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FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
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If the Wife finds out what I Paid for this, in Her words, Dirty Dime One More Hard One to Go and then the Easy Keys.
    Ken

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    • python1python1 Posts: 789
      Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

      I am very happy that you have that 26S finally...image
      Dennis

      My Dimes

      << If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time! >>
    • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
      I told my wife what you paid for it and she was ready to do me in.image Nice coin.
    • keithdagenkeithdagen Posts: 2,025 ✭
      Congratulations. You're insane, but congrats anyway image
      Keith ™

    • MarkMark Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭✭✭
      I told my wife about this thread. She asked me "How can a husband get away with spending $2,200 for a coin without his wife knowing?" I just smiled. She's going to kill me....

      Mark
      Mark


    • g097103g097103 Posts: 279
      Now that's a nice coins. My wife knows I have a cash stash but can't figure out where it is. She is a collector
      though so understands the compulsion to get that key piece. image

      Scott M
      Scott M

      Everything is linear if plotted log-log with a fat magic marker
    • python1python1 Posts: 789
      My wife has to be the most understanding woman I have ever heard of, she thinks its great when I win a coin or two no matter what the cost.....I am a lucky man!imageimage

      She actually cant wait to see it when it comes in....lol


      Dennis

      My Dimes

      << If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time! >>
    • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
      Keith:
        You are Right !!image
          Mark
            Boy I hope this Did Not get You in trouble. Tell Your Wife that Some Things Just Have to be Done on the Sly. image
              Dennis:
                Its Really Good to see that Some Karen's have a Great Sense of Humor when it Comes to Dirty Dimes. Opps, Almost Forgot that You Collect Clean Dimes. Maybe I should Try one of the White Ones on My Karen and see if that Helps the Sense of Humor.
                  Ken



                  Man I have Edited this Twice for Spelling. Maybe I am Shook because if the Immenient Demise that Just Might Strike Me Down from a Karen. Maybe the Boys can talk Her Out of Doing Me In. image
                1. nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
                  I'm not married, which makes coin decisions easy! I'm getting them all before I do get married. But I must say that is a beautiful coin!

                  Neil
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                2. RELLARELLA Posts: 961 ✭✭✭
                  Neil,

                  The problem with the buy 'em before you get married plan is when the future wife finds out how much you have into coins when planning the wedding...I've been married for about a year now and just finally started rebuilding my Lincoln collection from scratch.

                  RELLA
                  Do not fall into the error of the artisan
                  who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft
                  while in fact he has had only one year of experience...
                  twenty times.
                3. WhitewashqtrWhitewashqtr Posts: 736 ✭✭✭
                  How much do I get to not tell your wife?
                  HAVE A GREAT DAY! THE CHOICE IS YOURS!!!!
                4. DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

                  Ken,

                  Congrats. That is a nice coin. I almost bought that one from Millers Mint at the Central States show in April. Just couldn't work out a deal. I'm glad one of the Merc. guys here ended up with it. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

                  Jon
                5. quattrocoinsquattrocoins Posts: 1,881
                  Congrats, Ken.
                  Great grab! image

                  Now I can show my wife that she's not the only Karen married to an insane coin guy! LOL
                  Maybe it can help the cause for that '19-S!!! image
                  ...nah! image

                  one envious Don

                  Full Bands, and
                  FULL Heads RULE!
                6. itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
                  This is scary-my wife is named Karen also!
                  Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
                7. CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
                  Ken,

                  Congratulations on winning the '26-S. Greysheet bid is $2210, so you did real well with that one. I had it on my watch list, because I liked it and wanted to know what it sold for. It looks very PQ, and is worth every cent that you'll be paying,,,,,and paying......and paying.imageimage But hey, if we're on the verge of a bull market in coins like some people are predicting, it may turn out to be a shrewd investment. Better to put money in coins than in stocks these days. With luck, you'll be able to pick up the remaining three coins in 64FB for a little over 16 grand (don't tell the wife that!).

                  I don't think your wife will kill you if she finds out what you spent, but she might smash your computer, or at the very least disconnect you from the internet. So if we go more than a day or two without hearing from you, we'll know why. image

                  Again, congrats, and good luck in keeping it a secret.

                  Jim
                  Countdown to completion of my Mercury Set: 1 coin. My growing Lincoln Set: Finally completed!
                8. tggrtggr Posts: 748 ✭
                  Congrats Ken Way to go.
                  That is a great looking dime.

