First photo of US coins and Suggestion for whiners
ANACONDA
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Greetings!
Here's the first published photo of coin. It appears in the American Journal of Numismatics, the April 1869 volume. I picked this up in Baltimore, last week. I bought the year set (this volume and 11 more) for either $300 or $400, I can't remember which.
Books are cool. If you haven't discovered them, you should. They really add to the enjoyment of numismatics. eBay has a decent publications section in their coin section.
John H. Burns is one book dealer that I recommend. He frequents the shows on the east coast. You can reach him at 412-824-2281.
adrian
anaconda.rare.coins (on eBay)
Suggestion for Whiners
When I enter a thread on this forum, it's usually because either the title appeals to me or it is posted by someone who usually has
something of interest to say.
When I get into a thread that seems boring or simply seems like it's not going to end up being a positive experience, I leave. And I usually leave
quietly.
I don't blame the posters for anything that ends up going on inside my head I because I went into the thread voluntarily and could have left it just
as easily. I don't feel sorry for people who engage others and who end up getting their butt whooped. It's just a coin forum with mostly nameless posters.
While flames, and trolls and negativity do occur in life and in this forum, (and haven't we all been a part of it or watched it with some amount of interest?) at least here in this forum you're just a click away from a different world if you don't like what you read.
So, if you enter a thread that you find distasteful, why not just leave and go quietly? Just a suggestion. You're certainly more than welcome to stay and make yourself miserable but you might enjoy this forum more if you just left without making things "worse" by posting about how some argument is irritating you. Or better yet, pick a side and get in there and muck it up. Heated discourse sometimes will help you see more clearly.
Sometimes, people just want to fight, sometimes people want to watch a fight, and there are even a few masochists and sado-masochists in the crowd. And since there isn't "Coin Fight Forum", and since this isn't Cuba or China where speech isn't free, I just suggest we just leave people alone when we don't enjoy the topic dejure.
I've posted many serious threads. I've seen many serious threads. Some of them are well commented upon, others are not. -- When people want to get serious about coins, they do. And when they want to play, they play. And isn't all of this just play anyways?
I personally am just a little tired of people who try to tell others what to do simply because they don't feel comfortable with the topic or
the way it is handled. Consider sending them a suggestion in a PM, you don't have to flame the flamers, unless what you want to subversively do is join the crowd.
But a post commenting on how you enjoy coins less because of what you read in here, why that is simply ridiculous (which is just what I read
at the end of a thread. ("I for one, had great enthusiasm for coin collecting until recently. I think I'm getting over it.
Thanks a bunch for making this so pleasant a place to relax and enjoy a hobby.")
Again, just a suggestion.
adrian
Here's the first published photo of coin. It appears in the American Journal of Numismatics, the April 1869 volume. I picked this up in Baltimore, last week. I bought the year set (this volume and 11 more) for either $300 or $400, I can't remember which.
Books are cool. If you haven't discovered them, you should. They really add to the enjoyment of numismatics. eBay has a decent publications section in their coin section.
John H. Burns is one book dealer that I recommend. He frequents the shows on the east coast. You can reach him at 412-824-2281.
adrian
anaconda.rare.coins (on eBay)
Suggestion for Whiners
When I enter a thread on this forum, it's usually because either the title appeals to me or it is posted by someone who usually has
something of interest to say.
When I get into a thread that seems boring or simply seems like it's not going to end up being a positive experience, I leave. And I usually leave
quietly.
I don't blame the posters for anything that ends up going on inside my head I because I went into the thread voluntarily and could have left it just
as easily. I don't feel sorry for people who engage others and who end up getting their butt whooped. It's just a coin forum with mostly nameless posters.
While flames, and trolls and negativity do occur in life and in this forum, (and haven't we all been a part of it or watched it with some amount of interest?) at least here in this forum you're just a click away from a different world if you don't like what you read.
So, if you enter a thread that you find distasteful, why not just leave and go quietly? Just a suggestion. You're certainly more than welcome to stay and make yourself miserable but you might enjoy this forum more if you just left without making things "worse" by posting about how some argument is irritating you. Or better yet, pick a side and get in there and muck it up. Heated discourse sometimes will help you see more clearly.
Sometimes, people just want to fight, sometimes people want to watch a fight, and there are even a few masochists and sado-masochists in the crowd. And since there isn't "Coin Fight Forum", and since this isn't Cuba or China where speech isn't free, I just suggest we just leave people alone when we don't enjoy the topic dejure.
I've posted many serious threads. I've seen many serious threads. Some of them are well commented upon, others are not. -- When people want to get serious about coins, they do. And when they want to play, they play. And isn't all of this just play anyways?
I personally am just a little tired of people who try to tell others what to do simply because they don't feel comfortable with the topic or
the way it is handled. Consider sending them a suggestion in a PM, you don't have to flame the flamers, unless what you want to subversively do is join the crowd.
But a post commenting on how you enjoy coins less because of what you read in here, why that is simply ridiculous (which is just what I read
at the end of a thread. ("I for one, had great enthusiasm for coin collecting until recently. I think I'm getting over it.
Thanks a bunch for making this so pleasant a place to relax and enjoy a hobby.")
