Why Tall Grass Coins?

Tall Grass... I live in Kansas... land of the tall grass that the buffalo ate before they were slaughtered. Now it seems to be mostly wheat and sunflowers. Coins... well that' explains itself too, doesn't it... (though I have some paper currency to sell as well)

In any case, because coin collecting and dealing is such a specialized field, I thought it was important to have a place on eBay dedicated to that purpose, so I took one of my old eBay ID's (z00ker) and changed it to tallgrasscoins. (see my eBay ID history) Now I've got a name and I certainly have inventory, so I should really figure out how to describe these coins.

My true passion is antiquarian books... well books in general... but especially the old ones. (I have some great and rare books in my collection concerning Greek and Roman coinage that I will be listing in the future.) When these coins came to me, the first thing I knew I needed to do was get some books on the subject, and far be it from me to miss an opportunity to buy books, I got online and ordered the ANA Grading Standards book (6th edition) and the 2006 Redbook Guide to US Coins. They're here now and I'm reading the introductory sections...