Within my first week on the board I helped my young six year old complete his first coin essay, "What is your favorite coin and why?" It was started and completed by Frattlaw. When the package arrived, and my son opened it up and took a look at it all...the expressions, the excitement and the joy, I knew I had found a good group of people. His excitement into the world of coins infused in me a desire to help him expand his love for the hobby. Together we can sit for minutes (try to get a 6 yr old for hours) just studying coins, looking at designs, and marveling at the history. Coin collecting does bring out the worst and best in alot of people, but the good side of it is shrouded in fun, love, and a real good time.
Prost!
Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
Been a while Lucy hey nice coins. I like the german coin. LOL I even like that nasty mercury. Naaa I do really like all coins . Anytime people deal with something to long they tend to get a bit snappy. Thats why I have to hobbies to fall back on coin and currency collecting and mineral and fossil collecting. Yous just cant beat taking a 16lb sledge hammer and wacking a 5000lb boulder to take the edge off. Then you cant beat holding a coin thats over 1000 years old in your hand. Either will make you smile.
Byron
Im unemployed again after 1.5 years with Kittyhawk they let me go.
My son (he's three) likes to lay on the floor with me and look at my "old moneys". I hope to foster the same love for the hobby in him that I hold for it myself. During those times I like to think back to when I was a young 'un and would sit at the table with my grandad looking at his collection.
Thanks for the giveaway, Lucy. I'll take any excuse to get my name in your lucky pillow.
mojo
"I am the wilderness that is lost in man." -Jim Morrison- Mr. Mojorizn
I think one of the greatest things about this hobby is that you can get into it with almost any amount of money. Whether you are of the rich and powerful, or like me one of the middle roaders, or a student in school..you can get some sort of a collection going. Plus, I have met some really nice people in here and in real life going to shows etc.........
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway and I like both coins........never seen that first one before, but it's cool as you are Lucy.
Thanks for the giveaway. There are lots of positives for me. It's a hobby I can share with me children, I can pursue it no matter where in the world I happen to be residing at the moment, there is always the "thrill of the hunt" and the excitement waiting for that newly captured coin to arrive. It's also a hobby that provides an opportunity to learn about the history and art represented on the coins as well as of the coins themselves.
Very pretty coins posted by a very nice person. I'm in this hoby to accumulate coins for my sets. In the meantime, I've been able to help several people obtain coins that I've had access to and they didn't. It helped them with their sets and I in turn, have been helped by a couple of wonderful people too. I can't name names as they wish to sit back in the shadows, but, they are tops in this and their field! Thanks to all! Thanks to you too Lucy, your's is a beautiful FBL Frankie. My pretiest bald man with that toning. Just my fifty cents.Ray
You only live life once, enjoy it like it's your last day. It just MIGHT be!
<< <i>Alot of the stuff that is happening around here is UGLY!
Quit making the hobby I love un-fun!
It's been awhile since I have had a hepkitty giveaway, I always love sharing with you cats......
I am giving away a very unique coin and a Mint State Full Band Winged Liberty......
All I ask is that you post on this thread and tell me something, anything, positive about our wonderful hobby....
Here is whats up for grabs, tell Lucy if you likie what you see:
1944s:
I'll let this run for several days, maybe till Friday, I put everybodys name into my lucky pillow sack and then draw the lucky winner.... I'll even include a HepKitty 1950s Cd......
Be Bop A Lula!!! >>
The best thing about the Hobby is that i met you Lucy.
"The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD GOD Almighty."
Something positive about the hobby - it sparks an interest in history, and helps keep information about the past in modern consciousness.
Something about the coin - Can't find it in Krause. The date falls within the German Imperial period, but it seems the Empire issued nothing larger than one mark coins, and this is a two. Many of the individual German States did issue 2 Mark coins during the early 20th Century, but nothing that looks like this one is pictured in Krause! The design of the top picture (let's call it the obverse) is reminiscent of the medals which were so common in Germany of that period, and the reverse legend says "German Land 1913 2 Marks". The obverse legend is "The King called and all [Babel Fish craps out on the last word!]"
