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Happy Mothers Day, A Numismatic Tribute to Motherhood   Posted: 5/11/2013 by gherrmann44    Garys May coin of the month features a 2008 Latvian 20-Lats gold coin commemorating the 15th anniversary of the renewal of the Lats currency following Latvian independence... 111 views / 3 replies My day at the Central States Numismatic Society Show   Posted: 5/3/2013 by gherrmann44    A wonderful day with my with my wife culminated with the addition of an 1834 Bust Dime to my 7070 type set. 204 views / 5 replies Liberty to return to US coinage?   Posted: 4/27/2013 by gherrmann44    As a lover of classic coins this news gives me something to cheer about! 193 views / 2 replies Garys April Coin of the Month   Posted: 3/28/2013 by gherrmann44    Aprils Coin of the Month (Volume 2 Number 8) is an NGC MS-63 1896/5 Guatemala Peso (KM #210) 183 views / 2 replies Garys March Coin of the Month   Posted: 2/28/2013 by gherrmann44    This months featured coin (Volume 2 Number 7) is a silver proof-like 1970 Netherlands 10 Gulden coin commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Netherlands liberation... 259 views / 4 replies Unbelievable, or Rather Should I Say, BELIEVABLE!   Posted: 2/8/2013 by gherrmann44    It is not often that I talk about my Christian faith on a coin forum, but in this instance, the two are intricately entwined and inseparable. So follow along with me as I... 319 views / 4 replies Garys February Coin of the Month   Posted: 1/28/2013 by gherrmann44    My Coin of the Month for February (Volume 2 Number 6) is an NGC graded MS-64, 1930-B 20 Francs gold coin from Switzerland (KM #35.1). Due to an array of interesting events... 208 views / 5 replies Turning Disappointment into Satisfaction   Posted: 1/12/2013 by gherrmann44    The following is my response to the thread, Last Straw, by SPHanson. 271 views / 10 replies Garys January 2013 Coin of the Month   Posted: 12/31/2012 by gherrmann44    Garys Coin of the Month (Volume 2 Number 5) for January 2013 features an NGC PFUC-68 French 100 franc coin (KM#1096) commemorating the 100th anniversary of cinema and the... 272 views / 4 replies Guilty as Charged   Posted: 12/18/2012 by gherrmann44    I was snared by my own desire to populate a registry set by buying the plastic rather than the coin. 352 views / 5 replies Why Garys Coin of the Month?   Posted: 12/1/2012 by gherrmann44    The Full Library of Garys Coin of the Month Journals represents much of what I enjoy about numismatics and coin collecting. Together with collecting coins, I also enjoy... 332 views / 4 replies Garys December Set of the Month   Posted: 11/28/2012 by gherrmann44    Greetings all, Decembers Coin of the Month centers on my Netherlands 10 Gulden, Wilhelmina I, 1897-1933, Circulation Issue registry set. That set entitled, Garys Golden... 209 views / 1 reply A New Custom Set   Posted: 11/5/2012 by gherrmann44    A Custom Set for Garys Coins of the Month 267 views / 7 replies A Four-Coin Tribute to our Veterans   Posted: 10/31/2012 by gherrmann44    For Novembers Coin of the Month column, I am using four coins to illustrate my heartfelt thanks to all the veterans of the United States Armed Forces. 389 views / 6 replies White Tuxes for my Foreigns   Posted: 10/18/2012 by gherrmann44    Crossing over five PCGS world coins over to NGC confirms one of my long held suspicions, but does not effectively answer the question, does NGC under grade its world coins or... 309 views / 6 replies Garys October Coin of the Month   Posted: 9/30/2012 by gherrmann44    Two months after the Olympic Games and a month before our national elections, Octobers Coin of the Month (Volume 2, Number 2) is a 1995-P PCGS PR69DCAM Special Olympics... 386 views / 4 replies All Under One Roof   Posted: 9/3/2012 by gherrmann44    My entire collection of Coin of the Month articles is all in one place. 