Weekend limerick contest - let’s party

PeakRarities

It’s Friday night, let’s party with some poetry. Entries must have some connection with numismatics, but you all can take it any direction you wish.

TOP 3 entries posted by Sunday at midnight -pst will each win one ounce of silver. The winners will be chosen at my sole, yet benevolent discretion.

I’ll start-

There once was a coin harshly cleaned,
Placed under a light it would gleam.
The fields were so bright,
Scratched and bruised in plain sight,
Its value forever demeaned.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

U1chicago

If you love coins, and want to learn,
To the PCGS forum, you should turn.
A helpful crowd, even Red Rocket,
Will drop a fact in your pocket.

WinLoseWin

There once was a coin message board,
The bold and bawdy were part of this hoard,
When invited to play,
It's hard to stay away,
Hope its not an offer we should have ingnored.

Goob

I’m no writer but I hope mine turned out decent!! 😆

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A man once had a coin that was holed,
When time to sell, it just couldn’t be sold.
The man got it graded, it came back details,
Which made him say, “Well, that can’t be good for retail!”
Then he realized selling it was a move most bold.

Goldbully

There once was a man named Russ,
Who never put up a fuss,
His intentions were clear,
Accented Hair he did endear,
His knowledge bestowed upon us.

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jmlanzaf

Here are a few numismatic limericks with different flavors:

1. The Collector’s Lament

There once was a Mint with great nerve,
Whose prices continued to swerve.
They said with a grin,
“Collectors will spin—
And pay what the markets deserve.”

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2. Secondary Market Edition

A collector declared with delight,
“These proof sets are climbing in flight!”
The Mint looked around,
Raised prices profound—
And said, “Why should dealers do right?”

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3. The Slab Collector

A coin in a plasticized shell
Was purchased for values that swell.
But once grades declined,
The owner did find—
His “investment” was numismatical hell.

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4. Mint Strategy

The Mint raised its prices one year,
Collectors all shouted in fear.
Yet sales stayed alive,
Enough did survive—
So the pricing committee drank beer.

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5. Slightly More Literary

A numismatist careful and wise
Watched premiums suddenly rise.
He muttered, “Take heed—
This market has greed…”
Then bought one more set “for supplies.”

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6. For the Long-Time Collector

There once was a hobby of joy,
Where folders gave thrills to each boy.
Now subscriptions and gold
Leave collectors grown old—
And the Mint chasing profit, oh boy.

Creg

There once was a dealer named Gladys
Her Morgans’ cheeks were the fattest
She said, “My exomunia
Is enough to ruin ya”
I said, “Yeah? I’m new to the practice”

RedRocket

Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican!
His beak holds more than his belican.
He takes in his beak
Food enough for a week.
But I'll be darned if I know how the helican.

pursuitofliberty

I searched hard and found a rare dime
It couldn’t have come at a worse time
I needed more cash
So I sold some of my stash
And then I made up this silly rhyme

pursuitofliberty

One more, just 'cause the damn limerick worm got in my head! Thanks Dan!!

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There was a Bust Half that I coveted
Grey dirt and luster covered it
A pretty penny I paid
The price to play I’m afraid
But I never once regretted loving it

TrickleCharge

Sent in a coin to get graded
Found out that it had been plated
Felt like a wreck for buying such dreck
It's value had clearly been overstated

ejk143

I once knew Dan from Peak Rarities,
whose display case was filled with scarcities,
pioneer gold,
anything old,
but be prepared to fork over your prosperities.

jedm

Many of us come here to have a good time
Have a drink, read some threads, or even come up with a rhyme
Sometimes member's replies may seem a bit testy
And may show that their feelings are really not jesty
It's best to remember- tequila, salt, then lime.

RiveraFamilyCollect

There once was a man called "the wiz"
Who would clean your coins with ketchup fiz
He got all the young lads
Involved in this fad
Now look how worthless the coin is.

Suze

Imma do a haiku limerick mashup

An old coin in a case
The fields! devices! and face!
The haggle ensues
While the rest go for brews
“Just put it back in its place”

pcgsregistrycollector

Dan decker wont lowball your coin
He prices things fair to the groin
The forums all say
He's honest all day
He can't be from this earthly sector

pcgsregistrycollector

I write like a man who's been drinking,
My chances were constantly shrinking.
The bar was so low,
I wish to steal the show
Lord help us all, that's what I'm thinking.

breakdown

Buffalos, Walkers, a Gobrecht or two
But nosegrease and hairlines confounded you.
Your submissions are troubling
Is that shelf doubling?
And your rattlers are sticky with glue.

mach19

Sorry the only thing I hafta add is there is a town in southern Maine named Limerick....

I hope everyone has a great weekend and remember the reason behind this holiday !

Please be safe !

OK.... let's party !

Walkerfan

You think your coin is better than most, so you resubmit it back to our host.

It doesn’t get the grade you were hoping for, since you forgot that ownership adds at least a point or more.

You’re proud and happy to have it, anyway, because a PQ coin in an OGH is better than a numerically superior widget in a new slab any old day. 😉

mattniss

A couple late night entries from me...

1)
A dealer who whizzed all his coins
To fleece every rube in Des Moines
Got caught in the act
A collector fought back
With a swift kick right to his groin!

2)
Chinese fakes all over the Bay
Still fooling collectors day after day
I still just don't get it
They're stupid, I'd bet it
Some marks were just born to be prey!

3)
All the new schemes to sell coins today
Vault Boxes, Witter Bricks, all here to stay
The crowd eats them up
They can't get enough
And the streamers just pocket their pay!

jacrispies

Here is one late nighter from me as well:

Through Ebay I search and Ebay I find,
A Gobrecht dollar priced at retail 1979.
I click buy it now as fast as I can,
And excitedly wait until it handed off by the postman.

The envelope taped like a grade school project,
And the coin dumps out like a flowing faucet.
Jumping for joy, my luck can cash out,
Despite this coin having a hole, I made out!

Though in the past there was a thrill using Ebay,
Yet I don't see the same kind of coins offered today.
Plastic and stickers and moon prices I see,
Where has the adventure in numismatics gone to be?

jakeblue

Memorial weekend. Never forget.

There once was a man named Catizone,
His family all loved him don't you know,
When Uncle Sam did call,
He answered and Gave All,
Now a Gold Star in the window sits alone.

johnny9434

To be a sob or not not to be a sob when it comes to coins (ok, I tried 🤢)

jmb

When originality rules the day
Through the nose you will pay
To acquire the right Territorial
Approach it as if Professorial
The gold was pulled from Carolina clay.

DCW

1.
There once was a man from Afghanistan.
He collected wheat cents in a garbage can.
As the copper price rose,
he sold all of those
to an undisclosed smelter in Maryland.

2.
There once was a man from Iraq
Who sent all his coins off to CAC
But none of them beaned,
With a gold or a green,
So he sold them for silver to stack.

Shurke

You won’t believe what I found
In a parking lot just lying on the ground
An error coin so rare
It’ll make me a millionaire
Don’t laugh, my judgment is sound!

chattermonkey

That doily auction was quite a fight
with prices that gave me a fright
I dropped all my cash
on that rare plastic flash
and now my food budget is tight!

MrScience

Bought from the Mint, hoping to flip
The newest releases when they ship.
Prices first soared,
But for too long I snored.
So now I’m stuck selling the dip.

johnny9434

@Shurke said:
You won’t believe what I found
In a parking lot just lying on the ground
An error coin so rare
It’ll make me a millionaire
Don’t laugh, my judgment is sound!

Way cool, I got this cream puff last week 🤩