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jackson64

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  1. Absolutely superb coins and medals and wonderful pics/presentation. Congrats on the upcoming birth. I got my granddaughter interested in numismatics with simple purchase and display of things she loved. She did a school report on Tanzania, so I bought her a Tanzania coin with a beautiful butterfly on it. We went to Disney, and I got her a Mickey Mouse coin-- I also got her a Spiderman coin since that's her favorite superhero. She has always been an animal lover, so I started her a themed set of "bear coins". She has a shelf displaying the Spiderman, Mickey and Tanzania coin in her room. The bear collection is too large to display but we pull them out occasionally and she likes to go through them. Now she says that wolves are her favorite animal so I might have to get her a few of those too... Again, congrats on great coins/grades, your new home ( being closer to family is a blessing) and your wife's new job also!
  2. Numismatics has been a part of my life for decades, sometimes very involved and others not so much. I repeat this tired, old mantra for the simple point that collecting has REALLY changed over time. From brick and mortar coin shoppes to coins in the Sears catalog, thumb busters at the bookstores and finding silver or wheaties in pocket change, we've really come a long way- and much of it for the better. One thing I do find maddening is the collecting of a simple modern "set." Those of you who collect the Silver American Eagles know exactly what I mean. One=per-year date sets are a relic of the past, if you also collect the "full" series including proofs then it gets nuts. You now have burnished coins, enhanced finish coins, reverse proofs, coins with different mints, some with no identifying mintmarks but must be certified in a sealed box, anniversary sets and even a top prize proof that was sold in a separate mint offering with a valuable W on it. However the most maddening set this P,D,S classic coin collector has encountered has got to be the Canada $2 "Twonie" series. I should have known at the beginning when they issued the regular cuni issue, a special gold issue and an oversized Pierfort silver issue. It doesn't help matters that it is a bi-metallic coin giving the creative desiggners even more options. I'm not going to run through every year or change as I could write a small book ( now there's an idea!) but just some of the variations you'll find in a supposedly annual, circulation series coin. There have been design modifications for the aging of the queen, there are special issues for the millennium, queen anniversary, nunuvats and coin anniversarys-- there are gold, silver clad, silver 92.5%, silver 99.9%, gold inner circle with silver ring, gold outer ring and white gold inner circle etc etc. The problem often is multiple proof sets and each has a different metal composition on the $2 coin. The alloy coins of nickel outer ring and brass inner ring are sporadic, many years have just the alloy, others just the silver/gold gilt, and some years have 3 or even 4 different metal configurations with gold, gilt, clad, alloy, silver combos. Some collectors act almost as hoarders, purchasing every beautiful coin they see and simultaneously having a dozen or more incomplete sets "they are working on." I have about 12 series in my registry page and about 8 of these are complete. I also have 5 or 6 series that I've completed but never added to the registry. Then I also still have multiple coin albums I've completed but still will upgrade on occasion if the price is right. I probably fall on the opposite end of the spectrum from the "hoarder collector" as I have this innate desire to create order with my collecting-- maybe a touch of OCD? This is why the $2 series is so maddening for me, it seems as if I can't complete it or stay caught up. Just when I think I have caught up to the current year it seems an older, obscure "alloy" issue or multi-color, colored or anniversary issue has been added for a back year. I've decided to make one final push to get the set to 100% through 2021- this has involved purchasing a 5 oz $2 coin, several older proof sets which have the obscure alloy versions of certain dates and a few "anniversary sets". I'll have them all in hand in the next few weeks and send them off for slabbing. Then I'll take a sigh of satisfaction-- and hope that 2022 does not bring out 5 separate issues for this series!
  3. Thanks to everyone here for not taking advantage of my over-generous offer-- although I acted rashly trying to secure some quick funds, nobody stepped up on my offer so I listed the 2 kilo coins on ebay instead for a 24 hour sale. They sold for $1350 for the Koala and $1305 for the German Shepherd coin --so I sold them for $2655 instead of the $1550 I offered here. Thanks again to all of you honest folks for saving me from my own laziness.....
