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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not long ago a dealer at a coin show gave me an Whitman Classic Mercury dime Album for nothing since he knew me and knew I have many, many duplicates. I went home and filled the entire book from duplicates in 2x2's and plastic rolls. That was Merc #9. Another dealer that was at that show said if it's Whitman Albums I want, he will bring me a hugh pile of them. At the last coin show last Weekend in a place called Countryside, Il. he did just that. He had 3 large boxes of them and said I could have as many as I wanted. I took about 40 of them, took two trips to my car since they are heavy and I am old. One was a Mercury dime Album and after a little more work at home here, it to is now complete from duplicates and still probably a few thousand left in rolls and 2x2's. Next I will work on the many other Albums from him. This makes me wonder if I have way to many duplicates. Anyone else out there this loaded with duplicates? Prior to that show I had 97 Whitman Albums and now many, many more. Is this dumb or what? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1231 Posts |
"This makes me wonder if I have way to many duplicates"
Yes please send all duplicates to every forum member......hahahaahaaaa
I think there are alot of us that have duplicates. I just wish I had the time to go through them all. One day I will ( I hope!)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5953 Posts |
I collect 2 Cent business strikes.
The series was issued from 1864 to 1872
I have over 300 2 Cent coins
There is no such thing as too many duplicates
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2254 Posts |
Well carl, there is a great section here called coins for sale!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
812 Posts |
If you have to rent space to house the duplicates, or if they would block your escape in case of fire, or if you have prolonged conversations with them, you have too many. Otherwise, it sounds fine to me.
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Valued Member
United States
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wow! I have about 6 mercs to myself 2 coming from my great great grandpa william herchel eubanks hehe he had thousads of rolls of mercs ( grams had a pic of it) and my dumb aunt took all but the two I have to the frggin bank in the 80s grrr but hopefully I will get more soon!
dustin
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes please send all duplicates to every forum member
That would be nice! lol. The only mercs I have are four loose ones that my grandpa gave me and a whitman book (partially filled)that's on loan. I'm supposed to try and fill in the holes if I come across any. All of his coins are part of the inheritance so anything I'll get I'll have to try to get from my dad. Still fun to look at. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You know, Carl, you've got so many duplicates that you could flood the market and drive down prices if you ever decided to sell. LOL
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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You know, Carl, you've got so many duplicates that you could flood the market and drive down prices if you ever decided to sell. LOL
Hunter
Almost feels like the truth. For example those about 1 foot long red cardboard boxes with 2 rows for 2x2's. I have 9 of them filled to the point there is little room to see what the coins are. Then there is well over 30 rolls of just 1943 Lincoln Cents, about 100 rolls of Unc Cents, Plastic rolls of almost every denomination. Not to long ago I had 25 giveaways on the PCGS forum in an attempt to reduce this massive bulk. I did give away all commemoratives, thousands of wheat cents and just lots of other coins. All due to a recent medical situation where I thought my time was up. Might just do that again soon. Started collecting in 1943 and it may well be time.
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Member
United States
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post some of the mercury I may want buy a few.I am trying to complete an EF-AU set I know the 16-D & 21s is way out of my price range but I have a 16-D VF20 ANAC graded for this new set I am trying to complete!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
914 Posts |
Christmas is just 5 months away Carl!
All of my duplicates go back for sale so I can get coins that I don't have.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
Carl...I hope your medical condition is stable or improving. The Coin World needs you! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3233 Posts |
I'll ditto that last remark. I hope things are going better for you, Carl.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Carl...I hope your medical condition is stable or improving. The Coin World needs you! Hunter Thanks for the concern. Always wonder who will get this mess someday. So far my last batch of cat scans, bone scans, X-rays, blood tests all show no more cancer so I hope this is the last of that stuff. After loosing bladder, prostate, lymph nodes, nerves, I think it's time for that stuff to go away. Might be why I just keep on buying new coins. I'll show that cancer stuff it can't scare me. |
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Member
United States
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Congrats on beating cancer.
And by the way if you have to much to handle ill send you my address and ill do away with them lol
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Valued Member
United States
367 Posts |
its always a problem for me to think of my collection after they leave my hand, my family is always wanting money so I might just donate maybe to a museum?
Edited by dustin43160
09/14/2007 4:45 pm
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Posted 09/13/2007 7:13 pm
