Rick,

It has been an amazing journey and a tremendous numismatic learning experience for me too. No complaints. All good.

Cheers

Yeah but I don’t have any NVDA, and wish I did! But as the old saying goes–It’s never too late! The other day was just a pebble that got in the way as it climbs Mt Everest. Nice score yourself on that front!
Coins have been a blast recently. I hope you don’t mind my sharing my adventures? I’ve learned a lot from everyone here along the way too, and I mean everyone! Weather here at this site, or the(formerly known)MNB. Just a few months back, I didn’t know what SMS meant!? Or VAM! Well I sure do now!.. Coin collecting, upgrading, and even trading them is fun for me and keeps the spirit alive. I never thought I would turn into such a geek when I was a younger guy!?

You also mentioned the 2009 Bronze SMS Set…SP-68 Red. Eight coin set complete with matched grade and matched certification.

You might also like this pair. 2009 P Lincoln Formative Years Double Die Reverse.

Major D,

I picked this set up over a decade ago for cheap. 2010 P/D SMS Lincoln Shield Cent with a mintage of 538K.

Rick,

Yup. You’re a high roller in the coin world for sure and you’re having a great year. That’s for sure.

Cheers

Only if you sneak in a couple of references to neon lights, trucks, and beer. It is then a true country song!

Great story Bob! You had me rolling there lol. Easy on the heart bud!..They did indeed use Silver Dollars way back in the day. Buckets full of Morgans! Maybe that’s what’s wrong with me, now I want a bucketful!?
I think my best win was on a spinning wheel myself. No not roulette but The “Wheel of Fortune” $1 slot over in Henderson, NV at the now closed Fiesta. I put $200 into the machine and walked away with $1000! Too bad the next day over at the Luxor the roulette/slots took half of that back!
The Mint website on the morning of a big release gives me that heart pounding feeling too. Or that auction snipe. It doesn’t always mean that I’ll get anything, but it’s fun to try!? I’m a coin gambler nowadays too, better returns…

Rick, you just mention Roulette and My Heart starts pounding, lol! . I love Roulette but when I play it my heart just POUNDS and when I say POUNDS, I’m not exaggerating at all! A quick short story, the first time I went to Reno, NV, I played roulette for the very first time. So I’m watching and I decide to make a bet, so I laid down a $1 bet, ya, I’m a high roller (NOT) and the fellow says to me, minimum bet is $5!! I about crapped, lol! So I put $5 down, man, my heart started pounding out of my chest, on a measly $5 bet, lol, after that I played a little more, mostly playing red or black or betting on the numbers but it was a bracket, dividing the numbers into 3 groups and if the number was one of the dozen or so numbers you chose, you won. Anyways, I think I lost a little money, not much but I still love roulette and when I’m in a casino, I like to play it but, to this day for some reason, My frickin Heart pounds like it’s going to blow right thru my chest. I guess when it comes down to “real” gambling I’m not one, lol! I just don’t like losing money. The only place I’ve actually done well gambling is in Deadwood, SD. I used to ride (Harley Man here) to Sturgis every year and we’d go to Deadwood for Chinese food and the restaurant was upstairs and slots were downstairs. I always played the $1 machines and every time I’d leave with $300-$500 more than I started with. I gamble a lot with coins tho and I think I’m much better with coins than casinos. I have a certain amount I’m willing to lose and once I’ve lost, I’m done gambling. It’s a good thing I’m on a remote island in Alaska and not living where there’s casinos. I have no business gambling in those places cause I’m a Terrible gambler! Enuff said!

Like Rick says, I, too, have had mixed results with Wine, Women, (&Song), Roulette and Coins, lol!

I apologize for my Post as it’s really not Coin related other than there used to be a great deal of Silver Dollars used for gambling! Rick mentioning Roulette triggered me, lol!

Well, as always, Good luck ALL!!!

Rick,

Die chip on the forehead, strong V, and great surfaces. That’s a superb specimen (49347802). Cha Ching, Bam Bam! Great score Rick.

Cheers