Post a picture of something else that you collect

WestySteve · January 18, 2012 6:57AM

Post up a picture of something you collect besides coins. Let's see what else you guys are into.

LanceNewmanOCC · January 18, 2012 7:06AM

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i know i am not conforming to the OP request, but this is what i prefer to collect

Information

Experience

Truth
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BillJones · January 18, 2012 7:08AM

Presidential campaign buttons

This one showed Teddy Roosevlt and William Howard Taft as good friends in 1908 ...

BUT ... This one was from Teddy Roosevelt's announcement that "My hat is in the ring" as the Bull Moose candidate in the 1912 election.

And here is a pretty 1904 button for Teddy "Rose" - Velt. The early buttons had some excellent artwork.

And then I've got a moden train lay-out.

"Ye Olde Mint"

And a look "up town."

boiler78 · January 18, 2012 7:09AM

Civil war naval officers sword

Modoc bow and arrows ca. 1880's

1742 Pillar dollar in concretion with musket balls sea salvaged

ModernCoin · January 18, 2012 7:13AM

Vintage arcade games

! You can buy working games for as cheap as $100 and nice fully functioning games from $300 to $1500 (some uber-rare games are worth more, but they were rare in the 70s and 80s so I never saw them and have no interest in them). The wife would love for me to sell the games to focus on coins as they take up a lot less space

(not mine in the pic, but I have the same Disc of Tron machine in my garage)

Other than Stargate I have, or had, all the games pictured here:

Nooker · January 18, 2012 7:15AM

I collect World Banknotes as well.

Mark

chaze215 · January 18, 2012 7:19AM

<< Vintage arcade games

! You can buy working games for as cheap as $100 and nice fully functioning games from $300 to $1500 (some uber-rare games are worth more, but they were rare in the 70s and 80s so I never saw them and have no interest in them). The wife would love for me to sell the games to focus on coins as they take up a lot less space

(not mine in the pic, but I have the same Disc of Tron machine in my garage)

Other than Stargate I have, or had, all the games pictured here:

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No Galaga?? I love that game!

TWQG · January 18, 2012 7:23AM

Can I come over and play Joust?

GoldClause · January 18, 2012 7:25AM

<< Can I come over and play Joust? >>

+1

Lakesammman · January 18, 2012 7:30AM

Stoneware, mainly ironstone.

Bought a rare ironstone chicken this month - only the 2nd one I've seen in 40 years of collecting.

CarsonCityGold · January 18, 2012 7:38AM

SanctionII · January 18, 2012 7:39AM

I have collected a wife and two children [one now in college and one in his senior year of high school at a private school]. Needless to say, my resources are tied up and and devoted to the three of them. Thus I can not afford to collect much else [other than an occasional coin].

kimber45ACP · January 18, 2012 7:41AM

+1

drwstr123 · January 18, 2012 7:41AM

Russ · January 18, 2012 7:41AM

Russ, NCNE

jhdfla · January 18, 2012 7:44AM

What can I say, I was a Jersey farmer in a previous life.

bestmr · January 18, 2012 7:51AM

Beautiful flowers! One of my mom's favorites!

JupitarCoins · January 18, 2012 7:53AM

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Havent seen a yenko nova. Can you give me some facts about it?

jhdfla · January 18, 2012 7:54AM

<< Beautiful flowers! One of my mom's favorites! >>

Thanks!

(Eliasberg liked them too. Just to keep it coin related)

DaggoB · January 18, 2012 7:54AM

Wild Turkey Decanters

bronzemat · January 18, 2012 7:55AM

Coins, Comic Books, & Action Figures.

WingedLiberty1957 · January 18, 2012 7:57AM

I also collect old U.S. Currency Notes:

I also have this $5 Bill issued by the Continental Congress in 1775:

TennesseeDave · January 18, 2012 8:07AM

MisterBungle · January 18, 2012 8:08AM

We used to have a forum here for these things, but
they took it away.

~ YouTube Link To Song

~

Staircoins · January 18, 2012 8:33AM

Texana

Such as currency of the Republic of Texas -- This note is uncut and uncancelled, quite unusual for the series.

... or this ca. 1848-1852 Sam Houston autograph, cut from a letter to F.B. Sublett.

Reading:
"... to get them for less.
Give our kind regards
to your Ma, & the boys.
Truly thine,
[signed] Sam Houston

F B Subletts
San Augustine
Texas

Franklin B. Sublett was born in San Augustine in 1828, and left San Augustine County for Trinity County in the early 1850's. In addition to practicing law, Sublett developed a large and prosperous plantation. By 1860 he owned 80,000 acres, the largest landholdings in Trinity County, and 117 slaves. He was thus among the largest slaveholders in Texas on the eve of the Civil War. During the war Sublett served as a brigadier general in the Third District, Texas State Troops and as lieutenant colonel, Second Infantry, Texas State Troops.

This letter from Sam Houston can be approximately dated to 1848-1852 (when Houston was serving in the Senate), due to it's being addressed to Sublett at San Augustine.

