ldhair

Russ, is that you?

Skip. I don't think many will care to play your games any longer.
I'll play but several already have you on ignore and won't see your post.
You might get more replies if you started a new fresh thread. 

...the reverse

 

Please post your own thread with these pictures.  I will see the thread.  

I was surprised with the 2017 slabs by my employer. If I'd been consulted in advance, I would have suggested 1817 halves... ☺

Around 35 years ago I saw my neighbors toilet seat and it had coins in it (both the lid and the part you sit on). It had to have been very old at that time as I recall there were unc Buffalo nickels and Walking Liberty halves in it, among many other nice looking coins. Besides, she never updated the place and everything in it was very old, so the seat had to have been very old. 
When she died they had an estate sale and I went over to buy it with the hopes of freeing the coins. It was gone. I asked about it and was told that someone stole it off the toilet earlier in the day. Someone unhooked it from the toilet and snuck it out of the house without anyone seeing them. 
From what I understand, freeing stuff from Lucite isn't super difficult for most objects. You can freeze the Lucite in liquid nitrogen and then smash it with a hammer. You can also soak smaller pieces of it in acetone and it will dissolve. 

That's a little sad to me. Learning that you're wrong means you learned something. Learning new things is good. Failure is good insofar as it teaches us / we learn from it. If you're never wrong and you never fail you can't be learning and you can't be growing. My art teacher told us, "If you're comfortable you aren't growing."

Perhaps the distaste among those of whom you’re speaking, should be considered by someone who really wants to teach.

There are many ways to teach. More will learn from a fun and friendly teacher. Being abrasive drives folks away and they quit posting.
People don't come here to fight, they come here to have fun and get away from other stuff in life.  

For the most part, those of us who have commented in his threads have already explained our reasoning. Speaking for myself, I believe that far more could be achieved if better white color balance and photos of the entire side of each coin were used.That said, I still appreciate his efforts and don’t doubt that they help some posters.
Likewise, I believe that a particular dealer who didn’t (or doesn’t) take the time to spellcheck her market reports, could reach a larger audience and help more collectors if she went that extra step. In each case, it’s their choice and I realize that they’re still doing a lot more than nothing at all.
 

I'm able to see threads back to 2006 but many threads are missing.