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Humorous defintions of numismatics

CoinHuskerCoinHusker Posts: 5,030 ✭✭✭
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There's enough "clever" on this forum to fill a book or two so who wants to share a humorous difinition or two of numismatics?
Collecting coins, medals and currency featuring "The Sower"

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  • notlogicalnotlogical Posts: 2,235 ✭


    << <i>Back in 1992, when I was single, I was on a date and mentioned that I wrote a book on Indian cents. She said "You wrote a book on how Indians smell?" >>




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    What Mr. Spock would say about numismatics...
    image... "Fascinating, but not logical"

    "Live long and prosper"

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Back in 1992, when I was single, I was on a date and mentioned that I wrote a book on Indian cents. She said "You wrote a book on how Indians smell?"

    Way too funny as I'm actually in tears image
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • jimmymacjimmymac Posts: 505 ✭


    << <i>Back in 1992, when I was single, I was on a date and mentioned that I wrote a book on Indian cents. She said "You wrote a book on how Indians smell?"

    Way too funny as I'm actually in tears image >>




    me tooimage - had a co-worker recently caught a glimpse of my Numismatic News and wondered why I would subscribe to a paper on air pressure tools - after I explained with both had a good laugh!!
    currently putting together a EF/AU/BU 18th & 19th Century Type Set; and CC Morgan Set

    just completed 3d tour to Iraq and retired after 28+ years in the US Army
  • RollermanRollerman Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've posted this before, but for those that might have missed it: I once told people at work that I was going to put up a Christmas wreath that would be adorned with Franklin Half dollars all around it and I would then call it "A wreath A Franklin" (Aretha Franklin)
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    Pete
    "Ain't None of Them play like him (Bix Beiderbecke) Yet."
    Louis Armstrong
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe they used to be called 'Daffy-nitions'.. in some publication... I agree, we should be able to get some good ones...

    Bust Half - better than none

    Bidder - how a participant in an auction feels after losing

    Fantasy piece - you fill in the blank

    That should get us going... Cheers, RickO
  • DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 438 ✭✭✭✭
    Patina - the gleam in a collector's eye when he spots a coin he has to own

    There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who do not.

  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,738 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Bidder - how a participant in an auction feels after losing >>

    That's funny! image



    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,672 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fantasy piece - you fill in the blank

    I like that, kinda like John Lennon promoting "hair peace" in 1969.
    Rick Snow, Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Inc.Check out my new web site:
  • longtimecollectorlongtimecollector Posts: 2,368 ✭
    Half Cent (Scent) : Using deodorant under only one arm image
    Cam-Slam 2-6-04
    3 "DAMMIT BOYS"
    4 "YOU SUCKS"
    Numerous POTD (But NONE officially recognized)
    Seated Halves are my specialty !
    Seated Half set by date/mm COMPLETE !
    Seated Half set by WB# - 289 down / 31 to go !!!!!
    (1) "Smoebody smack him" from CornCobWipe !
    IN MEMORY OF THE CUOF image
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 5,910 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Back in 1992, when I was single, I was on a date and mentioned that I wrote a book on Indian cents. She said "You wrote a book on how Indians smell?" >>



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    I hope you proposed on the spot!!!
    Doug
  • longtimecollectorlongtimecollector Posts: 2,368 ✭
    Slider: (Slang)(Locality Chicago/Midwest): A 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" hamburger with a square bun, rehydrated onions, sour pickles, and brown babysh!t mustard. Known for its ability to "slide" thru the human digestive system. image
    Cam-Slam 2-6-04
    3 "DAMMIT BOYS"
    4 "YOU SUCKS"
    Numerous POTD (But NONE officially recognized)
    Seated Halves are my specialty !
    Seated Half set by date/mm COMPLETE !
    Seated Half set by WB# - 289 down / 31 to go !!!!!
    (1) "Smoebody smack him" from CornCobWipe !
    IN MEMORY OF THE CUOF image
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,672 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I hope you proposed on the spot!!!

    Never called her again.
    Rick Snow, Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Inc.Check out my new web site:
  • DJExonumiasmaticsDJExonumiasmatics Posts: 1 ✭

  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My ex-wife and I were at a garage sale and I was examining a metal detector. She asked me if it was a weed eater and I replied, "If you swing it fast enough!"

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow... resurrection day.....I will have to think of one to add...Ah, in the spirit of the pandemic... SLQ... Shot Line Queue :D Cheers, RickO

  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 29, 2021 7:43AM

    slider = AU58+

    NJ has White Castle for the Chicago culinary variant :s

    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell

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