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I guessed I've been a chatterbox lately......but never mind me.
Let's celebrate an "Open House" retired dies over-struck coin by Dan Carr 
Share your favorite quote & the author....We'll draw the end of the month 
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"The coldest winter I ever saw was the summer I spent in San Francisco." Mark Twain
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn"
_Benjamin Franklin _
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Two things to remember in life:
"Take care of your thoughts when you are alone and....
Take care of your words when you are with people"
Nelson Mandela
"Political correctness is tyranny with manners."
Charlton Heston
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
Martin Niem
Abraham Lincoln :
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt"
"Just wait till your father gets home"
My mom
author? Unknown
“OK, boys; let’s go make a withdrawal.”
-John Dillinger
"I saw the Angel in the marble and carved until I set him Free" ~Michael Angelo~
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - General George S. Patton
"I am haunted by waters" - Norman Maclean.
I once spent a year in Philadelphia,
I think it was on a Sunday.
BHNC #203
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." "Mae West"
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.
Bill Gates
"Wish I one hand and s@$t in the other. See which one gets full first".
My Father
"BONGO HURTLES ALONG THE RAIN SODDEN HIGHWAY OF LIFE ON UNDERINFLATED BALD RETREAD TIRES" -BONGOBONGO
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
"Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never -- in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." — Winston Churchill Cheers, RickO
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” - Yoda
10-4,
My Instagram picturesErik
My registry sets
"I like to complain and do nothing to make things better." Kurt Cobain
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
"Good fences make good neighbors" - Robert Frost
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Religion is for people who don't wanna go to Hell, AA is for people who have been to Hell and don't wanna go back.
--- anonymous.
"The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of bad people"
Plato
Fear is a sign of intelligence - Albert Einstein [I think]
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"Once you stop giving discounts, you realize how much you're worth".
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. John Dewey
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.“
-Kurt Vonnegut
CN eBay
All of my collection is in a safe deposit box!
"Coin collecting is the only hobby where you can spend all your money and still have some left." unattributed
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
"Don't worry if plan A fails, there are 25 more letters in the alphabet."
Anonymous
Btw congrat on your 1000th post. You can move away from the monitor now and get some fresh air!
~Ronald Reagan
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first"
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to a teenage boy.
P. J. O'Rorke. Hope I spelled his name right.
Calling ~ @dcarr We can't have a Moon Light mint product contest/ giveaway without you entering it also. It has became a tradition somehow.
I, as one of We, The People Of The United States, affirm that I have read or will read our US Constitution and pledge to maintain and promote its standard of liberty for myself and my posterity, and do hereby attest to that by my signature.
George Washington (when signing the US Constitution)
bob
“Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin
Best place to buy !
Bronze Associate member
"You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills" ~Jim Rohn
"I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody" - From 'On the Waterfront' with Marlon Brando
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"I've got something to say... Its better to burn out than to fade away" -The Kurgan, Highlander
Not famous, not as good as most posted here; yet very significant for me:
"We sold it as an MS-65. We auctioned it as an MS-65. So it is not an AU-58!"
Famous auctioneer who threatened to sue the first TPGS (INSAB) to make them stop grading coins for free. Thankfully, soon after, the ANA announced their plans to start grading coins also.
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
-- Hanlon's razor
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Very appropriate to our hobby!
ANA LM
USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
Ghandi's Seven Sins
You've been here since last August and your post count isn't far off from mine after 10 years!
"If I can't buy it, I can make it."
-DC
Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
"A penny hit by lightning is worth six cents". Opie Taylor
"i dont want to be a member of a any club that would have me as a member"...Groucho Marx
Did you know the Marine Corps was a department of the Navy?
Yes it's called the men's department.
"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Lady Astor: Sir Winston, if you were my husband, I'd put poison in your tea.
Winston Churchill: Lady Astor, if you were my wife, I'd drink it.
U.S. Type Set