards, guns, and police patches. Especially Police patches related to the federal reserve
The Devil made him do it!![>:) >:)](https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/naughty.png)
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American Art Pottery; another connection to the history of this country. Also, these are things I can enjoy every day, they don't have to be locked up at the bank.
Newcomb vase on left from 1908...the story of the founding of Newcomb College in 1886 to train women in a productive endeavor is fascinating.
Saturday Evening Girls plate on right.... group founded in Boston in 1899 as a social and educational group and to help women find a craft to support themselves.
Commems and Early Type
This is the last nice one I found a couple years ago.
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Anyone collect pyrex?
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All these are totally interesting. Collecting anything is so magical for the feeling generated by a new find. Non collectors will never understand......untill they catch the bug. What ever you collect, I applaud you.
Among other things I’ve dabbled in some baseball cards — focusing on ‘The first 5’ — inaugural 5 members of the Hall Of Fame ....
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson,
and ‘The Gentleman’s Hurler’, Christy Mathewson ... card collectors are as eccentric as coin collectors ... in this example’s case the blue background color makes it an especially tough find ....
Although many interests 1 main one is Mettlach Steins. This one has been in the family since purchased new in 1894 by my grandfather and given to my father by him as a sign of "You married my daughter and I didn't like it too much but you turned out OK after-all" as the story was told told me...haha.
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As I purchase a stein whether old or new if it's condition allows it I wash it up properly and drink one bier from it, then clean it again and then display it.
...and the 2 vases are my latest purchase. I have 54 steins all together of various types.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Outstanding, @CommemDude!
A smidge of our collection. I guess I, uhhh, failed to mention we collect Arts & Crafts, too![:# :#](https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/grimace.png)
Newcomb College, Peters & Reed, Clewell, Roseville (family pieces), Iris Nampeyo, and a smattering of new stuff from Ephraim Faience:
--Severian the Lame
Hey Ed great stuff! I too am a fan of the Mettlach ... 😎