What were the top events of 2003?
kranky
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What do you think were the big events of the year in the hobby as a whole, and for yourself personally?
The ones that come to mind for me are the fifth 1913 Liberty nickel coming to light (and the exhibit of all five at the ANA), the big shakeup at B&M, and the ACG/ANA hearing. I still can't get over that fifth nickel showing up! I was standing with the rest of the crowd outside the show entrance when they made the announcement and I was astounded.
Personally, I went to the ANA show, got to work behind the table at two shows, and my best pickup was a nice Matte proof Lincoln.
The ones that come to mind for me are the fifth 1913 Liberty nickel coming to light (and the exhibit of all five at the ANA), the big shakeup at B&M, and the ACG/ANA hearing. I still can't get over that fifth nickel showing up! I was standing with the rest of the crowd outside the show entrance when they made the announcement and I was astounded.
Personally, I went to the ANA show, got to work behind the table at two shows, and my best pickup was a nice Matte proof Lincoln.
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Jefferson Nickel re-design
$10G commemorative
Gold cracking $400/oz.
Beginning of recovery from the SS Republic
Top feelings from a newbie
In Laurel
MD
Just a fist full of Dollars
My first published article
Going to the ANA Summer Seminar
Going to my first big show (ANA)
My personal top event happened on 4.08.03.
Russ, NCNE
Acquiring an 1861-O $20 and my first (and several subsequent) Dahlonega coins
Making many new friends in the coin collecting and dealing space, especially board members "Dahlonega", "DaveG", "CoinLieutenant", and infrequent contributor, "branchmintgold"
Attended Southern Gold Society meeting in Dalton, GA
It's been a great year!
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VERY close second
to see throughout the year at various shows I was lucky enough to be able to attend.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
Went to my first coin show (only 30ish booths)
Found a die crack in a circ lincoln
Good year.
As for me:
1) Meeting and chatting with all the fruit loops in this forum.
2) Being vacuumed into the plastic game where coins are concerned.
3)Building a new home.
4) Bringing a 4th razorface junior into the world (potential YN I'll add).
5) Learning a helluvalot more than what I thought I knew about numismatics.
Last but not least, continuing #5...
- 1913 Liberty nickels
- Hot market in general
- Continued successful state quarters program
- Successful shows around the country, including ANA convention
- First flight centennial commemmorative
- NGC's and PCGS' multi-coin holder
Personal Numismatic Top Events:
- Acquisition of a rare 1893-S Morgan in a PCI slab, and I personally got it reslabbed by PCGS
- Reaching the 90% completion mark in my Morgan PCGS registry set
- Completion of Sacagawea MS and PR PCGS registry sets
- Inspiring personal phone call from Gary Lewis, chairman of ANA board of directors (I'm the local ANA rep)
- Made friends with Mike Casper of Michael Casper Rare Coins, Inc. (VERY nice guy)
- Volunteered to be one of next year's officers of local coin club (lots of work!)
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