@Fraz said:
Good morning,
I do not know how long ago nor where I bought this cash box; used it at home sales and flea markets.
I dug it out this morning. It never struck me to pop out the plastic sort tray.
Viola!
1891 P quarter, 1924 dollar, 1948 P half , and a 1964 dime. I have not studied these. They are not attractive pieces.
I do not care for locks without keys; I am happy to get the key.
That's just eye candy! Who needs espresso when those are around?!
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Sick today (and yesterday). What I thought was allergies (I was sneezing repeatedly Thursday afternoon) turned into a nasty sinus cold. I did get some coffee in me today, thankfully, and am feeling a little better.
How about a natural, crusty, mid-AU ... another from the Keigwin group I purchased at the start of the year.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
First an update.
Grandson Vinnie has recovered enough from his open heart surgery (at 5 days old) to finally go home. Awesome, it’s been incredibly stressful for the last 5+ weeks, but on the road to recovery ❤️🩹
Finished page 2 of the Roosie album. Really quite happy. 👶
I am having my coffee and working on a project to create a framed tribute to Francis Spinner. I recently acquired some hand written letters and signatures, an old cabinet photo, a 50c fractional and a check. I wanted to display it all in one place, so I am working on getting everything assembled and framed to make a nice presentation. I'm not only numismatist, but a bit of a history nut as well, and this project is a bit of both. So, this is a concept - not a finished product yet.
Same here. The bank had twenty rolls of a AU BU collection of state quarters. I don’t want to mess with them, but I can’t let them go feral.
A taco man gave me three Philadelphia Bessie’s from a roll that I saw him open and a new Roosevelt. The Denver dime is a surprise—I have never found Denver before Philly in the new year. It’s hard to get D rolls in Pixley.
This fine Saturday morning, I had the luxury of breaking out my new pau ferro coin tray, hand crafted by our own @Pedzola. He put quite a bit of time into it, and it really came out perfect. It looks fantastic with all of my gold nestled safely inside!
@Eldorado9 said:
Way too much espresso this morning led me to post most of my Barber quarters....It's an enjoyable walk through the series. Happy Saturday gents.
OK that’s really nice El Dorado!
Now, coming back down to earth look at this crap I must be drinking instant coffee 😂 hopefully I can get my 20 bucks back out of it, lol.
I just had some of my NGC and older slabs imaged by @lkeigwin. Few things as enjoyable for me in this hobby as getting outstanding images of my coins.
Lance was a joy to work with, and his photos speak for themselves. Couldn’t recommend his service more highly. (The amateur cropping and layout below are my own sloppy work.)
Lovely stuff, everyone.
Enjoying some coffee and looking over my military tokens collection. I like to buy old post card to go with them. It's interesting to read the back of them and see what was in the mind of the soldier for a moment. These are from Ft Dix, NJ . Still operating 100 years later. (I even trained there before 2nd tour in Iraq.)
These tokens were used in the Post Exchange. This one was good for 5c with the return of a bottle of beer.
Happy Saturday!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Does afternoon coffee count ?
Here is a 1572 Papal medal of Pope Gregory XIII with the reverse depicting the Massacre of the Huguenots.
This piece is in silver.
"Pope Gregory XIII ordered a joint celebration or commemoration on 11th September 1572 for the defeat of the Ottoman troops by the Holy League at the Battle of Lepanto on 7th October 1571, and for the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of the Huguenots in France, in August 1572.
It seems distasteful of the Pope to be ordering celebrations for the massacre of thousands of Huguenots, but he viewed it as divine retribution on heretics. When Pope Gregory had heard news of the massacre, he ordered the singing of a Te Deum and ordered a commemorative medal to be struck. This medal depicted the Pope's head on one side and an image of an angel, holding a sword and a cross, standing over the fallen Huguenots with the motto UGONOTTORUM STRAGES or “Huguenot Bloodbath”."*
Extract taken from On This Day in Tudor History by Claire Ridgway
A full pot of coffee later, but got the list done, images cropped and organized and descriptions written for the day.
