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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-06-2004, 09:16 AM   #16 (permalink) Speedy Researching Coins     Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,761 My Mood: GDJMSP Quote: I sold almost my entire Proof & Mint set collection to one dealer not more than a month ago. It weighed over 100 lbs. And no I'm not gonna tell you who it was WHAT???????? Hopefuly you got some photos or the older sets.....I still can't believe you'd sell them after getting the entire set Speedy __________________ Coin collecting is the only hobby in the world that you can spend all the money in the world and still have some left over   12-06-2004, 09:37 AM   #17 (permalink) RePeat Member     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roswell, Georgia Posts: 57 Quote: Originally Posted by Speedy GDJMSP WHAT???????? Hopefuly you got some photos or the older sets.....I still can't believe you'd sell them after getting the entire set Speedy Sometimes people enjoy the quest or journey that it takes to aquire these sets, rather than the sets themselves.   12-06-2004, 10:22 PM   #18 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,342 Actually for me RePeat it was more of a complete and radical change of direction. For about a year ago I decided to stop collecting US coinage and collect only world coinage. And it is the sale of my US collection that is funding my new world coinage collection __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-07-2004, 10:00 AM   #19 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 And what a collection it is becoming. I have been priviledged enough too see pics of many of these beautiful coins. As many of you know, I believe that GD has one of the finest eyes for coins that I have known. His patience for finding the absolute best example is one that I wish more collectors would follow.   12-07-2004, 11:53 AM   #20 (permalink) RePeat Member     Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roswell, Georgia Posts: 57 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP Actually for me RePeat it was more of a complete and radical change of direction. For about a year ago I decided to stop collecting US coinage and collect only world coinage. And it is the sale of my US collection that is funding my new world coinage collection That was my next example I figured I had a 50/50 chance...   Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « How close does this grading? | Concern over a Capitol Coin Grading Service coin » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post buying proof sets and more... Coinfreak~24 Open 0 10-11-2008 06:44 PM Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 2 N. America/U.S.A. Clinker Coin Chat 0 01-31-2008 11:01 AM Mint & Proof Sets nit4alaf Open 0 02-11-2007 10:20 AM Selling Grandpa's collection, please take a peak The_Cave_Troll Open 15 09-08-2006 01:41 AM For Sale Proof and Mint sets GTOster Open 0 01-03-2006 06:16 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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