I think I have 39 bars on my ribbon. I always wear it at least once while at the convention.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
Mine has 47 bars and I plan to be at Denver to get #48. I wore mine all the time at every ANA until I got 20-25. I can remember when I only had 2 or 3 and felt inadequate when I saw all of the long ones.
I remember an oldtimer that pinned his on his sport coat and put the end in the pocket. When asked how long it was he pulled it out and let it drop to the floor. I'm working on getting mine that long. 1980 was my first then I missed a couple years then every one except 1989 to be home for my daughters birth. My baby girl is expecting her first at the end of June. Looking forward to my next chapter as a grandpa!
Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Mine has 50 bars started in1962 only missed 2 in47 years with a 40 year run from 1969 to 2008. Missed some in recent years as I don't travel much anymore.
Well, I was a professional numismatist working for Coin World or the ANA or various dealers, so it was work. Now if I go I just go for a day to see old friends. Denver will be very convenient.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
I first met QDB at the 1962 ANA in Detroit, my first one. I still remember seeing this young not much older than me (18) well dressed guy behind a table with some super nice coins in his case, thinking that could be the job for me. Little did I know that 6 years later I would be working behind the those tables for almost 50 years
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I think I have 39 bars on my ribbon. I always wear it at least once while at the convention.
Those are called Ladder Badges and holy smokes that's a big one
Wow! That's even better than the Sunday School badges or the old NRA ones we got for shooting the eyes out of a potato at 50 yards.
The ultimate Burma Shave ad.
I saw a man wearing one of those at a convention and it reached to the floor!
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Bob Hendershott had the ultimate ANA ladder, over 70 bars I believe. The last time I saw him at an ANA convention he was 105!
http://www.thefullwiki.org/Robert_L._Hendershott
Requiring extra caution in the restroom, no doubt.
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Mine has 47 bars and I plan to be at Denver to get #48. I wore mine all the time at every ANA until I got 20-25. I can remember when I only had 2 or 3 and felt inadequate when I saw all of the long ones.
Resembles a section of railroad track.
Those attendance badges are amazing....shows dedication and devotion to the hobby. Cheers, RickO
Also, reminds me of the chain of office the ANA president is supposed to wear when doing official duties at a show.
I wonder if that could be Harry Foreman's badge? I seem to remember him wearing one like it at a late 1980's or 1990 ANA summer convention.
I remember an oldtimer that pinned his on his sport coat and put the end in the pocket. When asked how long it was he pulled it out and let it drop to the floor. I'm working on getting mine that long. 1980 was my first then I missed a couple years then every one except 1989 to be home for my daughters birth. My baby girl is expecting her first at the end of June. Looking forward to my next chapter as a grandpa!
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Mine has 50 bars started in1962 only missed 2 in47 years with a 40 year run from 1969 to 2008. Missed some in recent years as I don't travel much anymore.
Wow, dedication for sure as @ricko stated
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Well, I was a professional numismatist working for Coin World or the ANA or various dealers, so it was work. Now if I go I just go for a day to see old friends. Denver will be very convenient.
I believe that QDB has been to 62 consecutive.
I first met QDB at the 1962 ANA in Detroit, my first one. I still remember seeing this young not much older than me (18) well dressed guy behind a table with some super nice coins in his case, thinking that could be the job for me. Little did I know that 6 years later I would be working behind the those tables for almost 50 years
Sorry to hear that Q. David Bowers had to miss the show this year. My attendance is spotty, but I have had fun every time I go.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
That’s awesome! 😎
Do you wear that?
Mine now has 51 bars. I always wore mine at the ANA until I got to around 25 or so. The thing kept getting caught it revolving doors.
coincidentally it's an accurate indication of how much the member's testicles have descended