History + Coins + Children = Winner

Tie History to Coinage and Kids, and you’ve got a winner. Nothing gets a kid’s attention more than an interesting physical object, and if it has definite “street value”, such as a bright, shiny penny, so much the better. In order to teach a child anything, you HAVE TO have his or her attention first, or whatever you think you put into that kid’s brain will NOT BE THERE when you check the contents with a spot-quiz or a verbal test. I can tell you how to teach history and make it stick. Check this out….

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Atma’s Tavern

You’ve been to the armorer, the merchants and the suppliers; you are armed to the teeth, fully armored, fully trained and ready for combat. You spend the next three months in Atma’s Tavern, drinking ale and bragging about the exploits you plan to have. That’s how most people handle the work tools they’re given. I hope you’re not one of those. Get out there and interact. Don’t merely “share” and “like” and “dislike” and “tweet this” and “click here”. Get the bleep out of your fat-ass chair and meet some people, talk about Prosperity Path and get them started on their Quest. That’s the very first step on the Bodhisattva Trail. See You At The Top!!! — gorby

Black Bart, Lola Montez, Lotta Crabtree & Empire Mine

 

Lola Montez is probably the most famous of all Grass Valley Nevada City inhabitants past and present, although many of the rich and notorious and famous have come through, including Mark Twain, who stayed at the Holbrooke Hotel, the oldest continuing operation hotel since the Gold Rush. It was built in 1862 — a fortunate date for a coin merchant; 1862 is a common Indian Head Penny date and can be had in nice condition for a song. But let me tell you how to turn this single penny into a small fortune in no time at all…

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11 different Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1919 for only $22 bucks!!!


11 different Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1919 — $22.00

All different, no duplicates, all years covered, all carded and identified but not priced, to allow you to price it yourself for resale! Great Starter Set! Picture is for illustration purposes only. You get 11 nice coins, good or better, at least one is a genuine 1909, the first year of issue! We combine shipping on orders placed on the same day.

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Buy Me!!!

How would you like to buy 100+ hours of my unbroken & undivided attention? It suddenly occurred to me as I was working on a Lincoln Memorial set that you might not realize that I have hand-searched every personally searched collection I send out, and that this involves at least a hundred hours of highly focused attention with the additional overlay of my coinology experience and grading skills. I sell my Lincoln Memorial collections on eBay — they typically will go between $300-$400 apiece for the 144 coin set with 1960 and 1960D small dates plus the 1970s small date. Naturally all the 82 series is there as well. Continue reading

Joan of Arc is on the way

Joan of Arc appears from a mystical cloud of plasma — the usual Trans-Dimensional sort of thing you’d expect from a Multi-Dimensional Being Blessed with Sainthood by the local population. She’s available at your beck & call! She’s on the way, in testing right now!!! Oracles can be used to help you sort out issues that are currently blocking you. I’ve been kept abreast (you should pardon the expression) of the work that circle members are doing to propagate Prosperity Path. Wowsers! Keep it up!!!

See You At The Top!!!

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Dreaming Coins

Dreaming Coins can be used both as dream-catchers and within a dreamcatcher array. You can charge up your Dreaming Coin by placing it on the Dreamcatcher Charger while running the appropriate Chargeup Orb. A fully charged Dreaming Coin in a sealed electrostatic acrylic capsule can be placed under the pillow or where that isn’t possible, it can be placed nearby on a small bedside table. Dream Targets can be by date or by association; Laws of Contact & Similarity really apply here! I’ll post a list sometime later today of the Dreaming Coins available.

See You At The Top!!!

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Using Coins as a Buyer’s Premium

Photo of E.J. Gold by Leon Ames, circa 1972

My friend Leon Ames owned Leon Ames Ford in Los Angeles. His manager, Ralph Williams, bought the dealership and then sold it to his manager, Cal Worthington. I knew them all, and all three of them said the same thing: “Offer a huge stuffed teddy bear and they can’t refuse the deal.”

I have such an item for you; the teddy bear doesn’t work when selling art, but coins will work, because the same people who collect art are aware of the value of coins in a legacy collection. The collection must be very interesting to cause someone to want to buy it. My History Gift Sets are the perfect solution to a Gift Problem! Continue reading

Go Ahead, Make Me Rong!!!

Humans of Planet Earth. People. You know I love ’em. The fact is that they’re not really very calm or gentle, but that’s not my point at all. My point is that you wouldn’t expect a wild animal such as a lion or a tiger — even one that has been tamed — to not react with instant savage unthinking aggression, from time to time. Moreover, you couldn’t be certain what might or might not trigger the big cat off. This is where I part company with the psychologists and other micro-managers of the human brain. I quote from the Trans-Universe Beddikker’s Guide, to wit:

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