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Don't you just love that unique numismatic smell of....

The GSA Carson City dollar holders ? Nothing else compares :)

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  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,906 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the smell of old coin albums and books.

  • Spud2020Spud2020 Posts: 61 ✭✭✭

    @ColonelJessup said:
    I luuuv the smell of Jewel-Luster in the morning >:)

    Or a nice sniff of acetone.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That metallic bouquet on ones digits while CRH. Peace Roy

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The smell of silver after sorting a bag of mercs or roosies.

    bob :)

    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • yspsalesyspsales Posts: 2,521 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @yspsales said:
    Apololgies to Robert Duvall... but nothing like old card board staleness, bordering on mold in the morning....

    I am never any good at these games...lol

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 29, 2021 4:44PM

    I love the smell of polymethyl methacrylate in the morning. Nothing like it!

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,691 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The smell of the SDB when you first open it.

  • david3142david3142 Posts: 3,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Redbook has a certain smell to it. Opening up my 1990 copy instantly takes me back to going through coin rolls as a kid.

  • RB1026RB1026 Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 29, 2021 5:51PM

    The smell of freshly printed crisp uncirculated currency (preferably my own) ;)

  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,192 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RB1026 said:
    The smell of freshly printed crisp uncirculated currency (preferably my own) ;)

    And even better, not so freshly printed, but decidedly crisp uncirculated, and un-pressed or processed Large-sized Currency! B)


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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I prefer the smell of bacon in the morning....and I never sniff my coins (yuck).... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ...this thread title is sufficient. I knew there'd be a good laugh.

  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dried mustard stains at the start of a show.

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  • fathomfathom Posts: 1,815 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Early 19th century well circulated copper has a unique scent of history, got to love that.

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