A Gathering of the Darkside

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 2:49AM

Last night I had the chance to get together with Lordmarcovan, Asheland and Savoyspecial.

It is always fun when you have the chance to meey up with fellow Darksiders, look at coins and share stories.

bronzemat · June 22, 2014 6:48AM

Lucky, sure it was fun.

savoyspecial · June 22, 2014 6:57AM

canadacolornut · June 22, 2014 7:42AM

Love it!!

ajaan · June 22, 2014 7:46AM

Who is Asheland?

JCMhouston · June 22, 2014 8:16AM

Where's the whiskey and cigars?

It's always fun to gather with other coin nerds isn't it.

Swampboy · June 22, 2014 10:14AM

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 11:22AM

<< Who is Asheland? >>

He does not post very often, but he is a member here.

savoyspecial · June 22, 2014 11:29AM

>>Who is Asheland?>>

And I should clarify that he is not pictured (someone had to TAKE the photo)

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 11:30AM

<< >>Who is Asheland?>>

And I should clarify that he is not pictured (someone had to TAKE the photo)

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A valid point!

savoyspecial · June 22, 2014 11:30AM

....but his Mountain Dew made the photo (I know this because the rest of us would have used a coaster)

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 11:38AM

OMG! He did not use one of the THREE coasters on my desk....

He is now banned from my library!

ajaan · June 22, 2014 11:43AM

Did Shinnick wash his feet before he went in?

bronzemat · June 22, 2014 11:50AM

Great photo.

Not too many ancient collectors I know of here in L.A.

Everyone seems east coast

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 11:50AM

<< Did Shinnick wash his feet before he went in? >>

He is banned too!!!

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 11:51AM

<< Great photo.

Not too many ancient collectors I know of here in L.A.

Everyone seems east coast

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I think none other than David R. Sear lives in LA

Zohar · June 22, 2014 11:56AM

I like the setting and artistry! Envious!

bronzemat · June 22, 2014 11:57AM

<< 

<< Great photo.

Not too many ancient collectors I know of here in L.A.

Everyone seems east coast

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I think none other than David R. Sear lives in LA >>

Hes a member on the facebook group im in for ancient coins but never posts

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 12:37PM

<< Where's the whiskey and cigars?

It's always fun to gather with other coin nerds isn't it.

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There is a bottle of 20+ year old Scotch under the desk and two Cubans in it. I have a sip of the Scotch about once a week and havent smoked in years, iI am a real buzz-kill.

Aethelred · June 22, 2014 12:39PM

<< 

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<< Great photo.

Not too many ancient collectors I know of here in L.A.

Everyone seems east coast

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I think none other than David R. Sear lives in LA >>

Hes a member on the facebook group im in for ancient coins but never posts

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I hope this is because he is busy finishing Vol. 5 of Roman Coins and Their Values!

Broadstruck · June 22, 2014 1:27PM

Tough looking crew... The Sopranos have meet their match!

nicholasz219 · June 22, 2014 1:42PM

Ha, I thought I knew who everyone was through educated guesses, Aethelred seated in his house, Rob standing and savoy seated. But then the unwashed feet/heathen comment was made and now I am thrown for a loop. And quite honestly, I have really only seen Rob in his Holey hat, so I have no idea what he has going on under there. Could be rabbits or gold coins or tentacles for all I know.

I do like that you all got together, that is nice. I would appreciate some company here as well. In Chicago you would think there are a lot more collectors, but the only club that I have ever been associated with is just far enough away that I do not make it there anymore. Harlan Berk doesn't return my calls (or lewd pictures for that matter). So its just the kiddo the gf and me.

Or, more realistically, me and my internets.

asheland · June 23, 2014 1:38AM

asheland · June 23, 2014 1:43AM

It was very fun indeed!
I even got my very first Ancient coin from Lord Marcovan's "Eclectic Box of 20"

Stork · June 23, 2014 3:53AM

Looks like fun!

