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Are we falling down on the job of collecting?
On Feb 6, 10:09*am, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
"oly" wrote in message ... On Feb 5, 6:53 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: Michael Benveniste wrote: "stonej" wrote: http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/...cle&ArticleId=... Quoting from that article: When all this is sorted out in the years ahead, will future collectors say that we were falling down on our basic job as collectors, which is to collect and to preserve all coin issues? I'm tentatively willing to accept those job requirements and duties. Now let's discuss compensation. Who's paying me and how much? No one you say? Then I don't have a "basic job of collecting," so I can't be falling down on the job. I think one would be very hard pressed to find collectors of the past whose primo motivation was to preserve coins so that you and I could own them in 2009. In fact, it is because few actually did preserve coins that makes collecting them such an adventure today. Sounds as if somebody with nothing to say had a deadline to meet and column inches to fill. James- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It wasn't his prime motivation, but Virgil Brand apparently preserved a great deal of material that was considered dross in his day, but which is decent today (especially barrels of Civil War tokens and Confederate notes). oly Or one might say he hoarded them so his contemporaries couldn't enjoy them. Like we're supposed to bite the bullet so our grandchildren will have it easy.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You certainly have a bizarre point of view. If our financial system holds together (a very very big if) your grandchildren will be slaves to the bankers and Chinese bondholders, all so you can get a cushy federal pension today. oly |
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Are we falling down on the job of collecting?
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 20:09:31 -0500, "Bruce Remick"
wrote: You're right. I don't share your exaggerated view that the economic sky is falling, our children will be slaves to the Chinese, and it's up to us to save them (the children) now or they will be doomed. They will adapt to whatever they're faced with just like past generations have done and any adversity will make them stronger in the long run. And I'll gladly take that offer of a cheap beer with Dr. J under that shade tree in the park, protected from any pieces of sky. No French necessaire either. Bruce Bruce, the distinction is that what the past generations were faced with WAS NOT their own ancestors sticking it to them for their own comfort and greed. |
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Are we falling down on the job of collecting?
"Johnny Doe" wrote in message ... On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 20:09:31 -0500, "Bruce Remick" wrote: You're right. I don't share your exaggerated view that the economic sky is falling, our children will be slaves to the Chinese, and it's up to us to save them (the children) now or they will be doomed. They will adapt to whatever they're faced with just like past generations have done and any adversity will make them stronger in the long run. And I'll gladly take that offer of a cheap beer with Dr. J under that shade tree in the park, protected from any pieces of sky. No French necessaire either. Bruce Bruce, the distinction is that what the past generations were faced with WAS NOT their own ancestors sticking it to them for their own comfort and greed. I understand that. But I feel comfortable as an individual in that I'm not burdening my grandchildren by the way I'm living. If those who would make general accusations have specific names in mind, why not be specific without painting all members of a whole generation as greedy *******s who couldn't care less about what they leave behind. I hate blanket generalizations. |
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