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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 3961219, member: 15445"]<b>Thanks for sharing your ritual.</b> My ritual begins with CAREFULLY opening the package and enjoying the coin with my eyes and magnification for awhile. Step two is to finally read the seller's tags and measure weight & dimension. At that point, I'll write the weight & dimension information on the seller's tag if it is not already listed. I also note (in pencil) the date & price paid in code on the seller's tag. The coin is put into a PVC-free flip & the seller's flip is tossed into a pile of unknown flips. The next step is to fire-up the laptop and begin typing my own label. This is where I start looking through my limited library and maybe search the Internet for further information. My ritual typically stops there and the coin & laptop remain on the bar for days or weeks. (The bar is in my house). Every day I will pour some refreshing drink and examine the coin under different light & magnification. Soon after this ritual, the coin will get put into my briefcase so I can enjoy it at work. It is around this time that the coin gets photographed & I think about how to share it with my friends at CT. I might text a photo to a fellow collector which almost always solicits some interesting feedback. If another week goes by and I haven't posted it at CT, then it will eventually get pulled from the briefcase & be inserted into the appropriate part of my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 3961219, member: 15445"][B]Thanks for sharing your ritual.[/B] My ritual begins with CAREFULLY opening the package and enjoying the coin with my eyes and magnification for awhile. Step two is to finally read the seller's tags and measure weight & dimension. At that point, I'll write the weight & dimension information on the seller's tag if it is not already listed. I also note (in pencil) the date & price paid in code on the seller's tag. The coin is put into a PVC-free flip & the seller's flip is tossed into a pile of unknown flips. The next step is to fire-up the laptop and begin typing my own label. This is where I start looking through my limited library and maybe search the Internet for further information. My ritual typically stops there and the coin & laptop remain on the bar for days or weeks. (The bar is in my house). Every day I will pour some refreshing drink and examine the coin under different light & magnification. Soon after this ritual, the coin will get put into my briefcase so I can enjoy it at work. It is around this time that the coin gets photographed & I think about how to share it with my friends at CT. I might text a photo to a fellow collector which almost always solicits some interesting feedback. If another week goes by and I haven't posted it at CT, then it will eventually get pulled from the briefcase & be inserted into the appropriate part of my collection.[/QUOTE]
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