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YO Adrian!
The girl in the middle is my business partner and paramour. Mother of two of my kids. I have three. They are all perfect.
The fellow on the right is my buddy who is an OBGYN and lawyer.
Wanna know anything else like what really, really cool books I bought in Baltimore?
adrian
We've been married for over 8 years.
Wanna know anything else about her?
snake
Don't let Adrian continue to B.S. you - he's even more handsome in person - I've met him. And, guess what - I've talked to him on numerous occasions and haven't fought with him once! Amazing, isn't it? Don't tell anyone though - it could damage his reputation.
Laura Sperber
lsperber1@hotmail.com
JUST SAY NO TO WANNABES! They lurk and prey on unwitting collectors in chatrooms!
You should have kept it in the Open Forum.
Although I doubt you intended comment from the peanut gallery when you wrote this non-coin related advertisement, once again you've proven a good judge of eye appeal.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
www.adriancrane.com. It's similar to the one you linked up. I only advertise in the yellow pages, no billboards, TV, or radio.
You know, I didn't even know there was an "open forum".
Mark Feld, it's true. We've never had cross words. He is a great guy and a great guy to cherry pick. Good eye for coins. He
also has a coin buddy, Kathleen Duncan who is top shelf. I remember buying a Barber Half in 1990 from her. Man, coins were
really, really expensive back then.
So, no one wants to hear about my wife. That's cool. I don't want to see coins that have already been sold to someone else, so I understand.
But the books. Cool.
Ok, I bought a set of Bowers' two volume on Silver Dollars. Man, those are not cheap. The set was over 400 bucks.
One of the coolest things I got was a the 1868 volume to the American Journal of Numismatics which contains the first photograph of a
US coin and the first photograph of the US Mint in Philedelphia.
Another cool thing was a first edition, first printing of the Red Book in incredibly good condition.
I bought a copy of Snowden's "The Mint Manual of Coins of all Nations" (1860) which has illustrations made using silver which have actually toned, but not outrageously.
I bought a copy of David Bullowa's "The Commemorative Coinage of the United States. It was published in 1938. His wife was at the Baltimore show. I kid thee not.
Got a copy of the Report of the Director of the Mint for 1908 published in 1910.
Catalogue of Coins, Tokens and Medals in the Numismatic Collectioin of the Mint of the US at Philadelphia, 1914.
Paul Revere's engravings, 1969.
The Ultimate Guide to Attributing Bust Dollars, 2000.
Watson, History of American Coinage published in 1899.
Illustrated History of The US Mint by A.M. Smith, published in and around 1890 (undated).
The Venus Numismatics Dictionary of Artists, Designers, Modellers, Engravers, and Die Sinkers whose works were commissioned by or struck
by the US Mint from 1792 to 1977, published in 1983.
Bust Half Fever, 1995.
I also bought some hard bound versions of some stellar copper sales.
adrian
anaconda.rare.coins (on eBay)
My eBay store
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Meaning trolled?
1) I can get a table and
2) whether or not my wife is spinning nicely.
(I feel like a circus clown who spins plates on bamboo poles - gotta keep 'em all spinning or they fall to the floor. Buying coins,
listing coins, shipping coins, the wife, the three kids, the law practice, cleaning my room, cleaning State Farm's cage
(my pet Boa Constrictor), etc., etc.)
adrian
adrian
Grumble, grumble..... I try to post something of potential interest and value to this forum..... I go to the trouble to let them know about these really cool numismatic books I picked up in Baltimore, one of them has THE first photo of a US coin in it..........I act nice and deflect, in a gentlemanly way, the stuff they throw at me......this requires a lot of patience and understanding on my part but I can do it because it's for a good cause.... and I just know that if I wait long enough someone will post an intelligent comment about coins or books or something...... wont they? ..........well, maybe not........ maybe I should try another approach........
stay tuned.........
<< <i>..cleaning State Farm's cage >>
ROFLMAO!!
GSAGUY
Edited to add: Adrian, aren't you that smart, tough lawyer I see on television in Houston all the time???
I'd like to see a picture of that, if you get time.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
You're not gonna start posting pictures of my thoughts though, hopefully! I wouldn't want to be responsible for that!
