NH's Old Man in the Mountain: THE REST OF THE STORY

wayneherndon

There were several threads yesterday on the collapse of this landmark so I'm sure by now that everyone is familiar with the basic story.

Now the rest of the story:

In the last 24 hours, we've sold 48 rolls of New Hampshire quarters between eBay and our website!!!! We normally average one or two rolls a day of these older states.

Apparently, this has sparked some interest in the quarters.

WH

FC57Coins

Amazing isn't it? I can just see ebay lighting up with all sorts of sales for NH quarters! Well - I'm glad you sold them Wayne - let's see how the rest of the crowd does!

Frank

Wondo

Is that a good thing or a bad thing, Wayne? It's good for people who sell the quarters and it's neat that coins are being recognized for their depiction, but, what are these people thinking? What is their motivation? I disagree with most and think that the NH quarter is well-designed - I've seen the icon. We brought out vacation pictures to show the kids what The Old Man in the Mountain looked like. Do these collectors they think the coins will escalate in value because of the unfortunate occurance? Hell, all of the people on US coins are dead. I'm sorry this might seem like a bummer message, but, What are they thinking?

Aethelred

I smella conspiracy here! Overstocked coin dealers have caused the collapse to move inventory!

MacCoin

it has been going down for years. I am surprised it didn't happen in the winter not the spring but it has been rain like crazy down there this last week. I sure that had something to do with it.

relayer

Once people realize Lincoln has been killed I bet the Illinois 25c takes off too!

jonesy

Watch the Statue Of Liberty!!
Glenn

wayneherndon

It is up to 50 rolls now.

There was one larger order that I suspect is a speculator. NH has moved up a buck or two on the wholesale level the last month or so. So, someone may be thinking that they are going to be the next KY-P or TN-P. That thinking may be independent of or in conjunction with the monument's collapse.

Most of the orders were for a P and D roll which seems to me to be collectors that have realized they missed this one. They probably heard the news, heard the monument was on the quarter and when they went pull their rolls to get a closer look, realized they didn't have this one. In a few cases, they're also picking up a roll or two of other states, usually the earlier ones. So again this could be holes in their collections.

Anyway, thought you guys would find this interesting!

WH

bumpy

Wait til PCGS starts slabbing the "New Hampshire quarters salvaged from beneath the rubble of the old man on th..."

Bear

Lincolns dead???? Why am I always the last to hear these things.

MacCrimmon

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Abe's not dead......but according to the U.S. Mint, he's a double-amputee.