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From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:47:11 2004
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Hello Mr. Mark Fox, Mr. Casper,Mr. Tettenborn and
fellow Meteorite Enthusiasts, and Numismatists
everywhere!

This just goes to show you how meteorites and coins go
so well together, I have been collecting these for about
5 years now. I hope you enjoy the stories, the is third
story is my favorite.
http://www.meteorman.org/Meteorite_Coins.htm

Mark if your thinking of doing a story in a coin magazine, this would
make a great one, I have been thinking of doing just
that for some time now. E-mail me Mark, I have other pictures
as well.

Enjoy,
Tim Heitz
Midwest Meteorites - http://www.meteorman.org/

Mark Fox wrote:

> November 15, 2001
>
> Greetings Mr. Mike Casper, Mr. Mike Tettenborn, and
> fellow Meteorite Enthusiasts, and Numismatists
> everywhere!
>
> I never knew you were also an ardent coin collector,
> Mr. Casper! What numismatic luck! I thought
> meteorite collecting and coin collecting were
> interwoven in more than one way.
>
> I have been collecting for some years now, and have
> gotten three articles published in Coins Magazine. I
> collect practically any series of coins I can find
> including both US and foreign.
>
> By the way, I do agree with Mr. Mike Tettenborn's
> comment about the extraordinarily high prices of many
> rare coins in the coin hobby, including Morgan
> dollars. Nevertheless, I also find it hard to imagine
> that SNC meteorites and many other types are worth
> thousands of dollars for a minuscule amount of grams.
> Of course, some meteorite collectors or the like many
> argue that such rocks are significantly more important
> than some metal discs since meteorites are a piece of
> other worlds, including Mars and the Moon. Thus, they
> may say such rocks are crucial to our understanding of
> life and the creation of the universe, etc.
> Nonetheless, I doubt every space rock enthusiast
> acquires a meteorite for that purpose alone to be
> studied under an electron microscope and have a
> scientific paper written up. Rather, it is apparent
> that many obtain such rocks for the same reasons that
> a person buys a beautiful coin like a Walking Liberty
> half dollar, an Indian penny, or a Buffalo nickel.
> Therefore, the possible argument that some gargantuan
> priced meteorites are not overvalued like some hefty
> priced coins, strictly because of their importance to
> science is not valid in all cases. Both meteorite
> and coin collecting are hobbies and are treated by
> many as such.
>
> Lastly I too like natural-made collectibles, Mr.
> Tettenborn. Maybe instead of concentrating on the
> coins themselves, you may find it more interesting to
> concentrate on where the metal in them came from. I
> have wondered for a while now if any coins, including
> ancient coins, were ever struck from meteoritic metal.
> Also, it appears that the Romans were very excited
> about "falling rocks" and apparently commemorated many
> meteorite falls on some of their coins. Other old
> coins and/or medals also commemorate the appearance of
> Halley's Comet. Like meteorite collecting too, coin
> collecting has many mysteries that remain unresolved.
>
> My e-mail is unclefireballmtf_at_yahoo.com.
>
> Long strewn fields and shiny octahedrite coins!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark Fox
> Newaygo, MI USA
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- tett <tett_at_bmts.com> wrote:
>
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> Sorry Michael but I will never get excited about
> coins.  Man made
> things just don't interest me as collectibles except ,
> perhaps, certain
> forms of art and even then I would not break the bank
> in acquiring them.
> I am surprised at the bids for some of these
> coins.  I can't believe
> $140,000 for a small 100 year old Morgan dollar. 
> Obviously, these
> are highly collectable and eagerly sought by many
> people.  Congratulations
> on what appears to be a successful auction so far.
> Still, give me natural made meteorites any day.
> Cheers,
> Mike Tettenborn
>  
>  
> Michael Casper wrote:
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>
> Hi
> there, <font
> size=-1>  Perhaps
> some of you may have some interest?
> Click<font
> size=-1>the
> link below for a peek. <font
> face="Arial"> 
> xoxox, MC <font
> size=-1><a
> href="http://heritagecoin.com/auctions/lots.asp?SubHeader=Casper">http://heritagecoin.com/auctions/lots.asp?SubHeader=Casper</a></blockquote>
>
> </body>
> </html>
>
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Hello Mr. Mark  Fox,  Mr. Casper,Mr. Tettenborn and
 fellow Meteorite Enthusiasts, and Numismatists
 everywhere!
This just goes to show you how meteorites and coins go
 so well together, I have been collecting these for about
 5 years now. I hope you enjoy the stories, the is third
 story is my favorite.
 <A HREF="http://www.meteorman.org/Meteorite_Coins.htm">http://www.meteorman.org/Meteorite_Coins.htm</A>
  
