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Ever get so familiar with your coins...

topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

..that you can "see" them with your eyes closed?

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    ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes on my new medals <3 as well as feeling them in my hands :)

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    ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf
    Don't you just love handling some coins without gloves on?

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    mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf said:
    ..that you can "see" them with your eyes closed?

    Yes. And many that I no longer own as well.
    But I can't remember what day the trash pickup comes until I see the truck in my rearview mirror...

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,829 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Absolutely. I can close my eyes and visualize every circulation mark on some of my better coins. :D

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can do that with a few of my coins... and several of my firearms ;) Nice thing about firearms is that you are supposed to clean them... :D Cheers, RickO

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    ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Absolutely as each one is unique

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    jmski52jmski52 Posts: 24,022 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had some coins as a kid that were stolen in 2000 during a move-in, but I swear I would know them today if I saw them.

    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 11,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes. It is always fun to think about that one stupid tick that knocks off a few hundred or thousands of dollars on a higher graded piece.

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    topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011 said:
    Yes. It is always fun to think about that one stupid tick that knocks off a few hundred or thousands of dollars on a higher graded piece.

    Stick with...top... VG !! ;)

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 7, 2018 4:27PM

    The said truth is I would know the coins and the holders. I have a healthy dose of eidetic memory which can be a curse at times

    m

    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......
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    topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    The said truth is I would know the coins and the holders. I have a healthy dose of eidetic memory which can be a curse at times

    m

    Same here. And.... same here. :|

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    The said truth is I would know the coins and the holders. I have a healthy dose of eidetic memory which can be a curse at times

    m

    Same here. And.... same here. :|

    I’ve never been able to purge anything in my nogin and therefore sleep escapes me

    m

    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......
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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can't say that I have.

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 10,411 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I cared about the registry, I used to view images of my coins a lot. So yes, I can visualize them and I would be able to recognize them.

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

    My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):

    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

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    AzurescensAzurescens Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I could probably name 17 or 18 of my first 20, and give good guesses at the rest, and pretty much know where everything is. It helps that there's a memory attached to each one.

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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've memorized my collection to the same degree as women generally remember a first date or kiss ;)

    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!

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