Great newspaper ad response, cool stories, and I saw the coins before I posted :)
mrdq
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My newspaper ad (search other posts for the whole story) introduced me to a great older guy today. He's in his 70's and has been collecting for over 50 years.
When he was in his 20's he worked for a meat company. There was a rich guy who owned a couple factories in lower Michigan. At the meat plant they had a standing order that when some "high end" cuts came up with great marbling or some other "great" attributes they would just deliver the meat to this guy's house and bill him, no questions acked. When my new friend would deliver to the "mansion" he'd just walk in the basement and put it in the meat cooler.
In the basement there was a door that was never open with BIG steel hinges that he never really noticed until one day when it was open and it caught his eye. He crept in the room and was awed by the stuff in there.
On one wall was an awesome antique gun collection ( remember these were antiques 50 years ago!!), on the back wall was a "huge collection of antique fly rods from the U.K.", and on the third wall was a set of cabinets with an incredible coin collection. The owner of the house returned to the room, he had gone for a drink or something, and spooked my guy when he returned. Rather then be annoyed at the intrusion he was very appreciative of the opportunity to show off his toys. They talked for over an hour about the stuff in the room. The meat delivery guy, upon returning to work, was chastised by his boss for being 2 hours on a delivery UNTIL he told the boss that Mr. Bigshot wanted to talk and the discussion ended.
That event all those years ago started this guy on his lifelong interest in coins. He said that he loved the fishing rods and guns but the coins were something he could afford. Some of the rods sold (back then mind you) for upwards of $3,000 each
If you feel like being an armchair numismatist, feel free to shoot me your sight unseen price range for the following list of coins. I'll give general descriptions of the coins as I can. NONE are slabbed (he disdains the practice) some are proof, most are circulated. None of the coins are "anaconda" or "legend" quality, but some of them are a lot better than what I currently have. This was 2 boxes that he brought from his 2 safety deposit boxes of coins. He doesn't want to pass them to his kids and he's tired of paying $200 a year for the bank boxes.
IKES
blue (uncircs) 71-71-71-74-74-73-73 brown boxes (proof) 71-71-74-74-72-72 unc in 2x2 1976
Morgans
all in AU no bag marks, all raw, slight SLIGHT wear above the ear not 100% full feathers
21d
21
87 O
90 O
91 O
these are MS+, full feathers, no flat hair, no bag marks, easy ms62's
86
80 s
02 O
Peace with Die crack across the neck
1921
1787 CT Copper Breen # 763-764-765 I Don't yet know what one, i'm leaning toward 764
Walking half
41 d xf 42 proof 43 xf
1961 proof set 1971 proof set
Bicentennial set
1898 Year set $1 au .50 xf .25 vf .10 vf .05 f .01 vf
1964 2x 1973 mint sets
Franklin 63 xf/au
9 circ kennedys
3 cent nickel
all fine except noted
1874
81
65 XF
75 XF
73 XF
65 XF
71
69
65
73
65
3 cent silver
1853 good
1852 vf with 6 punch marks from a drilling attempt
CANADIAN COINS
bleh PM me if you're interested.
We talked for an hour and a half, it was fun
He asked me what I am collecting. I told him Half Dimes and Twenty Cents. He said he had a few books of those and he'd dig them up for the next time we meet. WOOT.
I'm off for now. Time to make a list for him. I'll do the usual Greysheet, EBAY history, Blue book, 70% PCGS list and show him a good range of prices.
If you're really bored and want to play along at home shoot me a PM with your value, or post it here and we'll see what Milt has to say.
tom
When he was in his 20's he worked for a meat company. There was a rich guy who owned a couple factories in lower Michigan. At the meat plant they had a standing order that when some "high end" cuts came up with great marbling or some other "great" attributes they would just deliver the meat to this guy's house and bill him, no questions acked. When my new friend would deliver to the "mansion" he'd just walk in the basement and put it in the meat cooler.
In the basement there was a door that was never open with BIG steel hinges that he never really noticed until one day when it was open and it caught his eye. He crept in the room and was awed by the stuff in there.
On one wall was an awesome antique gun collection ( remember these were antiques 50 years ago!!), on the back wall was a "huge collection of antique fly rods from the U.K.", and on the third wall was a set of cabinets with an incredible coin collection. The owner of the house returned to the room, he had gone for a drink or something, and spooked my guy when he returned. Rather then be annoyed at the intrusion he was very appreciative of the opportunity to show off his toys. They talked for over an hour about the stuff in the room. The meat delivery guy, upon returning to work, was chastised by his boss for being 2 hours on a delivery UNTIL he told the boss that Mr. Bigshot wanted to talk and the discussion ended.
That event all those years ago started this guy on his lifelong interest in coins. He said that he loved the fishing rods and guns but the coins were something he could afford. Some of the rods sold (back then mind you) for upwards of $3,000 each
If you feel like being an armchair numismatist, feel free to shoot me your sight unseen price range for the following list of coins. I'll give general descriptions of the coins as I can. NONE are slabbed (he disdains the practice) some are proof, most are circulated. None of the coins are "anaconda" or "legend" quality, but some of them are a lot better than what I currently have. This was 2 boxes that he brought from his 2 safety deposit boxes of coins. He doesn't want to pass them to his kids and he's tired of paying $200 a year for the bank boxes.
IKES
blue (uncircs) 71-71-71-74-74-73-73 brown boxes (proof) 71-71-74-74-72-72 unc in 2x2 1976
Morgans
all in AU no bag marks, all raw, slight SLIGHT wear above the ear not 100% full feathers
21d
21
87 O
90 O
91 O
these are MS+, full feathers, no flat hair, no bag marks, easy ms62's
86
80 s
02 O
Peace with Die crack across the neck
1921
1787 CT Copper Breen # 763-764-765 I Don't yet know what one, i'm leaning toward 764
Walking half
41 d xf 42 proof 43 xf
1961 proof set 1971 proof set
Bicentennial set
1898 Year set $1 au .50 xf .25 vf .10 vf .05 f .01 vf
1964 2x 1973 mint sets
Franklin 63 xf/au
9 circ kennedys
3 cent nickel
all fine except noted
1874
81
65 XF
75 XF
73 XF
65 XF
71
69
65
73
65
3 cent silver
1853 good
1852 vf with 6 punch marks from a drilling attempt
CANADIAN COINS
bleh PM me if you're interested.
We talked for an hour and a half, it was fun
He asked me what I am collecting. I told him Half Dimes and Twenty Cents. He said he had a few books of those and he'd dig them up for the next time we meet. WOOT.
I'm off for now. Time to make a list for him. I'll do the usual Greysheet, EBAY history, Blue book, 70% PCGS list and show him a good range of prices.
If you're really bored and want to play along at home shoot me a PM with your value, or post it here and we'll see what Milt has to say.
tom
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