(I actually went back in time, this very moment in a metaphysical way and discovered, that Judd 17, the copper 1794 Dollar
was thrown on the floor at the Philadelphia mint, covered up by dirt and later rediscoverd by a worker there, where it entered
into the collecting public's hands. Now, I went hunting for the new owner and I can't make out where he lives...maybe an
Island somewhere....he wants to sell it but I've bought too many coins lately.....hmmmmm.)
TradeDollarNut -- Hardbound.
adrian
Just kidding about all of the above.
I bought the Snowden from John H. Burns, 96 LaMont Drive, North Huntingdon, PA 15642. (412-824-2281)
I also get books from Charles Davis. If you want his number, I'll try to dig it out for you.
adrian
PS - Mark. You had me going. I thought for sure that my metaphysical journey was not a flashback from my youth. It was very clear, like my
vision this morning of and angel and a demon who were fighting over me, looked at each other momentarily and both realized simultaneously
that I wasn't worth it, left rapidly and went to Sonic for a Blueberry Slushy.
as always, snake
He is in his late 30s. Employed. Brown hair. 185 lbs. Has three children.
He smokes. Wife is unhappy. But she's loyal. So is Jim. But he stares.
ac
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
[edited to add that I think you can reach Charles Davis at numislit@hotmail.com, or something like that. His eBay name is numislit.]
EVP
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
Remind me and I'll post an image of the first photo of a coin and the first photo of the mint.
And....Christ is indeed holy, which means sanctified or set apart.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotton son, that
whomsoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
Everlasting life and all you have to do is believe. Does away for the need for perfection. Makes sense if you want to make it easy!
Better than getting a High Relief Saint in PCGS MS 68 for free!
adrian
(I poke too, though!)
But to answer your question, if you can find out what our home phone number or her cell number is and your schtick is better than
mine (there's a slow one right down the middle), go for it - she is a free spirit. I want to warn you, though. She is like a Ferrari -
you can't leave her in the rain and she needs frequent tune-ups but she is a screamer.
snake
Joe.
Thanksgiving National Battlefield Coin Show is November 29-30, 2024 at the Eisenhower Allstar Sportsplex, Gettysburg, PA. Tables are available. WWW.AmericasCoinShows.com
In all seriousness, when you or a loved one is injured due to the carelessness or stupidity of another, you only have several choices:
1) Don't make a claim. Let the insurance company keep all the money.
2) Handle the claim yourself. You'll probably get screwed to the wall and your memory of your family will be tarnished by your actions which de-value them (but at least you won't have to deal with a personal injury lawyer like me.) or
3) hire an honest hard working lawyer.
adrian
The other Bozo.
I'd like to hear more about your wife, is she leaving you, the firm, or both? Does it have anything to do with the new path she has found? Let me know.......
Joe
Afterall, it is just the insurance companies money. You won't be wreaking havoc on the life of some guy that decided to dedicate his life to helping people. Besides those nasty doctors are all rich. They get paid millions if they make one good save. Oh no, that would be the lawyer. The doctor makes a little more than a airline pilot, but without the retierment plan, no matter how many lives he saves.
Anyhow, attorneys are great humanitarians. Here in Vegas where their suits caused the medical malpractice costs to skyrocket forcing the closure of the Trauma Center. They got together and offered to lower their fees so that the injured could still get just compensation for their injuries. Oh no, I got it wrong again. They got together and successfully fought that part of the reform bill, saying it was to protect the injured.
Nothing personal Adrian but I thought the world would be better off without 99% of the laywers before I paid for my ex-wife's J.D.
And no, I have never lost a malpractice case but I have spent a couple hundred thousand dollars defending them.
Obviously the wrong forum for this but defending attorneys worth gets me going. To get to your point. I don't think I would feel one bit better if my wife and child were killed because I was now rich and some attorney could buy another expensive coin. Infact, I think I would feel like a profiteering scum bag.
Defend the practice as you will, but I have always felt that the true heroes of our society are the carpenters and plumbers. Without them we would all be outside smelling like sh-t.
Truth of the matter is, I can't stand most attorneys either.
I've also probably been sued more times than any of you. Never lost a case against me.
adrian
<< <i>Obviously the wrong forum for this but defending attorneys worth gets me going. To get to your point. I don't think I would feel one bit better if my wife and child were killed because I was now rich and some attorney could buy another expensive coin. Infact, I think I would feel like a profiteering scum bag. >>
Amen to that!
Joe
I liken it to being an undertaker. A necessary evil.
adrian