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<p>[QUOTE="Bob L., post: 4010982, member: 56976"]The funniest lot descriptions (funny by design, that is) tend to be some of Frank Robinson's, imo. Here are some from his current auction:</p><p><br /></p><p>"97 Orodes II, 48.9, VF, off-ctr, edge split, bright silver, sharp portrait.</p><p>(A VF+ sold for $500, CGB 11/09, bought by an alien from the planet Xorgon who didn't know any better.) MB $40"</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 132 is a didrachm from Segesta, Sicily. From Frank's description: " A nice bold coin. I segesta strong bid."</p><p><br /></p><p>From lot 173: "...insignificant imperfections that only an OCD nitpicker would notice. But of course you are not one of those"</p><p><br /></p><p>Frank's sales pitch for 176: "A pretty ugly coin."</p><p><br /></p><p>251: "Ops std l...(Ops was the goddess of wealth, still widely worshipped today. Not to be confused with Oops, the goddess of errors.)"</p><p><br /></p><p>281: "a thoroughly ordinary Joe Sixpack everyday coin, forgotten by the complacent elites of numismatics."</p><p><br /></p><p>291: "Uberitas stg l;...Uberitas was the god of chariot-hailing services."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few years back Frank had the following, great email promotion of one of his auctions - I liked it so much I saved the email:</p><p>"The sale boasts 558 lots, of superlative quality for the most discriminating connoisseurs. Enter the catalog and you will be transported on wings of angels into a veritable dreamworld of numismatic treasures."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bob L., post: 4010982, member: 56976"]The funniest lot descriptions (funny by design, that is) tend to be some of Frank Robinson's, imo. Here are some from his current auction: "97 Orodes II, 48.9, VF, off-ctr, edge split, bright silver, sharp portrait. (A VF+ sold for $500, CGB 11/09, bought by an alien from the planet Xorgon who didn't know any better.) MB $40" Lot 132 is a didrachm from Segesta, Sicily. From Frank's description: " A nice bold coin. I segesta strong bid." From lot 173: "...insignificant imperfections that only an OCD nitpicker would notice. But of course you are not one of those" Frank's sales pitch for 176: "A pretty ugly coin." 251: "Ops std l...(Ops was the goddess of wealth, still widely worshipped today. Not to be confused with Oops, the goddess of errors.)" 281: "a thoroughly ordinary Joe Sixpack everyday coin, forgotten by the complacent elites of numismatics." 291: "Uberitas stg l;...Uberitas was the god of chariot-hailing services." A few years back Frank had the following, great email promotion of one of his auctions - I liked it so much I saved the email: "The sale boasts 558 lots, of superlative quality for the most discriminating connoisseurs. Enter the catalog and you will be transported on wings of angels into a veritable dreamworld of numismatic treasures."[/QUOTE]
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