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

MORGANHUNTER2MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭
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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.

Comments

  • MORGANHUNTER2MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭
    Nobody likes Brandon?

  • MercMerc Posts: 1,646 ✭✭
    Wow, I can't believe you left a coin behind. Good thing you were with an honest dealer.

    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.
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  • tander123tander123 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭
    A personalized HAND WRITTEN thank you note goes a long way in my book. That speaks a lot about his character!
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  • claychaserclaychaser Posts: 4,406 ✭✭✭✭
    Brandon is a cool guy, and always is nice to the YN's and let them look at the "cool stuff".

    Maybe a nice present for him to give to his Mrs???


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  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buy THIS stunning toner and send it to him! image
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  • holeinone1972holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Buy THIS stunning toner and send it to him! image >>



    Thanks for the tip, I put in a strong bid. LOl

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  • oxy8890oxy8890 Posts: 1,416 ✭


    << <i>Buy THIS stunning toner and send it to him! image >>



    That is a great coin and it's in a holder!!!
    Best Regards,

    Rob


    "Those guys weren't Fathers they were...Mothers."

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  • MORGANHUNTER2MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭


    << <i>Buy THIS stunning toner and send it to him! image >>



    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.

  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I know where there is a great picture of him you could have blown up into a poster!!!image
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • kryptonitecomicskryptonitecomics Posts: 9,185 ✭
    His favorite drink is burnt Christmas so I would start there.........image
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  • a039a039 Posts: 1,546 ✭
    He had a SWEET Pilgrim in his case, he was wrong about dark toning on Pilgrims though! image
  • SeattleSlammerSeattleSlammer Posts: 10,047 ✭✭✭✭✭
    did not find one coin that I wanted!

    You were at Long Beach and couldn't even find one coin you wanted? Not one?!?

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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think posting it on here with a big thanks should do the trick. Lots of folks read this forum!

    jim
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Send him a nekked picture of yourself.
    That will guarantee you never leave another coin like that again and also that HE would not allow it either image

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  • ONETHREEONETHREE Posts: 1,126 ✭
    Send him Cuban food.
    "It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's simply that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody." - Brendan Behan


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  • MORGANHUNTER2MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭
    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.

  • dizzleccdizzlecc Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭
    Easy, some fresh fish assuming you caught some or ship him a duplicate of your best lure and teach him to catch his own.

    I know you have some secrets on how to catch the big uns.
  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nobody likes Brandon? >>



    nonwithstanding that image... Let him keep the coin - it's just modern crap anyways.

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  • a039a039 Posts: 1,546 ✭


    << <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! image
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Give him a Ruth's Chris free meal voucher to use at Baltimore.





    Then he can treat me to dinner!image
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  • COINB0YCOINB0Y Posts: 4,505
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  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good story...ya gotta appreciate honesty like that!

    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
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  • ChrisRxChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
    Now if only his coins were not marked up so darn much!
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  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Honesty is the best policy...
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,507 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Send cologne.
    Maybe some Old Spice™
  • numismanumisma Posts: 3,877 ✭✭✭✭

    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.
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,126 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I concur. Brandon is one of the good guys. He does not push the coins that are for sale.

    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.
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  • JoflaxJoflax Posts: 979 ✭
    You could try and keep this post on the front page at leastimage

    TTTimage
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  • NHSBaseballNHSBaseball Posts: 2,470 ✭
    I like the story-both the honesty of the dealer and the extra effort he put forth, as well as your appreciation for it. Not enough of either going around these days--image
    "College men from LSU- went in dumb, come out dumb too..."
    -Randy Newmanimage
  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭


    << <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.image
    I'm the Proud recipient of a genuine "you suck" award dated 1/24/05. I was accepted into the "Circle of Trust" on 3/9/09.
  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭


    << <i>A personalized HAND WRITTEN thank you note goes a long way in my book. That speaks a lot about his character! >>

    image

    Seems like Brandon is a class act. KUDOS!
    I'm the Proud recipient of a genuine "you suck" award dated 1/24/05. I was accepted into the "Circle of Trust" on 3/9/09.
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    I would send Brandon somthing he ain't got, Arizona has some fantastic geo (rock) treasures to offer. IMHO. image
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  • poorguypoorguy Posts: 4,317 ✭
    Wow. I really appreciate the positive posts. Yes, the first thing I noticed when I looked over where morganhunter2 was standing was a Washington Quarter with a big strip of blue tape over the obverse label sitting between the cases. I threw it in our back case and kept an eye out for him for the rest of the show but didn't see him again so I dropped him a PM when I got back home. I'm really sorry I couldn't get it to you sooner or at least PM you at the show that I had it so that you didn't have the added stress of thinking you lost it. Anyway, I'm glad it's all good and don't worry about getting anything for me. Anyone else would have done the same.

    Now back to work taking pics of the REVERSES of the slabs for eBay. GRRR!
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