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Re: Weekend limerick contest - let’s party
1. There once was a man from Afghanistan. He collected wheat cents in a garbage can. As the copper price rose, he sold all of those to an undisclosed smelter in Maryland. 2. There once was a man from Iraq Who sent all his coins off to CAC But none of them beaned, With a gold or a green, So he sold them for silver to stack. -
Re: Weekend limerick contest - let’s party
A couple late night entries from me... 1) A dealer who whizzed all his coins To fleece every rube in Des Moines Got caught in the act A collector fought back With a swift kick right to his groin! 2) Chinese fakes all over the Bay Still fooling collectors day after day I still just don't get it They're stupid, I'd bet it… -
Re: Weekend limerick contest - let’s party
Here are a few numismatic limericks with different flavors: 1. The Collector’s Lament There once was a Mint with great nerve, Whose prices continued to swerve. They said with a grin, “Collectors will spin— And pay what the markets deserve.” 2. Secondary Market Edition A collector declared with delight, “These proof sets… -
Re: Weekend limerick contest - let’s party
Here is one late nighter from me as well: Through Ebay I search and Ebay I find, A Gobrecht dollar priced at retail 1979. I click buy it now as fast as I can, And excitedly wait until it handed off by the postman. The envelope taped like a grade school project, And the coin dumps out like a flowing faucet. Jumping for joy,…
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