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I can not believe no one else has said this yet, but what about a small coin museum just for us members of this board? From the posts I have read of yours since I joined this board I just get more and more amazed at what you really have and the way you care for it. It also shows me that no matter how big or small your collection is, there is some type of sentimental feeling to it that no one else would understand.
Overall, I would say to do what makes you happy and what you are going to enjoy more. I collect Lincolns and have 3 or 4 sets going on at the same time and can not imagine getting rid of any of them. I also can not pass a great deal by and will buy a small incomplete set just to add a couple coins to what I already have and end up passing a coin through all the sets to upgrade it as well. It is something that I do and actually enjoy and if I had the issue of putting more sets together, I know that I would do it.
The tough part is that I know from your other posts that there really is no one to pass it on to that will enjoy it as much as you and hope that my kids never loose their interest in them so I can pass them on one day. It is funny that some things I collect are for an investment but my coins are one of my only true things I collect for fun.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The tough part is that I know from your other posts that there really is no one to pass it on to that will enjoy it as much as you and hope that my kids never loose their interest in them so I can pass them on one day. It is funny that some things I collect are for an investment but my coins are one of my only true things I collect for fun.
That part of not having anyone to pass my over 60 years of coin collecting really bothers me at times. At flea markets, garage/yard and estate sales I so often see life times of collections just being dumped for practically nothing. Hopefully I'll have time near the end to give the whole thing to some kid. Probably one just passing by my house. Now wouldn't that make their parents wonder? |
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Why not consider willing them to the ANA, with instructions that they be given out one at a time to young numismatists? The pocket lint could be used for giveaways at shows, while the better stuff used for contests or completion of things like the Roman Coin Program, annual awards, winning displays, etc. What kid wouldn't appreciate getting a $20 gold piece for best of show? Or a nice genuine $100 coin for completing the Counterfeit Detection course? That way you'd help tens of thousands of kids and interest them in the hobby you love. |
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Just-"mercury"-Carl, I just wanted to tell you that my favorite part of your story is how you started collecting. I am 29 years old. Around 22 years ago I was big into baseball cards. I still have 10s of thousands common cards to prove this. There was a shop near me called C&C "Cards and Coins". I went in there to see what kind of wax packs they had and I saw it. A shiny silvery penny from the forties and it blew my mind. I bought a penny for a quarter and was hooked on coins ever since. My next love was the Mercury dime. I just find it very cool that the same common coin sparked the coin collecting bug more than 20 years later. I also wonder how many people started because of the steel penny, and then fell next in love with the Mercury dime. Maybe there is some correlation there.  Unfortunately, my Mercury dime collection is still missing the 21/21d and the 16d (Those dishes with 16d's in them didn't exist in the 80s. I think I will have a hard time convincing my wife that my money would be better spent on a 16d dime instead of our children's college fund. But I love my collection of circulated Mercury dimes even without the big three.  Great story! Edited by MINT_MARQ
08/30/2008 10:28 am
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Quote:I also wonder how many people started because of the steel penny, and then fell next in love with the Mercury dime. Maybe there is some correlation there. Nope, for me it was the Eisenhower dollar; however, like Just Carl, my first two Ikes came from my dad!  Quote:But I love my collection of circulated Mercury dimes even without the big three. So do I; and I am missing the same three! |
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I have never heard of anyone with that many completed sets of Mercs ! Quote:
Hopefully I'll have time near the end to give the whole thing to some kid. But in reality, things can happen rather quickly so you'll have to plan ahead. Donations are a wonderful idea, although I doubt the ANA will just start handing out Merc set to kids so I'd do some research on what happens to donated merchandise first. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:But in reality, things can happen rather quickly so you'll have to plan ahead. Donations are a wonderful idea, although I doubt the ANA will just start handing out Merc set to kids so I'd do some research on what happens to donated merchandise first. I've been doing a little research in that area. Kind of hate to do that at my age. It's sort of like watching an add on TV for burial sites or reading adds for tomb stones. When you get old you kind of want to avoid that subject a lot. Still there is a massive quantity of coins and other items to consider where they all will end up. Here is an example. A freind of mine was a small arms instructor in the WW2. His basement was better equipped than most gun stores. When he passed away his relatives called in a gun store and they offered a few thousand for everything and they took it. This included many original, all matching part number Mausers and Lugers and way to much to even discuss. Mean while back to Mercury dimes. If you look into many Albums you would see that they also have slots for the 42/41 and the 42D/41 and the 45 micro S. Some only have slots for the 42/41. If it bothers you to have an empty slot you could always purchase blank pages and number the ones you have and don't leave slots for the others. I just started sets #11 and #12 now from duplicates. Hopefully by the end of this weekend they will be almost full. Naturally these will not have the 16D, 42/41 though. I do have numerous 21 and 21D's though and enough to even go for more sets. I wonder what it would feel like to end up with about 25 or 50 sets of Mercury dimes. I also just noticed I only have 9 sets of Buffalo nickels. Thought there was 10 of everything but that's old age for you. |
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Carl said ...Hopefully I'll have time near the end to give the whole thing to some kid. Probably one just passing by my house Hey !.......I'm a "kid" at heart Carl !..... And even though I'm 39 years old......I'm willing to be "adopted" !...  ......(hint! hint! hint!) Edited by eaglefoot
08/30/2008 2:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Carl....Just kidding..... but..... I've heard you mention "your son" in times past here on CCF. I take it he isn't interested in coins ?... 
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08/30/2008 2:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Carl....
Just kidding.....
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I've heard you mention "your son" in times past here on CCF. I take it he isn't interested in coins ?...
True I have a son and he about as interested in coins as I am about starting to go jogging and at my age and health situation, that is really not likely. My son is in another state, is married and neither him nor his wife care about coins, stamps, guns or actually any hobby. Just work, work, work. I asked many times about all my STUFF. They said more tnan likely if something happened to me they wouldn't even know it for a long time and by then everything would be gone. His suggestion was to dump everything now. Other than that, there is really no one left alive. Just onme more problem with old age. |
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Pillar of the Community
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His suggestion was to dump everything now. Other than that, there is really no one left alive. Just one more problem with old age.
 ....well that's too bad ......and sad  Well.....Carl....You always have some friends HERE who are interested !!......you know that I hope !... |
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If it bothers you to have an empty slot you could always purchase blank pages and number the ones you have and don't leave slots for the others. That is what I did! |
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Pillar of the Community
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I have a couple questions for Just Carl or anyone else who wants to chime in.
I have heard that the 16d has always been a collectors item since it was minted. You can see that by the fact that in 1950 something they were $1.50 each which would probably be about $30-$75 in today's dollars.
Question #1. Why are so many 16d's you see being sold online in about good condition?
Question #2. What era did counterfeiters and con artists start altering 1916P's to look like 1916d's?
Question #3. For Just Carl, have you ever had any of the 10 you bought in the 50s authenticated? I would guess in the 50s I would have been more comfortable buying a key coin than today.
Ken
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I have a complete set of Mercs already. I simply put the others in a plastic coin tube. I also like just carls idea as well if you want to go that way!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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#1-There is a higher surviving number in the AG-G level. #2-Probably the 50's or 60's swcoin.ecrater.com
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