333 views / 5 replies Garys September Coin of the Month   Posted: 9/1/2012 by gherrmann44    Septembers Coin of the Month (Volume 2, Number 1) is an NGC AU-55, 1897 close date, Cuba Souvenir Peso. 482 views / 8 replies Garys August Coin of the Month   Posted: 7/31/2012 by gherrmann44    This Months Coin of the Month is an NGC MS-66, 1971, 200 Rupee gold coin (KM# 39) from the island nation of Mauritius and is dedicated to my wife Linda. 385 views / 11 replies There is Nothing Like Seeing it in the Hand   Posted: 7/12/2012 by gherrmann44    I doubted a CAC NGC VF-25 1895-S Morgan Dollar I won at auction until I got it in the hand. 337 views / 6 replies Julys Coin of the Month and our first 100 years of Independence   Posted: 6/30/2012 by gherrmann44    The Coin of the Month for July is an 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Medal designed by William Barber. 472 views / 13 replies Junes Coin of the Month is Out of this World   Posted: 5/31/2012 by gherrmann44    Junes Coin of the Month is a NGC PFUC-69 French 2009 10 Euro coin that commemorates the International Year of Astronomy and the 40th anniversary of mans first steps on the... 560 views / 6 replies My First Great Collections Consignment   Posted: 5/26/2012 by gherrmann44    My first consignment with Great Collections is a success despite the recent fall in the gold market that depressed my bottom line. 466 views / 13 replies The Results are In and So So   Posted: 5/6/2012 by gherrmann44    The moment I have been waiting for has arrived and I received my 1876 Centennial Medal back from NCS fully graded in an oversize holder at MS-61. 532 views / 5 replies Garys May Coin of the Month (couldnt wait to post this)   Posted: 4/29/2012 by gherrmann44    This months Coin of the Month is a PCGS MS-63, 1936-S, Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half-Dollar. I am dedicating this post to BeawChan because he... 377 views / 10 replies Hot off the press! New rules on E-Bay   Posted: 4/17/2012 by gherrmann44    What does the collecting community out there think of these changes? I think theyre a step in the right direction to truth in purchasing on E-Bay 375 views Three Point Wonders   Posted: 4/7/2012 by gherrmann44    If there is anything that rubs me the wrong way, its paying $300 for a classic coin thats worth a paltry three registry points. 354 views Garys April Coin of the Month   Posted: 4/1/2012 by gherrmann44    The coin featured this month comes from Peru and completes my three part series on the Seated National Personifications. 382 views / 9 replies 1876 US Centennial Exposition Medal   Posted: 3/29/2012 by gherrmann44    Just a short post this time, but I had to share my latest acquisition. 374 views / 4 replies The E-Bay Phenomenon   Posted: 3/24/2012 by gherrmann44    E-Bay can be good resource for purchasing coins, but there is one caveat to be aware of, Buyer Beware! 423 views / 3 replies In the Mean Time...   Posted: 3/17/2012 by gherrmann44    I must confess that of lately I have been focused on my web site and Coin of the Month posts. However, behind the scenes my collection has been quietly growing. 343 views / 3 replies Garys March Coin of the Month   Posted: 3/2/2012 by gherrmann44    This month my attention turns from Britannia to Lady Liberty in this second of three journal posts on coins displaying feminine seated national personifications. 322 views / 2 replies coinsbygary.com is online   Posted: 2/22/2012 by gherrmann44    A web site where I make the rules is on line. Now I have the prerogative of putting raw coins in my sets if I so desire! 326 views / 5 replies Addendum to my Coin of the Month   Posted: 2/9/2012 by gherrmann44    Britannia and the Falkland Islands 324 views Garys February Coin of the Month   Posted: 2/1/2012 by gherrmann44    Februarys coin of the month is a beautifully conserved, chocolate-brown, NCS/NGC, 1858/6 AU-55 Great Britain halfpenny. 