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We certainly have knowledge of some of the great collectors of US coins. But who was most consumed 24/7 with collecting ?
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We certainly have knowledge of some of the great collectors of US coins. But who was most consumed 24/7 with collecting ?
Breen?
Although he did dabble in other interests. . .
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I think that because Harry and Jules were both into die varieties and die states, that might give them the edge.
John Pitman exhibited his coins more.
Bottom line for me, I think, is Jules.
I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.
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I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
Here's our guy!
Maybe you guys have, but I've never heard of a another collector
Spending 8 hours a day, every day, pursuing their numismatic passion!
I doubt the "Greats" did either. JMO
HH
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 spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
Here's our guy!
Maybe you guys have, but I've never heard of a another collector
Spending 8 hours a day, every day, pursuing their numismatic passion!
I doubt the "Greats" did either. JMO
HH
I think we have a winner! Very impressive effort!
I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
That is dedication---I looked at your collection--impressive. What will you do when you finish it?
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
Here's our guy!
Maybe you guys have, but I've never heard of a another collector
Spending 8 hours a day, every day, pursuing their numismatic passion!
I doubt the "Greats" did either. JMO
HH
I think we have a winner! Very impressive effort!
Jon has my vote as well!
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I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
That is dedication---I looked at your collection--impressive. What will you do when you finish it?
I don't know if I will ever get the Complete Dimes Complete Varieties set done. There are some Roosie varieties (clad) that don't have a single pop yet. I look at every 1983-D and 1967 I see and nada. Of course how many of those dates do you see online for sale. I probably only see a handful of those dates a month if I am lucky.
I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
Here's our guy!
Maybe you guys have, but I've never heard of a another collector
Spending 8 hours a day, every day, pursuing their numismatic passion!
I doubt the "Greats" did either. JMO
HH
I think we have a winner! Very impressive effort!
Jon has my vote as well!
Me too! I nominate DIMEMAN!!!
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I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
Here's our guy!
Maybe you guys have, but I've never heard of a another collector
Spending 8 hours a day, every day, pursuing their numismatic passion!
I doubt the "Greats" did either. JMO
HH
I think we have a winner! Very impressive effort!
Jon has my vote as well!
Me too! I nominate DIMEMAN!!!
With that type of dedication, perhaps he should sell his services.
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I nominate J. Sanford Saltus - the hobby quite literally killed him in 1922.
I had to look this one up.
"Saltus died on June 23, 1922 under peculiar circumstances: while in London to attend a meeting of the British Numismatic Society, Saltus poisoned himself with cyanide. After his death it was suggested that Saltus had committed suicide because a secret engagement was not going well; however, the cause of death was officially listed as "death by misadventure" - the coroner held that Saltus had been drinking ginger ale while cleaning coins with the cyanide and had accidentally mistaken the glass of cyanide for the one containing ginger ale. At the time of his death, Saltus was president of both the New York Numismatic Club and British Numismatic Society."
http://numismatics.org/Archives/SaltusBio
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore, Nickpatton, Namvet69,...
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
No, I mean that tain't nuttin.
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
No, I mean that tain't nuttin.
So who do you nominate?
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
No, I mean that tain't nuttin.
Who spends more than 8 hrs. a day on the internet...other than dealers??
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
No, I mean that tain't nuttin.
Who spends more than 8 hrs. a day on the internet...other than dealers??
Some (numismatists , not dealers... though they often end up the same people) .. spent years on the road.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
No, I mean that tain't nuttin.
Who spends more than 8 hrs. a day on the internet...other than dealers??
I kinda consider you a dealer with Legend and all. But still my hats off to you.
I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
See, the only difference between most collectors and guys like Pittman, Harry W. Bass, Virgil Brand is money. We have many obsessive collectors here on the boards, but a lack of funds keep their collections and thus their identity from making the news.
I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
See, the only difference between most collectors and guys like Pittman, Harry W. Bass, Virgil Brand is money. We have many obsessive collectors here on the boards, but a lack of funds keep their collections and thus their identity from making the news.
Ain't that the truth!
I spend about 8 hours a day on the internet looking at over 3,000 dimes....just saying.
See, the only difference between most collectors and guys like Pittman, Harry W. Bass, Virgil Brand is money. We have many obsessive collectors here on the boards, but a lack of funds keep their collections and thus their identity from making the news.
From what I have read about Pittman, he wasn't independently wealthy. He worked as a chemist and bought coins over decades. That's one reason what he did was so incredible
8 hours? Pffft!
What can I say......I'm a coinaholic!
No, I mean that tain't nuttin.
Who spends more than 8 hrs. a day on the internet...other than dealers??
I do, but 6 hours are on porn sights ! ! !
J/K
HH
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 don't know if I will ever get the Complete Dimes Complete Varieties set done. There are some Roosie varieties (clad) that don't have a single pop yet. I look at every 1983-D and 1967 I see and nada. Of course how many of those dates do you see online for sale. I probably only see a handful of those dates a month if I am lucky.
Well since 730,000,000 1983-D dimes were minted and lets imagine if they were actually available, and you looked at 1,000 a day, it could take 2,000 years to search them all to find a nice rare variety. That would be an obsession for sure. LOL
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Eliasberg? He must have spent a lot of time finding everything. Collecting in the 1930's and 1940's would most likely be a lot more time consuming. A lot of his coins were the finest known.
He was only doing year and mintmark. With deep pockets he could look thru every auction and find those in a short period of time.
Doing varieties with shallow pockets is a much harder task.
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We certainly have knowledge of some of the great collectors of US coins. But who was most consumed 24/7 with collecting ?
24/7
Don Willis
... before he made the rules.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
I nominate J. Sanford Saltus - the hobby quite literally killed him in 1922.
I had to look this one up.
"Saltus died on June 23, 1922 under peculiar circumstances: while in London to attend a meeting of the British Numismatic Society, Saltus poisoned himself with cyanide. After his death it was suggested that Saltus had committed suicide because a secret engagement was not going well; however, the cause of death was officially listed as "death by misadventure" - the coroner held that Saltus had been drinking ginger ale while cleaning coins with the cyanide and had accidentally mistaken the glass of cyanide for the one containing ginger ale. At the time of his death, Saltus was president of both the New York Numismatic Club and British Numismatic Society."
http://numismatics.org/Archives/SaltusBio
I read the same thing..20 yrs ago. Got the glass mixed up