Here's one that is definitely NOT for sale anytime in the near future ... images by Lance K.
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O-138 (138.1), R4; from SD's MB#54 where he described her as "A majestic coin, original through and through. The crust of antique grey toning is infused with iridescent gold, russet and copper. The R.4 rarity is well deserved and a nifty bonus. Unless you are chasing choice to gem uncirculated bust halves there will be no need to seek a finer example of this 1827-138. From Brian Greer, January 1999."
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
@pursuitofliberty said:
A full pot of coffee later, but got the list done, images cropped and organized and descriptions written for the day.
Here's one that is definitely NOT for sale anytime in the near future ... images by Lance K.
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O-138 (138.1), R4; from SD's MB#54 where he described her as "A majestic coin, original through and through. The crust of antique grey toning is infused with iridescent gold, russet and copper. The R.4 rarity is well deserved and a nifty bonus. Unless you are chasing choice to gem uncirculated bust halves there will be no need to seek a finer example of this 1827-138. From Brian Greer, January 1999."
Don't blame you for keeping it off the "for sale" list!
Beautiful, dude.
I have a 1811 small 8 vf 20 PCGS
What's your grade?
Spectacular Half Dollar Specimens.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
Enjoying some Sumatran (Keurig) while unwrapping and adding this old ANACS holder to my small collection of TP-graded yet misidentified 1855/54 halves. The two hits are large but somewhat hidden by the pole. More concerning to me is the extensive fine hairlining from cleaning, though the coin has retoned well, with nice color around the date and on the reverse. The overdate is all there. I couldn't see the underlying 8 in the auction, but it extends above the second (repunched) 8, suggesting to me that this is a fairly early die state (a good thing).
@Eldorado9 said:
Way too much espresso this morning led me to post most of my Barber quarters....It's an enjoyable walk through the series. Happy Saturday gents.
Wasn't able to have Saturday morning with coins but I squeezed in a Holiday Monday morning with coffee and coins. Figured I'd spend some quality time with these lady's as they are not long for the collection. Plan is to sell/trade them off next week at the ANA show.
Saturday morning Covid and coins 🤢. Dang it, never had Covid, never found a W quarter in the wild. I wish I’d found the quarter but last Tuesday afternoon I tested positive, twice. Being vaccinated and boosted, I’ve been sick but gratefully no respiratory problems, just very funky. This has helped, a little 😞
I was chasing this ultimate beaver but got real expensive.
Had to run out and get half and half this morning. The rain finally stopped (almost), at least for a while, but plenty areas are getting saturated and flooded out. Last time I remember rain like this in Central California was during the winter of El Nino in 97/98.
Anyway, I walked over to the donut shop too and grabbed a glazed blueberry old-fashioned. Between the Italian Roast, the splash of half an half and that donut, the cobwebs quickly dissipated and maybe the sky even brightened!
Here's another one of the beauties I pried away from that Lance guy's hands (or did he pry money away from my hands?! ) in early January that basically wrecked my budget.
. 1828 O-114a (114.4), R3; PCGS AU58
ex-Keigwin. Nearly mark free, a wholesome and pristine example
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Had to run out and get half and half this morning. The rain finally stopped (almost), at least for a while, but plenty areas are getting saturated and flooded out. Last time I remember rain like this in Central California was during the winter of El Nino in 97/98.
Anyway, I walked over to the donut shop too and grabbed a glazed blueberry old-fashioned. Between the Italian Roast, the splash of half an half and that donut, the cobwebs quickly dissipated and maybe the sky even brightened!
Here's another one of the beauties I pried away from that Lance guy's hands (or did he pry money away from my hands?! ) in early January that basically wrecked my budget.
. 1828 O-114a (114.4), R3; PCGS AU58
ex-Keigwin. Nearly mark free, a wholesome and pristine example
Great coin!!!
