what else do you collect?
 

does anyone here ever set out to collect anything other than coins? i
know the answer is yes and maybe some of you can pitch in what other
areas you've dabbled in.

today i'm letting go of one collection which at its height i had just
about as much passion for then as i do now with coins. it was a
collection, oh boy this is going to sound geeky, of... chemical
elements. you know, the stuff that makes up everything in the
universe. and any of you who know me privately know i'm hopelessly
afflicted with a get-one-of-each mentality (see my roman coin
collection at http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid28.php )

it's a bitter sweet moment to put the elements up for sale. you know,
something you put that much work into, even if you let go of actively
pursuing, has become a part of you at some level. but collections are
alive - or should be - so that unless you're a pack rat once your
interests change over time it's best to recycle them and let someone
else experience that rush you once felt.

i know this guy bill who's nuts about old coke bottles. others are
into fossils, minerals and so on. so what non-coin stuff have you gone
ga-ga for?

ras

what else do you collect?
 

wrote in message
ups.com...
does anyone here ever set out to collect anything other than coins? i
know the answer is yes and maybe some of you can pitch in what other
areas you've dabbled in.

today i'm letting go of one collection which at its height i had just
about as much passion for then as i do now with coins. it was a
collection, oh boy this is going to sound geeky, of... chemical
elements.

Fascinating. How many did you have? Do you collect isotopes of the same
element?

Some would be impractical. FWIK Californium, for example, would be millions
of dollars for a minute quantity that has a half life of 2 and a half years
(most isotopes anyway) not to mention it is highly radioactive.

what else do you collect?
 

wrote in message
ups.com...
does anyone here ever set out to collect anything other than coins? i
know the answer is yes and maybe some of you can pitch in what other
areas you've dabbled in.

today i'm letting go of one collection which at its height i had just
about as much passion for then as i do now with coins. it was a
collection, oh boy this is going to sound geeky, of... chemical
elements. you know, the stuff that makes up everything in the
universe. and any of you who know me privately know i'm hopelessly
afflicted with a get-one-of-each mentality (see my roman coin
collection at http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid28.php )

it's a bitter sweet moment to put the elements up for sale. you know,
something you put that much work into, even if you let go of actively
pursuing, has become a part of you at some level. but collections are
alive - or should be - so that unless you're a pack rat once your
interests change over time it's best to recycle them and let someone
else experience that rush you once felt.

i know this guy bill who's nuts about old coke bottles. others are
into fossils, minerals and so on. so what non-coin stuff have you gone
ga-ga for?

ras


No way, just 'cause Mamma says the house looks like a museum
does not mean it is true...

-Ron Buelow

"In Denial.."

what else do you collect?
 

"PC" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
ups.com...
does anyone here ever set out to collect anything other than coins? i
know the answer is yes and maybe some of you can pitch in what other
areas you've dabbled in.

today i'm letting go of one collection which at its height i had just
about as much passion for then as i do now with coins. it was a
collection, oh boy this is going to sound geeky, of... chemical
elements.

Fascinating. How many did you have? Do you collect isotopes of the same
element?

Some would be impractical. FWIK Californium, for example, would be
millions of dollars for a minute quantity that has a half life of 2 and a
half years (most isotopes anyway) not to mention it is highly radioactive.


Shhhhh. I see the next bullion issue coming. Boy, I'd love to watch a
Californium coin pulse and hum as its plastic slab melted into a puddle of
ooze. From a distance, of course. At least with a half life, some of it
would theoretically last forever.

Bruce

what else do you collect?
 

"PC" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
ups.com...
does anyone here ever set out to collect anything other than coins? i
know the answer is yes and maybe some of you can pitch in what other
areas you've dabbled in.

today i'm letting go of one collection which at its height i had just
about as much passion for then as i do now with coins. it was a
collection, oh boy this is going to sound geeky, of... chemical
elements.

Fascinating. How many did you have? Do you collect isotopes of the same
element?

Some would be impractical. FWIK Californium, for example, would be
millions of dollars for a minute quantity that has a half life of 2 and a
half years (most isotopes anyway) not to mention it is highly radioactive.

Not to mention Lawrencium.

I'm sure most collectors of the periodic table would be well aware of
the -ummm- "key" elements.
Here's one of my favourite collections:

http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/

--
Jeff R.

what else do you collect?
 

I collect chemical elements as well. I think it is a fun set of
things to collect, *almost* finite, but as others have mentioned, the
artificial elements are not obtainable. In fact, most of my 'coin'
collecting is actually element collecting... (I am into paper money
more than coins, but I mainly read this newsgroup cuz the paper money
one has very little traffic.) E.g. I have a couple of 1/10 oz bullion
coins for Au and Pt, a bigger one for Ag. I also just discovered that
many fairly recent Canadian coins are pure nickel, and so now I have
the goal of a set of each type of pure nickel coin that Canada has
issued. I think this will be fun, and inexpensive - nobody cares much
about nickel. My local coin shop had some circulated Canadian
quarters for sale cheap, so I bought 100 of them, and my latest
element sample is a jar of nickel coins. It is fun buying coins for
their metal content at 10-15 cents each.