343 views Well What Do I Do Now?   Posted: 1/19/2012 by gherrmann44    I know I'm not crossing over my PCGS world coins. 611 views Edging Ever so Closer   Posted: 1/14/2012 by gherrmann44    This past week I made an upgrade to "Gary's Golden Wilhelmina Guldens" that brings me ever so closer to the ultimate goal for this set. 395 views / 5 replies A different perspective on the annual awards   Posted: 1/7/2012 by gherrmann44    A diversity of winners from year to year is good for Collector's Society. 333 views Congratulations!   Posted: 1/6/2012 by gherrmann44    Congratulations are in order for all this year's award winners. 370 views / 6 replies My First Coin of the Month in 2012   Posted: 1/2/2012 by gherrmann44    January's coin of the month is a PCGS MS-65 1896 Morgan Dollar. 812 views 2011 and Beyond   Posted: 12/18/2011 by gherrmann44    2011 has been a banner year for changes in my collection, but what about plans for 2012. 375 views 69's Full Of 70's   Posted: 12/7/2011 by gherrmann44    The results of my 25th Anniversary SAE submissions are in, and I am nowhere near Kamakazy's royal flush. 565 views / 5 replies Gary's December Coin of the Month   Posted: 12/1/2011 by gherrmann44    Greetings everyone, in celebration of my daughter's birthday, I present to you the December "Coin of the Month." 815 views The trouble with "IKES"   Posted: 11/23/2011 by gherrmann44    Collecting high grade "IKES" is proving to be quite a challenge on a number of levels. 501 views Gary’s November Coin of the Month   Posted: 11/2/2011 by gherrmann44    This month’s coin of the month comes from Austria and is part of my “Inspiration Ladies” custom set. 938 views My 2 Cents (and that ain't worth much)   Posted: 10/28/2011 by gherrmann44    How can I describe yesterday? All across America, collectors everywhere are getting up with less hair on their heads. 475 views Gary’s October Coin of the Month   Posted: 10/16/2011 by gherrmann44    My October “Coin of the Month” is a 1988 Vatican City 50 Lire coin commemorating the “Creation of Eve.” 813 views Holy “Ikes” Batman!   Posted: 10/10/2011 by gherrmann44    A large sum of E-Bay Bucks leads to a dilemma and windfall of Eisenhower Dollars. 514 views Gary’s Coins of the Month   Posted: 9/22/2011 by gherrmann44    This post is the first of what I hope will be a monthly editorial on various coins from within my collection. 1095 views Half Way There   Posted: 9/18/2011 by gherrmann44    No, I am not trying to copy a post by another Society member, it just so happens that I have reached that very important milestone in my Morgan Dollar collection. 784 views A Roll of the Dice   Posted: 9/10/2011 by gherrmann44    You can buy your modern MS/PFUC 70 coins from a dealer or with a roll of the dice buy them directly from the mint at a lower price and hope for a 70 grade on your submission. 1035 views New Gold Exchanged for Old Gold   Posted: 8/30/2011 by gherrmann44    Phase 2 of a major re-organization in my collection is complete. 587 views A Fly on the Wall   Posted: 8/22/2011 by gherrmann44    Have you ever wanted to be a “fly on the wall” and listen in on a conversation? I had just that exact experience last Friday at the ANA’s “World’s Fair of Money”. 685 views Hockey Stick Valuation   Posted: 8/13/2011 by gherrmann44    “Hockey Stick Valuation” is a trend where a coin steadily increases in value through its grades before reaching a point at which its cost skyrockets. This abrupt and sharp... 1390 views A Healthy Diversion and a Tribute to Manned Space Flight   Posted: 8/6/2011 by gherrmann44    After purchasing an 1893-S Morgan for my collection, it is time for a brief break to pursue a newfound love. 584 views Phase 1 Complete   Posted: 7/30/2011 by gherrmann44    The selling of my problem gold completes the first phase of reorganizing my collection. 