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"Reid Goldsborough" wrote in message ... On 4/16/2010 11:51 AM, Cato wrote: Your post is filled with the "chit chat" which you have railed against. Discussion of the weather and what you ate for breakfast is chitchat. Discussing the internal dynamics of the online group you're participating in isn't chitchat. Isn't that obvious? It's not talking coins but it is talking about how to promote a well-functioning group. Such discussions take place in every online discussion group, moderated as well as unmoderated. Look, you have one poster here who more than any other, by far, flames other participants in this newsgroup. The flames are purely disruptive, with no content behind them, just anonymous and fairly mindless venom spewed out all over the place. This kind of behavior is one of the chief reasons that people leave groups like this, along with excessive chitchat. This is an unmoderated group, but moderated groups avoid these problems by requiring that people post using their real names. Apparently some people here know who "Scurvy Dog" is. All I'm suggesting is that when he does leave one of his transparent attempts at disruption, people just refer to him by his real name. I'm not saying that's guaranteed to work, but it couldn't hurt. Okay. I can't stand it anymore. I'll do it. I'll name him. His real name is........ Arrrgghhhhhh. I just LOVE those old shows. |
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On Apr 18, 11:18�am, Reid Goldsborough
wrote: Enough silliness. How about some coin talk. Why not post a pic of your latest acquisition. Please. It's so much fun. I would, but I don't know how. snicker ~ Anka |
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On 4/18/2010 10:05 PM, Anka wrote:
I would, but I don't know how.snicker You used to know how to post a pic of a coin and then link to it here. I can see why you need that vacation! Let me express my sincere hope that when you return this knowledge will return to you and that you can again share with us these gems. But if you need help, don't hesitate to ask. OK, serious now. I find the sharing of subjective evaluations of any coin an interesting exercise, online as well as in person, if it's done in good faith, without fawning and meaningless praise at one extreme and without spiteful and equally meaningless criticism at the other extreme. Every coin has positives and negatives, and seeing how coins appear to others' eyes and help sharpen your own. Remember Ira Stein, the coin dealer, who used to be a regular here. He had one of the best eyes for higher-end U.S. coins I've ever seen. Just seeing the coins he handled was an exercise in numismatic aesthetics. -- Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos |
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Reid Goldsborough wrote:
Remember Ira Stein, the coin dealer, who used to be a regular here. He had one of the best eyes for higher-end U.S. coins I've ever seen. Just seeing the coins he handled was an exercise in numismatic aesthetics. I agree completely! Owning an "Ira" coin was considered the highest pinnacle a collector could attain, whether it was a high-end modern Lincoln cent or an early Federal silver rarity. I'm proud to say that I have a few of his treasures in my own collection. It's safe to say that his knowledge of quality U.S. coinage and the market for it is the best or up among them. I miss his "newp" announcements, but he hasn't been in the show circuit for quite some time. James |
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Scurvy Dog wrote:
"Reid Goldsborough" wrote in message ... On 4/13/2010 8:23 PM, Eric Babula wrote: Sorry, Reid. You and I are just not in the same collecting camp. I have exactly one ancient coin in my entire collection, and I barely know anything about that one. And, AFAIK, I have no counterfeits. If I had an interest in ancients and thought I could, I would certainly have tried to meet your challenge. But, I've only really collected US coins. Fair enough. Well, one ancient coin is better than none. g A lot of collectors of U.S. coins choose not to go back further in time. If I could go back in time I'd make your mother get an abortion! This from a man whose only contribution to society has been a failed suicide attempt that left him a vegetable! |
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