Mine is a photograph of a pillow slipcover that sits in my study. A larger version -- in the form of a tapestry -- lines the inside of the door to the room.
"Giving away an MS-65 $20 St. Gaudens to everyone logged in when I make my 10,000th post..."
The Lydian "trite" is considered by many numismatic scholars to be the first coin ever made.
Twenty five years ago I named my company after the natural alloy of gold and silver from which these first coins were made.
I was fortunate to buy this trite raw over a decade ago from Chicago dealer Harlan Berk, who literally wrote the book about these dawn of coinage pieces. I had it slabbed a few months back:
A 1960-D small over large date cent. I wrote an article about it in Coin World in 1966 but it was decades before the coin was sufficiently recognized to be included in standard reference books.
I lost mine back in 2001 when the site changed. At some point we were able to upload and add one to the list. PCGS had to look at them first because some were a bit over what the young folks should be seeing.
One of the members posted this image. Forgot who that was.
I cut it up and uploaded it. I still use it on all the different forums.
Edit to add. The original was made by Cosmic.
The small size threw me for a loop. So I kept trying variations of my avatar until I found something that I liked at this thumbnail size. The winner for me was the central part of my favorite old US Currency Note -- the 1896 $5 Silver Certificate. Kind of conjures up visions of a Winged Liberty, which is my screen name.
Plus you have to love the era in this country when you could take this piece of paper to your local bank and get five of these:
This is a great thread.... although it happens every four or five years, it is good to either catch up or learn about members that have joined over that time...plus, the new members learn about those who have been here a while. Cheers, RickO
Like TomB, my mushroom was one of the original avatars available. A forum member jazzed it up due to a thread about me started by a member on the darkside.
DPOTD-3 'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
Immediately after 9-11, all the members switched to the American flag. As the weeks and months passed, most changed to something else. I and a few others, have never changed. But for a period of time, ALL the icons were the same.
One of my favorites. I searched for about a decade to find just the right one. And finally, oh there it was on DWN's site. But wait, it was already ON HOLD within seconds of the newp postings so I thought, okay another decade to wait. But a few days/weeks later, someone here posted the image. I PMed him/her and offered 10% over what they paid and they kindly accepted. So here it is below and it has a permanent home for at least the next decade.
@Mark said:
Immediately after 9-11, all the members switched to the American flag. As the weeks and months passed, most changed to something else. I and a few others, have never changed. But for a period of time, ALL the icons were the same.
Remember all the cars with those window clip 8" flags. The country really felt truly united like none other that day and for many months after
Mine is one of my favorite coins, and probably my most irreplaceable coin. It's also sentimental to me because I bought it raw and submitted it to NGC. It now sits in a 66* holder:
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
My primary collection is San Francisco small denomination gold. The eagle and "S" mintmark are lifted from an 1850s-era quarter eagle. I stole the background color from the Pogue catalog art because I thought it looked good when contrasted with the gold foreground color.
Good stories...mine is one of my favorite coins from my collection and is also probably the best coin photo I have taken as I am challenged in that area!
@david3142 said:
Mine is one of my favorite coins, and probably my most irreplaceable coin. It's also sentimental to me because I bought it raw and submitted it to NGC. It now sits in a 66* holder:
What a great coin! without the hard to believe toning that I see so often
Reminds me of what my finger looked like a few days after hitting it with a heavy hammer
My avatar is the first medal we made for the National Gettysburg Coin Show in 2014. From 2001 until the new boards we are on, I had a toned buffalo nickel reverse avatar and had wanted to change it. With the new boards, I decided to finally change from the toned buffalo to our show medal.
Spring National Battlefield Coin Show is April 3-5, 2025 at the Eisenhower Hotel Ballroom, Gettysburg, PA. WWW.AmericasCoinShows.com
Michigan J. Frog from the Chuck Jones classic One Froggy Evening -- the Citizen Kane of cartoons.
The pardon is for tyrants. They like to declare pardons on holidays, such as the birthday of the dictator, or Christ, or the Revolution. Dictators should be encouraged to keep it up. And we should be encouraged to remember that the promiscuous dispensation of clemency is not a sign of political liberality. It is instead one of those valuable, identifying marks of tyranny.
Charles Krauthammer
At the time I joined the forum, I was busy buying silver OBW rolls off ebay because they could be had for a nominal premium. I ran across a guy who was selling 1958 & 1959 Chase Manhattan rolls and I noticed that many of the end coins were toned. My avatar is one of the nicer ones, and it is still in the original roll as I found it.
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I just like the look of this one...
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Mine is a photograph of a pillow slipcover that sits in my study. A larger version -- in the form of a tapestry -- lines the inside of the door to the room.
One of my favorite BST buys.
That's the 1807 O-115 discovery coin, identified in late 2003 and confirmed in mid 2004, right here on this forum.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
My Dad's senior class portrait....1943.
I like numismatic mysteries and my avatar appears to be quite the mystery so far!
It used to be one of my favorites. Sold it a while ago. I should replace it with something, but just have not got around to it.
My avatar is my favorite buffalo nickel from my buffalo nickel collection. I bought it years ago from Andy at "Angel Dee's" along with many others.
The Lydian "trite" is considered by many numismatic scholars to be the first coin ever made.
Twenty five years ago I named my company after the natural alloy of gold and silver from which these first coins were made.
I was fortunate to buy this trite raw over a decade ago from Chicago dealer Harlan Berk, who literally wrote the book about these dawn of coinage pieces. I had it slabbed a few months back:
--Severian the Lame
It the latest fantasy from Dan Carr no particular reason, I'll change it when I get the PL version but then maybe not.
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My car back in the early 70's. In process of replicating it. That said, I am often torn where to put my limited funds.......coins or car.