764 views My First Heritage Auction   Posted: 7/15/2011 by gherrmann44    It may seem strange, but the 7/3/11 internet auction is my first with Heritage Auctions. 1404 views A Seismic Shift   Posted: 7/8/2011 by gherrmann44    There are major changes coming to my collection signified by the latest addition to my Morgan Dollar registry set. 662 views Fine or MS?   Posted: 6/28/2011 by gherrmann44    It makes no sense to buy an 1881-CC Morgan Dollar for $305 in Fine condition when I could have a MS-63 for roughly $200 more. 693 views Three New Ladies for My Set   Posted: 6/16/2011 by gherrmann44    Behind the scenes, I am always on the lookout for coins to add to my “Inspirational Ladies” custom set. 655 views A Step Back… (For Now)   Posted: 6/12/2011 by gherrmann44    The Current correction in the value of silver has finally caught up to SOME of my MS-65 & MS-66 Morgan Dollars. 625 views Morgan’s are Simply Irresistible to Me   Posted: 5/30/2011 by gherrmann44    I don’t know what it is, but I am having a hard time breaking away from my Morgan Dollar collection. 1010 views INSANE!   Posted: 5/23/2011 by gherrmann44    This current sudden rise in value of high-grade common date dollars is insane and shows no sign of letting up. 671 views The Heart of the Matter   Posted: 5/13/2011 by gherrmann44    Investor, collector, or both? There is nothing like a robust conversation to get the juices going. 387 views My Day at the CSNS Coin Show in Chicago   Posted: 5/10/2011 by gherrmann44    My day at the Central States Numismatic Society nets two new coins for my collection and a whole lot of fun. 735 views Silver Dollars may be Taking the Oxygen out of Most Everything Else   Posted: 5/5/2011 by gherrmann44    If you were to represent the pool of money available to buy coins as a pie, silver dollars are currently taking a much bigger piece of the pie. 898 views 1885 Was A Very Good Year   Posted: 4/27/2011 by gherrmann44    1885 was a very good year for my Morgan Dollar collection, but not so for the Carson City Mint. 1299 views Perfect Timing and the High Price of Silver   Posted: 4/11/2011 by gherrmann44    I could not have chosen a better time to start a high-grade Morgan Dollar collection than now. In addition, there is evidence to show that the value of low-grade, common date... 1760 views Why I Collect Coins and use the Registry   Posted: 3/31/2011 by gherrmann44    Simply put, I love coin collecting and I use the registry to catalog, organize, and display my collection. 790 views Good Progress   Posted: 3/23/2011 by gherrmann44    My reflections and observations on the progress of “Gary’s High-Grade Morgans” and “Gary’s MS-65 & 66’s”. 673 views How Bout that for Customer Service!   Posted: 3/1/2011 by gherrmann44    A short one this time. 762 views / 1 reply Too Good to Let Pass Up   Posted: 2/27/2011 by gherrmann44    Rarely does the opportunity to own a coin with a population of one and none higher realistically come my way. When it does, even though the coin goes beyond my established... 625 views This One Didn’t Get Away!   Posted: 2/18/2011 by gherrmann44    Taking a lesson from the one that got away, I snagged a great coin at a good price. 687 views The Other Side of the Aisle   Posted: 2/11/2011 by gherrmann44    Make no mistake, I am a coin collector through and through, but occasionally I get interested in collecting paper currency. 970 views Feast or Famine   Posted: 1/25/2011 by gherrmann44    Searching for coins rarely offered for sale can be like a feast or a famine. 673 views Obsessed!   Posted: 1/22/2011 by gherrmann44    Why do my obsessions have to cost so much? 757 views The One That Got Away   Posted: 1/14/2011 by gherrmann44    A popular fishing metaphor describes the coin that got away from me. 788 views Another Year, Another Set   Posted: 1/1/2011 by gherrmann44    With the coming of a new year comes a new set of Morgan Dollars! 