Who here is HUNGRY for a new ANR auction catalog?
Longacre
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I think it is a cruel joke that the last ANR auction was held on March 14th, and the next one is not scheduled for June 21st. Lately, I have been getting catalogs from other auction houses. I received a catalog from an auction house in CA with pictures that were so vile that, had I been a consignor, I would be livid. I literally almost lost my lunch looking at the pictures. I got another 4 catalogs from the Cousins, complete with the typically juiced up pictures, all of which had this strange lime green tint. The Dinosaurs also sent me 4 catalogs, too. Although the pictures were nice and the coins well described, because I worship the Plastic God, there just was not much that I could do with it. Lastly, I received a telephone book or two from another auction house, and almost strained my back, trying to hide it from Consuela.
Who else here is hungry for a good auction catalog from ANR, with quality pictures, sound research, and high quality rarities?
Who else here is hungry for a good auction catalog from ANR, with quality pictures, sound research, and high quality rarities?
Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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(Oh, BTW, you crack me up!)
Me too. Love those descriptions!
Perhaps John Kraljevich will expound on them a little more when he comes in to catalog some more lots.
Doug
ANR
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
A cruel joke is sitting in a flooded New England town at 2 AM trying to discern the die state on a damaged early dime. A cruel joke is looking at a box and trying to convince yourself that it is reasonable to expect to catalogue 15 coins per hour for the next 10 hours when each of them costs more than your first 6 cars!
Ah yes, it's that beautiful time of year: catalogue crunch time.
This catalogue will be large and full of interesting stuff. Why have 1 Gobrecht when you can have 4, in a variety of dates and alignments? Why have one significant half cent collection when you can have three, packed with rare die states and collector quality coins that have disappeared from bourse floors? Why have nothing but really expensive stuff when, a few times a year, the numismatic geek in me gets the delightful treat of cataloguing mint medals, so-called dollars, encased postage, counterstamps, and even an advanced collection of Civil War-era cardboard scrip money?
Oh yeah, and 2 nights ago one of the random early dollars I was cataloguing turned out to be a Bolender plate coin, once owned by Col. E.H.R. Green. That's always fun.
As you can tell, we've been busting our collective hump on this one. There is a lot to look forward to!
I'll be here until 2 AM or so, so feel free to post questions -- Lord knows I'll need the occasional mental health break.
Betts medals, colonial coins, US Mint medals, foreign coins found in early America, and other numismatic Americana
<< <i>Cruel joke? Cruel joke?
A cruel joke is sitting in a flooded New England town at 2 AM trying to discern the die state on a damaged early dime. A cruel joke is looking at a box and trying to convince yourself that it is reasonable to expect to catalogue 15 coins per hour for the next 10 hours when each of them costs more than your first 6 cars!
Ah yes, it's that beautiful time of year: catalogue crunch time.
This catalogue will be large and full of interesting stuff. Why have 1 Gobrecht when you can have 4, in a variety of dates and alignments? Why have one significant half cent collection when you can have three, packed with rare die states and collector quality coins that have disappeared from bourse floors? Why have nothing but really expensive stuff when, a few times a year, the numismatic geek in me gets the delightful treat of cataloguing mint medals, so-called dollars, encased postage, counterstamps, and even an advanced collection of Civil War-era cardboard scrip money?
Oh yeah, and 2 nights ago one of the random early dollars I was cataloguing turned out to be a Bolender plate coin, once owned by Col. E.H.R. Green. That's always fun.
As you can tell, we've been busting our collective hump on this one. There is a lot to look forward to!
I'll be here until 2 AM or so, so feel free to post questions -- Lord knows I'll need the occasional mental health break. >>
Where do I sign up? Try reading the tax code all day long.
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
Got gold?
Mitchell
In August of 2003, just before my granfather died, I was sitting with him looking thru the ANR "Classics Sale" catalog for Sept 13th in Beverly Hills. He kept jumping back and forth between the color plates, item descriptions, and photos of the staff. Curiosity got the best of me, so I asked what he was doing. He said "boy, Im trying to put a face to the descriptions, as a very knowledgable man wrote these". He then pointed to Johns picture on page XX and said "He comes off like a young Q.D.B. with a little tabasco thrown in."
I still have the catalog, along with all his doodling and what not. His one favorite in that sale was the judd-1427, p-1570, and is why the "Liberty by the SeaShore" is my favorite to this day.
thanks for reminding me of good times, if grandpop were alive today I would be hearing "See boy, told you so."
Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
<< <i>Got gold? >>
Of course! But only if you could 2 1921 Saints, 5 Pan-Pac $50s, a High Relief in MS-67 that is mindblowing, and some other odds and ends.
We had some worn stuff with funny letters under the eagle, but they weren't shiny so we returned them to the consignors
Pontiac -- I am flattered and honored more than I can tell you. The "East Coast" collection of pattern dollars in that sale was a well-built, specialized set that I really had fun sinking my teeth into in that September 2003 sale. I'm delighted your grandfather enjoyed the collection too.
Betts medals, colonial coins, US Mint medals, foreign coins found in early America, and other numismatic Americana
<< <i>A cruel joke is sitting in a flooded New England town at 2 AM trying to discern the die state on a damaged early dime. A cruel joke is looking at a box and trying to convince yourself that it is reasonable to expect to catalogue 15 coins per hour for the next 10 hours when each of them costs more than your first 6 cars! >>
QUIT YOUR BELLY ACHING! I'm stuck in a cheap hotel in Cleveland 500 miles from my family back home waiting to get my butt reamed in the morning by an angry customer over a quality issue that isn't really a quality issue.
Get a realy job Pistareen!
BOOOOOO!
<< <i>Get a real job Pistareen! >>
Trust me, despite the bellyaching here (playful, I assure you!), I thank my lucky stars every morning that I don't have a real job. My dad was a laborer on the railroad for 30 years until he retired, and his gnarled hands and stooped back are all I need to remind me that I have a magnificent gig. Of course, having babysoft numismatist hands could make the round of handshakes at railroad reunions a little weird.
Ask QDB and he will tell you he's never worked a day in his life. Dave's lucky -- I used to haul furniture in college for rent/beer money, and cataloguing coins is much easier than carrying a sofabed up to a 4th floor apartment in August in Virginia!
Betts medals, colonial coins, US Mint medals, foreign coins found in early America, and other numismatic Americana
I'm sure the job gets monotinous at times, but I'm glad you know how lucky you are. Many of us envy you.
<< <i>Lately, I have been getting catalogs from other auction houses. I received a catalog from an auction house in CA with pictures that were so vile that, had I been a consignor, I would be livid. I literally almost lost my lunch looking at the pictures. I got another 4 catalogs from the Cousins, complete with the typically juiced up pictures, all of which had this strange lime green tint. The Dinosaurs also sent me 4 catalogs, too. Although the pictures were nice and the coins well described, because I worship the Plastic God, there just was not much that I could do with it. Lastly, I received a telephone book or two from another auction house, and almost strained my back, trying to hide it from Consuela. >>
You guys with all your inside knowledge. Who are these firms of which you speak?
And why did you not mention the west coast scavenger who scours the paper recycling bins and presents his wares as if they some sort Holy Grail on paper, yea, a veritable Gutenberg in each and every offering?
I got four of his catalogs too, not to mention all the others
Looking forward to getting the catalog (I want to see how much better their pics are then mine).
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