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No restrictions on this thread. You could imagine a fantasy day post about it; or you could post about an actual day you experienced; or you could post about a day you have not yet experienced but in reality could experience.
I'll give a try responding to my own thread later, but to kick things off I would suggest that the following would be an amazing day spent on the hobby:
Saint Guru's experience of a number of years ago when he and some other heavy hitters in the hobby were given an opportunity to participate in (if I recall correctly) the task of moving the Smithsonian's National Coin Collection from its then location to a new location. Saint Guru posted a thread about this and his thread included some photographs of some of the wonder coins in the NCC.
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I'll give a try responding to my own thread later, but to kick things off I would suggest that the following would be an amazing day spent on the hobby:
Saint Guru's experience of a number of years ago when he and some other heavy hitters in the hobby were given an opportunity to participate in (if I recall correctly) the task of moving the Smithsonian's National Coin Collection from its then location to a new location. Saint Guru posted a thread about this and his thread included some photographs of some of the wonder coins in the NCC.
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Yes, I want that day back.
Credit to nankraut for the image.
<< <i>A chair, a light, a letter opener, and this..... >>
And then a trip to the Optometrist.....
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
no doubt about it, i gotta get back to Dearborn...............soon.
Rainbow Stars
a desk, a light, my 2 loupes and piles and boxes of coins (very diverse) stacked high as they can be. nice 75 degree day with lots of sunshine with low humidity and a room with plenty of windows and no noise except a bit of nature
i could add a lot more details but this is a good start
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Kind of simple but I've found those times to be especially enjoyable.
<< <i>Touring the floor obf a major coin show, viewing auction lots then attending the auction and finishing it off with dinner with friends. Of course I would have bought a few coins and won several in the auction,whew great coin day. >>
That works for me.
Today, I spent about 40 mins at the SDB looking at coins, and I enjoyed that, too.
Finding a coin that has been elusive and adding it to the collection.
Visiting a friend's coin collection.
Having a couple hours to myself on a nice day, sitting outside and reading More Adventures with Rare Coins, while sipping a coffee (in the morning) or beer (in the evening), listening to the Grateful Dead would be a welcome diversion, too.
Go to Starbucks.
Go to nearest archives and find lots of cool coin stuff no one has seen before.
Go to coin show and get first shot at every deal on the floor. Flip a bunch of them for big bucks.
Eat steak with friends.
Repeat.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.He sent it to their office in Beverly Hills (the old Superior Galleries location), and I took a look at it. The coin was exactly as he described, and it was exactly what I was looking for. Furthermore, it was fairly priced and I was given 90 days to pay in full, as it is more expensive than the typical coin I purchase.
Basically, he knew what I was looking for and did me a favor. He could have sold it for a chunk of change more than the price at which he sold it to me. In the eight year search, including this coin, I saw FOUR coins I liked, and I looked at well over 100 of them. If it wasn't for him, I'd still be looking for one.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
Go to a B&M and score someththing like a 4 oz Englehard bar for $1 over spot.
Update one of my registry sets with a coin I bought.
Drop off a new silver eagle to a pal for his Capital Plastics Multi-set holder. I've bought him 1986-2011 so far as my share of renting half his storage unit.
Read a new coin world.
Metal detect, find a wheatie.
For me an enjoyable coin day would be one of many, including but not limited to:
1. A dinner hosted by Angel Dees (Andy) like the one he hosted and my wife and I attended in August in Santa Clara [it was great]; or
2. Attending a medium to large sized coin show and spending time with other forumites talking and doing show and tell; after which I would snoop the bourse talking with dealers I know and maybe picking out a coin or two or a new book on coins; or
3. Having a non collector contact me to ask for help in going through a large collection of coins inherited from a long time collector containing a wide range of coins and currency, including some raw MS and Proof coins from the 18th, 19th and early 20th Century; and getting to be the first hobbyist to look through the collection since the death of the prior owner; or
4. Having my wife and/or one or both of my sons take up the hobby so that we could collect coins together; or
5. Sitting at a table with Modcrewman to help him look through the huge stash of proof sets pictured in his reply; or
6. Getting together with Cameonut and having him show my his registry set of Cameos; or
7. Getting together with Cladking and Wondercoin and having them show me some of the high grade modern clad coinage they post about;
8. Seeing the coins in the Smithsonian NCC.
been true since April of 2002 I supppose. The feeling of coming out of a coin show with a brief
case full of treasures is hard to beat but it has a whole lot of competition.