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What is WINGS?

I will provide an answer later... I just saw and noticed this for the first time today. I am asking this in part to see how many others are as far behind the times as I am...

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  • DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508 ✭


    << <i>What is WINGS?

    I will provide an answer later... I just saw and noticed this for the first time today. I am asking this in part to see how many others are as far behind the times as I am... >>




    (ahem...clearing throat) I think our friend Hus could tell us the weird turn of events that brought this to light image
  • dan8402dan8402 Posts: 2,163


    << <i>What is WINGS?

    I will provide an answer later... I just saw and noticed this for the first time today. I am asking this in part to see how many others are as far behind the times as I am... >>



    I know what it is, but I wouldn't expect an average collector to know or even care.
  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    its either band on the run, or some coin stickering outlet ???image
    toner loner
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well... glad to read that at least mediocrity remains a viable option.image

    And that average remains a goal if one is so inclined

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,461 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I know what it is and was wondering if someone has an example.

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  • SpaceMonkeySpaceMonkey Posts: 3,311 ✭
    know...

    now at least...



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  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    Wings? A nice spicy hot piece of poultry normally served with Ranch or Bleu Cheese dressing image

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed lamb contesting that vote. Benjamin Franklin - 1779

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  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    never mind... Ooops!
    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed lamb contesting that vote. Benjamin Franklin - 1779

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    1836 Capped Liberty
    dime. My oldest US
    detecting find so far.
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    signal I get for the most
    part. Go figure...
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buffalo wings? LOL

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Can you CAC on WINGS?
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    I have WINGS image -Preussen

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  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    what does it stand for ???, i saw a chit load at coin fest
    toner loner
  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    image
    trozau (troy ounce gold)
  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,461 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wings is the darkside equivalent of CAC.

    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    any info or website ???
    toner loner
  • newbiecollectornewbiecollector Posts: 2,992


    << <i>Wings is the darkside equivalent of CAC. >>



    Sorry to say it but, for me, that is stupid.

    Just my opinion of course but I am not going along with that nonsense
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  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Grading service for foreign coins exclusively.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,461 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Buffalo wings? LOL >>



    image I didn't know buffalos had wings.

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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Wings is the darkside equivalent of CAC. >>



    Are you effin' kiddin'??? That crap is now infesting Darkside coins?

    *BAZOOKABARF*

    It's amazing the scams that dealers will invent to separate sucke... err, "collectors" from their money.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In view that I posted this over 24 hrs ago, I will now write what I remember which really means I should have done this earlier. WINGS is similar to CAC and now I can't remember what it stands for... I think that part went in one ear and out the other. World International Numismatic Grading Service or something like that... The stickers were gold and shaped like the CAC sticker and at first, thats what I thought they were. I don't know if they have some color code that designates the coin as PQ or the significance with ORIGINAL that appears on the sticker.


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  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    (ahem...clearing throat) I think our friend Hus could tell us the weird turn of events that brought this to light

    First of all let me just clear up the fact that I am not affiliated with the company.

    WINGS stands for:

    World Identification and Numismatic Grading Service

    it all started after my post in this thread:

    http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=661296&highlight_key=y&keyword1=wings

    After my post in the thread someone approached me and said they liked the name and could they use it?
    I agreed, and to make it legally binding and to transfer the ownership of the name they asked me if I could make a written statement transferring the name which I had made up to them. I typed up a statement and got my solicitor to sign as a witness, so that they could own and use the name in their business venture. To make the contract legally binding they sent me a nominal amount in the form of a cheque as payment for the name.

    To be honest the payment was small and I wasn't doing it for the money, I just wanted to help someone out whom liked the name and wanted to start up a business. I have started a couple of businesses up before myself and know it isn't the easiest thing to do.

    I honestly know very little about the person/company that I dealt with. I don't know if they have a website or not. The only thing I do know is their name, but I don't really want to post it as it isn't my place to do so. Since they initially contacted me through this forum, my guess is that they or someone they know reads the threads so they might be able to tell more?

    If you do a search on Google you might be able to find more out but I have never tried.

    They did say they were hoping to launch the business at the Baltimore coin show, but as I live in the UK I have yet to visit a US coin show and I am not sure if they did or not.

    That's about all I know if that helps?

    Regards,
    Hus


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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Okay...

    I only get an E for effort on this one. image

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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    All I know is that the stupid sticker was on the slab when I bought the coin image -Preussen
    "Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,464 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All I know is that the stupid sticker was on the slab when I bought the coin -Preussen

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  • zeebobzeebob Posts: 2,825 ✭


    << <i>All I know is that the stupid sticker was on the slab when I bought the coin -Preussen

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  • weresteveweresteve Posts: 1,224 ✭
    All I know is that the stupid sticker was on the slab when I bought the coin - Preussen

    The only good cure to stickerflation is a good education.

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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭


    << <i>All I know is that the stupid sticker was on the slab when I bought the coin - Preussen

    The only good cure to stickerflation is a good education.

    Learn about the coins you are interested in and then you can tell these bozos where to get off ... >>

    Since you've quoted my post, I take your comment personally. Here is my reply:

    Right; Everyone knows that I don't know $hit about the coins I collect. Thanks for sharing your wisdom. -Preussen
    "Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Actually, I took his comment as a general statement, not an indictment of your knowledge personally...
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Actually, I took his comment as a general statement, not an indictment of your knowledge personally... >>

    Perhaps, but since my post was quoted, I did take it personally. -Preussen
    "Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
  • DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>All I know is that the stupid sticker was on the slab when I bought the coin - Preussen

    The only good cure to stickerflation is a good education.

    Learn about the coins you are interested in and then you can tell these bozos where to get off ... >>

    Since you've quoted my post, I take your comment personally. Here is my reply:

    Right; Everyone knows that I don't know $hit about the coins I collect. Thanks for sharing your wisdom. -Preussen >>




    Cool! Since you don't know $hit, can I have all of your slabbed '88 Prussians at melt? image
  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭
    This is probably more than you really want to know about W.I.N.G.S.
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Cool! Since you don't know $hit, can I have all of your slabbed '88 Prussians at melt? image >>

    image gee, sounds pretty good to me imageimage




    image -Preussen
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    Just for the record, I did "assume" that WINGS was some sort of CAC copycat. I wanted the coin that I imaged in my earlier post, so I bought it. It happened to have a WINGs sticker on it. I don't give a crap about the sticker but I haven't yet bothered to scrape it off the slab. -Preussen
    "Illegitimis non carborundum" -General Joseph Stilwell. See my auctions
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