I cherrypicked a new dishwasher at the antique mall!
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My wife and I decided recently that we needed to replace our 15-year old dishwasher. We did a lot of shopping, and budgeted to buy one at the end of the month. Meanwhile, I decided to expand my cherrypicking to proof sets- there are a ton of neat varieties to be found. I went to one of the antique malls here in Austin the other day, and lo and behold, there was a new dealer who had a bunch of coins and proof sets in one of the 'unmanned' glass cases. I began searching, and found this:
After buying the set, I called a dealer/collector friend of mine who I thought might be interested in it. He had purchased the 1970 no-S set I found earlier this year. He was interested, so I headed to his house directly from the antique mall. He liked the set, and made an offer, which I accepted. Later in the day, we went and bought the new dishwasher. So, in the span of an afternoon, I converted a variety cherrypick into a needed major appliance.
After buying the set, I called a dealer/collector friend of mine who I thought might be interested in it. He had purchased the 1970 no-S set I found earlier this year. He was interested, so I headed to his house directly from the antique mall. He liked the set, and made an offer, which I accepted. Later in the day, we went and bought the new dishwasher. So, in the span of an afternoon, I converted a variety cherrypick into a needed major appliance.
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Congratulations. I found one of those about 15 years ago, and the dime had a couple of light carbon flecks on it. Cool nonetheless.
Greg
Sharp eyes, good thing the seller didn't realize what he was selling.
I'm sure the wife appreciated your hobby a bit more with the dishwasher.
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<< <i>I have a friend who's wife was not crazy about his coin collecting until he once made $10,000 on a single coin. She then became a fan. >>
I'm very fortunate to have a wife who appreciates my coin collecting. I do think she'll appreciate it even more when I pick a '68 No-S and get the bathrooms remodeled, or a '75 No-S and get a new house.
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I'm very fortunate to have a wife who appreciates my coin collecting. I do think she'll appreciate it even more when I pick a '68 No-S and get the bathrooms remodeled, or a '75 No-S and get a new house.
If she hadn't appreciated your coin collecting, you could have reminded her everytime the machine did the dishes.
You could have even had a proof set decal made up and put right on the dishwasher.
bob
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I'm very fortunate to have a wife who appreciates my coin collecting. I do think she'll appreciate it even more when I pick a '68 No-S and get the bathrooms remodeled, or a '75 No-S and get a new house.
If she hadn't appreciated your coin collecting, you could have reminded her everytime the machine did the dishes.
You could have even had a proof set decal made up and put right on the dishwasher.
I sent her a link to this thread and she replied "And you got to load it with dishes last night."
Depending upon what you paid, you could really suck with this one!
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<< <i>Nice Pick Christian!
Depending upon what you paid, you could really suck with this one! >>
I paid $9.95 plus tax
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Thank you for sharing. I need the inspiration...
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Just looks like a nice proof set to me (i'm not educated in proof varities). Nothing out of the ordinary.
I know nothing about Proof Sets, so help me: what is special about this set, and what does it sell for?
ETA: Okay, now I know....and does it sell for $900 give or take?
......I collect old stuff......
<< <i>Missing mint mark on the dime, pretty rare. Well found, I have given up looking in places like that. >>
I've actually had excellent luck at antique malls. Among other finds, I picked a proof IHC from one in Dallas back in the 90's, and earlier this year a 1970 No-S set from the Austin City Wide Garage Sale, a monthly antique show that comes to town.
<< <i>Thanks Crypto. After you posted I grabbed the RB and sure enough its listed in it as an error along with 1968, 1970 and 1975 as having missing mint marks as well as some circulation strike 1982 dimes. I'll have to keep an eye out myself from now on as I also like to visit the antique stores once in awhile. >>
There is also a 1971 set with a no-S nickel, and a 1990 set with a no-S cent. All are rare and worth looking for. The 1990 no-S cent is a $5k coin.
Finds like these make the hobby fun. If you educate yourself you can use that knowledge to find valuable coins among the run of the mill coins that are present in the market.
Now if instead of the facts of this cherrypick being a purchase of a proof set in OGP from a vendor in an antique mall by an informed (collector and/or dealer) the cherrypick involved an unknowledgeable lay person (maybe even a non collector) selling a proof set to a B&M shop (who either perceived the 1983 no S dime at the time of the sale and kept quiet, or discovered the 1983 no S dime the next day) I would expect some of the replies to this thread stating that the seller should be given more money. Interesting that no such reply has been posted yet. Maybe antique mall vendors are not worthy.
<< <i>Congratulations on your cherrypick and your new kitchen appliance.
Finds like these make the hobby fun. If you educate yourself you can use that knowledge to find valuable coins among the run of the mill coins that are present in the market.
Now if instead of the facts of this cherrypick being a purchase of a proof set in OGP from a vendor in an antique mall by an informed (collector and/or dealer) the cherrypick involved an unknowledgeable lay person (maybe even a non collector) selling a proof set to a B&M shop (who either perceived the 1983 no S dime at the time of the sale and kept quiet, or discovered the 1983 no S dime the next day) I would expect some of the replies to this thread stating that the seller should be given more money. Interesting that no such reply has been posted yet. Maybe antique mall vendors are not worthy. >>
Good point - there always seem to be a lot of people who think dealers/sellers should be compensated when something is discovered - but not this time for some reason
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<< <i>Congratulations on your cherrypick and your new kitchen appliance.
Finds like these make the hobby fun. If you educate yourself you can use that knowledge to find valuable coins among the run of the mill coins that are present in the market.
Now if instead of the facts of this cherrypick being a purchase of a proof set in OGP from a vendor in an antique mall by an informed (collector and/or dealer) the cherrypick involved an unknowledgeable lay person (maybe even a non collector) selling a proof set to a B&M shop (who either perceived the 1983 no S dime at the time of the sale and kept quiet, or discovered the 1983 no S dime the next day) I would expect some of the replies to this thread stating that the seller should be given more money. Interesting that no such reply has been posted yet. Maybe antique mall vendors are not worthy. >>
Good point - there always seem to be a lot of people who think dealers/sellers should be compensated when something is discovered - but not this time for some reason >>
My conscience is clear, and this is why:
If you decide to sell coins as a coin dealer, whether it be at a show, a B&M, or a glass case at an antique mall, you are putting a price on those coins as an expert. If I cherrypick you, it's because you chose not to examine the coins, or you chose not to learn the things that I did, before you priced them and made them available for me to buy. Whether I bought the proof set, or someone who knows nothing about coins bought it for their family member who was born in 1983, the price you asked was paid. No attempt was made to deceive. I owed that dealer $9.95 plus tax, and it was paid.
I think there's a big difference between that and someone who knows nothing about coins bringing a rare key date to a dealer (who is, after all an expert), and being told by the dealer that it's common and worthless when they know that it isn't.
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Good point - there always seem to be a lot of people who think dealers/sellers should be compensated when something is discovered - but not this time for some reason >>
I'm glad, those type of threads drive me nuts, with all the over the top condemnation complete with full length explanations- ugh.
Great find, and like someone else mentioned, it makes the hobby fun.
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<< <i>Nice Do you know how much that coin is worth? I think you could get 3 or 4 dishwashers with that coin in a graded slab. But that is just me thinking. A very nice pick.
After looking at both CoinFacts and the Graysheet, we arrived at a price that was beneficial for both of us (we're friends, after all). It's a very nice dishwasher.
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