Loaded for bear!!!...UPDATED WITH THE BOOTY!
gecko109
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Panda bear that is.
Wish me luck at this week's CICF! (By the way, which pic do you guys prefer?)
Well, pickings were slim to be sure. Saw perhaps just a dozen gold pandas at the show, although there were at least 25% of the tables still not set-up yet. Here is what I was able to buy:
1989 gold 1/2 ounce $500
1987 gold 5 coin complete set (Y- mintmark is slightly more scarce than the S) $1800...thats melt +4.5% WOW!!!
And last but not least (and not a panda) was this uber cool 10 gram Degussa gold bar bought from Tom (caphenway) at the HJB table for melt. Thanks Tom, you're one of the good guys!!!
Wish me luck at this week's CICF! (By the way, which pic do you guys prefer?)Well, pickings were slim to be sure. Saw perhaps just a dozen gold pandas at the show, although there were at least 25% of the tables still not set-up yet. Here is what I was able to buy:
1989 gold 1/2 ounce $500
1987 gold 5 coin complete set (Y- mintmark is slightly more scarce than the S) $1800...thats melt +4.5% WOW!!!
And last but not least (and not a panda) was this uber cool 10 gram Degussa gold bar bought from Tom (caphenway) at the HJB table for melt. Thanks Tom, you're one of the good guys!!!
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<< <i>Why do they all have the same serial number? >>
Shoot! I knew I forgot something!!!!
<< <i>why do you have to taunt us poor guys like that
Get a government job and you'll be loaded too!
We've seen the "BEFORE" pics.
How about some "AFTER" pics when you return.
Regards,
John
1947-P & D; 1948-D; 1949-P & S; 1950-D & S; and 1952-S.
Any help locating any of these OBW rolls would be gratefully appreciated!
<< <i>OK . . .
We've seen the "BEFORE" pics.
How about some "AFTER" pics when you return.
Regards,
John >>
You'll have em by Thursday evening.
for us cute little bears.
Camelot
Tell somebody you have it.
Tell somebody where it is.
<< <i>There are two ways to lose your stash.
Tell somebody you have it.
Tell somebody where it is.
Was wondering when the paranoids would start to chime in. How many times have you ever been robbed or burglarized Storm? Never here...unless you count a couple of car radios that have taken a walk on me awhile back. Heres a quick tip for you Storm.....dont be afraid of life.
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My "tip" was in jest.
And, trust me, I am not "afraid" of anything.
Little? There is a problem with all of those jelly doughnuts and honey you have been ingesting, Bear!
BTW, look up 'cute'....it probably is NOT what you think it means. Originally, it meant 'clever'.
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Camelot
<< <i>Gecko, I have the exact same laptop! >>
What laptop?
<< <i>Will 5K get you in the door? I thought you were going there to make some purchases, not buy coffee.
Haha.......one man's "pocket change" is another man's small fortune, right? Its certainly all relative. If I can approach 5 ounces total of a nice mixture of pandas needed for my set, then i'll be one happy dude leaving Rosemont!
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
Nice set of panda's!
Nice job on the near spot acquistions; since it ain't $1650 yet, your timing was appropriate.
Miles
Very nice!
TD
<< <i>Does this mean that you are not going to sacrifice the Degussa bar for your gold casting experiment????
TD >>
I'd need to get my head checked if I turned that great little bar into a lump!!! Ideally I would like to use ex jewelry pandas for my experiment. They can usually be had at a tiny fraction above melt, and no longer have any collector value.
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Shoot brother, if I had those c-notes, I'd haul a$$ to the mall!
<< <i>Hey, why don't you buy a small electric ceramic oven. You can find them listed in chemistry equipment catalogs. I worked in a school that had one and I know they get hot enough to melt metals (into a great red-colored liquid). You get that, some crucibles, a pair of tongs, insulated gloves and you are in business, no problem. Cost of equipment had to be reasonable, I mean, a high school bought it. Very small, very thick ceramic sides and door.
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where have you been?!?!?!
I have been busy buying a house in Las Vegas to be used as a rental. Busy, busy, busy.
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<< <i>Percy, the drawback to me going on "preview" day is that there were ALOT of empty tables. I think next year I will just go on the regular 1st day open to the public. What did you pick up by the way? >>
I didn't find much of anything for sale. Seemed like there was an over abundance of Darkside material and not much gold or silver for sale. I almost went for a Panda...but I'd have prefered the 1/2 ounce,which I didn't see there.
I picked up a 39 D Jefferson...it's a key date, and a 1948S MS65 Washington quarter (i'm almost complete with the 40s)--and a Canadian $1 note (for a Canadian Type set I'm working on). The bourse was Packed on Friday!! But I wasn't that impressed....not sure why.
Photos of the Jefferson: Next year we'll meet on Friday.