My War Nickels https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/nickels/jefferson-nickels-specialty-sets/jefferson-nickels-fs-basic-war-set-circulation-strikes-1942-1945/publishedset/94452
It is a poor photo of my favorite silver dollar.
I used the best IH image I could find in 2001, an 1899 NGC MS68RD from a Heritage auction.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/indian-cents/small-cents/1899-1c-ms68-red-ngc-we-have-handled-few-other-indian-cents-business-strikes-or-proofs-that-come-as-close-to-perfection/a/267-5342.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
A 1960-D small over large date cent. I wrote an article about it in Coin World in 1966 but it was decades before the coin was sufficiently recognized to be included in standard reference books.
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
I lost mine back in 2001 when the site changed. At some point we were able to upload and add one to the list. PCGS had to look at them first because some were a bit over what the young folks should be seeing.
One of the members posted this image. Forgot who that was.
I cut it up and uploaded it. I still use it on all the different forums.
Edit to add. The original was made by Cosmic.
A beautiful photo of a magnificent creature, taken by a good friend while we were staying at their ranch in Namibia.
My avatar is a favorite coin design and the state I live in.
I use the nova because even though I don't always post in threads, it shows my "eye" is always on them.
Andrew Blinkiewicz-Heritage
Idhair - that was originally posted by me with the title "Feeding Time in the World Coin Forum".
The small size threw me for a loop. So I kept trying variations of my avatar until I found something that I liked at this thumbnail size. The winner for me was the central part of my favorite old US Currency Note -- the 1896 $5 Silver Certificate. Kind of conjures up visions of a Winged Liberty, which is my screen name.
Plus you have to love the era in this country when you could take this piece of paper to your local bank and get five of these:
My Coin Blog
My Toned Lincoln Registry Set
To illustrate my serious, contemplative, and intelligent nature.
This is a great thread.... although it happens every four or five years, it is good to either catch up or learn about members that have joined over that time...plus, the new members learn about those who have been here a while. Cheers, RickO
Like TomB, my mushroom was one of the original avatars available. A forum member jazzed it up due to a thread about me started by a member on the darkside.
DPOTD-3
'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'
CU #3245 B.N.A. #428
Don
The colors on this little guy (H10c) both obv. + rev.
thrill me every time I see the coin.
This the only known photo of the Big Bang at the moment it happened, or it could also be just a defect on an old underexposed color slide.
Thank you. I was just looking at your site. Really cool work.
@ricko
I thought of this, as a new 'contributing' member to the forum while I was talking with @lordmarcovan
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Immediately after 9-11, all the members switched to the American flag. As the weeks and months passed, most changed to something else. I and a few others, have never changed. But for a period of time, ALL the icons were the same.
One of my favorites. I searched for about a decade to find just the right one. And finally, oh there it was on DWN's site. But wait, it was already ON HOLD within seconds of the newp postings so I thought, okay another decade to wait. But a few days/weeks later, someone here posted the image. I PMed him/her and offered 10% over what they paid and they kindly accepted. So here it is below and it has a permanent home for at least the next decade.
Best, SH
Remember all the cars with those window clip 8" flags. The country really felt truly united like none other that day and for many months after
I just changed my avatar. (blush blush)
Mine is one of my favorite coins, and probably my most irreplaceable coin. It's also sentimental to me because I bought it raw and submitted it to NGC. It now sits in a 66* holder:
I had a different one to start with until 9/11 on that day I changed it to the flag. God bless the USA
A friend made it for me...
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I wanted to match my avatar to my online name, Old Indian Nut Kase. My avatar is the oldest indian proof that I own.
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Hey. This is cheating. This is not the same picture as your avatar. The beard is trimmed differently.
US Civil War coinage
Historical Medals
My primary collection is San Francisco small denomination gold. The eagle and "S" mintmark are lifted from an 1850s-era quarter eagle. I stole the background color from the Pogue catalog art because I thought it looked good when contrasted with the gold foreground color.
How I feel when dealing with pedantic idiots on a daily basis.
Good stories...mine is one of my favorite coins from my collection and is also probably the best coin photo I have taken as I am challenged in that area!
K
What a great coin! without the hard to believe toning that I see so often
Reminds me of what my finger looked like a few days after hitting it with a heavy hammer
Six Superbowl appearances and four Championships in the last 15 years.
One of my favorite lion designs from the 1902 shilling.
My YouTube Channel
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because this eagle says, "the buck stops here."
for anyone that hasnt, click a user id to see a larger image of an avatar.
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One of my more favorite recent acquisitions.
Gonna get me a $50 Octagonal someday. Some. Day.
My avatar is the first medal we made for the National Gettysburg Coin Show in 2014. From 2001 until the new boards we are on, I had a toned buffalo nickel reverse avatar and had wanted to change it. With the new boards, I decided to finally change from the toned buffalo to our show medal.
Michigan J. Frog from the Chuck Jones classic One Froggy Evening -- the Citizen Kane of cartoons.
The pardon is for tyrants. They like to declare pardons on holidays, such as the birthday of the dictator, or Christ, or the Revolution. Dictators should be encouraged to keep it up. And we should be encouraged to remember that the promiscuous dispensation of clemency is not a sign of political liberality. It is instead one of those valuable, identifying marks of tyranny.
Charles Krauthammer
At the time I joined the forum, I was busy buying silver OBW rolls off ebay because they could be had for a nominal premium. I ran across a guy who was selling 1958 & 1959 Chase Manhattan rolls and I noticed that many of the end coins were toned. My avatar is one of the nicer ones, and it is still in the original roll as I found it.
I knew it would happen.
Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my rag pie gal