First, quality before quantity. I post or reply only if I feel I can contribute in a meaningful way. If not, I just sit back and read (observe) the sometimes very interesting banter!!
Coppernicus
Lincoln Wheats (1909 - 1958) Basic Set - Always Interested in Upgrading!
I use the forum a lot. I read many, many posts. I havce learned a lot by doing that. Of course, you can see i have posted a lot.... many, many questions and unfortunately for me, some really foolish comments.
So.. I am a reader, replier and THANKS ALL.a learner on here... I might snipe but don't really know what that is, on here.
Becoming informed but still trying to learn every day! 1-Dammit Boy Oct 14,2003
I like posting every so often, don't mind giving my two cents worth if I have something to contribute, and if I can get someone to chuckle a bit I'll do that too
I only post a new thread if I want to know something or it's something interesting that I think the other members will enjoy. I'll reply if I have some info to share. I'll just jump in anywhere too, especially if the thread concerns Sample Slabs, Barbers & Morgans or mint errors. I don't post "I don't know" replys. That doesn't make ¢ to me. In short all 3.
Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
Post for interest, information, humor (it has to be a little warped, weird, sick or strange - like me), or sometimes, general chatting. So, like Placid, I have no idea.
I will post to answer questions, especially if I feel the answers that have been given are either wrong or incomplete, and If I feel I can contribute something meaningful. I rarely initialize posts although sometimes I think I should do so more often.
I am a bit of all three, but I guess I am more of the sniper type. That coincides with how I bid on online auctions.
Recommended reading - The PCGS Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection and The Coin Collector's Survival Manual and NCI Grading Guide For the Morgan collectors - The Morgan and Peace encyclopedia by Van Allen and Mallis
What would your slabbed coins be worth if the grading services went out of business? What would your coins be worth if the Internet was taken offline for good?
I ask questions when I have a relevant question, or would like help grading.
I rarely answer questions, as I am over my head in the advice giving category amongst this sage crew. I give opinion regarding stuff like transacting business on ebay, and offer my two common sense when appropriate.
"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did, as opposed to screaming in terror like his passengers."
I only post if I have a question that I can't find the answer to. I reply when I have a comment or opinion to share; even if it's only a humerous (at least to me) remark.
I don't have enough knowledge to answer coin questions, but I like to share my thoughts or personal experiences on the subject. If nothing else, my reply acts as a "bump" so more knowledgeable members can answer it. I'm always looking to learn.
I wish there was a separate thread for all the posts simply asking for opinions about some coin or the other that one has or is looking at buying. Unfortunately I don't have the time to scroll through pages of new topics each day to cull out the really interesting ones that are of substance rather than just asking about someone's latest deal. I get the feeling that few people would even see my posts to make it worth posting because of the huge quantity of posts each day.
I start a new thread if I have a question or see something which may be of interest to other board members, and I always try to answer a question if I know it. But I always try to stay away from the nasty threads, posting just brings them to the top again.
"It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson
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Lincoln Wheats (1909 - 1958) Basic Set - Always Interested in Upgrading!
If YoU DoN'T EaT IcE CrEaM YoU ArE LaMeErz!!!!
sorry.. i haven't been up at 7 on a Sunday in MONTHS.. must .. get ......... caffeine..
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So.. I am a reader, replier and THANKS ALL.a learner on here... I might snipe but don't really know what that is, on here.
1-Dammit Boy Oct 14,2003
International Coins
"A work in progress"
Wayne
eBay registered name:
Hard_ Search (buyer/bidder, a small time seller)
e-mail: wayne.whatley@gmail.com
Frank
I'll reply if I have some info to share.
I'll just jump in anywhere too, especially if the thread concerns Sample Slabs, Barbers & Morgans or mint errors.
I don't post "I don't know" replys. That doesn't make ¢ to me.
In short all 3.
So, like Placid, I have no idea.
Russ, NCNE
(And I read an awful lot, much more than I post!)
For the Morgan collectors - The Morgan and Peace encyclopedia by Van Allen and Mallis
What would your slabbed coins be worth if the grading services went out of business? What would your coins be worth if the Internet was taken offline for good?
I ask questions when I have a relevant question, or would like help grading.
I rarely answer questions, as I am over my head in the advice giving category amongst this sage crew. I give opinion regarding stuff like transacting business on ebay, and offer my two common sense when appropriate.
I don't have enough knowledge to answer coin questions, but I like to share my thoughts or personal experiences on the subject. If nothing else, my reply acts as a "bump" so more knowledgeable members can answer it. I'm always looking to learn.
Proof Dime Registry Set