I hope Heritage got my note NOT to send me anymore catalogs. My PO is going to make me get a new (larger) box if this continues....what a pain. I do NOT want to get a new PO Box address
<< <i>Hey Heritage, where's my catalog. ANR sent me two. >>
I'm on Heritage's sh!t list too. I received B&M, Superior and ANR, but no Heritage. Maybe they're tired of me criticizing their lousy pics.
TDN - Would that be George Soros, the hedge fund guy you're talking about? If so, that's one collector with more money than he could ever spend on coins.
It was Juan Suros, a southern California physician.
The catalog was indeed a great one, and as Bruce said may have been one of the best ever.
PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows. I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.
My catalogs are 10lbs, 9.9 oz - what am I missing??
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
My advice is take Hugon and old Rush & forget the rest. Too much to carry. Heritage should start polling their customers to see who wants to opt out of paper catalogs. In their case, the online resources are so excellent, that the paper catalogs are becoming unnecessary. Of course, a REALLY good catalog is a tremendous resource. I would never tell ANR to stop putting out catalogs (with their erudite commentary !!).
I agree with those of you who note that Heritage's photography is awful. It is particularly bad for toned silver coins. I realize these coins are difficult, but others have gotten the hang of it quite nicely. Some companies juice up the color saturation excessively, so that some of the coins become a disappointment in person (Superior comes to mind). But in Heritage's case, even beautifully toned coins often look washed out, colorless and lifeless. I know they have the resources to do better. What I don't get is why they haven't done so already. I mean, don't any of their guys go online and look at their own photos?
Juan Suros was great. I ended up with the 1866/1866 shield nickel if I remember correctly; very cool indeed. The Marvin Teichert type set catalog was pretty awesome too (Stack's). I bought the 1796 quarter at that sale, talk about an over-juiced photo !!!! Coin was VERY cool, but not as neon-xenon-Times Square as the photos suggested !!!
I'd really like the heritage catalogs... there's several sessions I might be able to attend... but I want to know if those sessions are worth attending
The funny thing about this auction is that the Paul Taylor All Time finest, gold 12 piece type set at PCGS and his All time Finest Gold Proof type set, are dwarfed by the Gold Rush Collection, which came in at the very last minute. At first I could not find the Taylor collection, but finally located it at the last pages of the ' Platinum ' catalogue. As far as photography at Heritage goes, I agree. I have seen many of the gold coins in the auction in person and in the catalogue, one major rarity looks 'milky', when it definitely is not, and another major rarity, taking up an entire page, looks weakly struck, just because of bad photography. Of course anybody bidding on gold coins hovering at $100,000 or more would be crazy to bid sight unseen, but I think it is done sometimes.
In fairness to Heritage, the Gold Rush Collection coming in at the last day of consignment deadline and just the huge amount of coins in the Fun Auction, they still did an acceptable job. This looks to be the coin auction of all coin auctions ! Records will definitely be set and other records will be broken.
I am still thinking of how they got all these, ( must be many thousands ) cataloges printed and packed and shipped out on time.
I think the poundage of catalogues shipped was the first record breaking feat of the FUN AUCTION !
And lastly, what a feast for Barber lovers and gold lovers ! Notice all the old holders on the Gold Rush Coins ?
<<I hope Heritage got my note NOT to send me anymore catalogs. My PO is going to make me get a new (larger) box if this continues....what a pain. I do NOT want to get a new PO Box address....>>
Here we just get a yellow ticket that says "the article is too large for your box."
thats it im po ed.....i have specific instructions to the maid to always leave the coin catalogues on the antique table in the voyer....proble is my wife gets a set...i get a set and my son gets aset....and the 60 pounds implodes the table.....i want some butt...and i want it now
heritage you owe me 500
monsterman
my goal is to find the monsters and i go where they are but i sometimes miss some.... so if you have any and want to sell IM THE BUYER FOR THEM!!!
out of rockets ...out of bullets...switching to harsh language
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dealers are such basket cases
boy has this thead veered off course
<< <i>Hey Heritage, where's my catalog. ANR sent me two. >>
I'm on Heritage's sh!t list too. I received B&M, Superior and ANR, but no Heritage. Maybe they're tired of me criticizing their lousy pics.
TDN - Would that be George Soros, the hedge fund guy you're talking about? If so, that's one collector with more money than he could ever spend on coins.
The catalog was indeed a great one, and as Bruce said may have been one of the best ever.
I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.
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My advice is take Hugon and old Rush & forget the rest. Too much to carry. Heritage should start polling their customers to see who wants to opt out of paper catalogs. In their case, the online resources are so excellent, that the paper catalogs are becoming unnecessary. Of course, a REALLY good catalog is a tremendous resource. I would never tell ANR to stop putting out catalogs (with their erudite commentary !!).
I agree with those of you who note that Heritage's photography is awful. It is particularly bad for toned silver coins. I realize these coins are difficult, but others have gotten the hang of it quite nicely. Some companies juice up the color saturation excessively, so that some of the coins become a disappointment in person (Superior comes to mind). But in Heritage's case, even beautifully toned coins often look washed out, colorless and lifeless. I know they have the resources to do better. What I don't get is why they haven't done so already. I mean, don't any of their guys go online and look at their own photos?
Juan Suros was great. I ended up with the 1866/1866 shield nickel if I remember correctly; very cool indeed. The Marvin Teichert type set catalog was pretty awesome too (Stack's). I bought the 1796 quarter at that sale, talk about an over-juiced photo !!!! Coin was VERY cool, but not as neon-xenon-Times Square as the photos suggested !!!
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Sunnywood
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As far as photography at Heritage goes, I agree. I have seen many of the gold coins in the auction in person and in the catalogue, one major rarity looks 'milky', when it definitely is not, and another major rarity, taking up an entire page, looks weakly struck, just because of bad photography. Of course anybody bidding on gold coins hovering at $100,000 or more would be crazy to bid sight unseen, but I think it is done sometimes.
In fairness to Heritage, the Gold Rush Collection coming in at the last day of consignment deadline and just the huge amount of coins in the Fun Auction, they still did an acceptable job.
This looks to be the coin auction of all coin auctions ! Records will definitely be set and other records will be broken.
I am still thinking of how they got all these, ( must be many thousands ) cataloges printed and packed and shipped out on time.
I think the poundage of catalogues shipped was the first record breaking feat of the FUN AUCTION !
And lastly, what a feast for Barber lovers and gold lovers ! Notice all the old holders on the Gold Rush Coins ?
Here we just get a yellow ticket that says "the article is too large for your box."
heritage you owe me 500
monsterman
out of rockets ...out of bullets...switching to harsh language