Nice to see a newish face, sort of (where is Asheland's picture??)...even if he is wearing a liteside icon

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TwoKopeiki · June 23, 2014 5:40AM

Sounds like a fun evening!

worldcoinguy · June 23, 2014 6:12AM

coinkat · June 23, 2014 10:36AM

Good to see that some folks get together and talk world numismatics...

lordmarcovan · June 23, 2014 7:11PM

<< Did Shinnick wash his feet before he went in? >>

Hey, Savoyspecial is the barefooted one in that photo.

I'm standing behind the desk so you can't see my feet.

You can, however, note my increased obesity in the decade since my old "Holey Coin Hat" avatar picture was taken.

Ye Dead King's Castle was the envy of us all.

For comparison purposes, I meant to take a picture of my miserably squalid, tiny working space (piled so high with papers and wife and daughter's crap that the clutter heap comes up to the bottom part of the computer monitor). That tiny area (and the interior of our dinky trailer in general) almost look like something out of that "Hoarders" TV show.

Michael's office is not only impressive for its decor and tidiness- it's also HUGE. The picture above only shows less than half the room.

My first words to Michael upon seeing his righteous man cave were "you suck".

lordmarcovan · June 23, 2014 7:21PM

PS- not only is that office huge, but it also has a couple of closets, one of them a walk-in, which by itself is bigger than the pitiful workspace I have at home.

His walk-in office closet looks something like this:

Andres · June 23, 2014 11:20PM

Hi Rob, after zooming in on the picture, I see, you still wearing that holy coin hat

ajaan · June 24, 2014 1:30AM

<< I'm standing behind the desk so you can't see my feet. >>

Did you have shoes on?

nicholasz219 · June 24, 2014 7:56AM

Rob, thanks for the truth in advertising. I do like the look of the 2014 hat wearing Rob as well as Aethered's "casual Friday" look. You guys could still get the ladies if your other ladies (wives) wouldn't instantly kill you both for trying.

And don't feel so bad, Rob, not everyone is entitled to some fancy man cave like Aethelred. My library, for example also has another name, and that name is "dining room". Much like my car has it's own fancy name, "Honda Civic."

lordmarcovan · June 24, 2014 4:13PM

<< 

<< I'm standing behind the desk so you can't see my feet. >>

Did you have shoes on? >>

I don't remember, actually. I think so. I'd been to the lake that day and walked around afterwards with wet feet stuck into my loafers, sans socks. Which made my normally stink-free shoes and feet rather, umm... fragrant.

The fact that the other guys aren't passed out from the fumes indicates that my shoes were still on.

lordmarcovan · June 24, 2014 4:14PM

<< Hi Rob, after zooming in on the picture, I see, you still wearing that holy coin hat

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Michael looks exceptionally creepy with his Sutton Hoo helmet on, there.

ajaan · June 24, 2014 9:38PM

LordM, one question. What's that critter on your upper lip?

illini420 · June 25, 2014 3:05AM

<< Great photo.

Not too many ancient collectors I know of here in L.A.

Everyone seems east coast

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There are a few members of our coin club that collect ancients, maybe not exclusively, but I see them in our "show & tell" occasionally. Of course, not everyone in the club collects them, but I would guess that 75% or more of our members have at least some interest in them and if we had a program on them or something like that most would enjoy it. We meet in Glendale twice a month and you're always welcome to join the fun and share your love of ancients and to try to get the rest of us more into them as well.

nicholasz219 · June 25, 2014 5:27AM

Illini420, after seeing your name I was excited that there might be a club I didn't know about near Chicago to join. Then I realized that you were talking about CA. :-/

NiceCurrency · June 25, 2014 6:23AM

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illini420 · June 25, 2014 6:32AM

<< Illini420, after seeing your name I was excited that there might be a club I didn't know about near Chicago to join. Then I realized that you were talking about CA. :-/ >>

I'm sure a forum gathering could be arranged during the Chicago ANA in early August

A Gathering of the Darkside

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