Guess which board member I met at PCGS today ??

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 8:00AM

Let's have a little fun here.
Just guess which board member I met in the lobby at PCGS today ?
We chatted about coins for about an hour...could have talked all day

Larry

kieferscoins · July 25, 2002 8:02AM

Rick Montgomery? (he is a member) Strat.

Coin Finder · July 25, 2002 8:08AM

Was it Cob??

littlewicher · July 25, 2002 8:30AM

Carol?

gmarguli · July 25, 2002 8:47AM

Me?

MS67PLUS · July 25, 2002 8:51AM

Wondercoin Mitch

truthteller · July 25, 2002 9:10AM

Mark Salzberg

TRUTH

Monstavet · July 25, 2002 9:12AM

I will bet one 1933 double eagle in pcgs MS65, that it was not me....
I win.
PM for my address to send coin to.
Thanks!

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 9:19AM

Hey Truth..where have you been ??
Larry

JJacks · July 25, 2002 9:57AM

No clue who to guess other then maybe Rick M or Carol, but I am interested in hearing who and what the main topic of conversation was!

JJacks

TWQG · July 25, 2002 10:13AM

strat?

itsnotjustme · July 25, 2002 11:15AM

BJ?

AlanB · July 25, 2002 11:17AM

Carol?

braddick · July 25, 2002 11:29AM

I'm also going to guess Mitch. One hour quickly passes talking coins with him! He's knowledgable and entertaining at the same time.

IrishMike · July 25, 2002 11:37AM

modman?

JJacks · July 25, 2002 11:45AM

If it was Mitch (Wondercoin), I would have loved to have heard that conversation!

If you are on these boards enough, you probably know what I mean!

JJacks

vam44 · July 25, 2002 11:50AM

<< <i>Mark Salzberg

TRUTH >>

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 11:59AM

It was an interesting conversation for sure.
We did agree on many things..but not all

More info after dinner,
Larry

RegistryCoin · July 25, 2002 12:18PM

We chatted about coins for about an hour...could have talked all day

I have read this statement many times before on this board referring to Wondercoin. I have to go with Mitch as well.

Whitewashqtr · July 25, 2002 12:41PM

BJ?

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 12:49PM

The person who guesses the right answer first will get one of his best ms70 state quarters..right Mitch

Larry

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 1:22PM

Yes it was Wondercoin..Mitch..
More later..bidding on Heritage coins

Larry

RegistryCoin · July 25, 2002 1:55PM

Personally, I have never met Mitch. We have only had (a few) telephone calls. I fear that a one-on-one conversation would never stop, no matter if the subject remains on coins or not.
Our family members would only wonder...

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 1:58PM

One thing we all have in common,is we can talk about our favorite hobby for hours !!
See Registry..we agree on something !
Look forward to meeting you one day also

Larry

RegistryCoin · July 25, 2002 2:02PM

"You can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends."
PLUS
"Any friend of Mitch's is a friend of mine."
EQUALS
Thank you, and I look forward to meeting you someday soon as well.

wondercoin · July 25, 2002 2:43PM

First, let me say that it was not only my pleasure meeting Larry today, but the pleasure of my son, Justin, (Toneboy) as well

We did talk coins for an hour and could have spent the rest of the day covering the may topics, but Justin needed to eat lunch and the hour was approaching 2:00 p.m.!

I got to see Larry's fabulous array of Peace Dollars and Larry got to see a few marvelous Type coins I was picking up at PCGS today.

Cutting through all the "BS" of the obvious differences in what we each love collecting (in Larry's case Peace Dollars and in my case "modern" silver Wash. quarters and other post 1932 -20th Century coins (and we did candidly discuss the problems with collecting BOTH moderns and classics such as Morgan and Peace Dollars), it quickly became clear that there were many more similarities than differences between us. These included:

1. We were both intense collectors of the sets we were building (in Larry's case) / had built (in my case). We both would travel 3000 miles for the opportunity of obtaining a single coin for the set.

