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worldcoinguy
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Hello darksiders! I have been enjoying the forum for a few months, and decided it was time to say hello. I hope to continue learning from the group, and share some of my stuff along the way. My 30 second elevator speech……I’ve been collecting for 15+ years. I have had a bit of a ‘scattergun’ approach over the years in my collecting habits, but finally decided to concentrate on the darkside in the past couple of years. My fascination remains with Russian roubles and pre-1850 thalers of all shapes and sizes, but my limited budget keeps me grounded in reality.
I hope to bone up on my digital photography, so I will be reading some of the old posts to figure out the best strategies for pics. For now, I am limited to my trusty scanner - see below
Also - My apologies for borrowing somebody’s thaler icon…..I will make it temporary until I can cook one up on my own.
I hope to bone up on my digital photography, so I will be reading some of the old posts to figure out the best strategies for pics. For now, I am limited to my trusty scanner - see below
Also - My apologies for borrowing somebody’s thaler icon…..I will make it temporary until I can cook one up on my own.
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or should I say I ACCUMULATE!
I also dabble with the darkside
Ive recently gotten more into currency, especially modern star notes
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Interesting enough, my love of the darkside got its start in the early 90s when I studied overseas for a semester with the U of Wisconsin in Seville. One weekend I stumbled on a coin show in town and made it a point to return each month for the entire semester. I was missing a Krause and any knowledge of spanish coins, but walking through a show with 12-15 tables in a 500+ courtyard of a church was priceless.
Brent
Finding the right way to scan/photograph coins can be a tricky task (see some of my threads; I'm trying to find the right setup myself).
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<< <i>My apologies for borrowing somebody’s thaler icon…..I will make it temporary until I can cook one up on my own. >>
No problem- you are welcome to it! I used to own that coin. (1558 ANACS EF40 Saxony). Got it from Don ("ajaan"). I believe he created the icon picture. It was a great coin and that little picture does it no justice. I sold it to someone else on the forums but miss it a little.
It's still part of the banner near the top of my eBay page, with some past favorites:
This one is another I created for those who're more Britannic-minded. It is "LMBritanniaIcon" in the database. To my knowledge, nobody is using it, and anybody who wants to is welcome to do so.
Ditto for "LMHiberniaIcon2"- up for grabs- an old gilt proof halfpenny I later upgraded to a CAM proof gilt penny.
Also free for anyone to use is this icon I made my nice little cameo proof 1893 half-sovereign- it was the opposite of your thaler, in that I sold it to Don instead of vice-versa. (D'you still have that one, Don?) That coin has been in the hands of three members of this forum, actually. But I only used the icon only briefly. It is "ACF76F8" in the database.
Of course, the thaler probably fits your collecting better. The icon is yours now. Use it as long as you like, until you create another from one of your own coins.
Too bad it's too big to use as an icon, eh?
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<< <i>Pay no attention to Aethelred and Ajaan; they can't help themselves. >>
Hey! Wait a minute. What did I do? I hadn't even replied yet.
Welcome worldcoinguy (wcg). That icon of yours is truly a nice coin. I kinda miss it also but LM forced me to sell it to him. Something about photos and the ANA in Charlotte.
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<< <i>Pay no attention to Aethelred and Ajaan; they can't help themselves. >>
Hey! Wait a minute. What did I do? I hadn't even replied yet.
But I knew you would!
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
Gene
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Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
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I specialize in Great Britian and her territories etc, though I have seen some gorgeous Russian stuff....
We'll be looking forward to your posts.
Cathy
And thank you for not calling us sarcastic and unhelpful.
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