Heritage has finally run out of adjectives
shylock
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I guess it was just a matter of time when Heritage would run out of original ways to describe their auction lots. If you do a search in their upcoming NY Sig Sale for "tobacco", no less then 28 lots pop up. "Tobacco-brown" is a favorite, with "tobacco-gold" second. Overall, they've set an all "-" time record for hyphenated adjectives in their lot descriptions.
Dealers and those of us who've listed a decent amount of EBay auctions can relate -- describing coins in a fresh way is tough! I guess it's the English major in me that's always found this aspect of the hobby interesting. Someone should write a coin related thesaurus someday.
type "tobacco" in here
Dealers and those of us who've listed a decent amount of EBay auctions can relate -- describing coins in a fresh way is tough! I guess it's the English major in me that's always found this aspect of the hobby interesting. Someone should write a coin related thesaurus someday.
type "tobacco" in here
Paul <> altered surfaces <> CoinGallery.org
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Russ, NCNE
It's often hard to try to describe something in a positive light, so you often run out of adjectives. I mean, how many people would put in a strong bid with an honest description of a coin that follows:
"1883 No Cents Nickel, MS 64 (name of company that holdered it). Typical dead looking mid-grade Unc. Liberty Nickel with a large unattractive streak of uneven urine-colored toning across the obverse devices. Average strike and amount of contact marks for the grade. Worth a strong bid by someone who likes ugly coins and doesn't want to spend the time looking for a nice one.
"This coin has no reserve, because the seller always kicks himself for buying it in the first place."
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
RELLA
who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft
while in fact he has had only one year of experience...
twenty times.
Here are some adjective which might suffice instead of tobacco:
amber, auburn, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, burnt sienna, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust, sepia, sorrel, tan, tawny, terra-cotta, toast, umber
There, heritage. Keep these in mind when describing coins and you might not get reamed by these forum gurus.
<< <i>"Tobacco-brown" >>
Is that a synonym for fugly?
“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” Mark Twain
Newmismatist
<< <i>Is that a synonym for fugly? >>
Sounds like it to me! Actually, a Heritage lot description using fugly would be refreshing in a lot of ways. From Poorguy's list above, I also like toast, puce and drab, though I can't imagine a cataloger using one of those words.
That's priceless!!!!!!
<< <i>Paul,
It's often hard to try to describe something in a positive light, so you often run out of adjectives. I mean, how many people would put in a strong bid with an honest description of a coin that follows:
"1883 No Cents Nickel, MS 64 (name of company that holdered it). Typical dead looking mid-grade Unc. Liberty Nickel with a large unattractive streak of uneven urine-colored toning across the obverse devices. Average strike and amount of contact marks for the grade. Worth a strong bid by someone who likes ugly coins and doesn't want to spend the time looking for a nice one.
"This coin has no reserve, because the seller always kicks himself for buying it in the first place." >>
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was GREAT!!
Solid Black on both sides with deep luster.........if it could only get thru the heavy tar.........toning.
How about colors of the rainbow, black, blue, brown, gray and dark saphire highlights.
Camelot
1) "An original, irridescent, toilet toned coin."
2) "Streaky puke-green toning with orange and rust colored highlights."
3) "Outrageously toned 1889 CC raw Morgan Dollar. Someone probably left this one in the
oven for too long."
4) "MS 65 1871 Seated Dollar slabbed by (fill in the blank). It must have been dipped every year since
it was minted to looked at dead as it is; only a numismatic version of a necrophiliac could find this
coin attractive. The seller must have prayed to St. Jude, taken it on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and also
taken it to the sight of the appearance of Our Lady of Fátima in 1917 to get it in its current holder.
"The coin, while a technical MS 65 for reasons of strike and lack of contact marks, has been stripped
of all original cartwheel luster. Its surfaces appear to have an interesting sandblasted look about
them. A computerized image cannot possibly do this coin justice; it must be seen to believed.
"Counsel has reminded us to inform potential bidders that the Company allows no returns on any
slabbed lots which are being sold in this auction."
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
<< <i>"1883 No Cents Nickel, MS 64 (name of company that holdered it). Typical dead looking mid-grade Unc. Liberty Nickel with a large unattractive streak of uneven urine-colored toning across the obverse devices. Average strike and amount of contact marks for the grade. Worth a strong bid by someone who likes ugly coins and doesn't want to spend the time looking for a nice one. This coin has no reserve, because the seller always kicks himself for buying it in the first place. >>
That was funny.
Lance.
<< <i>Paul,
It's often hard to try to describe something in a positive light, so you often run out of adjectives. I mean, how many people would put in a strong bid with an honest description of a coin that follows:
"1883 No Cents Nickel, MS 64 (name of company that holdered it). Typical dead looking mid-grade Unc. Liberty Nickel with a large unattractive streak of uneven urine-colored toning across the obverse devices. Average strike and amount of contact marks for the grade. Worth a strong bid by someone who likes ugly coins and doesn't want to spend the time looking for a nice one.
"This coin has no reserve, because the seller always kicks himself for buying it in the first place." >>
I am declaring this the Post of the Day (POTD)!
Greg
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
<< <i>
I am declaring this the Post of the Day (POTD)!
Greg >>
Did you go back and read all of the other posts from Thursday June 17, 2004?
LOT 183
Stunning Lincoln Cent, A tobacco brown example of this most Popular Collector Coin, Exquisite detail has been replaced by smooth even surfaces without a trace of any discoloration or unsightly carbon spotting. Sure to grace the finest collection.
Opportunity is the Key Word here in that long after the price has been paid to acquire such an legendary piece, the quality and magnificence of it will warm the Collector in the knowledge that He is now the proud owner of such a World Class Specimen.
<< <i>Wait just saw the date, does this mean shylock isn't back
Not back.....the minute I saw the thread starter I knew it had to be an old thread