This hobby has been a life long source of enjoyment for me. It has always been a part of my life that I can rely on to provide some much needed relaxation. I can recall during Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) back in 2003 that I got internet access on a PC from one of the CIA folks that were at Kandahar Air Field, and after emailing my family and friends, checking out this crazy forum and a couple of Dealer Web Sites. It really enabled me to drift off to a different world and was very refreshing.
As a side note, the black ops folks laughed there a**es off when they saw what I was looking at. Some who I had worked with in the past knew of my love for the hobby, but I think everyone expected some porn site visits...lol.
Something positive about this hobby for me is meeting new and interesting people and learning a coins history as well as the history of its country of origin.
I haven't read all the responses to this thread so please forgive me if it's already been said, but the best thing about this hobby is that we're collecting MONEY! Some people collect worthless crap like rocks or colorful glass but this is MONEY!!!! How cool is that?
The German coin is in Krause, under Prussia (unless things have changed!). The 3 mark, which I have, is KM-133. In Jaeger it's J-110. I don't know what # the 2 mark is, don't have it.
More generally, after unification (1871) the imperial government issued all coins 1 pfennig to 1 mark. These were minted in the various major mints of the land; A = Berlin, F = Stuttgart, etc. States were not allowed to issue small change under their own authority. Each of the states that survived intact after the wranglings of unification could issue silver 2, 3 and 5 mark coins and 5, 10 and 20 mark gold coins. Some took advantage of this more than others. Prussia, being the center of the empire, probably minted more than most.
This is the best hobby that can span generations leaving no gaps. One that great grandparents can have in common with their children and onto theirs and so on and so on.
Member Steamfitters Local 614 USMC Veteran 1981-1992 Cold War Veteran
It's truly funny, no make that truly sad, that people in this day and age are so wrapped up in their own little world that they refuse to try and teach someone else the correct or accepted way of doing things.
The fact that we can hold in our hands today, a piece of history...a piece of history that could have held in the hands of millions of people since the coin was "born"..........or by just several fortunate people.
Family, kids, coins, sports (playing not watching), jet skiing, wakeboarding, Big Air....no one ever got hurt in the air....its the sudden stop that hurts. I hate Hurricane Sandy. I hate FEMA and i hate the blasted insurance companies.
The random bits of history are the best to throw in conversations with people, and it's even more neat when somebody else knows what you are talking about too.
I like those. Nice pink toning starting to form on the German piece. Put my name in the lucky HepKitty pillow case, please.
The thrill of the hunt and the adrenaline rush you get after finding and buying the coin you've been searching for is the most positive thing I can think of, atm.
One positive thing: You can learn so much history, in a variety of ways, and discuss with the family/kids about your heritage.
don
Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
I bought $60 worth of nickels from the bank, and when the lady asked what I was doing with them, I said "cherrypicking"...and cherry pick I did. found me some keepers including frosty 55-D, 61-S, 70-D nickels and a 42-P wartime nickel.
I'm sick of it too Lucy ... great time for something new ... great idea for a giveaway ... kewl coin
Something positive;
Coins have a great history to tell ... and for this they hold a special passion for many of us. I too like the history they hold from there time with me. I have coins from every year since I started collecting as an adult (1987); and there is a neat second web of history in that. When my children were born, where we lived, what we were doing, what I liked, what I didn't, what I cared about, what I didn't.
Sometimes I look at a special piece and it tells me story of me, not of it.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
The German coin is in Krause, under Prussia (unless things have changed!). The 3 mark, which I have, is KM-133. In Jaeger it's J-110. I don't know what # the 2 mark is, don't have it. >>
It's J-109.
