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I'll be honest, Larry.... I don't really care to post any coins on this forum right now. Sorry. 

I know you're trying. But there isn't much point in trying until the cancer is removed. 

On 11/15/2022 at 8:01 PM, zadok said:

...ironic that a non-member n non-collector is so concerned bout the interests of the collector?....

Or... not ironic that a non-collector couldn't care less about the interests of collectors? The ANA is an outdated, useless, and pointless organization that exists only because of tradition. They've been around, and so they're still around. I don't know what they do, or why they exist, except to apparently feed VKB's ego. 

So basically, you're saying.. the ANA is useless, ineffective, incompetent, poorly managed, and doesn't care about collectors or dealers? Also, I guess they don't address concerns? 

Then... what's the point? 

They are basically a political committee. They sound like Congress. They sound as absolutely useless as any politician ever has been. And yeah, I know VKB is a political hack. Point intended. 

Gold... I'd literally prefer this site be shut down and cease to exist, instead of what it has become. There are 2 users that need to be deleted from their digital existence, and then this site may possibly become the place it used to be. I hate them, they hate me. I'm okay with it.... but I'm not okay with what they've done to this forum. 

And No, Gold, neither of us will coexist until one of us is gone. 

On 11/14/2022 at 5:40 PM, Quintus Arrius said:

🐓:  Have you noticed how NN is beginning to sound more and more like the OP whose premature departure we all lament?

Q.A.:  I have, and I'll go further... I believe the latter is indisposed and asked the former to stand in for him.  Their voices are indistinguishable. [Check the transcript!]

🐓:  You're probably right.  We're lucky, Q...  You can't put a price on the value of entertainment. We got this!

QA.. are you just an absolute a......le alt for VKB? Their voices are indistinguishable. Nobody would lament losing QA or VKB. Check the transcript... they literally always appear to defend each other, and puff each other up. They are both insufferable, both are absolute jerks, both offer literally zero to the community or forum, both should be deleted from digital existence... It all makes sense now. 

On 11/10/2022 at 11:29 AM, GoldFinger1969 said:

Recent article in CoinWeek which I thought was very interesting:

https://coinweek.com/us-coins/top-10-most-controversial-us-coins/

EliteCollection's coin heads the list. 

The 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle

The Type 1 Standing Liberty Quarter

The 1964-D Peace Dollar

The 1804 Dollar

The 1946 Roosevelt Dime

The 1909-S VDB Cent

The 1793 Chain Cent

The $1,000,000,000,000 Platinum Coin

The 1921 Zerbe Morgan Dollar

The 1913 Proof Liberty Nickel

 

 

I didn't read the article, but I kinda feel I probably don't need to waste my time. 

Some of the things on that list are controversial. 

Some of the things on that list are widely accepted by the numismatic community, and while plebes who can't afford them might complain about them, they aren't going anywhere. 

And some of the things on that list aren't coins and I don't know why they're even mentioned, except for clickbait. Shoot, some of them don't even exist, except in fanboy's dreams. Seems like CoinWorld has succumbed to that internet plague.. clickbait. 

On 11/14/2022 at 3:03 PM, Morpheus1967 said:

I lost my 16 year old nephew to cancer.  Donated 1, because cancer sucks.  And 2, out of spite to QA.  

I'm so sorry to hear about your nephew. Thank you for your support. 

Yes, Cancer sucks. 

And yeah, your second point has merit as well. 

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On 11/10/2022 at 8:08 PM, tj96 said:

Edit.

Probably the most interesting post in this trainwreck that explains why this forum has died. Hijacked by hooligans, who don't even care that they are careening off the edge! 

While I recognize that the edge is incredibly important on coins like this (I collect Capped Bust Halves), I have not really experimented with how to most effectively photograph the edges. 

On 11/5/2022 at 1:46 PM, leeg said:

One of your favorites?  More important than the Oregon Trail half dollar?

Which are your favorites: 1-3?

Haha, I don't know why, but when you said "Hawaiian Half Dollar" my mind instantly went to the fascinating story of the 1883 issue from San Francisco featuring King Kalakaua. It later occurred to me that you were talking about commemorative halves, as you usually do! 

On 11/6/2022 at 6:44 AM, Ray Tatum said:

Thread reeks of envy, I hope that it gets the grade that you deserve. Good luck.

I'm slightly confused by your post. Who do you believe is envious of whom? Please clarify. 

I pretty much only use the grey NGC boxes. I've tried a bunch of others (PCGS boxes really only fit PCGS slabs, go figure). Whitman made a box that was supposed to be universal, but in reality it just didn't fit anything well. 

The NGC boxes fit the old PCGS slabs perfectly, but PCGS redesigned their slabs a few years ago to be a bit thicker. Now, I have to angle the slab as shown below. It means I can only fit 18 in a box instead of 20, but I can fit both PCGS and NGC slabs together in the same box. That suits me nicely. 

I also have some extra thick slabs... those I just angle as well. 

On 10/29/2022 at 9:44 PM, tj96 said:

What the hell is Quintus Arrius talking about?   

Nobody knows. Very few people care. 

Just a helpful hint.... I don't know what your default "Sort" order is on your website, but it greatly aids us in finding what we want if it is sorted by date (1948, 1949, and so on). 

Fun fact... the "Sort by Date" selection in your drop down doesn't work properly. 

You do have some absolutely incredible coins for sale, if you tweak your website just a bit. 

That really sucks! My roommate was recently diagnosed with cancer, so I'm becoming familiar with the struggles. Best wishes to the Lange family, for a full recovery and ease of any pain. 

If you contact the JRCS (John Reich Collectors Society) by email or facebook, someone there might be able to help you. 

On 8/22/2022 at 3:24 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:

Who DID do this research back then (besides you, assuming you did it then) ?

Very few people did - that's why modern numismatic researchers like Roger are so valuable. And why they have literally re-written what we thought we knew about numismatic history. 

One of the best of the mid-20th century was probably Don Taxay. 

On 8/2/2022 at 9:29 PM, RWB said:

Maybe my outspokenness is to blame in part. Think I'll go post on the motorized missile launcher hobby website.....

Of all the people that regularly post, I'm pretty sure that *you* are not the problem.