- Mark

what else do you collect?
 

Hmmmm Besides coins, I have a small stamp collection that has been
neglected for over 30 years. I hesitate to get back into that because of
the expense and the lack of knowledge.

Another active collection is firearms. Wanda and I try to buy a couple guns
a year, which is pretty easy for us since we have a good friend who has a
gun shop (Dave's Guns and Guy Stuff). If he gets something in that he
thinks I might like he will set it aside until I show up. He also allows
layaways which is nice. I never know what will catch my fancy, normally it
is just something that I do not have one of. The guns range from a civil
war era S&W revolver (3 examples), a WWII Japanese sniper rifle (from Dad)
to modern stuff, like the Glocks (which I also carry at work).

Another collection, which at times seems like controls me, are barnyard
fowl. Chickens, turkeys, peafowl and guineas, which are multiplying out of
control. They seem to be collecting us!!! Anybody need chickens? They can
be shipped overnight, at least within the US I think.

Finally, I am always on the lookout for memorabilia concerning Admiral Hyman
G. Rickover, the Father of the Nuclear Navy. Being a retired sailor of the
nuclear power bent, he is an idol of mine. I have a couple items with his
signature, and some of the medals(?) issued by the mint to honor his 63, yes
63 years of active service to our great country.

Sorry, but ras asked.

John

--
"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are
evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert
Einstein
wrote in message
ups.com...
does anyone here ever set out to collect anything other than coins? i
know the answer is yes and maybe some of you can pitch in what other
areas you've dabbled in.

today i'm letting go of one collection which at its height i had just
about as much passion for then as i do now with coins. it was a
collection, oh boy this is going to sound geeky, of... chemical
elements. you know, the stuff that makes up everything in the
universe. and any of you who know me privately know i'm hopelessly
afflicted with a get-one-of-each mentality (see my roman coin
collection at http://www.tantaluscoins.com/coins/grid28.php )

it's a bitter sweet moment to put the elements up for sale. you know,
something you put that much work into, even if you let go of actively
pursuing, has become a part of you at some level. but collections are
alive - or should be - so that unless you're a pack rat once your
interests change over time it's best to recycle them and let someone
else experience that rush you once felt.

i know this guy bill who's nuts about old coke bottles. others are
into fossils, minerals and so on. so what non-coin stuff have you gone
ga-ga for?

ras

what else do you collect?
 

On May 27, 8:49 am, wrote:
I collect chemical elements as well. I think it is a fun set of
things to collect, *almost* finite, but as others have mentioned, the
artificial elements are not obtainable. In fact, most of my 'coin'
collecting is actually element collecting... (I am into paper money
more than coins, but I mainly read this newsgroup cuz the paper money
one has very little traffic.) E.g. I have a couple of 1/10 oz bullion
coins for Au and Pt, a bigger one for Ag. I also just discovered that
many fairly recent Canadian coins are pure nickel, and so now I have
the goal of a set of each type of pure nickel coin that Canada has
issued. I think this will be fun, and inexpensive - nobody cares much
about nickel. My local coin shop had some circulated Canadian
quarters for sale cheap, so I bought 100 of them, and my latest
element sample is a jar of nickel coins. It is fun buying coins for
their metal content at 10-15 cents each.

- Mark

i remember seeing russian palladium coins offered several years ago.
whatever happened with those? i bet they're nice and pricey now!

ras

what else do you collect?
 

On Sun, 27 May 2007 13:25:42 -0400, "John Ahnen"
wrote:

Another collection, which at times seems like controls me, are barnyard
fowl. Chickens, turkeys, peafowl and guineas, which are multiplying out of
control.

My suburban-born daughter just spent a few days visiting some people
in rural North Carolina. Previously, she had not been near any turkey
that was not on a plate or in a sandwich.

She was absolutely amazed watching a tom turkey. She brought back
many pictures of the wattle (is that the right term?) in various
stages of color. It changes from gray to bright red depending on the
turkey's disposition. This particular tom was like an outdoor
housepet, and followed her around like a puppy. I guess he liked
being on camera.

It is claimed that turkeys are not too bright, but my daughter claims
that the guinea fowl makes the turkey look like a genius.


--


Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL

what else do you collect?
 

"tony cooper" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 27 May 2007 13:25:42 -0400, "John Ahnen"
wrote:

Another collection, which at times seems like controls me, are barnyard
fowl. Chickens, turkeys, peafowl and guineas, which are multiplying out
of
control.

My suburban-born daughter just spent a few days visiting some people
in rural North Carolina. Previously, she had not been near any turkey
that was not on a plate or in a sandwich.

She was absolutely amazed watching a tom turkey. She brought back
many pictures of the wattle (is that the right term?) in various
stages of color. It changes from gray to bright red depending on the
turkey's disposition. This particular tom was like an outdoor
housepet, and followed her around like a puppy. I guess he liked
being on camera.

It is claimed that turkeys are not too bright, but my daughter claims
that the guinea fowl makes the turkey look like a genius.


--


Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL

The pheasant has to be dumbest bird, they will stand at the side of a road
in Scotland and at the same time when the one car that comes along that road
per day it will then decide to cross the road. Billy