This period in German coinage is known as the Kaiserreiches. Germany has a rich numismatic history which, obviously, paralleled world history as well. I don't care for Drittes Reich (3rd Reich) coinage onward. But I like the 18th century Thalers, the pre-unification [Stadt oder Staat] Gedenkmunze, the Kaiserreich coins, Notgelds and even Weimar issues. Not to mention medals as well.
(see sig and icon for further examples).
Other legends on the coin read "Mit Gott, Für König unf Vaterland" which translates into "With God, for King and Fatherland". This has always been a favourite issue of mine. I'd like to have a Bremen Zwei Mark piece as I like the crests on both sides but they're pretty pricey. The "Defeat of Napoleon" or "Befreiungskampf" coins are pretty common and affordable. Usually these coins are designated as Prussian and not strictly German incidentally.
I love coins because they are often beautiful behold, and because they serve as bookmarks into history. No matter how hectic my life gets, I find peace and comfort whenever I take the time to sit with and study my coins. I have loved them since I was a child, and I love them only more so now.
One of the things I like about coins today is all of the ways the internet serves to enhance the collecting experience. Ebay, for all it's pitfalls, is a wonderful venue for trading coins that didn't exist when I fisrt started collecting - it has helped me get more for coins than I could otherwise sell them for, and helped me add pieces to my collection that I might not otherwise have been able to afford. And forums like this, even when they bring out the most skeptical in people, are a wonderful means to learn more about this hobby.
I like this thread - getting back to what we all love about coins is a great idea.
One of the most positive aspects of the hobby, for me, is the ability to teach history and conservation to others through the use of coins. When you can show a child a two hundred year coin in almost perfect condition, you can effectively convey the point to them that all things can be maintained and conserved over time if given proper care and conditioning.
Thanks for the contest, Lucy. The coins are super (as all your coins are)!!!
The most positive thing I can say about this hobby is that it is great for kids. It is a terrific way for youngsters to learn about history, economics, politics, mathematics, investing, and even science (how coins tone), all wrapped up in one hobby. If coin collecting encourages a youngster to pursue any or all of these fields of study, he or she will have and education that will serve them for life!!
Coin collecting is so educational, because you learn about metals and wear and such. Very nice dime!!
Young Numismatist that collects: Morgan Dollars, SAE, Proof Sets, and Liberty Nickels. I also love to go through rolls to find coins. BST MySlabbedCoins
<< <i>All I ask is that you post on this thread and tell me something, anything, positive about our wonderful hobby.... >>
At first I thought of a simple 3 word answer...."PEOPLE LIKE YOU"! Then it grew to 7 words.......
"People like you, Lucy. YOU, YOU, YOU!" Then, as usual, those rusty wheels starting turning and I sat and recalled the past 14 months. I remeber my "initiation" and can recall almost every aspect of it. Good came from it, lifelong friendships were made and I even took away something positive from what at first seemed to be a great big negative. People believed in me and opened their hearts. Against all odds, "The B00M Foundation" (God, I hate that Name) went on. Heck, I've even learned quite a bit from ole Russ. He may be a lot of things but one thing's for sure, he DOES know about Numismatics and I respect that.... AND HIM!
I have become very close to quite a number of people here. I remember everything, every single relationship and have come to see everyone as my extended family.( editted because I don't want to leave anyone out) Girl, you have a heart of Gold.
The relationships made, for me, are for life and I cherish every last one of them just as I cherish all the things I have learned here.... even after all these years as a collector, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.
So, this is my contribution, just a small piece of something positive and wonderful about our hobby and this forum. All of us make up one entity- the US Coin Forum crew...PCGS Collectors' Club Members, PCGS dealers, eBay dealers, young Numismatists...a cross section of demographics and livelihoods. Let us always remember our fellow members that have departed this world, in hopes of a far, far greater one where there will be no more pain, no more tears...and we never grow old!
I think that everyone, to a person, will agree that YOU are indeed a very special person Lucy and I for one am glad you're here.
