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[Hoghead515]

3 minutes ago, VKurtB said:

Patience is harder to preach when two separate things are threatening to “take you to room temperature”, but I press on, and take the drugs, and wear the mask, and get the jab the instant they say I can. I am waiting for the 2020 W’s to “calm down some”.

Thats what I'm doing. Still working on the 2019 ms 66 set. I just bought those 2 2020 ms 65s cause they had a good deal on them

[VKurtB]

9 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

Is it worth getting clad coins graded out of uncirculated mint sets. I got a 2019 d Kennedy half ,still in the packaging, that looks amazing. It looks like a proof. Its not got a spot on it. I got several more uncirculated sets from previous years but none have the eye appeal like this one does. 

 

 

Yes, it is MORE LIKELY that a set coin will grade higher, but not a guarantee. It still needs to be the grade. 

[Hoghead515]

1 minute ago, VKurtB said:

Yes, it is MORE LIKELY that a set coin will grade higher, but not a guarantee. It still needs to be the grade. 

I may send it in then. The Kennedy half in the Philadelphia set doesn't look as good. Its got scratches on it and doesn't have the luster the one from Denver has. The one out of the Denver set is probably one of the most beautiful ones I've ever got from U.S. Mint in the clad's.  Its a good strong strike also. Im no expert by no means but just by looking at it id say it would probably grade fairly high. 

[VKurtB]

2 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said:

I may send it in then. The Kennedy half in the Philadelphia set doesn't look as good. Its got scratches on it and doesn't have the luster the one from Denver has. The one out of the Denver set is probably one of the most beautiful ones I've ever got from U.S. Mint in the clad's.  Its a good strong strike also. Im no expert by no means but just by looking at it id say it would probably grade fairly high. 

Denver often makes better looking stuff than Philly.

[Modwriter]

2 hours ago, VKurtB said:

For proofs, I only care about 70’s and some 69’s. For “circ versions”, it’s 66 and up, depending on the year. For W quarters, and non-proof S quarters, it’s also 66 and up.

Ya ya Kurt, I remember you could not afford anything graded higher than a 64 awhile back. Make up your mind buddy.

[VKurtB]

9 minutes ago, Modwriter said:

Ya ya Kurt, I remember you could not afford anything graded higher than a 64 awhile back. Make up your mind buddy.

That was VERY early Washington’s. First page of the album stuff.

[Zebo]

So when is the auction? Be interested in hearing your results. 

As for Scotch - I've been working (sipping) through a couple of my reference books and am enjoying most of them. I should be well versed in them by the time I'm able to visit Scotland. 

[VKurtB]

1 hour ago, Zebo said:

So when is the auction? Be interested in hearing your results. 

As for Scotch - I've been working (sipping) through a couple of my reference books and am enjoying most of them. I should be well versed in them by the time I'm able to visit Scotland. 

Let me know what I’m doing wrong. My first Scotch in Scotland was alongside of a plate of authentic haggis.

[Zebo]

1 hour ago, VKurtB said:

Let me know what I’m doing wrong. My first Scotch in Scotland was alongside of a plate of authentic haggis.

1 hour ago, VKurtB said:

Yum -- Haggis. I just opened a Macallan 12 year old for Thanksgiving. Had to sample it before enjoying it in front of the fire later tonight. 

[VKurtB]

1 minute ago, Zebo said:

Yum -- Haggis. I just opened a Macallan 12 year old for Thanksgiving. Had to sample it before enjoying it in front of the fire later tonight. 

I'm driving over 750 miles on Thurs. No Macallan for me. This year. Maybe another time. If I could, I might have been emigrating to the U.K. So as a consolation prize, I'll be moving a couple of hours from the "other Birmingham".

Edited November 25, 2020 by VKurtB

[Alex in PA.]

2 hours ago, VKurtB said:

My first Scotch in Scotland was alongside of a plate of authentic haggis.

Mine also.  In a very nice hotel in Hamilton; birthplace of my mother & grandmother.  Learned to like Haggis as a child.  Asked my mom what Haggis was and she said:

"You have to chase it, running backwards, and shoot it with a shotgun."

 

Edited November 25, 2020 by Alex in PA.

[RonnieR131]

6 minutes ago, Alex in PA. said:

:

"You have to chase it, running backwards, and shoot it with a shotgun."

 

A skillset they don't teach in safety class.  LOL

[VKurtB]

29 minutes ago, Alex in PA. said:

Mine also.  In a very nice hotel in Hamilton; birthplace of my mother & grandmother.  Learned to like Haggis as a child.  Asked my mom what Haggis was and she said:

"You have to chase it, running backwards, and shoot it with a shotgun."

 

Mine was on the New Caledonian Sleeper, with a world-renowned haggis expert chef creating it. My then friend, and now wife, couldn't bear it.

Edited November 25, 2020 by VKurtB

[Alex in PA.]

Afraid I was there before they had that.  Took a train from London to Berwick and then another to Hamilton.  Both were read old and put out a lot of smoke.  

Coudn't sleep and dining was a sandwich of an unknown meat but the bar was great.  

[VKurtB]

Just now, Alex in PA. said:

unknown meat

Lots of that flying around in the U.K. "If you have to ask, don't order it."

