How do I open a proof set?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Walt Knoch, Apr 2, 2018.

  1. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    If you read the post I comment on .
    It says he's the top Doubled Die and RPM expert.
    And I think not .
     
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  3. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    I'm guessing that they are very good friends. Was in jess
     
  4. robec

    robec Junior Member

    He doesn't say "the" he said "a", which he is.
     
  5. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    Have you ever noticed, most of the coins I posted from Mr. Wexler site .
    Most them them have no cross-references and are discovered by Mr. Wexler himself .

    I've seen first hand, when people send coins to coneca, that are on wexler list . Doesn't make the coneca charts . Why ? " To Small To List " .
     
  6. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Ah yes, but I ask a philosophical question: Is it possible to be an expert in a field not worth doing in the first instance? If it is possible, I nominate Wexler. Of course I partially kid here, but after all, on Big Bang Theory, Sheldon repeatedly claims geology is not a real science.
     
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  7. robec

    robec Junior Member

    I'm with you on the majority of these varieties. If I have to use an electron microscope in order to see it, it just doesn't matter.
     
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  8. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    Changing your tune now ...
     
  9. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    The big issue with wexler is " He Has No Variance " on varieties .
     
  10. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    Maybe he was on the " Atkins Diet " ...
     
  11. robec

    robec Junior Member

    Not at all.
    I'm not a doubled die collector or an RPM collector. Some of the doubled dies are so tiny they interest me even less, but that's not to say they don't exist, nor that Wexler is not an expert in this field.
     
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  12. Greg M.

    Greg M. New Member

    Kurt---
    A few days ago I replied to you about our common practice of keeping a Lincoln set with only "found in circulation" coins. Now I see two more traits that we share in common. I too do not care for tiny varieties and errors (but understand others' fascination with them) and I too have kitty litter boxes to clean out. :)
     
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  13. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    Wexler is actually hurting the variety world .
    If you make to many varieties for a year, why collect that year .
    Everything has a variance .

    Why does coneca only list 1 for the 2016 Shield Cent .. and wexler list 20 . No variance ...
     
  14. robec

    robec Junior Member

    I agree there are too many minor varieties.
     
  15. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Twin kurts. Life is good
     
  16. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Rick. Can't remember the date of the cent. Are you by chance thinking of the one with the 154 varities. I gave that one up
     
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  17. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    Weird, ain't we?
     
  18. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    Good one!!! :happy::smuggrin::D
     
  19. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    Yeah, you put a mixed drink in one of those & you're good for a few hours! :smuggrin:
     
  20. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    My snark does not depend on opening a 2x2x9 inch red box of boredom.
     
  21. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    And the ones with the handles are for weenies.
     
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