Question of the day..
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$5000 - and meeee neither. yet
my ole man has though.. he is an outrageous baccarat player, claims "he has a system"
I've cashed in chips for him before in vegas, and it is mind boggling to see that much $ piling up. lucky bastard
I don't really collect anything per se, unless cellulite counts, but I do have several rosaries that I have accumulated over time from various destinations that I have traveled to with my Mom. Vatican City, all six major basilicas in Rome, Milan, Florence, Vienna, Paris, Old Jerusalem, Denmark, a few cities in Germany, London, Azores, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Crete, Malta and Yalta, Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland, quite a few from Mexico, Central and South America, and some others I got domestically. All have been blessed at the church I got them from or at my local Catholic church. I was fortunate enough to have the one I got at St. Peters Basilica in Vatican City blessed by the Archbishop himself. That was quite cool. I don't collect them for myself now as I give all to my mother and she keeps them either at her house in Chicago or a safety deposit box. At present, they are for my Mom. She is a devout Catholic and goes to church everyday and says a rosary damn near every day. She really enjoys them and the fond memories they bring her of our many travels together. She is also 73 and stricken with a slowly debilitating and ultimately terminal disease called CREST and I realize she won't be around forever. Though the dreaded day will surely come when they will be kept with me, I know they will provide me with lasting reminders of some of my most precious memories.
I also have a small collection of WWII memorabilia that my ex-wife's father gave me. Photos of him liberating Dachau, an SS arm band, Nazi staff car flags, letters home, and some other things. All very cool stuff. I don't know why she didn't want it. Then again, she's a woman so she never knows what she wants from one moment to the next.
Hope this helps,
FDC
I also have a small collection of WWII memorabilia that my ex-wife's father gave me. Photos of him liberating Dachau, an SS arm band, Nazi staff car flags, letters home, and some other things. All very cool stuff. I don't know why she didn't want it. Then again, she's a woman so she never knows what she wants from one moment to the next.
Hope this helps,
FDC
That is a wonderful thing to collect; and your mother surely thinks so too. What a neat story. I'm sorry to hear about her disease, I've never heard of Crest, but it sounds awful.. and I can't imagine that.
WWII memorabilia is more of a "man" thing, although you're right... women never know exactly what they want..I can understand why she'd leave em with ya...
Thanks for sharing, FDC :0074
My boss loves watches too.. I can't even count how many he has.. He once had me pick him up a Breitling for like 15 thousand dollars.. I couldn't believe it, since that kind of money would have paid my mortgage over a year... but then again, to each their own
If I had money, I think I'd like to collect art as well.. but since I'm not- I'll have to settle for my husband's college art class masterpieces...(a self portrait that looks more like Jackie Chan than himself..) no offense, Sean.. i love it
Started collecting Gold and Silver Coins about 15 months ago and now its my passion. Love it. Ordered this particular coin a couple of days ago. Looking forward to having it in my hand.
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Coins are awesome too, I thought about collecting those (like the state quarters and such) but I'm afraid I'd break into the loot, and spend em on a rainy day-haha
If ya don't mind my asking, how much does a coin like that cost ya?
Started collecting Gold and Silver Coins about 15 months ago and now its my passion. Love it. Ordered this particular coin a couple of days ago. Looking forward to having it in my hand.
Is that a 1/10 th coin?
I started buying the smaller increments about a year ago
Also in silver for 2.45 a coin
My Jim beam collection, 1964 black Genie bottle on the far left....
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Coins are awesome too, I thought about collecting those (like the state quarters and such) but I'm afraid I'd break into the loot, and spend em on a rainy day-haha
If ya don't mind my asking, how much does a coin like that cost ya?
Its actually .2354oz of gold and about the size of a nickel. The cost fluctuates of course with the price of gold. Have not bought any gold coins in several months but snagged this one on the recent dip as I have been wanting one of these for my collection and have been waiting on the right price. To me its a way to preserve wealth for my kids. Fun to boot.
My Jim beam collection, 1964 black Genie bottle on the far left....
Those are very cool
Prettty damn cool
Prettty damn cool
Love the Jim Beam and Gold coin posts, very cool guys...
kneifl
Prettty damn cool
Love the Jim Beam and Gold coin posts, very cool guys...
kneifl
Lately.....I've been collecting miles on my car. The back and forth to Atlanta has been nuts. In a hotel now in Atlanta. All our stuff gets delivered tomorrow morning. Can't wait to have a new home and give up in my collection of mileage.
