9 pages of my COIN paper done...

airplanenut

See the title... the majority is done! The rest is what I know but need to back up with sources... not what I need to learn and rewrite

The only porblem... I know want to collect:
English coins from around 1000-1300... the hammered ones (and later ones, too... to the 1700s)
I want to collect Greek coins... especially the ones with Athena and the owl
I want to collect Roman coins
I want to collect hammered coins

I though the $35 for shipping to/from ANA was expensive enough for the paper... guess I was wrong (US coins are yet to come... so lets see where that takes me...)

Jeremy

PS- at least I am going to a show a week from tomorrow

PPS- how 'bout some words of encouragement! I started writing at 1 pm and have been reading a lot and writing a lot and eating a lot (and breaking a bit)

robertpr

Keep up the good work! And we want to see it when it's done too...typed and double spaced with rough draft and appendix!

airplanenut

But of course, sire! (in stupid, fake accent)

a2labmom

Way to go, Jeremy. Sounds like you're making some good progress. When is it due? Any possibility of us getting a snipet or two from you? Your outline looked pretty interesting. I would love to read some of your paper, if you wouldn't mind.

robertpr

Dog97

That's about the most stupid thing a teacher could make students do. I remember when I was in English class and had to write a term paper; I just didn't do it and so what if the "F" I got brought my average down to D- for the semester.
Just like in World History class when we had to write a 5 page essay on the rise & fall of the Roman Empire. "It rose. It stood. It fell. It's now a tourist attraction. So what?" 1 sentence on each page didn't qualify as 5 pages according to the dork teacher so I had D- in that course too. I learned a lot more about the Romans from collecting coins & going to Sunday School.
Going to school really sucks.

airplanenut

<< <i>Going to school really sucks. >>

Yup!

And Beth, here is a just a snipet (it's the intro... probably gonna change it)...

Numismatic Displays of Art and Culture (oooooh... sounds impressive! [especially when I had to define numismatics for my teacher... who does teach Latin, too ])

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE">Throughout time, coins have exhibited multiple forms of art and have represented numerous cultures. Physically, coins represent art and culture in numerous ways. A massive number of coins were made through the use of sculptures, and are thus small copies of an original, hand-made piece of art. The designs embedded in a coin may represent the culture of the country or civilization which produced the coin, such as the images depicted in ancient Greek coins, numerous world coins, American commemorative coins, and the United States’ state quarters. Finally, the method of manufacture of certain coins, such as proof coinage, can become another form of art.</SPAN>

airplanenut

juist finished the ninth page...

sumnom

My guess is, Dog, that you didn't get anything out your teachers' assignments because you didn't actually do them.

airplanenut

<< <i>My guess is, Dog, that you didn't get anything out your teachers' assignments because you didn't actually do them. >>

I do ALL of my work and then say why did I just waste .000000000001% of my life...

shllyshny

I'm with you, Dog. I did the whole school thing, studied, was a great student, ad naseum... Where did it get me? I'm a freakin' INFANTRYMAN for crying out loud and have been for the last fifteen years, two shooting conflicts, and three wives. What have I got to look forward to? Well, jeez, let's see. We're preparing for another little party in the big sandy, and if I make it to retirement I'll get a few hundred a month, reduced medical, and PX priveliges so I can buy stuff higher than off post. Whoopie. I say quit school while you still can, stay single, and sponge off Mom and Pop. Hope all you Navy guys out there are getting a big kick outta this.

Oh yeah. ACG sucks, too.

airplanenut

<< <i>Oh yeah. ACG sucks, too. >>

So true! But if I wanna go to MIT so I can go work for Boeing, I gotta go to school.

michael

superb!!!!!!!!!


the only thing off is the working for boeing part, just my opinion

but i guess life is a journey and there are many paths

sincerely michael

Trime

Dear Dog,
I hope this is not the message that we give our young colleagues.
I know from your posts that you are are a very knowledgeable numismatist and a good guy. I respectfully submit that a sound education is a very valuable and valued asset.