  4. Tomorrow morning 1/29/21 this opportunity will end. I will list these 2 items on ebay instead as they are now selling for around $1200 for these Kilo coins and plain silver kilo bars are nearing $1000 each every time. At $27 an ounce for a 35+ oz coin that is around $950 melt value so you can see why I can only extend the courtesy of this offer for a final night.. I was hoping that someone here might profit from the deal instead of corporate giant ebay but I hope you understand that at $1000 on ebay I still will clear $900 instead of $800 even though I made their coffers deeper.. thanks for looking and maybe next time.....
  5. The wife and I are both in the healthcare field-- until this month we were both very busy at work and remained healthy. Recently we had 3 overlapping weeks of "contact isolation" as I had 7 of my 9 staff in my dept test positive and then 10 days later my wife'sdialysis unit had an outbreak and was shut down. We both are fully healthy and still have our jobs so I am not asking for sympathy or charity as I know many, many have been hit much harder. Was just providing the reason as to why I'm listing a few items for sale to finish a tight budgetary month for us. 2018 Kilo "Year of the Dog" and a 2015 "Koala Kilo".. these sell on ebay for around $1100- $1400 ( the higher price BIN stuff usually has no bids but the auction ones sell around $1100).. The melt value is $800+ at $25 an ounce for the .9999 as bullion..... I'll take $800 each or $1550 for both via check ( if I know you) or $1600 as paypal.. Longtime member with dozens and dozens of sales and trades here... Just shoot me a private message or contact through NGC membership "Jackson"... first come gets them.. Also I have poured kilo bars $800 each-- Valcambi, Scottsdale Stacker, J/M etc.. let me know if you want a larger deal
  6. silver half dollar lot on ebay..almost all are early/mid date years.. 34 coins with 99c start and only bid up to $20 currently https://www.ebay.com/itm/284073545838?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
  7. I do..what series do you collect? I have been getting modern proof sets graded for a while but only collect the $2 Polar Bear coins and the 10c Bluenose series.. I even have several proof 70's in my hoard... For the right price I'd consider selling my entire $2 proof series-- from 1996 to present and even includes 4 Gold coins ( 1996, the $2 Nunuvat, the 2000 millenial gold and the white and yellow gold 2006 10 year anniversary coin) and the scarce/rare Pierfort large silver coin from 1996.. if interested I can fire a price at you..PM me
  8. Cone top and steel beer cans from old, extinct breweries and brands-- some of the artwork on these early cans is wonderful.. Fortunately, the tack room in the stables stays mostly closed and weather resistant so I can display them there. My wife draws the line with my collecting when it comes to empty beer cans lining the walls in the house .. They are nice pieces of Americana
  9. another "setless" purchase As I have posted and written about over the years, sometimes I make a purchase for the simple reason that I love beautiful coins. There is no "collecting" involved as there is no higher goal than ownership and enjoyment. I got pretty lucky with this purchase also. The British Virgin Island bullion coin is an attractive design and I purchased the silver addition some months ago for a small case I have with ungraded, large silver coins. The gold gilt with rhodium finish coin I saw at a few websites and with a premium for a 1 ounce silver piece. My guess is that the mintage of only 500 pieces, the fine packaging and the rhodium finish to give it a "black and gold" look is why the coin sells most often at $100 or more while the bullion piece I acquired for $25 or less. I appear to have gotten a bit of luck. The coin was at auction with a note that the seller would be out of country for several weeks and the items won would not be shipped until January ( this was before Christmas.) Maybe it was the seller being too busy out of country to schill up the price, maybe it was other collector's not willing to wait for the gratification of receiving their purchase, or maybe it was simply that others don't find it as stunning as I do--either way, a winning bid of $33 was VERY satisfying for a limited edition piece like this. My first new coin arrival of 2017..Britannia and Pegasus from the BVI To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.