@moursund said:
How many people display anything in their homes?
A few framed photographs, perhaps. In a study there might be a curio cabinet?
Kid's room might have a few sports trophies and ribbons...
But seems odd to be putting any kind of display into a living room.
Guess you’ve not been in a home with original art work on the walls?
Would this have the same concern for inviting theft?
@moursund said:
How many people display anything in their homes?
A few framed photographs, perhaps. In a study there might be a curio cabinet?
Kid's room might have a few sports trophies and ribbons...
But seems odd to be putting any kind of display into a living room.
Guess you’ve not been in a home with original art work on the walls?
Would this have the same concern for inviting theft?
Not if it's crap. 😛
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Displaying coins is a sure way to put yourself on the hit list for a home robbery.
Before I went on the TV show, "Space Dealers", I had the company sign a legal agreement about what they could show of my house, so there was no hint of what it looked like from the street, or, indeed, even up close. Of course, even if thieves did steal bits and pieces of my space collectibles, they would be worthless without the paperwork, which is in the SDB, that shows their provenance and says what they are. I mean really... old pieces of wire, freeze dried food, some metal chunks, some rocks etc., who would steal those when a TV and DVD player are in the same room? Also, at any given time, by value I probably have about 2/3 of my space collection in the SDB.
... Also, at any given time, by value I probably have about 2/3 of my space collection in the SDB.
What happens when you run out of collection space for your space collection? Things that make you go "hmm".
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... Also, at any given time, by value I probably have about 2/3 of my space collection in the SDB.
What happens when you run out of collection space for your space collection? Things that make you go "hmm".
One of the major constraints of the space program, since getting anything into space cost(s) a great deal, means that most of the truly valuable pieces of my collection are small and light. Also, these days, I'm not really getting too many artifacts. Given what I already own, it tends to take an expensive artifact to get me excited enough to want to buy it, and I just don't have the scratch.
I am filling in some bits and pieces in my collection, but mainly I'm getting autographed photos at this point in time. I frame some of them (which, for museum quality framing is comparatively expensive), but for the most part the pictures themselves are in the three figure range, with a smattering of low four figure ones (which no common thief would be able to distinguish between). They look nice decorating my Man Cave and one other part in the house. I definitely don't want to let the collection take over the house, so I am limiting which rooms I'll hang pictures in. This does mean I'm getting to the point of selling off some currently hung pictures so that I can put up some new pictures.
... Also, at any given time, by value I probably have about 2/3 of my space collection in the SDB.
What happens when you run out of collection space for your space collection? Things that make you go "hmm".
One of the major constraints of the space program, since getting anything into space cost(s) a great deal, means that most of the truly valuable pieces of my collection are small and light. Also, these days, I'm not really getting too many artifacts. Given what I already own, it tends to take an expensive artifact to get me excited enough to want to buy it, and I just don't have the scratch.
I am filling in some bits and pieces in my collection, but mainly I'm getting autographed photos at this point in time. I frame some of them (which, for museum quality framing is comparatively expensive), but for the most part the pictures themselves are in the three figure range. They look nice decorating my Man Cave and one other part in the house. I definitely don't want to let the collection take over the house, so I am limiting which rooms I'll hang pictures in. This does mean I'm getting to the point of selling off some currently hung pictures so that I can put up some new pictures.
Do you have any space coins?
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... Also, at any given time, by value I probably have about 2/3 of my space collection in the SDB.
What happens when you run out of collection space for your space collection? Things that make you go "hmm".
One of the major constraints of the space program, since getting anything into space cost(s) a great deal, means that most of the truly valuable pieces of my collection are small and light. Also, these days, I'm not really getting too many artifacts. Given what I already own, it tends to take an expensive artifact to get me excited enough to want to buy it, and I just don't have the scratch.
I am filling in some bits and pieces in my collection, but mainly I'm getting autographed photos at this point in time. I frame some of them (which, for museum quality framing is comparatively expensive), but for the most part the pictures themselves are in the three figure range. They look nice decorating my Man Cave and one other part in the house. I definitely don't want to let the collection take over the house, so I am limiting which rooms I'll hang pictures in. This does mean I'm getting to the point of selling off some currently hung pictures so that I can put up some new pictures.
