The Long Beach show- an interesting thing while at the show..

this past Friday. I wandered around with a friend who has a bunch of old casino chips that he wanted a value figure on, well while he was hunting for opinions and such, I went 'visiting' some of our fellow boardies.
and I had a few items to do my favorite thing- GUESS WHAT THEY GRADED IT AT. A visit to Mr. Brandon Kelly was enjoyable and quite interesting in his ability to grade. The youngster is good (he IS much younger than I).
Well I had 7 coins in NGC holders, one being a 1956 Washie in a 6 holder( he thought a 5- I'm bending on a 5.5) as well as a few others that are part of a birth year set.
Lo and behold we wrap up the BS session- he has a customer to contend with and I wanted to go 'fishin'- I leave his table telling him I may stop back later, I also left behind the damn Washie- Not even realizing that I did not put it back in my little satchel.
I meet up with Fred- he looks at the 76 washie error- YEPPERS- it is an error- struck thru and still in the mint package.
Sold 1 coin for the heck of it- but did not find one coin that I wanted!
Get home, put the bag down on the table and leave it there til morning, wife sez clean up yer crap before brekky, I start to put the kids back in their respective places- NO 56!!!!!!!!!
I begin to hunt everywhere in the house- I tear the house from one side to the other- yellin at the dogs and cats- thinkin they got into my stuff and messed with my head- nothing
go to my truck and tear it apart- call my chip buddy to see if he may have had it- NOTHING- I'm beside myself over a friggin coin. Imagine
Well the weekend is shot in the ass, I decide that I left it somewhere and someone walked off with it. I get a PM today, from Brandon....
I left it on his table ( I now feel both elated and yet like a fool) he will be mailing it back to me.
What do I send this guy for this?
leave money out of the equation- he has plenty to play with.
Give me some good ideas folks- this is one person that I would most likely trust with my grandchilren.
Thanks, and the show- seemed mediocre too many friggin Morgans, not enough Modern stuff.
and I had a few items to do my favorite thing- GUESS WHAT THEY GRADED IT AT. A visit to Mr. Brandon Kelly was enjoyable and quite interesting in his ability to grade. The youngster is good (he IS much younger than I).
Well I had 7 coins in NGC holders, one being a 1956 Washie in a 6 holder( he thought a 5- I'm bending on a 5.5) as well as a few others that are part of a birth year set.
Lo and behold we wrap up the BS session- he has a customer to contend with and I wanted to go 'fishin'- I leave his table telling him I may stop back later, I also left behind the damn Washie- Not even realizing that I did not put it back in my little satchel.
I meet up with Fred- he looks at the 76 washie error- YEPPERS- it is an error- struck thru and still in the mint package.
Sold 1 coin for the heck of it- but did not find one coin that I wanted!
Get home, put the bag down on the table and leave it there til morning, wife sez clean up yer crap before brekky, I start to put the kids back in their respective places- NO 56!!!!!!!!!
I begin to hunt everywhere in the house- I tear the house from one side to the other- yellin at the dogs and cats- thinkin they got into my stuff and messed with my head- nothing
go to my truck and tear it apart- call my chip buddy to see if he may have had it- NOTHING- I'm beside myself over a friggin coin. Imagine
Well the weekend is shot in the ass, I decide that I left it somewhere and someone walked off with it. I get a PM today, from Brandon....
I left it on his table ( I now feel both elated and yet like a fool) he will be mailing it back to me.
What do I send this guy for this?
leave money out of the equation- he has plenty to play with.
Give me some good ideas folks- this is one person that I would most likely trust with my grandchilren.
Thanks, and the show- seemed mediocre too many friggin Morgans, not enough Modern stuff.
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If you go to coins shows often and see Brandon, bring him some food and drink while he is working at a show as a thank you. As a dealer, it is really hard to get away to get lunch some days.
FrederickCoinClub
Maybe a nice present for him to give to his Mrs???
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Thanks for the tip, I put in a strong bid. LOl
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That is a great coin and it's in a holder!!!
Rob
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Umm- I think I personally would PASS on this item, that style of tone just leaves me........
and the grade seems a tad high, maybe a MS -( minus) 66 would be close to correct. From a 100 pt scale that would make it a bad xf45- less the actual NBC alteration.
I think this place is the beginning of a major THANKS to this gentleman- odds are I'm gonna be forced to buy one of his widgets to make up for my stupidity and careless act.
You were at Long Beach and couldn't even find one coin you wanted? Not one?!?
jim
That will guarantee you never leave another coin like that again and also that HE would not allow it either
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
Proud Participant in Operation "Stone Holey" August 7, 2008
coin mailed on 10/1 from Texas- arrived at my house on 10/2 @ 9:00 a.m.- nobody home-
NOW if I EVER here or see bad crap from any boardie about Anaconda or Brandon or even Adrian
I will personally come to YOUR house and issue a stern but physical warning to only talk highly of this group.
I can not recall ever being treated so nice by 1 person.
If he has something I want- I will go to Brandon for advice and purchases.
Thank you Brandon and Anaconda- you are the best.
I know you have some secrets on how to catch the big uns.
<< <i>Nobody likes Brandon? >>
nonwithstanding that
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<< <i>Here's an update:
coin mailed on 10/1 from Texas- arrived at my house on 10/2 @ 9:00 a.m.- nobody home-
NOW if I EVER here or see bad crap from any boardie about Anaconda or Brandon or even Adrian
I will personally come to YOUR house and issue a stern but physical warning to only talk highly of this group.
I can not recall ever being treated so nice by 1 person.
If he has something I want- I will go to Brandon for advice and purchases.
Thank you Brandon and Anaconda- you are the best. >>
Holy elmo, thats some serious rear smooching there buddy!
Then he can treat me to dinner!
Oh...and you have to watch those cats...my dog never messes with my coins, it is always my wife's cats. In fact I have a couple of coins that looked cleaned but I know for a fact (well almost a fact 'cause I have never really seen the cats mess with any coins however I am 96.5% sure they do b) them cats are doing something as the pictures from the auctions on eBay did not show any scratches but when the coins arrived (my wife opens the packages) and I got home to inspect them there were scratches on them. Cat scratches. Yep, gotta watch those cats.
Have a great evening!
K
Maybe some Old Spice™
Making this post is reward enough. Spread the word about ARC. Brandon is a great guy and doing the right thing is a natural reflex to him.
My only beef with Brandon is that he did not literally hit me on the head to make me buy the third so called dollar medal in guilded gold for my set!!!
Ooooh, was I dumb!
My only consolation is that we all do that.
TTT
-Randy Newman
<< <i>A personalized HAND WRITTEN thank you note goes a long way in my book. That speaks a lot about his character! >>
Sorry! hit the post button twice.
<< <i>A personalized HAND WRITTEN thank you note goes a long way in my book. That speaks a lot about his character! >>
Seems like Brandon is a class act. KUDOS!
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
Now back to work taking pics of the REVERSES of the slabs for eBay. GRRR!