Do you think Alison Frankel's assesment of the coin world in "Double Eagle" as being &quot

CoinHusker

...arcana and filled with people who happily spend their days sifting through it all." (pages 214 & 215) accurate?


If so, is this forum one of those places "filled with people who happily spend their days sifting through it all."


I know this is the first place I thought of when I read her statement.

What do you think?

Leiana

After looking up 'arcana,' I would agree with that statement. I absolutely LOVE pondering the past histories and secrets of my coins.

-Amanda

Coinosaurus

And there is some other statement in there about "a breed for whom sartorial elegance is the exception", or something like that.

I loved the book, it is awesome.

WoodenJefferson

If so, is this forum one of those places "filled with people who happily spend their days sifting through it all."


Ahhhh...more like tipping over the bucket than sifting, you never know exactly what is going to spill out of the tipped bucket. The Collectors Universe Forum is a place to go to interact with those of like interest.

It is hard now days where coin collecting comes up in general conversation, you have to go out of your way to find a topic of that nature...here, you can indulge in what ever peeks your interest plus learn a whole lot about other areas of this hobby.

saintguru

Sure....she knows that many of us eat, breathe and sleep coins.

And she said that I had a self-diagnosed mild case of coin OCD. I NEVER said mild.

CoinHusker

<< <i>Sure....she knows that many of us eat, breathe and sleep coins.

And she said that I had a self-diagnosed mild case of coin OCD. I NEVER said mild. >>

ABC123

Correct !

notlogical

larrynj

<< <i>And there is some other statement in there about "a breed for whom sartorial elegance is the exception", or something like that.

I loved the book, it is awesome. >>



LMAO!!

CoinHusker

Now the lawyers can sift through the "aracana" since Israel's Switt's desendents are suing the Mint over their confiscated 1933 double eagles. This should be interesting.