Mark if your thinking of  doing a story in a coin magazine, this
would
 make a great one, I have been thinking of doing just
 that for some time now. E-mail me Mark, I have other pictures
 as well.
Enjoy,
 Tim Heitz
 Midwest Meteorites - <A HREF="http://www.meteorman.org/">http://www.meteorman.org/</A>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Mark Fox wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>November 15, 2001
Greetings Mr. Mike Casper, Mr. Mike Tettenborn, and
 fellow Meteorite Enthusiasts, and Numismatists
 everywhere!
I never knew you were also an ardent coin collector,
 Mr. Casper!  What numismatic luck!  I thought
 meteorite collecting and coin collecting were
 interwoven in more than one way.
I have been collecting for some years now, and have
 gotten three articles published in Coins Magazine.  I
 collect practically any series of coins I can find
 including both US and foreign.
By the way, I do agree with Mr. Mike Tettenborn's
 comment about the extraordinarily high prices of many
 rare coins in the coin hobby, including Morgan
 dollars. Nevertheless, I also find it hard to imagine
 that SNC meteorites and many other types are worth
 thousands of dollars for a minuscule amount of grams.
 Of course, some meteorite collectors or the like many
 argue that such rocks are significantly more important
 than some metal discs since meteorites are a piece of
 other worlds, including Mars and the Moon.  Thus, they
 may say such rocks are crucial to our understanding of
 life and the creation of the universe, etc.
 Nonetheless, I doubt every space rock enthusiast
 acquires a meteorite for that purpose alone to be
 studied under an electron microscope and have a
 scientific paper written up.  Rather, it is apparent
 that many obtain such rocks for the same reasons that
 a person buys a beautiful coin like a Walking Liberty
 half dollar, an Indian penny, or a Buffalo nickel.
 Therefore, the possible argument that some gargantuan
 priced meteorites are not overvalued like some hefty
 priced coins, strictly because of their importance to
 science is not valid in all cases.   Both meteorite
 and coin collecting are hobbies and are treated by
 many as such.
Lastly I too like natural-made collectibles, Mr.
 Tettenborn.  Maybe instead of concentrating on the
 coins themselves, you may find it more interesting to
 concentrate on where the metal in them came from.  I
 have wondered for a while now if any coins, including
 ancient coins, were ever struck from meteoritic metal.
 Also, it appears that the Romans were very excited
 about "falling rocks" and apparently commemorated many
 meteorite falls on some of their coins.  Other old
 coins and/or medals also commemorate the appearance of
 Halley's Comet.  Like meteorite collecting too, coin
 collecting has many mysteries that remain unresolved.
My e-mail is unclefireballmtf_at_yahoo.com.
Long strewn fields and shiny octahedrite coins!
Best regards,
Mark Fox
 Newaygo, MI USA
  
  
  
  
  
--- tett <tett_at_bmts.com> wrote:
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 Sorry Michael but I will never get excited about
 coins.&nbsp; Man made
 things just don't interest me as collectibles except ,
 perhaps, certain
 forms of art and even then I would not break the bank
 in acquiring them.
 I am surprised at the bids for some of these
 coins.&nbsp; I can't believe
 $140,000 for a small 100 year old Morgan dollar.&nbsp;
 Obviously, these
 are highly collectable and eagerly sought by many
 people.&nbsp; Congratulations
 on what appears to be a successful auction so far.
 Still, give me natural made meteorites any day.
 Cheers,
 Mike Tettenborn
 &nbsp;
 &nbsp;
 Michael Casper wrote:
 <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>
 Hi
 there,&nbsp;size=-1>&nbsp; Perhaps
 some of you may have some interest?
 Clicksize=-1>the
 link below for a peek.&nbsp;face="Arial">&nbsp;
 xoxox, MC&nbsp;size=-1><a
 href="<a href="http://heritagecoin.com/auctions/lots.asp?SubHeader=Casper">http://heritagecoin.com/auctions/lots.asp?SubHeader=Casper</a>"><a href="http://heritagecoin.com/auctions/lots.asp?SubHeader=Casper">http://heritagecoin.com/auctions/lots.asp?SubHeader=Casper</a></a></blockquote>
</body>
 </html>
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