Again, just a suggestion.
adrian
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adrian
Here's some images of the only PCGS uncirculated Lettered Edge Wreath Cent:
adrian
One of the first people to actually publish an "Official Premium List" for many early US gold coins and others was Edgar Adams in 1909. As an example, the 1822 Half Eagle was listed at an amazing $2165.00 even back then.
Dragon
Thanks for posting the picture of the 1793 cents. I love the AMERI S1's-- they are so rare. I have seen at least 5 S2, S3 and S4 ("periods") for every S1. I have never seen an S1 in XF or better condition.
Cheers
Rays
I used to have many captive reptiles. I got tired of cleaning cages and burying the dead. Books were a natrual evolution.
Same thing with coins and coin books. Ever wish you could keep your coins at home? It would be fun but not for long. The books though - no one generally wants to steal them because they're not as valuable and they're very heavy. And they can provide great entertainment too.
(My wife, whom I adore, has said "Have you read all your books" to which I have replied "No, they're reference books, I read them when I need to. Besides, you can't even read a Hummel")
adrian
Thank you for sharing the pictures and your thoughts!
Greg
I also like to pick up old auction catalogs that offer a significant sale of material in which I have great interest. For example, I'm into Early, Seated and Trade Dollars. So, I got a nice copy of the 1975 Superior ANA catalog (for ED's) and the Amon Carter and Eliasberg catalogs (among others).
I also picked up, from eBay, 3 b/w photographic prints of some of Eliasberg's gold coins that Bowers & Ruddy had prepared for the sale (but not used). Pretty neat.
EVP
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
and the book that it's found in.....
(Mark Feld would probably like to see this -- he's related to Max Mehl.
adrian
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peacockcoins
adrian
adrian: Are you saying that the one you adore owns all of your personal coins? No wonder you adore her!
Here's an image of another thing that's not a coin but coin related, kind of. It's a machinist's box from around 1910, I believe.
It hold slabs unlike the coin cabinets of old. (I'll probably give it to my son in a moment of weakness.)
I picked it up this weekend in Jefferson, Texas, in North East Texas. It wasn't expensive, only about $200.
There is also a museum there in Jefferson that has a fabulous collection of Texas National Bank Notes. Jefferson is a very cool place that is about 2 or so hours from Dallas. It's worth a weekend there. A very historical place.
I saw something there that Russ may have liked - a Case knife of limited edtion made in 1994 with a Kennedy Half that was also made in 1994, in limted quantities, both in a presentation box.
The boa constrictor is "State Farm". She's about 3 years old. I thought she would spruce up the photo.
adrian
peacockcoins
Ok, now it's ya'lls turn to show some cool things.
adrian
I never thought of that as a security feature! No wonder thieves leave you alone!
Do you post Beware of Snakes! On your lawn?
<< <i>Whoa, nice guard snake! >>
Actually, look carefully- I think there is TWO of them!
peacockcoins
I have the skin of a 20 foot anaconda. Haven't worked that into an auction yet but I'll try in the next week.
adrian
Dragon
the Miami Serpentarium, I've bred boa constrictors in captivity, so you might be right, I may not know how to take care of the boa.
Popeye, the world's oldest snake in captivity, who died at the age of 40 at the Philadelphia Zoo, was less than 10 feet long.
adrian
You started the first herpetological society, which happened in New Jersey
OR
You started New Jersey's first herpetological society
Either is impressive, however, one more than the other.
An interesting post thanks for sharing.
Don-Gemini
<< <i>Who would've thought, an Anaconda owning a Boa? >>
well, it is a snake-eat-snake world out there.
adrian,
are numismatic subject books the main focus of your book collecting?
until the late 1800s.
I just started focusing on early numismatic works, mostly because I like putting pictures of the works into auctions but also because
they simply are cool.
Oh, as for the NJ herp society - first one in New Jersey, not first one in US. I've also seen 49 states, more than 25 different countries and came in 10th place in the Gil Harder Biathalon (50 miles on a bicycle, full marathon after that). But now I'm just bragging. But I live in Texas where they say,
"it ain't braggin' if it's true". In Louisiana they say, "It's a poor dog that won't wag it's own tail."
GSAguy told me that one.
adrian
Tom
signed and all. I have also bought a few old red books which I love. Michael was nice enough
to send me a few interesting booklets, one real nice one on old tokens. And one great book is the PCGS Countierfiet
and Grading (not exact name) Big sucker...real good book
as for trolls i continue to ignore them.
happy holiday adrian and all
Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
oh i love books as well all kinds,i collect law books and lawyers diaries,as well as any other publications before 1900/ this weekend i stumbled across a bible the date 1859 it was in a 2 part collection i have both parts now.........very detailed pictures and writtings.......
thanks again!
An open mind will support transformation.
Recognize life is full of change
and celebrate the opportunity.
"There is always a way to collect,Never surrender the hobby"
I love numismatics for this very same reason! The history behind the coins is as important as the coins themselves. Otherwise they would just be chunks of metal.
adrian
adrian
It is mind boggling looking at some of the prices from back then.
This is an apparent dateless Flying Eagle. I only know of one pattern which has no date, and Stewart Blay has the only PCGS graded one in EF, like this coin. Any ideas on what happened to the date? There is absolutely no date on the coin.