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    GRANDAMGRANDAM ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it would be cheaper to keep her rather than to try for an upgrade.

    GrandAm :)
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    BustDMsBustDMs ✭✭✭✭✭

    All worn out, not for me.

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
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    Why isn't she in a slab?

    theknowitalltroll;
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    Hey guys want to see my newp?

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    Guess the grade!

    theknowitalltroll;
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    I thought I had a MS (marriable spouse) but it’s just a business strike. It’s detail was, ahem, mushy

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    ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it, but it’s not going in my Box of 20.
    Got it cheap on impulse. Might just donate to a young person that shows some interest.

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    jedmjedm ✭✭✭✭✭

    She's golden, but If you shine the light just right you can see the putty.

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    jedmjedm ✭✭✭✭✭

    Artificially toned.

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    labloverlablover ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think she's been whizzed.

    "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
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    Look at the “S” on that beauty!

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    Rc5280Rc5280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    She truly is a "Whale"...

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    labloverlablover ✭✭✭✭✭

    That one has to many hairlines for my taste.

    "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
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    ShurkeShurke ✭✭✭✭✭

    I looked a long time for one this hammered.

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    “She’s toned so nicely... I just can’t stop staring at her luster under the right lighting.”
    (Okay for a coin. Not okay for your wife at a dinner party.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “I only love her because she’s rare and in mint condition.”
    (Collecting logic. Not marriage logic.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “Yeah, I’ve got six others just like her, but this one has a better strike.”
    (Coin upgrade = fine. Spouse upgrade = don’t even think it.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “She was kind of plain, so I sent her in for regrading and a new holder.”
    (Numismatists will nod in agreement. Spouses will not.)

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    “She’s been cleaned... it really hurt her value.”
    (Sad truth for coins. Horrible thing to say about anyone.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “She’s been through a lot, but at least she’s still worth something in XF-40.”
    (Sympathetic for a coin. Brutal for a relationship.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “She was struck off-center, but I kept her because she’s an error.”
    (That’s a badge of honor in coin collecting. Elsewhere... yikes.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “Sure, she’s not perfect, but that CAC sticker makes all the difference.”
    (The green bean saves coins, not marriages.

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    “Honestly, I’m just holding onto her until the market improves.”
    (Yep. That’s how you end up single and banned from the ANA.)

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    "Questionable color"

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    Free returns?

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    Are those doubled D’s?

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    I don’t mind if it’s been touched, as long as it’s still shiny

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    I found this zinger in my grandpa’s collection

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    I love how old it is — it’s got character

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    Sorry babe, I’m already in a long-term relationship… with my 1881-S

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    She: Why are you always staring at that thing?
    Me: It’s got better curves than you’d think.

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    Me: It’s just a hobby.
    Also me: locks collection in a safe, installs 3 alarms, buys desiccant packs

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    I don’t care if it’s been around the block, the details are still sharp

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    Man, the reverse looks way better than the obverse

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    I’d never trade this one… unless something rarer comes along

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    I don’t care about ED with that one.

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    It looked better online.

    Proud follower of Christ! I love the USA! Land of the Bright and Beautiful! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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    If you think some marriages are expensive, go for a remarriage.
    Jim


    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
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    JWPJWP ✭✭✭✭✭

    What a great parking lot find. Ha Ha

    USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
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    Whenever you are holding her in the raw, carefully place your fingertips on her rim.

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    A true P0-01.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 16, 2025 5:27AM

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    You could all beg , grovel and woo. My wife would still look at you like last weeks garbage. makes me laugh anyway. James

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