                  Ray
                9. python1python1 Posts: 789
                  wow. Mine is Karen also....omen going on here....KAREN= Coins?????????image
                  Dennis

                  My Dimes

                  << If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time! >>
                10. TCicconeTCiccone Posts: 112
                  I am not married but I dated a Karen once!

                  Nice addition Ken!

                  TC
                  TC
                11. DeepCoinDeepCoin Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭
                  Beautiful coin Ken!

                  When you get close to completion the final couple of acquistions really make you squirm a bit. The dollars are getting bigger and there are other considerations involved.. that said it is a great coin and I am really pleased for you. Thanks for the look into your acquistion of this "dirty dime".
                  Retired United States Mint guy, now working on an Everyman Type Set.
                12. halfnuthalfnut Posts: 1,619
                  O-kay we need a poll here - how many coin collectors are marred to a great understanding never upset at what i spend wife ( Yes I'm sucking up ) named Karen. My Karen understands and I put up with her collection of boyds bears so we are even I think - except there are stuffed bears all over the house.


                  DAN

                  U S navy

                  WITH PRIDE
                  U S Navy Retired 22 years - ENC(SW) Ret. - Travling Nuclear Maintanence Contractor - Working Indian Point Nuclear plant Buchanan New York
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                13. LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
                  My wife is pretty understanding also. I was at a flea market, of all places to find a nice coin, the other day; Just your standard junk for sale place. And there it sat, the second nicest 1954-P cent I'd ever seen. It was completely origional, fully lusterous with a nice mint sheam going around the head, and NO webbing on the coin ANYWHERE!!! It was in a MS date set that the owner had in a capital plastic. I said to my wife, "Dang I wish I had the $$$ for this right now." I had no cash. She pulled out some money I didnt even know about and said here you go. So I bought the whole date set just to get the cent! How's that for an understanding wife image. Oh, price... $40 for the date set.

                  David
                  Lincolncentman Toned Lincolns
                14. python1python1 Posts: 789
                  David,
                  is her name Karen as well? lol
                  Dennis

                  My Dimes

                  << If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time! >>
                15. FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
                  Jon:
                    Did Millers Mint also have the ICG Graded 26S at Central State ? The Scan they had up on Ebay made it look somewhat Dull and I was wondering if this is what the Dime actually looked like. I believe it Did Not Sell.
                      Boy Karens are all over the Place in the Collecting Community !! Must Be they are Very Understanding and Forgiving. Sure Hope So as I Will Have to Tell Mine Sooner or Later on this Dime. Maybe I better Go Find Some Salt & Pepper Shakers for Her Collection of Them to Put Her in a Happy Mood.image
                        Thanks Folks for All of the Fine Comments. This is By Far the Most Expensive Dime/Coin I have Ever Purchased and Much Thought thru the Week went into the Purchase before Pushing the Button. Again a BIG THANKS to All of You. imageimage
                          Ken
                        1. CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
                          Congrats on your big purchase of a small coin Ken!!!

                          My wife is great. She is understanding and encourages my hobby. The only thing is her name is Teresa (not Karen) image
                          Carl's Coins website w/ links to Carl's auctions
                        2. tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
                          It's a beautiful coin, congratulations! My wife, Crystal, is so understanding that she very often buys me nice coins, more often nicer then that I buy for myselfimage She is strongly near-sighted and helps me pick the flaws before buying any coin. She's the best!

                          Tom
                          Tom

                        3. TypetoneTypetone Posts: 1,621 ✭✭
                          Ken:

                          What can I say. My wife thinks that all toned coins would smell if taken out of their holders!!

                          Greg
                        4. pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
                          has fishing become that expensive?

                          nice addition mate image
                          image

                          Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
                        5. izzy452izzy452 Posts: 929 ✭
                          Nice coin Ken, I know what you mean when you buy an expensive coin. You get that funny feeling in your stomach. Tell you wife you
                          bought the coin to add to your IRA or 401K plan. LOL

                          Walt image
                        6. coinrookiecoinrookie Posts: 794
                          Yes, beautiful coin. Also you are the CEO of your collection. So nobodyelse can take the money and run, unlike the stock market. Tell her it is a more sound and prudent investment for the future. Girlfriends and wives always like to hear the sound and prudent words.
                        7. AlltecAlltec Posts: 33
                          Great addition! Congratulations!
                          Chris


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