And, coffee and doughnuts make everything better.
Tonedeaf is a nickname given to me in reference to my guitar playing ability.
Had to run out and get half and half this morning. The rain finally stopped (almost), at least for a while, but plenty areas are getting saturated and flooded out. Last time I remember rain like this in Central California was during the winter of El Nino in 97/98.
Anyway, I walked over to the donut shop too and grabbed a glazed blueberry old-fashioned. Between the Italian Roast, the splash of half an half and that donut, the cobwebs quickly dissipated and maybe the sky even brightened!
Here's another one of the beauties I pried away from that Lance guy's hands (or did he pry money away from my hands?! ) in early January that basically wrecked my budget.
. 1828 O-114a (114.4), R3; PCGS AU58
ex-Keigwin. Nearly mark free, a wholesome and pristine example
@pursuitofliberty Damn, Todd! That is one hell of a Bust half, brother. You don't see them any better than that! I'm just having regular old Folgers, scrambled eggs and sausage, and thinking about a possible new acquisition.
This is some crazy weather... Snowing in L.A. and record high temps on the East coast. Here I am right in the middle (Oklahoma) and the weather service is saying we might get a tornado this weekend? Sheesh...
@DNADave you have quite a collection going! I recognize the 20 Franc gold coins in your album. Those are nice, and many are pretty affordable too. I am still missing a raw album with a bunch of German Third Reich coins, raw US coins and Dan Carr pieces. I need to go do a serious search. My house isn't that big but I hid it from myself pretty well!
A good morning to you all!
Staring at a lake and perusing the forums with my Colombian coffee this early afternoon, waiting for my ballerina to come out from lessons.
Here is a neat post exchange token from Fort Niagara, NY. Would have been used by soldiers in the late 1800s/early 1900s to buy personal items on base.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Been up early playing with the copy stand.
Had to make a taller one so that I don't have to swap lenses on the big medals.
Plenty of room for lighting on this one.
The last coin that I looked at last night—counterwheel scratches on obverse and reverse; how many coins do you reckon end up on both sides on both ends of rolls?
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Just sippin' with this lady this morning:
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
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You got a VaultBox ?
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Dont start, @dcarr !
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
You definitely suck 😂
I have none for today will just live vicariously for a moment.
With my coffee this morning I'm with this 1920 buffalo nickel.
Have a great day
That’s awesome! 👍
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Nice Proof Set Eldo' @Eldorado9
That's just eye candy! Who needs espresso when those are around?!
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Sick today (and yesterday). What I thought was allergies (I was sneezing repeatedly Thursday afternoon) turned into a nasty sinus cold. I did get some coffee in me today, thankfully, and am feeling a little better.
How about a natural, crusty, mid-AU ... another from the Keigwin group I purchased at the start of the year.
“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
That’s a hoot!
First an update.
Grandson Vinnie has recovered enough from his open heart surgery (at 5 days old) to finally go home. Awesome, it’s been incredibly stressful for the last 5+ weeks, but on the road to recovery ❤️🩹
Finished page 2 of the Roosie album. Really quite happy. 👶
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
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Successful Transactions with more than 100 Members
I am having my coffee and working on a project to create a framed tribute to Francis Spinner. I recently acquired some hand written letters and signatures, an old cabinet photo, a 50c fractional and a check. I wanted to display it all in one place, so I am working on getting everything assembled and framed to make a nice presentation. I'm not only numismatist, but a bit of a history nut as well, and this project is a bit of both. So, this is a concept - not a finished product yet.
Digging/cleaning out some stuff and thought of this thread.
Jamaican in a favorite mug. Even the coins want coffee!
Happy Saturday everyone.
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
Same here. The bank had twenty rolls of a AU BU collection of state quarters. I don’t want to mess with them, but I can’t let them go feral.
