Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted January 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) I am Buffalohead here on this forum and on the pcgs forum I an Crazyhounddog. Unfortunately our home was burn to the ground in the “Campfire” in, Paradise, California. We lost everything. I have a large collection of coins that were stored in a 2000 degree rated safe. They didn’t burn but the plastic did melt and stuck fast to my coins. NGC and PCGS has offered to reholder my coins free of charge. This was a gift I am so grateful to receive I can not put it into words how much I appreciated this wonderful gift. My standout buffalo nickel was in the mix, a 1921 toned beauty, and I could not bear the thought of losing it. I took my entire collection to the FUN show in Florida and turned them all over to my man, Paul Sandler, at NGC. I can’t speak for Paul but I feel like I’ve made a new friend. He is without question a very good man that I’d like to know better. Back to my story. I just received a call from my man, Paul that all of my coins made it without any problems. After I hung the phone up I did something I haven’t done in years, a happy dance Heres a pic of my safe when I finally got it to open. It took me over an hour to get the tumblers to drop in place for the door to open. Thank you NGC and thank you, Paul, for keeping me informed all along the way. Here’s a pic.... Edited January 30, 2019 by Buffalo Head Abuelo's Collection, Matt_dac, Walkerfan and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
MarkFeld Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 VERY glad to hear that all of the coins made it, without problems and that you felt good enough for your dance! Revenant 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Head Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, MarkFeld said: VERY glad to hear that all of the coins made it, without problems and that you felt good enough for your dance! Good reason to dance for sure. My star coins are still star coins and the rest of them made it without restoration. You bet I danced Thank, Mark Link to post Share on other sites
rrantique Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 That's wonderful news Joe. So glad to hear this and I will join you in your happy dance. Revenant 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Head Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, rrantique said: That's wonderful news Joe. So glad to hear this and I will join you in your happy dance. Thanks for the dance there buddy Revenant and rrantique 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Alex in PA. Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Glad to hear it. Link to post Share on other sites
Walkerfan Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) This is the news that I've been waiting to hear! So happy for you, Joe! And kudos to NGC! Edited January 29, 2019 by Walkerfan Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bob Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 When I saw the condition of your safe and coin boxes right after the fire, I was really fearful that some of them might have been irreparably damaged. I am glad that wasn't the case. I am happy for you. How things going with day to day living? Have you started to rebuild? Link to post Share on other sites
Jade Collection Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Glad to know everything is ok crazyhounddog Link to post Share on other sites
EleMint Man Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 So glad to hear the good news. I believe miracles can and do happen. I've had nightmares about my modest collection being submerged under water, stolen.or simply vanishing. I'll try a dance too! Link to post Share on other sites
Matt_dac Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wow - great news! Link to post Share on other sites
Coinbuf Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Awesome news I'm sure that anyone of us would have been dancing also. And a wonderful gesture on the part of NGC and PCGS to reholder your coins at no charge, here's to hoping you receive the same wonderful news ats. Buffalo Head 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Head Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Just Bob said: When I saw the condition of your safe and coin boxes right after the fire, I was really fearful that some of them might have been irreparably damaged. I am glad that wasn't the case. I am happy for you. How things going with day to day living? Have you started to rebuild? It will take years to rebuild in my old town. They have made a mess of the cleanup along with the EPA up there plugging the soil for contamination it could take forever, who knows. We are still struggling with that decision. We have lived in that town in that house for 30 years and when I went back for the first time after the fire I missed my turn onto my own street. That’s how different it looks with the trees gone and the structures burned to the ground, just leveled. So rebuilding our homes, business in that town is still very much up in the air. We have leased another house to live in for a year but it’s still about an hour away from ground zero. We are a strong crew so we will overcome this tragedy in time. Thank you for asking. So, to you NGC, Paul Sandler and this entire forum for the help, well wishes and prayers a very heartfelt thank you. Joe and Family Edited January 30, 2019 by Buffalo Head jpcienkus and rrantique 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MorganMan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Great news! Also, this is a good reminder for all of us that even with good safes, a hot fire can do some damage for sure. That was quite a sturdy safe and still the plastic boxes melted. Link to post Share on other sites
toyonakataro Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I'm also glad to hear that your coins weren't hurt in the fire Link to post Share on other sites
Six Mile Rick Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 A little good news from such a terrible ordeal!! I sure hope things are working out for you and your family Joe. You have my best wishes pal!! Rick Link to post Share on other sites
Star City Homer Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 So glad to hear your coins are being taken care of (yay NGC/PCGS for helping out)...I saw the pictures you'd posted ATS and was fearing the worst. Best news other than the fact you and your family made it out. Link to post Share on other sites
bottlebum Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I'm glad to hear that NGC was able to relieve you of some of your pain. All the best to you, and yours. Link to post Share on other sites
EleMint Man Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Buffalohead, could you post photo's of some of your best examples if possible? Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted February 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) On 1/31/2019 at 6:41 AM, EleMint Man said: Buffalohead, could you post photo's of some of your best examples if possible? I’ll do my best😊 Edited February 3, 2019 by Buffalo Head Star City Homer, toyonakataro and EleMint Man 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Buffalo Head Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Unfortunately can’t load my images here. Some I can but other I can’t. It keeps telling my they’re too big. I’ll have to give it a try later on. Happy hunting, Joe Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bob Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Buffalo Head said: Unfortunately can’t load my images here. Some I can but other I can’t. It keeps telling my they’re too big. I’ll have to give it a try later on. Happy hunting, Joe There is a 4.8 mb (I think) per picture limit here. You can resize, or link to an online hosting site, such as Photobucket. (Although this is not your first rodeo, so you probably know all of this already). Link to post Share on other sites
EleMint Man Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 18 hours ago, Buffalo Head said: Unfortunately can’t load my images here. Some I can but other I can’t. It keeps telling my they’re too big. I’ll have to give it a try later on. Happy hunting, Joe That's one awesome Buff! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more images if you can compress the files. Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator PaulS. Posted February 5, 2019 Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hello Joe, We were very happy to help such an awesome guy! I have definitely made a new friend as well, that's for sure. I'm glad your coins arrived safely and that you are satisfied with the work that NCS performed. Here's a link to the article on your story which just went live on our site! Wishing you all the best! -Paul rrantique and EleMint Man 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