Coin collecting is fun because you can hold the product. I really appreciate the people on the this board and my brothers because they got me into coin collecting.
What's nice about the hobby? Plenty. It is so easy to avoid problem areas by just taking a journey to a less traveled specialty. I recently revived my interest in ancients and Irish paper money because I was tired of the high prices and "plastic" nonsense in US coins. I put away a few of my favorite US coins such as a Fugio cent and a Shield nickel and am selling/have sold the rest. No more worries about whether something is "65 RED" or AT. I made a phone call to Ireland on monday and bought a copy of a specialized book on Irish paper money. The book had been published since I last collected the series so I expect to find a lot of interesting new information that will allow me to make this collection both unusual and challenging. Think about new things that can interest you in numismatics. It's a huge field with many undeveloped areas awaiting your attention!
What can I say.... You meet super people, from all back grounds, its educational, and most of all when you go to a show out of town it gets you out of honey doooos. Have a happy, Lucy and thanks for all you contribute to the hobby.......... Jim
That awesome feeling you get when you finally get that last coin for your set, and you can sit back and look at all that BU cartwheel brilliance staring back at you. Nothing like it in the world.
<< <i>One of the most positive aspects of the hobby, for me, is the ability to teach history and conservation to others through the use of coins. When you can show a child a two hundred year coin in almost perfect condition, you can effectively convey the point to them that all things can be maintained and conserved over time if given proper care and conditioning. >>
Excellent point!
Holding something that old can really bring home the reality of history.. makes it seem more than just a bunch of boring old stories. Really puts things into perspective! Especially in our modern society of constant impermanence.
This place makes me think I have a real life. Seriously, I do enjoy all of the great folks I have met here on the forum - and hope to someday be able to meet some of you in person.
What I like best is the inspiration that I get - and sharing this fun hobby with my grandchildren - more specifically the oldest one, who has really taken to liking of collecting coins!
Thanks for chance to enter, altho I doubt I will win.
Hi, I like coin-collecting because of the history that I learn. Another thing I like, is holding a coin in my hand and wondering what it was like to be alive at that time, especially for coins which are hundreds of years old. By the way, those are nice looking coins. Thanks for entering my name.
I like that when I read Krause I learn about countries I never heard of. Thanks for the chance, Lucy. -john
Wanted: High grade Irish (Republic of Ireland, not Northern Ireland or British) coins, slabbed and unslabbed. Also looking for Proof and Uncirculated Sets PM with info.
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Why step over the dollar to get to the cent? Because it's a 55DDO.
I DESERVE THOSE COINS, MISSIE!!!!!!!!!!
Byron
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
learning, learning, learning. Keeping your mind sharp. Setting and meeting goals. Dreaming dreams. Playing with shiny objects.
Thanks for the giveaway, Lucy. I'll take any excuse to get my name in your lucky pillow.
mojo
-Jim Morrison-
Mr. Mojorizn
my blog:www.numistories.com
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway and I like both coins........never seen that first one before, but it's cool as you are Lucy.
It's people like you that make this hobby wonderful.
Tom
<< <i>Alot of the stuff that is happening around here is UGLY!
Quit making the hobby I love un-fun!
It's been awhile since I have had a hepkitty giveaway, I always love sharing with you cats......
I am giving away a very unique coin and a Mint State Full Band Winged Liberty......
All I ask is that you post on this thread and tell me something, anything, positive about our wonderful hobby....
Here is whats up for grabs, tell Lucy if you likie what you see:
1944s:
I'll let this run for several days, maybe till Friday, I put everybodys name into my lucky pillow sack and then draw the lucky winner....
I'll even include a HepKitty 1950s Cd......
Be Bop A Lula!!! >>
The best thing about the Hobby is that i met you Lucy.
"The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD GOD Almighty."
