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I sent coins off to Newport Beach
Lofty grades, I was hoping they'd reach
But I darn near went spastic
When I got back the plastic
A fingerprint centered on each!
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  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425
    How about one for the guy that lives in Dallas?

    GSAGUY
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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    OK Dan, I'll play.

    I sent my coins in for grading
    to people who were masquerading
    as professional guys
    but to my surprise
    they used braille instead of their eyes!

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    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • I hope my coins don't get hazey
    and I also hope you don't think i'm crazy.
    i submitted my coins
    with a flower of mine,
    A fresh plucked garden grown daisy.


    hmm, that's my attempt. lol

  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    GSA Guy,

    What rhymes with Dallas...Hmmm...palace..chalice...malice...phallus
    "Have a nice day!"
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425
    My try:

    There once was a man from Demoine,
    Who owned a neatly toned coin,
    When he sent it for grading,
    All he got was berating,
    And now he feels so forlorn!

    GSAGUY
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  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425
    BlackHawk,

    You're getting there!!!

    GSAGUY
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  • Bought them raw to save a buck
    Got them home and wtf
    So hazzy they could make u cluck
    It was a cam'ed as a duck
    boy that seller really sucked
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  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    An important man in the coin trade,
    Sent "his" coins in for a grade,
    Though many were average,
    Because of his leverage,
    The higher buck rating was made.

    "Have a nice day!"
  • PetescornerPetescorner Posts: 1,220 ✭✭
    Definitely some poetic talent in this forum! image
  • its4realits4real Posts: 451 ✭✭
    On E-bay was an MS-65
    So beautiful and keen to the eye
    but the lustre dissappeared,
    just as I had feared,
    In transit, so now I just cry.

    There once were some beautiful pics
    on E-bay, they all knew the tricks
    To make them look bright
    and shiny - what a sight!
    But buy them and you'll be sick!

    an effort at least :-)

    "spare change? Nahhhhh...never have any...sold it all on E-bay..."
    see? My Auctions "Got any 1800's gold?"
  • I once bought a Morgan that was toned
    Couldn't wait to get it home
    20 years later, the tone had grown greater
    and now the da*! coin is black!
    eBay Auctions
    Computer Services
    What did the doe say when she came out of the woods?.....Last time I do THAT for a buck! image
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    I started with Franklin Halfs,
    Thought I might have a FBL 53s and posted a pic just for Laffs,
    Then I kept reading posts about another half and thought whats all the fuss,
    Now I have to buy a few because of a cat called Russ!



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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    There once was a man from Nantucket
    Who took a state quarter and chucked it
    PCGS had said
    "It's Body bagged, dead"
    And suggested a place he could tuck it.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • There once was a Doc from Nantucket
    Who dipped rainbowed gems in a bucket
    A.T. bags, he did say
    Stole my ill-gotten pay
    If they won't slab my artwork then ...
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425
    So far it's a close race between Clankeye and Supercoin!!!! I'm leaning towards Supercoin...but then.....imageimageimage

    GSAGUY
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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    There once was a man from Nantucket
    Who put a raw coin in a bucket
    In it he wee'd
    And so it AT'd
    In the morning his wife had to chuck it

    How about that. Bryan?
    Supercoin? Bring it on.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425
    You da man Clankeye!!!!! Good job!

    GSAGUY
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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    I can't resist one more in honor of Anaconda:

    There once was a lawyer from Texas
    Whose coin was worth more than a Lexus
    A claim he did make
    This Roanoke's not fake
    And used our own posts just to vex us


    Dan, you shouldn't have started this.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • I have newfound respect for Limericists
    Planning the last line is the pits!
    I must humbly concede
    To the prose Clankeye peed
    (Insert here an ironic twist.)
  • There was a poor chap
    Who bought PCGS crap
    It cost him big bucks
    And the quality sucked
    So he smoked a joint.
  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The cost was a prodigious sum
    For this coin. A Top Pop of 1!
    I sent it express
    To PCGS
    It came back nicely toned by a thumb. image
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm too tired to contribute.

    Not too tired to ROFL at a few of y'all's fine compositions, however.

    All good work, but I declare clankeye the Limerick Master. image

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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    There once was a Doc from Nantucket
    Who dipped rainbowed gems in a bucket
    A.T. bags, he did say
    Stole my ill-gotten pay
    If they won't slab my artwork then ...


    Don't leave us in suspense, supercoin-- how does it end?!
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    Obscurum per obscurius
  • ... I'll dunk it?
  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    From my memory the warning did slip,
    "Don't ship proofs in a PVC flip.
    Unpacked for days,
    they developed a haze.
    Now their value is closer to zip!
    "Have a nice day!"
  • I couldn't resist posting one. Here is one with a very important lesson attached. I'm sure we'll all agree.

    There once was a rich man who bought an old dime
    Without thinking or taking the time
    He didn't read the book
    Got no more than a look
    And turned into a poor man without realizing the crime.





    "Buy the coin, not the holder"

    Proof Dime Registry Set
  • PetescornerPetescorner Posts: 1,220 ✭✭
    OK, one more. image


    I saw an auction that looked great!
    The title said, "HUSBAND'S ESTATE!"
    But, could it be a lie?
    Is "Deb" really a guy?
    I guess sob stories make prices inflate.
  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    Or, "Better bid before it's too late!".image
    Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers
    and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
  • UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,544 ✭✭✭
    There once was a man from Longwood
    Who said he graded coins as they should
    However, it was not funny
    After I plunked down my money
    To find out my nickel was made out of wood.

