Talk about mailmen....

cacheman · March 22, 2004 7:28AM

I'm getting ready to crack open a 20LB box of Goetz medals that arrived today. There should be enough in there to keep me posting once a day for the next 6 weeks or so....heh heh

1jester · March 22, 2004 7:28AM

Heh heh indeed!

spinaker2000 · March 22, 2004 7:29AM

A whole box of "coasters!!"

Compa · March 22, 2004 7:38AM

skeet shooting?

cosmicdebris · March 22, 2004 8:15AM

Time to set the table. What kind of forks and spoons go with Goetz plates?

cacheman · March 22, 2004 8:27AM

Good God!! You should see these things! Along with beautiful 58mm to 130mm bronze medals there are seven foundry trial casts in silver and/or iron. These are beautiful and guess what, I've got the only ones in existence!!! heh heh There isn't one piece I am dissatisfied with...well, there is one struck piece that doesn't fit my collection strategy but the rarity of the piece dictates that I take it.

I'll try to get one of the trial casts up later tonight or first thing in the morning. It's going to take a while to wade through these, enter them in the dB, photograph, measure/weigh, etc.

Aethelred · March 22, 2004 8:31AM

A 20lb. box could only be 2-3 of those things!

cacheman · March 22, 2004 8:33AM

28 to be exact...increased my collection by about 30%.

boiler78 · March 22, 2004 8:34AM

Who ever heard of buying rare medals in bulk?

What kind of quantity discount did you get?

cacheman · March 22, 2004 8:39AM

<< <i>What kind of quantity discount did you get? >>

Yeah, right! He offered to foot the bill for the postage this time around.

Garneteye · March 22, 2004 8:47AM

If a seller offers to pay postage

Hold on to your purse!

Dan

boiler78 · March 22, 2004 8:51AM

I bet the postage wasn't cheap on that parcel!

Sure sounds like your happy with it though.

cacheman · March 22, 2004 9:04AM

Well it's a tad overwhelming for the moment that's for sure....

Aethelred · March 22, 2004 9:47AM

I expect lots of cool photos!

oldshep · March 22, 2004 10:50AM

With all of these fantastic and high value (priced) treasures you have been aquiring at a rapid rate, the FBI will be looking at you to find what bank you robbed to fund them all. I would be glad to help you hide them from prying eyes - just send me a few choice ones and I will do the rest.

Shep

LovelyDarkAngel · March 22, 2004 11:00AM

Yes, Please share some photos.

ColinCMR · March 22, 2004 11:43AM

sounds fun!!!

hookedoncoins2 · March 22, 2004 11:46AM

Can't wait to see the pics

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cacheman · March 22, 2004 1:26PM

Damn! There are some beauts in this cache man (heh heh)...no, really, I can't believe that some of these are cast, the quality of the work is so finely done. There are only a couple that could have been cared for a little better in their past but the rest are museum quality. A couple stunk of PVC and you should have seen what came off...luckily no permanent damage had occured. I have learned to identify, by smell no less, the thin coating of the crap when it is present. I'll try to get an image tonight of one at least.

laurentyvan · March 22, 2004 11:03PM

In addition to the individual pics, take one of the box and contents as you open and lay them out-got to be impressive. Just like christmas, eh?

cacheman · March 23, 2004 1:23PM

you ask for it, you got it..Toyota! heh heh (the small ones are 58-60mm)

boz · March 23, 2004 1:29PM

Wow!!!

Looks like a great purchase. Congratulations on some great additions to your collection. Any of these from the Stacks auction?

cacheman · March 23, 2004 1:47PM

I won seven others from Stacks that aren't pictured here. These came from the same auction but via a dealer...

oldshep · March 23, 2004 1:50PM

ZOWIE!!! What a haul!!!
Shep

satootoko · March 23, 2004 1:58PM

I've said this a few times before, but that haul really deserves a big

laurentyvan · March 23, 2004 10:20PM

Magnifique!

Zis box, she has captured you, no? Ze tingle of excitemente as you slit ze tape, penetration of a darkness, to reveal ze prize!
Almost like an affair, non?

Gosh, I'd better stop before I get carried away... Scott, simply a scene to indeed make the knees weak and the mouth water.
I look forward to the imaging and the development of what may be a high water mark in your numismatic career: The Goetz site.