Something about the coin - Can't find it in Krause. The date falls within the German Imperial period, but it seems the Empire issued nothing larger than one mark coins, and this is a two. Many of the individual German States did issue 2 Mark coins during the early 20th Century, but nothing that looks like this one is pictured in Krause! The design of the top picture (let's call it the obverse) is reminiscent of the medals which were so common in Germany of that period, and the reverse legend says "German Land 1913 2 Marks". The obverse legend is "The King called and all [Babel Fish craps out on the last word!]"
Your part of it
As a side note, the black ops folks laughed there a**es off when they saw what I was looking at.
Thanks for the opportunity Lucy
Greg
Thanks for the giveaway.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
lots O cool people here that are willing to help and answer stoopid questions from newbies.
Seems a few pissing matches break out from time to time,but once the smoke clears,the little village we have here seems to thrive just fine !
VIVA RIO RANCHO de PCGS !
Well, I'd have to say YOU make this hobby a positive thing (sorry if it sounds like kissing up),
so how about I add "preservation of history" as well. Thanks again Lucy for all you do!
The German coin is in Krause, under Prussia (unless things have changed!). The 3 mark, which I have, is KM-133. In Jaeger it's J-110. I don't know what # the 2 mark is, don't have it.
More generally, after unification (1871) the imperial government issued all coins 1 pfennig to 1 mark. These were minted in the various major mints of the land; A = Berlin, F = Stuttgart, etc. States were not allowed to issue small change under their own authority. Each of the states that survived intact after the wranglings of unification could issue silver 2, 3 and 5 mark coins and 5, 10 and 20 mark gold coins. Some took advantage of this more than others. Prussia, being the center of the empire, probably minted more than most.
My wantlist & references
This is the best hobby that can span generations leaving no gaps. One that great grandparents can have in common with their children and onto theirs and so on and so on.
USMC Veteran 1981-1992
Cold War Veteran
It's truly funny, no make that truly sad, that people in this day and age are so wrapped up in their own little world that they refuse to try and teach someone else the correct or accepted way of doing things.
David
The fact that we can hold in our hands today, a piece of history...a piece of history that could have held in the hands of millions of people since the coin was "born"..........or by just several fortunate people.
Chris
BTW the great thing about this hobby are the friendships that are made.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
Thanks for the chance!
The thrill of the hunt and the adrenaline rush you get after finding and buying the coin you've been searching for is the most positive thing I can think of, atm.
don
Something positive;
Coins have a great history to tell ... and for this they hold a special passion for many of us. I too like the history they hold from there time with me. I have coins from every year since I started collecting as an adult (1987); and there is a neat second web of history in that. When my children were born, where we lived, what we were doing, what I liked, what I didn't, what I cared about, what I didn't.
Sometimes I look at a special piece and it tells me story of me, not of it.
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
<< <i>Satoo,
The German coin is in Krause, under Prussia (unless things have changed!). The 3 mark, which I have, is KM-133. In Jaeger it's J-110. I don't know what # the 2 mark is, don't have it. >>
It's J-109.
This period in German coinage is known as the Kaiserreiches. Germany has a rich numismatic history which, obviously, paralleled world history as well. I don't care for Drittes Reich (3rd Reich) coinage onward. But I like the 18th century Thalers, the pre-unification [Stadt oder Staat] Gedenkmunze, the Kaiserreich coins, Notgelds and even Weimar issues. Not to mention medals as well.
(see sig and icon for further examples).
Other legends on the coin read "Mit Gott, Für König unf Vaterland" which translates into "With God, for King and Fatherland". This has always been a favourite issue of mine. I'd like to have a Bremen Zwei Mark piece as I like the crests on both sides but they're pretty pricey. The "Defeat of Napoleon" or "Befreiungskampf" coins are pretty common and affordable. Usually these coins are designated as Prussian and not strictly German incidentally.
One of the things I like about coins today is all of the ways the internet serves to enhance the collecting experience. Ebay, for all it's pitfalls, is a wonderful venue for trading coins that didn't exist when I fisrt started collecting - it has helped me get more for coins than I could otherwise sell them for, and helped me add pieces to my collection that I might not otherwise have been able to afford. And forums like this, even when they bring out the most skeptical in people, are a wonderful means to learn more about this hobby.
