You know you are a long time collector when......

From my own experiences.

A slab was a piece of concrete not plastic around a coin
MS stood for multiple sclerosis - not a coin grading term.
You could still find silver coins in circulation on a regular basis
A Coin World subscription was $6.00 a year.
RCC and Usenet did not exist
Wayne Miller sold circ Morgans in CW for $1.67 each and a unc Morgan
was around $2.50
The silver certificate frenzy of 1967-68.

On 13 Oct 2003 11:00:21 -0700, (John Stone) is alleged
to have written:

From my own experiences.

A slab was a piece of concrete not plastic around a coin
MS stood for multiple sclerosis - not a coin grading term.
You could still find silver coins in circulation on a regular basis
A Coin World subscription was $6.00 a year.
RCC and Usenet did not exist
Wayne Miller sold circ Morgans in CW for $1.67 each and a unc Morgan
was around $2.50
The silver certificate frenzy of 1967-68.


Oh, I feel OLD!!!!

Bruce

and many dealers "whizzzed" their Morgans.

8-/
Coin Saver

On 13 Oct 2003 18:18:37 GMT, ojunk (Coin Saver) is alleged to
have written:

and many dealers "whizzzed" their Morgans.

8-/
Coin Saver

Yeah, we liked them shiny. I remember at Bird's Coin shop in Downtown Dayton,
people bringing in toned morgan dollars to be dipped by the pro. I bet a lot of
those folks are wishing they left the toning alone now!

Bruce

Bruce Hickmott wrote:

On 13 Oct 2003 11:00:21 -0700, (John Stone) is alleged
to have written:

From my own experiences.

A slab was a piece of concrete not plastic around a coin
MS stood for multiple sclerosis - not a coin grading term.
You could still find silver coins in circulation on a regular basis
A Coin World subscription was $6.00 a year.
RCC and Usenet did not exist
Wayne Miller sold circ Morgans in CW for $1.67 each and a unc Morgan
was around $2.50
The silver certificate frenzy of 1967-68.

Oh, I feel OLD!!!!

Bruce

There was a silver certificate frenzy? I confess I missed it. I plead
that being all of 9 years ago, my oversight was excusable.

Alan
'was focused on Susan Harris and her blonde hair'

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 19:05:28 GMT, Alan & Erin Williams
wrote:

There was a silver certificate frenzy? I confess I missed it. I plead
that being all of 9 years ago, my oversight was excusable.

I missed it too (much younger) but have heard may a story about it from the
old-timers. My favorite was the one guy who told everybody he worked with
to hold onto their certs as long as possible because they would get more
for them, which they did. However, he did not think it was necessary to
tell them that they still needed to sell them before the redemption
deadline. Sure enough, one lady asked him about a year later how much
longer she should hold onto hers.

BLReed

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OK Alan so who is Susan Harris?

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"Alan & Erin Williams" wrote in message
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Bruce Hickmott wrote:

On 13 Oct 2003 11:00:21 -0700, (John Stone) is
alleged
to have written:

From my own experiences.

A slab was a piece of concrete not plastic around a coin
MS stood for multiple sclerosis - not a coin grading term.
You could still find silver coins in circulation on a regular basis
A Coin World subscription was $6.00 a year.
RCC and Usenet did not exist
Wayne Miller sold circ Morgans in CW for $1.67 each and a unc Morgan
was around $2.50
The silver certificate frenzy of 1967-68.

Oh, I feel OLD!!!!

Bruce

There was a silver certificate frenzy? I confess I missed it. I plead
that being all of 9 years ago, my oversight was excusable.

Alan
'was focused on Susan Harris and her blonde hair'


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(John Stone) wrote in message . com...
From my own experiences.

A slab was a piece of concrete not plastic around a coin

For a few of us long time collectors a slab is still a very large
serving of barbecued ribs, not plastic around a coin.

MS stood for multiple sclerosis - not a coin grading term.

PR stood for public relations (or my initials), since a coin was
either proof, impaired proof, or business strike.

You could still find silver coins in circulation on a regular basis
A Coin World subscription was $6.00 a year.
RCC and Usenet did not exist
Wayne Miller sold circ Morgans in CW for $1.67 each and a unc Morgan
was around $2.50

The last time I gave up on coin collecting, Wayne Miller had just sold
his collection and donated his time to charity. MS-65 Morgans were
$500.
The silver certificate frenzy of 1967-68.

The Barr Bill frenzy of 1971.

Art O'Connell wrote:

OK Alan so who is Susan Harris?

She had *the* most fabulous head of blonde hair you ever saw in your
life!

Saw her on the first day of first grade and went ((zonk)).

Last time I saw her was the summer after High School graduation. She
was wearing someone's heavily embroidered Navy jacket. ;-)

Alan
'Hair today, gone tomorrow'

"John Stone" wrote in message
om...
From my own experiences.

A slab was a piece of concrete not plastic around a coin
MS stood for multiple sclerosis - not a coin grading term.
You could still find silver coins in circulation on a regular basis
A Coin World subscription was $6.00 a year.
RCC and Usenet did not exist
Wayne Miller sold circ Morgans in CW for $1.67 each and a unc Morgan
was around $2.50
The silver certificate frenzy of 1967-68.

Too young to remember the silver certificate frenzy, the first dollar bill I
remember getting was a 1969-C $1, I think I might still have it in my
collection(I was a hoarder even then)

I only got silver coins in circulation after the late 1980's. When I was a
kid I remember wondering why I never got dimes, quarters etc that were dated
before 1965. Only later did I find out, when I was about 10 my father gave
me a coffee can full of coins that were his poker winnings in college, then
I finally got coins that the latest dates were 1963-1964 and lots and lots
of silver.

Cardboard holders for coins, I remember buying them in the Base Exchange and
getting funny looks from the store clerk, I had to explain you put coins in
them, she still had a funny look, and then told me coins are for spending.

I remember when $20 pieces were about $42 each, in the mid 1970's and
wanting them, but not wanting to part with my series 1950 $50 bill to buy
it. Later on I put the bill in the bank and let it earn 5% interest or
something like that, I should have splurged for the St. Gaudens. Oh to be
ten again.

Dave