Who's up for starting a FB Roosie club?
Stooge
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There are several coin clubs around ie: the E.A.C. (Early American Coppers), the Full Steps Club for Nickels and so on, but we roosie guys don't have one yet.
How about the Full Bands Roosie club? We could have News letters and Nick Cascio could be our President.
Any thoughts?
Later, Paul.
How about the Full Bands Roosie club? We could have News letters and Nick Cascio could be our President.
Any thoughts?
Later, Paul.
Later, Paul.
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I will certainly join though.
<< <i>PCGS gave me a free SAE for joining. Does this mean I get a MS69FB Roosie when I join this club??
Dan50, what a marvelous idea!
See how easy this could be!
Later, Paul.
Later, Paul.
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Best wishes from Bangkok,
Just Having Fun!
If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
nomination but I have to regretfully decline. I just would not be able to commit
the extra time right now. I think Mitch would be a much better choice and would
give it much more time then I could. He is far more knowledgeable then I when
it comes to the full split band on a Roosie. I did notice a couple other threads
he is posting to so he may be a little tied up at the moment to reply.
Back to bed for me. Everyone have a wonderful holiday weekend. I'll be back on
the boards on Monday.
Nick
Wondercoin
<< <i>I would be happy to contribute to a Roosie Dime Club. That is a cool idea. Since Nick is out in CA as I am, perhaps a quick organizational meeting at the June, Long Beach show might make sense (perhaps followed by an additional meeting at 1/06 FUN? It would also give everyone more time to try to convince Nick to accept that President position
Wondercoin
Very cool. This could be a lot of fun.
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
Besides just a meeting 1-2 x's a year, we could have a monthly newsletter.
Later, Paul.
Later, Paul.
Paul: I agree. My only point in mentioning the 6/05 meeting following by the 1/06 meeting is that Mistercoinman (Fred)mentioned FUN 06 as a possible meeting spot. I just wanted to point out that the concept could get off the ground well before that date (perhaps as early as 6/05 Long Beach) and many of us could still do as Fred suggests.
Obviously, the club could meet at every major show throughout the year, if it wanted to as well.
Wondercoin
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Mitch,
I mentioned fun only because I live in the northeastern part of the country and very rarely have the opportuinty to travel to the west coast. Sounds like fun!! Fred
I am very interested in starting a newsletter and I am looking into starting one soon. It may be bi-monthly, but nothing is certain for now. I would like to make plans now though for all of us to meet at the 2006 F.U.N. convention in Florida in Jan. of 06' and poosibly get Mr. David Hall and or Mr. Steve Heller to come and speak at our first annual meeting.
First thing first...We need to come up with a name...any suggestions?
Later, Paul.
Later, Paul.
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Wondercoin.
This started as the FB Roosie club, and even though I personally am not enamored that much with the designation, there's no doubt in my mind that Full Bands is one of the real hot buttons for Roosie collectors. And it's certainly what made the club sound interesting to me.
I joined the Full Steps Jefferson Nickel Club and look forward eagerly to their magazines. If I were in the states at the right time, I would even attend meetings. But I would never have joined if it were merely the Jefferson Nickel Club which, if truth be told, sounds like a schnorrer. As does the Roosie Club.
It's the Full Steps that makes the Jefferson Nickel Club interesting and ditto for the FB Roosie Club.
So in my opinion, if you want to make the FB Roosie Club work, you have to retain the clarity of vision that Stooge brought to it in the first place, i.e., the FB Roosie Club.
Warm regards,
Just Having Fun
Maybe Wondercoin should also add his "two cents" on collecting great toned roosies....I think he's seen a few of the great ones over the years!!....FUN is always the best place for me!
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
Doesn't anybody remember how dead in the water the Roosies were until PCGS announced that they would start designating "Full Bands"?
That designation was a lightning bolt from above for the Roosies. It energized the existing Roosie collectors and attracted a whole crop of collectors.
So, if you want to keep that power alive -- the power that made Roosies a rollicking, wide-open series to collect -- put it in the name of the club, and let that be the central focus.
And it doesn't have to be exclusionary in the least. Indeed, if Rainbow Roosie, Mr. Wondercoin, Stooge, and Only Roosies want to powwow (or write) about beautifully toned Roosies, I'm sure everybody in the club, myself included, would cheer them on.
Indeed, if you wanted a second club name that has some bite and focus to it, try The Rainbow Roosie Club. That works too, and I'd sign up in a flash.
But the Roosie Club? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Without wanting to disparage knitting, it sounds about as interesting to me as a knitting circle.
Nitey nite guys. It's beddie bye time out here.
Just Having Fun!
Astute comment as usual!
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
I would like to retain the FB designation to the club.