A taco man gave me three Philadelphia Bessie’s from a roll that I saw him open and a new Roosevelt. The Denver dime is a surprise—I have never found Denver before Philly in the new year. It’s hard to get D rolls in Pixley.
We roast raw beans, burr grinder, and pour over.
This fine Saturday morning, I had the luxury of breaking out my new pau ferro coin tray, hand crafted by our own @Pedzola. He put quite a bit of time into it, and it really came out perfect. It looks fantastic with all of my gold nestled safely inside!
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Way too much espresso this morning led me to post most of my Barber quarters....It's an enjoyable walk through the series. Happy Saturday gents.
Never get tired of seeing your coins @Eldorado9!
OK that’s really nice El Dorado!
Now, coming back down to earth look at this crap I must be drinking instant coffee 😂 hopefully I can get my 20 bucks back out of it, lol.
I just had some of my NGC and older slabs imaged by @lkeigwin. Few things as enjoyable for me in this hobby as getting outstanding images of my coins.
Lance was a joy to work with, and his photos speak for themselves. Couldn’t recommend his service more highly. (The amateur cropping and layout below are my own sloppy work.)
I like those, a lot! ^^
Lovely stuff, everyone.
Enjoying some coffee and looking over my military tokens collection. I like to buy old post card to go with them. It's interesting to read the back of them and see what was in the mind of the soldier for a moment. These are from Ft Dix, NJ . Still operating 100 years later. (I even trained there before 2nd tour in Iraq.)
These tokens were used in the Post Exchange. This one was good for 5c with the return of a bottle of beer.
Happy Saturday!
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Does afternoon coffee count ?
Here is a 1572 Papal medal of Pope Gregory XIII with the reverse depicting the Massacre of the Huguenots.
This piece is in silver.
"Pope Gregory XIII ordered a joint celebration or commemoration on 11th September 1572 for the defeat of the Ottoman troops by the Holy League at the Battle of Lepanto on 7th October 1571, and for the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of the Huguenots in France, in August 1572.
It seems distasteful of the Pope to be ordering celebrations for the massacre of thousands of Huguenots, but he viewed it as divine retribution on heretics. When Pope Gregory had heard news of the massacre, he ordered the singing of a Te Deum and ordered a commemorative medal to be struck. This medal depicted the Pope's head on one side and an image of an angel, holding a sword and a cross, standing over the fallen Huguenots with the motto UGONOTTORUM STRAGES or “Huguenot Bloodbath”."*
Today with my coffee I’m with my 21 Buff and my 30-s . Both of this coins have beautiful toning with huge underlying luster.
Have a happy Saturday.
Yes!
Nothing like a fresh brewed Starbucks strong cup of coffee,
along with finding these at my PO BOX on a Saturday Morning!
Yes, one is a Proof!
2022
4 -1 Onza Libertads
1- 2022 BU
2 - 2021 BU's
1- 2022 Proof
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.A full pot of coffee later, but got the list done, images cropped and organized and descriptions written for the day.
Here's one that is definitely NOT for sale anytime in the near future ... images by Lance K.
.
O-138 (138.1), R4; from SD's MB#54 where he described her as "A majestic coin, original through and through. The crust of antique grey toning is infused with iridescent gold, russet and copper. The R.4 rarity is well deserved and a nifty bonus. Unless you are chasing choice to gem uncirculated bust halves there will be no need to seek a finer example of this 1827-138. From Brian Greer, January 1999."
“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
Don't blame you for keeping it off the "for sale" list!
Beautiful, dude.
I have a 1811 small 8 vf 20 PCGS
What's your grade?
Spectacular Half Dollar Specimens.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Enjoying some Sumatran (Keurig) while unwrapping and adding this old ANACS holder to my small collection of TP-graded yet misidentified 1855/54 halves. The two hits are large but somewhat hidden by the pole. More concerning to me is the extensive fine hairlining from cleaning, though the coin has retoned well, with nice color around the date and on the reverse. The overdate is all there. I couldn't see the underlying 8 in the auction, but it extends above the second (repunched) 8, suggesting to me that this is a fairly early die state (a good thing).