[Modwriter]

Still nothing from GC about the auction. I'm wondering how long it takes them to post. Everybody have a happy Thanksgiving and Kurt, drive safely. I will be on the road myself but only a couple of hours up to Ventura.

[VKurtB]

1 hour ago, Modwriter said:

Still nothing from GC about the auction. I'm wondering how long it takes them to post. Everybody have a happy Thanksgiving and Kurt, drive safely. I will be on the road myself but only a couple of hours up to Ventura.

Ventura Highway? In the sunshine?

[Modwriter]

53 minutes ago, VKurtB said:

Ventura Highway? In the sunshine?

Yes, the weather has been great here in socal. I'm seriously thinking about getting a stand up paddle board (SUP). One reason why I want to liquidate most of my coin collection. 

[rocket23]

On 11/24/2020 at 10:25 AM, Modwriter said:

Yes, necessary evil like engineers. I'm burnt out. I may or may not keep my silver collection. Not a hobby anymore for me. Too much of "is this a double die or is this an error" , counterfeiting, using a microscope, CAC decal, etc. I'm trying my hardest to be polite here and not swear like a sailor and tear some of these old "numistmatics" a new one. They cant handle the truth. Nobody is on the wall protecting the hobby.

I started collecting coins about the same time you joined the forum.........that being said I'll never feel the way you say you feel about a silver collection.......sure I'll sell 80% of my stuff , in time....but to me it's the nostalgia, the history, the thinking of what the world was like when that coin left the mint.......Thats why I do it.....I'll never tire from it . Not for a long time I gather , while I gather more coins , sell some ....but always, always holding on.......Mod, you should ''hold on'' I while longer......jmho. 

[Henri Charriere]

On 11/24/2020 at 5:36 PM, Modwriter said:

Are we all going to get suspended for going off topic?

[No, firstly, it's your thread. Secondly, you need a complainant. I vaguely recall imbibing Southern Comfort when Janis Joplin sang at a concert with a bottle in her hand; it had a distinct taste, but I was never a drinker. No one is going to register a complaint about your thread.]

[VKurtB]

1 hour ago, rocket23 said:

I started collecting coins about the same time you joined the forum.........that being said I'll never feel the way you say you feel about a silver collection.......sure I'll sell 80% of my stuff , in time....but to me it's the nostalgia, the history, the thinking of what the world was like when that coin left the mint.......Thats why I do it.....I'll never tire from it . Not for a long time I gather , while I gather more coins , sell some ....but always, always holding on.......Mod, you should ''hold on'' I while longer......jmho. 

I “feel you” on that. My coin holdings span the sublime to the ridiculous. I even catalog and attribute “tourist coins”, because it is a skill worth practicing. With the demise of European coinage in favor of the Euro, I find the previous coins speak to me greatly. Is a complete set of pre-euro stainless steel Italian 100 lire worth anything? No, but I like having them. They tell a story, and as I enter the twilight of my life, it’s the stories that I value the most. I am a natural raconteur, and I love preparing them.

Edited November 26, 2020 by VKurtB

[Conder101]

On 11/24/2020 at 10:25 AM, Modwriter said:

Not a hobby anymore for me. Too much of "is this a double die or is this an error" , counterfeiting, using a microscope, CAC decal, etc.

To keep it a hobby, you can't let other people define what you collect.  I decide what I want and how I want to go about doing it.  And if someone else thinks differently to heck with them.

[rocket23]

2 hours ago, Conder101 said:

To keep it a hobby, you can't let other people define what you collect.  I decide what I want and how I want to go about doing it.  And if someone else thinks differently to heck with them.

Agreed. I’m always buying with the belief I can resell at a coin show. Knowing full well I’m to cheap to buy the vendor fee🤣🤣

[MAULEMALL]

On 11/24/2020 at 11:24 AM, VKurtB said:

My Alabama home is 42 miles from the Jack Daniels distillery, by car. Shorter as the crow flies, but I don’t have any carrier crows. Between Gentleman Jack and Buffalo Trace bourbon, I’m in hog heaven. I still haven’t finished off the James E. Pepper 1776 100 proof rye whiskey I won at the ANA banquet silent auction a few years back.

Bookers from the Beam distillery..

You won't be disappointed..

[Modwriter]

I got a bottle of JD Tennesse Honey. Wow it is so good.

[Hoghead515]

1 hour ago, MAULEMALL said:

Bookers from the Beam distillery..

You won't be disappointed..

I've never been to the Beam distillery. I did however get to tour the Jack Daniels factory years ago when I worked in Tennessee. I remember it being a good time. 

[scopru]

18 hours ago, Hoghead515 said:

I did however get to tour the Jack Daniels factory years ago when I worked in Tennessee. I remember it being a good time. 

Do you remember it? 

[Modwriter]

Still nothing from GC. Does anybody know how long selling at auctions take? It has been a week, but there was a holiday. TIA Mike

[Hoghead515]

2 hours ago, scopru said:

Do you remember it? 

I don't remember it. I just remember having a good time. 😆 

[Hoghead515]

Just now, Hoghead515 said:

I don't remember it. I just remember having a good time. 😆 

That may not of even been where we was. We probably thought that where we came from. We used to have good times back then. Young and single and half goofy.