I am VERY serious about doing this and would like to get the first Newsletter out sometime this summer, and schedule a meeting. I will be asking for alot of input from ALL OF YOU! We can make this a fun group and have a great time. Please all of you turn on your PM if you havn't already had them on, and I may be contacting you for some scans of dimes, stories, insight, etc.....
Thoughts of a few articles could be an article about toners and one could be about just NON-FB's also, since last time I checked, still no-one had a 100% FB set in the clads.
We could also highlite 1 collector every letter and it could be something along the lines of a short Bio on this person and why He/She collects Roosies.
Skies the limit!
Later, Paul.
P.S. Just Having Fun...The Full Steps Nickels have a Magazine? Can you please elaborate? Maybe I can get some ideas from that.
Later, Paul.
Regarding the Full Stepper magazine, lemme see if I can find one for you. I should have one lying around somewhere.
Warm regards,
Just Having Fun
-- The publication of the Full-Step Nickel Club is called "The Portico". Overall: Amateurishly produced but nicely edited. The Editor clearly has his eye focused on information that's useful to Full Step collectors.
The issue I have in front of me has a useful article on how to tell a flat from a sharp strike ... An analysis of how the Full Steppers performed at a recent auction ... letters from members ... and an article about off center Jefferson's. Lots and lots of ads, which add interest to the publication.
Address: Box 19090, Burbank, California 91510-0909. Phone number: 818-759-4745. E-address: the endearing FSNC5555@AOL.com Just from the e-address, you know the guys and gals doing this are real enthusiasts, and I relate very well to them. You can join the full-stepper club $25 a year, and the magazine alone makes it a super-duper BARGAIN.
-- The publication of the Barber Coin Collectors Society is called, well "the Journal of the Barber Coin Collectors' Society". Overall, better produced than "The Portico" and almost, but not as well focused editorially.
The issue I have in front of me has some useful information but it's thinner than in the full-stepper publication. For instance, it features on the cover, a picture of the 1894-S that I just bought at the Richmond Sale. But no follow-up information with interesting schtuff about the 1894-S dimes, for which there's a ton of material. And a page-and-a-half of blather to tell me that the Liberty Nickels and Isabella Quarter were also designed by Barber.
But there was also some interesting stuff including a collector's personal memoir, which was the funnest article in the issue ... and an basic but helpful article full of suggestions for selling coins on eBay. Lots of ads bring some spice to the publication. How about an article from Stewart Blay about how he built his great dime collection? I'd love to read that. How about you?
Address: Eileen Ribar, 2053 Edith Pl., Merrick, New York 11566. Phone: 516-379-4681. E-mail: emcrib@optonline.net. Website: http://www.BarberCoins.org Annual dues are $15, and despite my mixed comments about the editorial, it too is a great bargain.
-- The third publication "the Commemorative Trail" is from the Society for U.S. Commemorative Coins. The focus is on the 144 coin set. They had this guy, Ray something, who brought life and pizzazz to the editorial pages. But unfortunately he's gone and the whole publication is a dead zone: Dull and super academic, sort of like a post-doctoral thesis.
I love these coins, but do I really want to read 11 pages of self-congratulatory blather from the president and vice-president etc. of the club, before I come to anything remotely of interest?
The first article, after the gruesome introduction, was about the 1925 lexington-Concord. Well almost about it. Actually it was about the original pine distribution box. Well, no. Actually it was about a counterfeit original pine distribution box. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Another major article was about the Delaware Tercentenary. Well, no, it was actually about a Swedish-issued two Kronor coin loosely associated with the Delaware Tercentenary. Well, no, I got it wrong. It was actually about a box issued for the Swedish two Kronor coin coin loosely associated with the Delaware Terc.
Do you get what I mean about the Commem Trail reading like a post-doctoral thesis? Very sad, since this could be such an interesting publication; I mean ... this has to be the single most varied and interesting set in the country's coinage, but the publication totally lacks the joy and fun of collecting.
Address: Box 2335, Huntington Beach, California 92647. e-address: beedon@earthlink.net. Telephone: 714-963-6138. Annual dues: $20 a year.
Stooge: I hope this helps. And if you'd like me to send you my copies, pm a snail-mail address to me.
Warm regards,
Just Having Fun
My latest Rosy Purchase, a nice blue 1954P NGC MS67* (I love that Blue):
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its dropped down a few places. Maybe you can pick up that 2004P 68FB you need from Rick....
Nick
Let me know the details.
Butch
And a chart of FB pops. ala R&I Coins newsletter/price list.
And, maybe, a reward/contest akin to Max Mehl's idea. Something along these lines:
"$10,000 reward for a 1970-P 10¢ in PCGS MS68FB!" (of course, old moneybags himself [Rainbowroosie], would generously donate the reward money should someone actually collect the reward)
and they're cold.
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Mary
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rainbowroosie April 1, 2003