Swampboy · January 18, 2012 8:35AM

I collect fingerstyle solo jazz guitar arrangements.
I arrange them all myself.

At this point, I collect a new one every month or so.

This is a picture of a 'set list' from a recent casual.

silverpop · January 18, 2012 8:41AM

CMCART · January 18, 2012 8:58AM

collection 1:18

jmb · January 18, 2012 9:14AM

<< I also collect old U.S. Currency Notes >>

Nice notes, me too

Two of my favorites.

rxer · January 18, 2012 9:35AM

coins are my bad weather hobby and these are my fair weather hobby

MisterBungle · January 18, 2012 9:55AM

Really nice woody!!

Station wagons are my favorite things, 'cause they're made of
wood paneling, paneling, wood paneling, wood paneling paneling.

~

slinc · January 18, 2012 9:56AM

<< Coins, Comic Books, & Action Figures.

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LOL I had that comic as a kid.
I'm only coins but my wife collects taz stuff and since I'm the one that buys them for her I guess I sorta collect them too.

Windycity · January 18, 2012 10:01AM

etexmike · January 18, 2012 10:17AM

I have been known to pick these up from time to time, literally pick them up.

Mike

bolivarshagnasty · January 18, 2012 10:23AM

I'm into all things '32 Ford. Shag

SkyMan · January 18, 2012 10:40AM

Space memorabilia from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo (MGA) era, ~ 1960 - 1975.

Here's the first Playmate that flew to the Moon (smuggled aboard Apollo 12 in November, 1969 by the backup crew).

AuroraBorealis · January 18, 2012 11:18AM

Lots of cool stuff! SkyMan that is heavenly... Considering it flew to the moon that is...

TennesseeDave and etexmike those artifacts are amazing! Love them...
Here`s some stuff we like to collect dust with...And a cool dino track will just have to stay where we found it...

AB

drwstr123 · January 18, 2012 11:25AM

Here's some Dino-Poop to go with those tracks:

AUandAG · January 18, 2012 11:29AM

Western Script. Used as money and payable in Silver or Gold:

EagleEye · January 18, 2012 12:17PM

Maps

magikbilly · January 18, 2012 12:21PM

If someone would please host a photo for me I will gladly post a bit of the Lusitania wreck and a bunch of the Mauretania from old growth African mahogany 1st Lounge molding to Mg Bronze from her props and unpublished launch photographs from 1906.

Best,
Eric

yellowkid · January 18, 2012 12:25PM

I love this duck!!!

yellowkid · January 18, 2012 12:32PM

<< We used to have a forum here for these things, but
they took it away.

An original Billy Ward record, very cool. Of course everyone here knows that Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson came out of the Dominoes ;-)

ModernCoin · January 18, 2012 12:42PM

<< Can I come over and play Joust?
+1 >>

Perhaps I should open the arcade up for beer and games after the next FUN show here in O-town. I guess I'll take a silver commemorative half as admission, but the the games are all free to play

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<< No Galaga?? I love that game! >>

It's a $250 game working, but $800 in pristine shape... I love Galaga, but I've played it so many times at this point I have no interest in owning the game. Trust me, once you start collecting arcade games you quickly realize just how valuable extra space, and a patient wife

, truly are.

AnkurJ · January 18, 2012 12:50PM

Too much other stuff....
Gotta visit them in the bank soon.

AuroraBorealis · January 18, 2012 1:00PM

AnkurJ WOW! Very nice!

AB

WestySteve · January 18, 2012 1:04PM

I collect all kinds of stuff. So many that it's hard to balance my spending. Spend too much on one genre and you can't collect the others well.

I have a bunch of old Atari games that I can't show (no photo).

I also do comicbooks. I'd rather have a low grade key comicbook than a higher grade more common book:

First detailed origin of Batman. In this one, he learns the identity of his parent's killers, tracks him down, and reveals his own identity to the guy:

First Wendy the Witch. Meets Casper the first time too:

First X-men...really dogged copy:

First Dr. Octopus...early Spiderman:

Second Hulk, 1st time he was green (the Hulk #1 portrayed him as gray):

I'm loving currency. Only been doing it about 6 months or so:

I also collect old telescopes. The largest one is modern:

This is an old Vixen I bought recently:

Minibikes:

A couple of junky VWs (the other one...not shown...is a '62 ragtop beetle):

I also have some misc. toys and artwork.

I need help. Somebody help me.

WestySteve · January 18, 2012 1:05PM

<< Too much other stuff....
Gotta visit them in the bank soon.

>>

Sweet Batman #1. Blows my comics out of the water. Very nice. Maybe when I get the kids through school... (sigh)

GoldClause · January 18, 2012 1:29PM

<< 
A couple of junky VWs (the other one...not shown...is a '62 ragtop beetle):

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Dharma van???

ranshdow · January 18, 2012 1:31PM

WestySteve · January 18, 2012 1:33PM

Karma Van....though VW folks call it a bus.

Fun to drive. Fun to camp in with the family. Fun to tinker with. Hauls a lot of stuff, like a washer and a dryer without even laying them down.

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