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My Coin Collection Is Not Mine!

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 Posted 03/21/2008  5:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Nelrak to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is too true...we are just holding these for someone else in the future.

Reading Carl's post made me think and I think from now on when I sell or trade a coin, I am going to type up a little "Pedigree" starting with me to the new owner so they have an idea on why and how it came into my possession and with the hopes they will pass it along to the next owner with their information added and so on and so on. That will put some use to all of our documentation and before they sell it rather than seeing a box of coins they can read about how it came to be in that box!

FOR Example, I guess you can get as detailed as you want:

"This 1950-D nickel was bought by me when I was 10 years old in 1975. It was the last nickel I needed for my nickel collection. I used to save my allowance, $2, and buy a roll of nickels a week looking for one. I ended up saving up my allowance and my dad took me to Treasure Island Coins on Bardstown Road in Louisville, KY and I purchased it for $7.25. I was so proud to finally finish that set and have my 50-D nickel!"

I'm not necessarily saying do this for every coin but ones that mean something to you personally. This way 100 years from now people may find it interesting where the coin came from rather than looking at it and saying "wow that's a neat old coin" and realize it brought joy to others throughout it's existence.
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03/21/2008 5:43 pm
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 Posted 03/21/2008  11:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mike to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I guess these are just part of the bigger picture in that every earthly item we "own" is really only on loan! Great topic!
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 Posted 03/21/2008  11:20 pm  Show Profile   Check GO's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
everything I have is mine cause I kept the receipt

Welcome back Mike!
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 Posted 03/22/2008  02:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add gbchaosmaster to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hmmm, this dime could've been in John Lennon's pocket...
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 Posted 03/22/2008  05:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rohumpy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I bought a 1955-S Lincoln Cent, uncirculated, red in a holder with the thought of taking it out and completing my second cent folder. Then I found I just couldn't destroy the red luster. There are only a certain number of them out there. I just couldn't destroy one.

What I am getting at is that I agree that we are only the custodians of our coins. We would not have what we have if someone else had not saved them.
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 Posted 03/22/2008  06:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add muckeye to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Welcome back Mike, missed the 'putty kat' pictures.
Great topic, made me a bit sad but agree with all the statements. Got to get me an apprentice.
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