2. We both would easily turn down an upgrade coin if we felt the coin did not improve the set. We discussed specific examples of both Wash quarter(s) and Peace Dollar(s) that were overgraded junk in the holder. Anyone that bought them would have been throwing money down the drain in our opinions. We agreed with each other and recognized that knowledge was the key to collecting ANYTHING, be it modern or classic. Warning against imprudent modern buying was just as useful as warning against imprudent classic buying.

3. We both greatly respected the work Registrycoin accomplished in building his world class Commem set HIS WAY!!

I could go on, but I need to leave something for Larry to talk about.

OK, this wasn't the Middle East talks resulting in "peace", but, it sure proved to me that ALL OF US ON THESE BOARDS IF PUT IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR AN HOUR would become great friends.

I guess it is one of those times for a "group hug".

Wondercoin.

rwhite · July 25, 2002 2:45PM

ahhh... two of my best coinbuds finally getting along. j/k guys.

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 2:51PM

Mitch..you can go on ..I am still working on my bids in the Heritage and B&M auctions...been on computer for hours already..
Then I am working on a deal with Casper,Albanese,and some GSA dollars..gonna be a long fun day !
Larry
Hey Ryan..u want to sell me all your silver quarters and get me started ???
please say no

Larry

KAJ1 · July 25, 2002 2:55PM

So Larry,

Are you going to start collecting pf69dcam quarters ?????????

Kevin

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 3:01PM

no..but I sure like wash quarters 32-64..and franklins...don't tell anyone !
and 46-64 dimes..
Have them all raw..but really have no clue how to grade them..and have no time to learn..
Maybe I need to show all my raw coins to someone who can tell me if I have ANY good coins ?
Larry

wondercoin · July 25, 2002 3:03PM

Kevin: I never collected PR69DCAM quarters. I was talking about 1932 and up MS silver Wash quarters. I showed Larry how coins like a key date 1935(d) quarter was still a single digit pop in MS67 but could possibly be had for under 5 figures. Meanwhile, some Walkers with pops higher than a coin such as a 35(d) quarter routinely trade at upwards of $100,000 (like a 1919(d) in MS65 with a pop of 8/1). No one is saying the Walker isn't worth every penny of that $100,000. All I was saying was I like the pop 6/0 or 7/0 1937(s) or 1935(d) quarter better at around 1/10 the price. I believe Larry saw the wisdom of my position and I also saw Larry's wisdom in pursuing Peace Dollars which trade well under Morgan prices for similar pops.

Wondercoin

KAJ1 · July 25, 2002 3:17PM

Mitch,
It was just a joke.

oreville · July 25, 2002 4:52PM

Hmmm.......so my 1935 Peace Dollar is a classic coin while my 1932 quarter is a modern coin?

PQpeace · July 25, 2002 9:40PM

Well..I consider moderns 1965 and newer..that is just me !
What PCGS considers a modern may be completely different.
Larry

PQpeace · July 26, 2002 1:30PM

I have to also admit that it was a pleasure to meet Mitch.I knew it was Mitch when he walked into the room,but I didn't want to say anything.I was really not in the mood to talk to anyone after going zero for 42 in upgrades.
But he asked if I was Larry..I said yes,and he did not hit me,so I knew all was ok

)
We started chatting and within only a few minutes I knew he was a sharp guy..and also a real coin guy.
I give him alot of credit for being very good at what he does.
I did tell him why I was unhappy with a few things he has done in the past.He explained himself...and we got into better subjects real quick.
I also have to admit that hearing someone's voice..and seeing them in person is alot different than reading their words on a CRT.
I am a big boy,and can now say I can become friends with Mitch without much trouble..we have the same love and passion for coins,and that will never change.
Registry..you are next !
Love is in the air..
Back to planning my ANA trip.
Larry

RegistryCoin · July 26, 2002 2:00PM

Guess which board member I met at PCGS today ??

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