Do you have any space coins?
There is OFFICIAL, and there is actually flown coins. I do NOT know about USSR or Russian flown coins, however, flying coins and paper money (notes) has a long history. Alan Shepard took some notes with him on the first US manned spaceflight in May 1961. The first US coins that I'm absolutely sure flew in space flew on Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 flight in July 1961. He brought two rolls of dimes, e.g. 100 dimes, with him. All the ones that I have seen are 1961-D. I own one of them.
The only gold coins that flew in space that I'm aware of flew on Gemini 4 in 1965. Jim McDivitt took several gold coins with him including two Liberty $2.50, one Indian $2.50 and one $10 Liberty. I own the (IMO) better of the two $2.50 Liberty.
Multiple coins flew to the Moon. The best known one was a heavily circulated common date Peace dollar that Buzz Aldrin took with him to the lunar surface. It sold 15+ years ago for over $30,000. I do know there are some other lunar surface flown silver dollars that flew on another mission, but, since the astronaut has been dead for a while now, and the coins have not hit the market, I suspect his family is keeping them.
By the Shuttle program astronauts were NOT allowed to take coins and/or notes with them on missions.
FWIW, in keeping with the thread, all my space flown coins and notes are in the SDB.
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Nope.
Would this have the same concern for inviting theft?
Not if it's crap. 😛
Displaying coins is a sure way to put yourself on the hit list for a home robbery.
Before I went on the TV show, "Space Dealers", I had the company sign a legal agreement about what they could show of my house, so there was no hint of what it looked like from the street, or, indeed, even up close. Of course, even if thieves did steal bits and pieces of my space collectibles, they would be worthless without the paperwork, which is in the SDB, that shows their provenance and says what they are. I mean really... old pieces of wire, freeze dried food, some metal chunks, some rocks etc., who would steal those when a TV and DVD player are in the same room? Also, at any given time, by value I probably have about 2/3 of my space collection in the SDB.
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What happens when you run out of collection space for your space collection? Things that make you go "hmm".
One of the major constraints of the space program, since getting anything into space cost(s) a great deal, means that most of the truly valuable pieces of my collection are small and light. Also, these days, I'm not really getting too many artifacts. Given what I already own, it tends to take an expensive artifact to get me excited enough to want to buy it, and I just don't have the scratch.
I am filling in some bits and pieces in my collection, but mainly I'm getting autographed photos at this point in time. I frame some of them (which, for museum quality framing is comparatively expensive), but for the most part the pictures themselves are in the three figure range, with a smattering of low four figure ones (which no common thief would be able to distinguish between). They look nice decorating my Man Cave and one other part in the house. I definitely don't want to let the collection take over the house, so I am limiting which rooms I'll hang pictures in. This does mean I'm getting to the point of selling off some currently hung pictures so that I can put up some new pictures.
U.S. Type Set
Do you have any space coins?
There is OFFICIAL, and there is actually flown coins. I do NOT know about USSR or Russian flown coins, however, flying coins and paper money (notes) has a long history. Alan Shepard took some notes with him on the first US manned spaceflight in May 1961. The first US coins that I'm absolutely sure flew in space flew on Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 flight in July 1961. He brought two rolls of dimes, e.g. 100 dimes, with him. All the ones that I have seen are 1961-D. I own one of them.
The only gold coins that flew in space that I'm aware of flew on Gemini 4 in 1965. Jim McDivitt took several gold coins with him including two Liberty $2.50, one Indian $2.50 and one $10 Liberty. I own the (IMO) better of the two $2.50 Liberty.
Multiple coins flew to the Moon. The best known one was a heavily circulated common date Peace dollar that Buzz Aldrin took with him to the lunar surface. It sold 15+ years ago for over $30,000. I do know there are some other lunar surface flown silver dollars that flew on another mission, but, since the astronaut has been dead for a while now, and the coins have not hit the market, I suspect his family is keeping them.
By the Shuttle program astronauts were NOT allowed to take coins and/or notes with them on missions.
FWIW, in keeping with the thread, all my space flown coins and notes are in the SDB.
Here is my Liberty Bell 7 flown dime.
U.S. Type Set