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I just received the COOLEST, unexpected gift from forum member, IGWT

RYKRYK Posts: 35,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I came home from work today to find an oversized envelope from Lou containing a custom t-shirt. On the obverse, in gold letters. "I Ran the Dahlonega $5 Marathon" and on the reverse, a photo of my 1861-D $5, bigger than life. A note from Lou suggested that it would "chic bourse wear", but I am more likely to actually wear it running. image

A big public THANKS to Lou for the generous and thoughtful gift. image

(PS I will model it later and get my wife, who will think I am an even bigger loser than she thought possible, to snap a photo, and post the photo to this thread).

My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132

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    krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    That is a very cool gesture. image IGWT!

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Good coin geek coiture.
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    mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭
    Thats freakin awesome. Its good for business as well as casual affairs.
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    mhammermanmhammerman Posts: 3,769 ✭✭✭
    Yep, very thoughtful and generous. I'm a fan for IGWT.

    Coin ON!
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    cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,690 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice story.

    Brings balance to all the cynicism on the board.
    Many happy BST transactions
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    BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    I've always wanted to wear this to a show:

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    quattrocoinsquattrocoins Posts: 1,881
    VERY cool!

    I vote that we keep IGWT on our coins! image










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    FULL Heads RULE!
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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    PS I will model it later and get my wife, who will think I am an even bigger loser than she thought possible, to snap a photo, and post the photo to this thread).

    That's outstanding!! image
    My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable !
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    OmegaOmega Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭
    Very Cool!
    Reindeer Mountain Collectibles
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    BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,957 ✭✭✭
    Wow, can't wait for the photos.
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    GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    sweet gift!
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    BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,305 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I've always wanted to wear this to a show:

    image >>



    Change the last part to "....and they wanted to steal the shirt off my back!"

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    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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    LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    Way cool!!!!!!!!!!!
    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)
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    quattrocoinsquattrocoins Posts: 1,881


    << <i>(PS I will model it later and get my wife, who will think I am an even bigger loser than she thought possible, to snap a photo, and post the photo to this thread). >>



    Better yet, let your wife model it and YOU snap the photo! image
    FULL Heads RULE!
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    RYKRYK Posts: 35,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
    After my eight year old son snapped the photos, he called me a geek.

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    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
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    messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool! He should have switched the front and back of your shirt, though. That'd be funny.
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars
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    clw54clw54 Posts: 3,816 ✭✭✭
    Cool image
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    BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,957 ✭✭✭
    Wow the man behind the mask is not at all what I had pictured after a couple years of posting.

    Congrats again for completing but not finishing the set. image
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,294 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WOW - it really is wierd seeing the man behind the keyboard. If I saw that picture during a credentials meeting, I would need to defer and look further into your application. You're a true coin geek!image
    "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.
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Haha! Terrific! image

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,444 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RYK---Suggest that you don't wear it to the next FUN show. image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.

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    IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975 ✭
    You'll remember the thread in which RYK described collecting Dahlonega $5 as a "marathon." The metaphor cried out to be put on a T-shirt to commemorate his accomplishment. It was also the cheapest gift that I could think of . . . but I didn't expect to pay the price of seeing him wear it. image
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    ttownttown Posts: 4,472 ✭✭✭
    Sweetimage
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    LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    I actually think that shirt looks pretty cool. I would have rather seen it on a 6'2" Swedish model though. image
    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)
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 45,444 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I actually think that shirt looks pretty cool. I would have rather seen it on a 6'2" Swedish model though. image >>



    I'd rather see it on a female. image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.

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    RYKRYK Posts: 35,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Speaking of numismatic fashion, I have bittersweet memories of this t-shirt, this thread, and my deceased friend, Lou. image
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,294 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree - miss seeing him at the shows and PM-ing........
    "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.
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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Damn.

    Cool shirt. Great gesture. Sad thread.
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    keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,456 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Damn.

    Cool shirt. Great gesture. Sad thread. >>

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    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners. :smile:
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 43,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks to whoever boosted this thread. Lou lives on in memory and in spite of sadness, he and I had some of the funniest chats in "private messages". He made me feel "normal" here.
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    speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    Lou was one of the good guys on herre image

    He got me a couple times by hijacking someones avatar and making a wierd post so I had to actually start reading the names and not just going by the avatars... image
    Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!

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    MrHalfDimeMrHalfDime Posts: 3,440 ✭✭✭✭
    Lou is sadly missed by all who knew him. He was a good friend, a contributing coin club member, serious numismatist, and a darn good coin photographer. I notice that a thread he started a few years ago remains at the top of the coin forum ATS, a constant reminder of his positive contributions to the hobby.
    They that can give up essential Liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither Liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
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    pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    I knew this was an old thread, not sure why I rememberd it

    then I did.

    good man he was.
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    Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill

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