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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin
company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. My guess is that he did not. How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
On Jun 29, 8:02*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. *My guess is that he did not. *How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? *My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. *Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. *But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken I own a 1777 dated Mexican 8 Reales and a 1703 dated French Ecu of Louis XIV, both of which came out of old mail-bid sales by Stack's "Coin Galleries" division. I got the Mexican coin in 1978 and the French coin about 2002 and still have the printed "Coin Galleries" auction envelopes for both. It's not big time, "plate coin", U.S. numismatics, but do those two pieces (possibly) count??? oly |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
oly wrote:
On Jun 29, 8:02 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. My guess is that he did not. How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken I own a 1777 dated Mexican 8 Reales and a 1703 dated French Ecu of Louis XIV, both of which came out of old mail-bid sales by Stack's "Coin Galleries" division. I got the Mexican coin in 1978 and the French coin about 2002 and still have the printed "Coin Galleries" auction envelopes for both. It's not big time, "plate coin", U.S. numismatics, but do those two pieces (possibly) count??? Only if they were specifically and personally proffered by The Man and not some hired flunkie. BTW, does that écu have that most unflattering profile of Louis Quatorze, complete with the blackheads? James the Class-Conscious |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
On Jun 29, 8:53*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
oly wrote: On Jun 29, 8:02 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. My guess is that he did not. How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken I own a 1777 dated Mexican 8 Reales and a 1703 dated French Ecu of Louis XIV, both of which came out of old mail-bid sales by Stack's "Coin Galleries" division. *I got the Mexican coin in 1978 and the French coin about 2002 and still have the printed "Coin Galleries" auction envelopes for both. *It's not big time, "plate coin", U.S. numismatics, but do those two pieces (possibly) count??? Only if they were specifically and personally proffered by The Man and not some hired flunkie. BTW, does that cu have that most unflattering profile of Louis Quatorze, complete with the blackheads? James the Class-Conscious- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My French Ecu is overstruck not once, but a least two times. Thus the coin has been at least three different types of Ecu at some point. The date that is visible DOES NOT correspond to the dates of the most visible coin type. But it is not a fake, just overstruck many times. The dire straits of French finances at the end of the 17th Century, don't you know. The portrait of Le Roi Soliel is decent, acceptable until money is available for something better. The 8 reales cost $30 and the Ecu only $200 (a bargain, likely because of the nebulous relationship between the date and the type). If Mr. Stack ever saw these coins, he probably said "junk". oly |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
On Jun 29, 9:02*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. *My guess is that he did not. *How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? *My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. *Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. *But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken Back in the pre-slabbing days, I'd won several items in Stack's auctions. Although I no longer buy for my own collections ( save for for Mint offerings from force of habit) I discovered that I couldn't get a single auction buy from Stack's in a PCGS or NGC holder due to cleaning, suspicious color, altered surface and the like. Before ANR and Q David threw their hat in with Stack's, the latter eschewed slab material of all kinds. Now, the bulk of their auctions contained slabbed coins. Mostly PCGS from what I've seen. Ira |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
Ira wrote:
On Jun 29, 9:02 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. My guess is that he did not. How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken Back in the pre-slabbing days, I'd won several items in Stack's auctions. Although I no longer buy for my own collections ( save for for Mint offerings from force of habit) I discovered that I couldn't get a single auction buy from Stack's in a PCGS or NGC holder due to cleaning, suspicious color, altered surface and the like. Before ANR and Q David threw their hat in with Stack's, the latter eschewed slab material of all kinds. Now, the bulk of their auctions contained slabbed coins. Mostly PCGS from what I've seen. Hi Ira! I'm not sure if that was a yes or a no. What was the question again? James the Flummoxed |
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On Jul 1, 8:50*am, Ira wrote:
On Jun 29, 9:02*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own. *My guess is that he did not. *How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? *My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. *Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. *But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken Back in the pre-slabbing days, I'd won several items in Stack's auctions. Although I no longer buy for my own collections ( save for for Mint offerings from force of habit) I discovered that I couldn't get a single auction buy from Stack's in a PCGS or NGC holder due to cleaning, suspicious color, altered surface and the like. Before ANR and Q David threw their hat in with Stack's, the latter eschewed slab material of all kinds. Now, the bulk of their auctions contained slabbed coins. Mostly PCGS from what I've seen. Ira The Great Oz shows that he too knows how to nicely "place a shiv". oly |
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On Jul 1, 6:07*pm, oly wrote:
On Jul 1, 8:50*am, Ira wrote: On Jun 29, 9:02*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: As I read the story about Mr. Stack's retirement from his namesake coin company, and all the high-powered collectors he served over a period of 62 years, I got to wondering if he ever "handled" any of the coins I own.. *My guess is that he did not. *How many people who either post here or lurk here own any material proffered by him? *My guess is that the number would be vanishingly small. *Now, if Ira just happened to make a surprise cameo, I might have to modify my prediction. *But, am I right, don't most of us here do F-VF buffalo nickels and such? James the Poverty-Stricken Back in the pre-slabbing days, I'd won several items in Stack's auctions. Although I no longer buy for my own collections ( save for for Mint offerings from force of habit) I discovered that I couldn't get a single auction buy from Stack's in a PCGS or NGC holder due to cleaning, suspicious color, altered surface and the like. Before ANR and Q David threw their hat in with Stack's, the latter eschewed slab material of all kinds. Now, the bulk of their auctions contained slabbed coins. Mostly PCGS from what I've seen. Ira The Great Oz shows that he too knows how to nicely "place a shiv". oly There were two questions that James asked I believe. I have never dealt directly with Mr. Stack to the best of my knowledge. I was buying circulated Lincolns and Indian head cents for myself until about 1971 or so. Then. I bought a strong XF 1909s Vdb from David Hall himself from Western Coin Exhange in Los Angeles for $100! It was a real beauty. Then I sent Mr Hall a couple of thousand bucks and had him select some nice type coins for me. I got an unc 3c nickel, a choice unc 1875 twenty center, a VF bust dollar and several others. I was hooked! I can't speak to what most clectors on RCC collect, but I imagine pennies, nickels and Morgans would be typical. Not so on the PCGS forums, but that would be expected. I don't post much there. Oly, I don't get what you mean when you say I know how to nicely place a shiv. You mean about my early experiences witn Stack's? Just like Kodak, I believe they were far toate in recognizing the winds of change. But unlike Stack's, no Q Davud Bowers came along to rescue them. Ira Ira |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
I discovered that I couldn't
get a single auction buy from Stack's in a PCGS or NGC holder due to cleaning, suspicious color, altered surface and the like. Whenever I hear of Stack's, I'm reminded of the "missing" 1913 Liberty nickle that was thrown in a closet when Stacks told the family it was counterfeit. There it languished for decades. |
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Some numismatic thoughts, imagine!
winwin wrote
I discovered that I couldn't get a single auction buy from Stack's in a PCGS or NGC holder due to cleaning, suspicious color, altered surface and the like. Whenever I hear of Stack's, I'm reminded of the "missing" 1913 Liberty nickle that was thrown in a closet when Stacks told the family it was counterfeit. There it languished for decades. When did this coin finally come out of the closet? -- Roger Hunt |
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