That 1907 fits right in!
And I of course am a huge fan of the 1911:
Coin Photographer.
Wasn't able to have Saturday morning with coins but I squeezed in a Holiday Monday morning with coffee and coins. Figured I'd spend some quality time with these lady's as they are not long for the collection. Plan is to sell/trade them off next week at the ANA show.
Saturday morning Covid and coins 🤢. Dang it, never had Covid, never found a W quarter in the wild. I wish I’d found the quarter but last Tuesday afternoon I tested positive, twice. Being vaccinated and boosted, I’ve been sick but gratefully no respiratory problems, just very funky. This has helped, a little 😞
I was chasing this ultimate beaver but got real expensive.
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Good Saturday Morning everyone! Spending time with some old friends and coffee this morning like this 1861 Seated Dollar.
Drinking deadmans reach coffee today!
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Spending the morning with a couple of older ladies...
Tonedeaf is a nickname given to me in reference to my guitar playing ability.
Nice 06's @Tonedeaf
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Had to run out and get half and half this morning. The rain finally stopped (almost), at least for a while, but plenty areas are getting saturated and flooded out. Last time I remember rain like this in Central California was during the winter of El Nino in 97/98.
Anyway, I walked over to the donut shop too and grabbed a glazed blueberry old-fashioned. Between the Italian Roast, the splash of half an half and that donut, the cobwebs quickly dissipated and maybe the sky even brightened!
Here's another one of the beauties I pried away from that Lance guy's hands (or did he pry money away from my hands?!
) in early January that basically wrecked my budget. 
.
1828 O-114a (114.4), R3; PCGS AU58
ex-Keigwin. Nearly mark free, a wholesome and pristine example
“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
Great coin!!!
And, coffee and doughnuts make everything better.
Tonedeaf is a nickname given to me in reference to my guitar playing ability.
That 1828 is board line perfect. Really like her!
Love that 1828 @pursuitofliberty. The luster is beautiful!
Coin Photographer.
@pursuitofliberty Damn, Todd! That is one hell of a Bust half, brother. You don't see them any better than that! I'm just having regular old Folgers, scrambled eggs and sausage, and thinking about a possible new acquisition.
This is some crazy weather... Snowing in L.A. and record high temps on the East coast. Here I am right in the middle (Oklahoma) and the weather service is saying we might get a tornado this weekend? Sheesh...
@Tonedeaf @Inspired70 @FlyingAl @dsessom
Thanks guys! You know, it really is nice when you know you have a special coin, and then everyone agrees, especially so fast!
“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 need to downsize a little. Lol. Drinking coffee and trying to decide to sell something
@DNADave you have quite a collection going! I recognize the 20 Franc gold coins in your album. Those are nice, and many are pretty affordable too. I am still missing a raw album with a bunch of German Third Reich coins, raw US coins and Dan Carr pieces. I need to go do a serious search. My house isn't that big but I hid it from myself pretty well!
First coin that I see this morning. I guess the canker did not hurt his smile any.
A good morning to you all!
Staring at a lake and perusing the forums with my Colombian coffee this early afternoon, waiting for my ballerina to come out from lessons.
Here is a neat post exchange token from Fort Niagara, NY. Would have been used by soldiers in the late 1800s/early 1900s to buy personal items on base.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Love the 1896 @Eldorado9! That date doesn't usually come toned and certainly not that attractive.
This is still one of my favorite threads! Great coins everybody.
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Been up early playing with the copy stand.
Had to make a taller one so that I don't have to swap lenses on the big medals.
Plenty of room for lighting on this one.
Nice. Works great.
The last coin that I looked at last night—counterwheel scratches on obverse and reverse; how many coins do you reckon end up on both sides on both ends of rolls?
That coin before my post stuns me.