A very good perspective on the ANA Board of Governors election...

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• tradedollarnut Posts: 20,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 12:53PM

  I once donated my $10,000 winnings in the PCGS grading contest to the young numismatists program. Since then, I have found the ANA to be more and more irrelevant. I am no longer a member and cannot imagine what it would take to rejoin. I love coins but am totally turned off by the politics of that organization.

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• GregL Posts: 470 ✭

  May 14, 2013 12:56PM

  
  
  << <i>I once donated my $10,000 winnings in the PCGS grading contest to the young numismatists program. Since then, I have found the ANA to be more and more irrelevant. I am no longer a member and cannot imagine what it would take to rejoin. I love coins but am totally turned off by the politics of that organization. >>
  
  
  
  Larry's comments about the YN program and education are spot on. No one is opposed to either of those concepts. Even though I was an Outstanding YN of the Year, I have a hard time advocating for additional YN programs. Why? First, we have a number of damn good ones already. Second, we have over $500,000 in funds dedicated to YN programs. Additional support in that area, with the limited budgets we have, is hard to advocate for.
  
  Greg
  
  P.S. At least one candidate this year has a platform calling for increasing YN support and Numismatic Education. Keep that in mind when voting.

  Greg Lyon, ANA Board of Governors 2011-2017 -- The views represented here are my own personal opinions and do not represent those of the American Numismatic Association.

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• illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 1:02PM

  I am president of one of the local coin clubs and one of our members is the current VP who is going to become the next President of the ANA and I have no clue what the ANA does for it's member coin clubs... that isn't right.
  
  Personally, I am a member of the ANA and I use the ANA library, but when it comes to our club membership, it seems like money wasted.

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• WTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 1:11PM

  That is an excellent piece written by Mr. Shepherd. In particular I strongly agree with him when he alludes to how the people running the ANA should have a vision, a vision for the future and to not dwell on the past. Actually that's great advice for the entire nation, not just the ANA.
  
  As for the ANA, I wonder how many people, dealers particularly, who are like me are only members of the ANA because to hold a dealer badge at an ANA show requires organization membership?

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• Kove Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 1:41PM

  Larry's article is very insightful, and I agree with almost all of it. I particularly agree with his point about the "lost generation" being crucial to the survival of the ANA. ANA membership is fading away as the seniors depart and the millennial YNs take a hobby break while they start careers and families. If the ANA doesn't find a way to make itself relevant to the mid-20s to mid-40s age cohort, the fade will only accelerate.

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• blu62vette Posts: 11,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 1:46PM

  
  
  << <i>I am president of one of the local coin clubs and one of our members is the current VP who is going to become the next President of the ANA and I have no clue what the ANA does for it's member coin clubs... that isn't right.
  
  Personally, I am a member of the ANA and I use the ANA library, but when it comes to our club membership, it seems like money wasted. >>
  
  
  
  I am curious if that VP even collects.

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• TPRC Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 1:54PM

  Gosh...this guy is smart.....remind me why he is not the ED? Oh, never mind.

  Tom

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• Steve Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 9:45PM

  I found Larry's article to be very helpful to me to understand better the problems that must exist between the ED and the board members. Larry promotes some very good visionary ideas and unless the board members are also thinking visionary and forward, then conflict happens. Based on Greg's comment in the OP, it would be helpful to me as a voting member of the ANA to get some idea as to who of the 14 candidates have that vision. Unfortunately, the poor audio on the forum tape make it very difficult for me to listen for over 3 hours. Anyone know if a transcript is available somewhere? Steve

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• halfcentman Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭

  May 14, 2013 10:24PM

  Greg Lyon, et al.
  
  The future of the hobby is NOT NECESSARILY with YN's, it is with the AARP. People who are 50+ have more disposable income, there are more of them, and "50 is the new 40."
  
  
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