We will be famous...probably...somewhat
Mark
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For those of us who have been a while, the 9-11 quarter story is well know. (For those who just arrived, in a nutshell, after the terror attacks on 9-11, a few of the board members worked with PCGS to encapsulate and auction or sell 100 NY state quarters with a special insert. All the money received for these coins was donated to the Widow's fund and over $40,000 was raised.) Anyway, I wrote up a piece about this endeavor, submitted it to the Numismatist, the ANA's magazine, and after revising it, I am told it is in line to be published in the April issue.
If everything goes as planned, maybe in early April we will see an influx of new visitors to these boards because I mentioned the URL in a couple of places. So, perhaps we should start to arrange what we want to do if we get a bunch of board newbies...we could have Lucy greet everyone as they arrive, we could have Russ inquire as to their possession of Kennedies, perhaps we could ask Greg to change his icon (
), we could make sure that Pepperdoodles is far, far away, and so on.....
Anyway, I am PROUD as can be that the efforts of PCGS and of the board members who contributed so much time and money will finally receive some overdue recognition! I am only sorry that the Numismatist changed its style so that the story is shorter than I think warranted. Some people's efforts, which were noted in the first draft, had to be cut because their space constraint is exceedingly tight. So, if you think I blew it by overlooking someone or something, I apologize in advance and can only point to my flawed memory and their space limitations.
Mark
If everything goes as planned, maybe in early April we will see an influx of new visitors to these boards because I mentioned the URL in a couple of places. So, perhaps we should start to arrange what we want to do if we get a bunch of board newbies...we could have Lucy greet everyone as they arrive, we could have Russ inquire as to their possession of Kennedies, perhaps we could ask Greg to change his icon (
), we could make sure that Pepperdoodles is far, far away, and so on.....Anyway, I am PROUD as can be that the efforts of PCGS and of the board members who contributed so much time and money will finally receive some overdue recognition! I am only sorry that the Numismatist changed its style so that the story is shorter than I think warranted. Some people's efforts, which were noted in the first draft, had to be cut because their space constraint is exceedingly tight. So, if you think I blew it by overlooking someone or something, I apologize in advance and can only point to my flawed memory and their space limitations.
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Seriously that's great. I hope they don't arrive here in the middle of a flame war or they will drop their coins and run away from the hobby as fast as they can.
We made the CoinWorld rag & drew the attention of the Secret Service one time. Something about a fake 1804 dollar on eBay............
It might be cool when it gets printed to have a thread stickied to the top where the people who joined because of the article could introduce themselves. It would be interesting to see what kind of a cross-section of folks would join. Since they would already be ANA members, I think it's likely a lot of them would be pretty knowledgeable.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
1. What is TTT?
2. How do I get a picture posted?
3. How do I link to an external site in my message?
4. Why does ACG rank so poorly among board members?
5. Where to sell your coins (BST board)
And more.
That effort shows how everyone can come together in a time of crisis. I will always be proud of my role in that fundraiser and only wish we had been able to do (2) more fundraisers for the police and military who also gave their lives in that attack
And we're helping again... my check for pancreatic cancer research will be above $1300!
Jeremy