    Joe.
  • I have one big problem and it's;
    I think I may be in the pits.
    The problem you see,
    is a submission step skipped by me,
    I forgot to put my coins in their flips.

    The coins may aquire some dings,
    and all other sorts of things,
    because the postman took my package,
    and beat the thing like he was on a rampage.
    So I threw some scorpions on his back to sting.

    Now I need to relax,
    Think I'll go play my sax.
    Get a drink off my table,
    I should learn how to label.
    for the bottle turned out to be Ex-lax.


    Edited for spelling.


  • I saw a coin that was fantasic
    it had acg all over the plactic
    But he was a scammer
    and sent me a hammer
    So i threated to _______ (fill in the blank with the most voilent thing u can think of)







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  • I submitted my coin to the service
    paid the fees, the postage and insurance
    my mint state was rejected
    as AT as I suspected
    but from an original roll that makes me nervous
    "location, location, location...eye appeal, eye appeal, eye appeal"
    My website
  • Auctions Exclusively Internet,
    From Dallas sold coins I had to get,
    I bid fast and loose,
    and forgot the juice.
    Now the invoice is my big regret.
    Buy the coin...but be sure to pay for it.

  • There was an old Pirate from France
    Who kept a rare coin in his pants
    He stored the gold coin
    Right next to his groin
    Where ladies would find it by chance
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    A slab is a small plastic case
    That keeps a coin snug in its place
    Lying still, so sedate,
    Yet it's really just bait
    For the Registry Set's frantic race.

    If Sheldon were living today
    Would he view what's been done with dismay?
    His scale - sliced so thin!
    He'd probably grin
    As we gorge at the slabber's buffet.

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,544 ✭✭✭
    The pirate came to the U.S. from France
    With a gold coin tucked in his pants!
    The ladies cried:
    "This coin's from the darkside"
    And shipped his a$$ back to France.

    Joe.
  • I once bought a twenty one dime
    and sold it when I got in a bind
    one day in change
    this merc looked strange
    and I got one for nothing this time
    "location, location, location...eye appeal, eye appeal, eye appeal"
    My website
  • Some of these are so bad they're (almost) good. image

    But kranky's second one gets my vote for best use of subject matter and limerical correctness -- excellent!
  • jharjhar Posts: 1,126
    There once was a hermit named Dave
    Who...OOOPS

    Wrong Post!!!!


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    J'har
  • baccarudabaccaruda Posts: 2,588 ✭✭
    kranky - that second one is very smoothly written - it was a pleasure to read...



    1 Tassa-slap
    2 Cam-Slams!
    1 Russ POTD!
  • PetescornerPetescorner Posts: 1,220 ✭✭
    My submissions didn't make the grade
    I'm a fool for the fees that I paid
    But there's no cause for alarm
    The third time's the charm!
    It's a game many collectors have played. image


    Lot's of good limericks so far!
  • gsaguygsaguy Posts: 2,425
    I'm with Supercoin, Clankeye's the guy!!!....hey, that rhymes!

    GSAGUY
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    I can certainly remember the time
    I turned a Franklin half into a dime
    twas to be a quick dip
    but there was a slight slip
    I should have used lemon juice not lime.

    A coin loving gal named Marie
    picked up a nice Franc in Paree
    she said "This one I'm keeping
    by me when I'm sleeping"
    and it aqquired the toning you see.

    I bought some Sac bags from the Mint
    expecting some dings but no tint
    when I saw what I got
    every nick, every spot
    I knew that they weren't heaven sent!

    A crossing dressing fellow named Mike
    Said "I'm not gay, it's coins that I like.
    When I dance for a crowd
    they're rude and quite loud
    But sometimes they throw me an Ike.

    Ta dA!
    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928

    Thanks, GSAguy. My wife just officially told me to "get a life." But,
    before I do:


    There once was a man from Khartoum
    Who quickly could empty a room
    By doing a dance
    With a coin down his pants
    And shouting "come kiss my doubloon!"


    I think my wife has a valid point. I shall stop now. Dan, I told you not to start this.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,544 ✭✭✭
    Clankeye, your'e a poet and you didn't even know it. (or did you?)

    But I agree, you WIN!!!!!!!!!!

    Joe.
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    Is that a plea for mercy?
    Clankeye go sleep now.
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    Round 2

    A gem coin can make me feel giddy
    or inspire a coin limerick diddy
    but the thing that's sublime
    when I'm done with this rhyme
    is to log onto ebay and Biddie

    A guy with a Registry Set
    said "I pay high prices and bet,
    that prices will rise"
    with dollar signs in my eyes
    but if they do not , I'll regret."

    You Classic guys get off my back
    just cause I like a nice Sac
    don't mean that they're easy,
    or that Sackie was sleazy,
    so please just save your wisecrack. image
    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    This thread was near off the page
    guess this limerick things startin to age
    still I can't let it die
    and I'll soon tell you why
    until then, you just fume and rageimage
    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is this fun or what?


    This Lincoln is P.Q. and fab!
    I just off of Ebay did nab!
    It'd be basking in heaven
    with MS67,
    Were it not for a certain blue slab. image
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    You aren't hearin what I'm sayin
    at the fourm top this thread is stayin
    free coins you must send
    then my rhymin will end
    but until then I'll drive you insanin.
    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.

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