I remember that I bought my first gold coin, a decent BU 1900-S $20, for $50 in May of 1966, but sold it later for $55 because I needed the money.
Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
@TrickleCharge said:
... you remember having to carry change around for pay phones.
....and the cost of a phone call was a dime.
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
@TrickleCharge said:
... you remember having to carry change around for pay phones.
....and the cost of a phone call was a dime.
I think I remember seeing one that was still a nickel. Maybe it was for local calls only.
Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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You know you're old when you remember the ad that inspired the song.
Cool art piece but unfortunately not real https://www.etsy.com/listing/655877671/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb-mid-century
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… when you had to wait for the postman to bring the prices realized sheets from the auctions you bid on.
… when you bought your coins on approval through the mail.
… when the old ladies paid you in Morgan dollars and large bank notes for mowing their lawns.
… you collected coins by the roll.
“You want twelve bucks for that roll of 1950-D nickels?! Are you crazy?!”
fixed it for you
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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I remember that I bought my first gold coin, a decent BU 1900-S $20, for $50 in May of 1966, but sold it later for $55 because I needed the money.
You had an Ozzy poster on your wall growing up
... you remember having to carry change around for pay phones.
When a dealer's case full of VF-XF 19th century type coins made your heart race.
Also when a Fine graded mercury dime had to have all the vertical lines on the fasces present
Commems and Early Type
....and the cost of a phone call was a dime.
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
R. I. P. Ozzy. He passed away today.
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Just saw that. May he RIP
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You know your old when you get pulled and the officer is younger than you grandchildren
I think I remember seeing one that was still a nickel. Maybe it was for local calls only.
You know your old when you could buy a "full sized" Hershey candy bar with a Buffalo Nickel!
You know you're old when it takes all the sphincter-strength you can muster to get from your car to a FUN show bathroom without a serious accident.
You know your old when you still have a Teletrade box in your safe with coins in it.
You know you're truly getting over-the-hill when you remember PCGS, eons ago released an Orange Box.