744 views Milestones & Competition   Posted: 12/20/2010 by gherrmann44    Reaching an important milestone for my collection and the coin that put me over the top. 687 views A Numismatic Tribute to My Son on his Graduation   Posted: 12/14/2010 by gherrmann44    The end of a long journey and the beginning of an even longer one 791 views An Amazing Sequence of Events!   Posted: 12/4/2010 by gherrmann44    Starting with my journal post of two days ago, follow the amazing events leading to the completion of “Born on the Bayou”. 659 views One More to Go   Posted: 12/2/2010 by gherrmann44    25 coins after I started “Born on the Bayou” on August 29, 2010, I have one more coin to go. 499 views It’s All About Passion!   Posted: 11/30/2010 by gherrmann44    The definition of passion is, “The object of somebody’s intense interest or enthusiasm”, and suitably applies to my love for coin collecting among other things. 491 views Mintage vs. Survivability   Posted: 11/19/2010 by gherrmann44    The difference between a coins mintage and the number that have survived through the years can be immense. 814 views Walking a Tight Rope   Posted: 11/12/2010 by gherrmann44    Purchasing coins on a strict budget and the balance between registry points, grade, and eye appeal. 586 views All’s Well That Ends Well   Posted: 11/4/2010 by gherrmann44    A disappointing purchase made over a year ago that in the end turned out well. 445 views Eye Candy on Morgan Dollars   Posted: 10/24/2010 by gherrmann44    Toning on Morgan Dollars can serve a very good purpose. 678 views third test's the charm   Posted: 10/21/2010 by gherrmann44    asdf 584 views / 2 replies Sometimes it seems as if I am One-Dimensional   Posted: 10/17/2010 by gherrmann44    While I am currently concentrating on Morgan Dollars, I have not lost sight of my other goals. 491 views Recent Purchases and an Interesting Contrast   Posted: 10/11/2010 by gherrmann44    Two recent purchases and the quality of New Orleans Mint coins. 651 views Words Can Not Adequately Describe…   Posted: 10/6/2010 by gherrmann44    It’s hard to describe the fun I am having assembling my latest registry set based on New Orleans Morgan Dollars called, “Born on the Bayou”. 635 views It May Be Time to Get Out of the Golden Rat Race   Posted: 9/28/2010 by gherrmann44    I think I lost the desire to keep up with the First Spouse gold coins. 490 views Blindsided by Improperly Cleaned!   Posted: 9/17/2010 by gherrmann44    Borrowing from a term in W.K.F’s recent post, there is no better way to describe learning that your coins have been “improperly cleaned” than “blindsided”. 1039 views A Sentimental Journey   Posted: 9/6/2010 by gherrmann44    In a story that has all the elements of a good drama; follow the journey of my lowly 20-cent piece from the time I purchased it until its crowning glory! 497 views Here I Go Again!   Posted: 9/4/2010 by gherrmann44    Is there any cure for this disease? I hope not! 575 views Assembling a Nice Circulated Coin Registry Set   Posted: 8/25/2010 by gherrmann44    We’d all love to assemble mint-state classic coin sets, but realistically, it ain’t gonna happen for most of us. 603 views Numismatic Potpourri   Posted: 8/16/2010 by gherrmann44    A number of collecting irons in my fire. 619 views The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly   Posted: 7/30/2010 by gherrmann44    In a take-off from an old Clint Eastwood movie, my first impressions of the new Collector’s Society website. 552 views A Tale of Two Auctions   Posted: 7/19/2010 by gherrmann44    Two very different E-Bay auctions. 561 views Happy 4th of July!   Posted: 7/4/2010 by gherrmann44    The ideals of Freedom on our coinage. 487 views Page 1 of 2 (178 items) [1] 2 Loading…