1955 Double Die

Do NOT try this at home. You WILL get injured.

 

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A nice 55 DDO is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing yours. If you like the coin you didn't overpay.

 

FS=Fivaz/Stanton...Bill Fivaz and J. T. Stanton, authors of the Cherrypickers Guide books...J. T. Stanton passed away a couple of months ago. RIP.

 

I was thinking WOW, did I just read that post correctly. Mortgage the house for gold. I wonder how many people have been burned by doing this!

 

No matter how epically STUPID anything is, you WILL hear from the rare guy who got lucky. I too bought gold when low and sold it near the top, but obviously not in the volume our OP did.

 

If I can't take it with me, I ain't going.

 

You know that gold story was kinda weird. I was having lunch with a pretty wealthy guy who ran for Congressman around 1980. He told me to get all the money I could get and invest it in gold even if I had to mortgage my house. I thought about it and put all my savings and did mortgage my house to get all I could and then put it in gold. The very next year it doubled. How did he know? I have had 2 things in my life that made me a bunch of money and that was the best. The 2nd was I bought a piece of waterfront property on lake Norman if any of you guys are from NC you know where this is headed. I paid 145,000 for it and 2 years later sold it for 400,000. Now old and broke but had a lot of fun during those years. As to the 1909 S VDB, I will get it out and post a pic.

 

I didn't know that. My computer had been down for quite a few months. I know that he has had health issues for many years. I'm sad to hear that. I considered him a great friend. RIP, JT!

Chris

 

Who knows, but glad it worked out!

 

I would really love to see it as I'd never be able to afford to buy one. It would be extra special if you could post a few others as well.

 

Yep, welcome to Cointalk, you're at the right place! We live and we learn here, that's what we do! Here's my poor man's 55 DDO!