I like this thread - getting back to what we all love about coins is a great idea.
Artist -
PS
I love your web site.
>>>My Collection
Louis
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The most positive thing I can say about this hobby is that it is great for kids. It is a terrific way for youngsters to learn about history, economics, politics, mathematics, investing, and even science (how coins tone), all wrapped up in one hobby. If coin collecting encourages a youngster to pursue any or all of these fields of study, he or she will have and education that will serve them for life!!
I also love to go through rolls to find coins.
BST
MySlabbedCoins
<< <i>All I ask is that you post on this thread and tell me something, anything, positive about our wonderful hobby.... >>
At first I thought of a simple 3 word answer...."PEOPLE LIKE YOU"! Then it grew to 7 words.......
"People like you, Lucy. YOU, YOU, YOU!" Then, as usual, those rusty wheels starting turning and I sat and recalled the past 14 months. I remeber my "initiation" and can recall almost every aspect of it. Good came from it, lifelong friendships were made and I even took away something positive from what at first seemed to be a great big negative. People believed in me and opened their hearts. Against all odds, "The B00M Foundation" (God, I hate that Name) went on. Heck, I've even learned quite a bit from ole Russ.
He may be a lot of things but one thing's for sure, he DOES know about Numismatics and I respect that.... AND HIM!
I have become very close to quite a number of people here. I remember everything, every single relationship and have come to see everyone as my extended family.( editted because I don't want to leave anyone out) Girl, you have a heart of Gold.
The relationships made, for me, are for life and I cherish every last one of them just as I cherish all the things I have learned here.... even after all these years as a collector, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.
So, this is my contribution, just a small piece of something positive and wonderful about our hobby and this forum. All of us make up one entity- the US Coin Forum crew...PCGS Collectors' Club Members, PCGS dealers, eBay dealers, young Numismatists...a cross section of demographics and livelihoods. Let us always remember our fellow members that have departed this world, in hopes of a far, far greater one where there will be no more pain, no more tears...and we never grow old!
I think that everyone, to a person, will agree that YOU are indeed a very special person Lucy and I for one am glad you're here.
I also love to go through rolls to find coins.
Tom
What can I say.... You meet super people, from all back grounds, its educational, and most of all when you go to
a show out of town it gets you out of honey doooos. Have a happy, Lucy and thanks for all you contribute to the
hobby.......... Jim
<< <i>One of the most positive aspects of the hobby, for me, is the ability to teach history and conservation to others through the use of coins. When you can show a child a two hundred year coin in almost perfect condition, you can effectively convey the point to them that all things can be maintained and conserved over time if given proper care and conditioning. >>
Excellent point!
Holding something that old can really bring home the reality of history.. makes it seem more than just a bunch of boring old stories. Really puts things into perspective! Especially in our modern society of constant impermanence.
My wantlist & references
<< <i>The German coin is in Krause, under Prussia (unless things have changed!). >>
Nothing's changed - except that my eyes don't seem to see as well as they once did.
KM#532, 11.1110g .900 silver, .3215 ASW, 28+mm
I love end-roll Morgans
<< <i>Alot of the stuff that is happening around here is UGLY!
Quit making the hobby I love un-fun!
Be Bop A Lula!!! >>
I agree wholehartedly. Let's dispenase with the bile, and concentrate on matters numismatic.
This place makes me think I have a real life. Seriously, I do enjoy all of the great folks I have met here on the forum - and hope to someday be able to meet some of you in person.
What I like best is the inspiration that I get - and sharing this fun hobby with my grandchildren - more specifically the oldest one, who has really taken to liking of collecting coins!
Thanks for chance to enter, altho I doubt I will win.
Thanks for the chance, Lucy.
-john
PM with info.
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