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Canada
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I always end up setting targets in my head whether I admit it or not.
Some targets are for quality and sometimes targets are just sheer quantity. One that's been bouncing around in my head for a long time is I'd like a roll of 20 cent pieces. After 30 years of picking, I'm only half way there (26 coins). I don't think at this rate I'm going to finish that one.
Another goal is to have acquired 500 holed fishscales. I have 430 at last count. I'm going to make an elephant with a silver wire frame when I have enough. I refuse to drill any, I only buy holed or lots with one it it.
Anyone else do this to themselves?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Fortunately I haven't started this "target setting" yet. Perhaps I will when I retire and start smoking Marijuana.  Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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LOL.... glenzy... geez you give me too much credit. I think it's some by product of the OCD that keeps us all collecting. Anyone have a holed fishscale for me? anyone? anyone?  |
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United States
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I can see where your coming from. I have thought of putting together a set of Buffalo nickels that are all dark or rusted. But then I thought why invest any kind of money in something that probably have no real value. |
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 Canada
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Ugly,you're a day late in disclosing your holey fishscale penchant.
Last night I mailed you a postcard for your contest and then searched through my newfoundland fishscales,pulled out two bent ones and a holed one to sell for melt.Could have taped the holey one to the postcard.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
902 Posts |
I may take up knitting instead before I go that far.........lol
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Valued Member
United States
493 Posts |
I'm working on a set of 1858 large cents by identified die pairs. There are 50 some odd identified pairings so far. I'm about 60% done. I finished the 1859/8 group a few weeks back. There were 18 in that set. I will extend that set to 1858 and 1859 N9 coins that share the same obverse working dies as 1859/8's.
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Canada
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There is a certain Canadian variety I have been buying,priced fairly high in trends, as only about 40 have been certified by ICCS in all grades.Number 17 should arrive in the mail this week.If I live long enough to reach a quantity more than the number certified I will send them all to ICCS and upset the trends applecart,just to prove a point.
That's just one of my possibly unattainable goals.
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Valued Member
United States
343 Posts |
I've been working on a set of pre-confederation tokens in proof for about 20 years. So far, I have 10 of the 14 tokens on my original list. Maybe I'll give it another 10 years or so!  |
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Canada
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Yarm... I never realized what a beautiful design that is till seeing your example. Very nice! My worn one and Half Cents don't compare! |
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Canada
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That's a stunning token yarm!Can you post more ?
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Valued Member
United States
343 Posts |
A proof "habitant" token of Lower Canada.  |
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Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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LOL... mine are so dark and covered in 'crud' it's hard to imagine they started out like that. Really great stuff and excellent photos too!
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Canada
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Those are beauties, that's for sure. I have never targeted them myself yet I am here now coveting what I see.
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United States
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Posted 05/04/2011 09:03 am
