Russ
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Who still has /uses their “Slab Caddy”?
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IPOTAD !!!
(Who remembers what that means?)
A lot of members won’t have any idea who Russ was or what you’re talking about.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Agreed, been a while since I thought about Russ (NCNE). May he RIP!
I won this Trade dollar from Russ' ebay account soon after he passed. I remember his friend was finalizing all of his ebay auctions and doing shipping for him. That was the very end of October 2016.
He was definitely a character!
He'd probably be banned if he was around now 😆
The knowledge he gave on AH Kennedys put a lot of money in my pocket.. Great guy.
Russ was certainly a character, as well as a stand-up guy. He was extremely generous with his time in helping others - myself included. I had immense respect for him.
I don’t think he would be banned if he were here with us these days. He seemed to have a very good grasp of staying within the rules.
As for your Trade dollar - it looks far more attractive and original than the great majority that are out there!
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
‘Fresh meat!’
I knew who you were talking about. 😉
He contributed a lot of knowledge regarding Kennedy half dollars to these boards.
I didn’t have a lot of personal interaction with him. He passed about two years after I joined here. His posts were very informative, though.
No, I never had a slab caddy like that.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
Really miss Russ here on the coin forum.
I still have my slab caddy - someplace.
He and I were always on the lookout for the 1967 "Birthmark" Kennedys.
This is one of his.
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!
Russ was great
Mr_Spud
Of course I remember Russ. I tried to find some of his postings, but no dice. They must have deleted his account. He was one of the greats.
He wasn't deleted. The search feature here is not always intuitive to use.
https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Russ
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
You are not typing in his name repetitiously enough.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/283693/answer-russ-russ-russ-russ-russ-russ-russ-russ-russ-russ
Russ never sleeps. Russ Russ Russ..
Thanks, Tom
Russ was an excellent coin photographer. He also had a way of writing more with less than just about anyone that has participated here.
It is hard to believe he has been gone going on 10 years.
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
I remember when Russ had to “edit” his avatar to be more family friendly.
I never ran into him at a local show and still regret that I didn’t ever stop in his computer shop—out of the way but not that far from me—when I had the chance 😔. He was always friendly… definitely one of the good guys.
I think I may still have my slab caddy put away somewhere. Anyone remember his toned 82-O gem Morgan that he claimed to pick up raw at a flea market for a song that became 65 at PCGS? His "flea market morgan" as he referred to it in some threads here. I bought it from him and then sold it later on flea bay
Hail the gift of memory in this fifty-second state. Who sold me down the river and shafts me while he waits. Outside the gates of Eden, star spangled and so late.
In Pursuit of the Almighty Dollar!
I have an AH Kennedy that I got from him in my 7070.
What was the NCNE one?
What was the NCNE ?
I can't remember the second word, but I think it was No ____ No Education
Maybe No Clue?
Finally!
Russ was pretty active on the OFR, That's where I "got to know him" best. I never did meet him in person but we had a lot of back & forth conversation. He helped me sell some coins online once or twice because he got top prices on ebay.
I bought this coin from him shortly before he passed. He mailed it with a 10% off your next purchase card. I still have it somewhere.
Russ and RickO.
Two of the greatest members to ever grace this forum.
Pete
It was bit more Russ-like, from my recollection... "No Crap, No Excuses".
It was No Certification No Education.
I'm sorry to hear he passed. I've been mostly away from the forums for a long time, but used to love reading his posts many years ago. He came to my defense in a heated BST thread many many years ago. He was a funny dude.
I just scrolled through OLD PMs to try to find the one where I actually asked him what it meant. Along the way I found a PM circa November 2005 where I was letting him know that I won one of his coins on eBay. I still own it, and while I'd forgotten where it came from - it's STILL one of my favorites. I finally got around to sending it to PCGS like two years ago. (Only 18 years after I bought it)
Mark - Do you ever say anything positive? Seriously NS Capt. obvious.
You Suck! That is cool, I never got one.
Thank you for making me aware of my typo - since corrected - in which I wrote “taking” instead of “talking”. And I’m so very sorry if you don’t think the below-copied post of mine in this very thread was positive.
“Russ was certainly a character, as well as a stand-up guy. He was extremely generous with his time in helping others - myself included. I had immense respect for him.
I don’t think he would be banned if he were here with us these days. He seemed to have a very good grasp of staying within the rules.
As for your Trade dollar - it looks far more attractive and original than the great majority that are out there!”
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Woohoo!! Nearly 25 years here and I finally got my first “You suck”!!
I also went way back to find when I asked him... unfortunately there's a string of PMs in my history where only my side of the conversation was preserved, so I can see where I asked (and various follow-ups) but not his replies.
I ran into that too. They were hard to find in the first place, and when I started to scroll you cold tell most (but not all) of his responses were gone. I was able to find one he'd sent me regarding shipping the Peace Dollar I posted - but couldn't find the "No Certification, No Education" response. (But I'm still confident I'm right).
I really liked dealing with Russ. Sorry I never met him in person.
Cheers.
RIP, Russ. He was a character.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
How does one access the Open Forum Refuge? Does it still exist?
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Talked with him for years on the forum(s). Met him in person at local shows. Went to his shop as well.
Front of shop was sparse but clean. Computer stuff (a couple video cards, etc). He would build computers for clients but main (non-coin business) was computer support for people/small businesses.
Back of shop, door behind counter, was his lighting/camera set up for the coins/collectibles. It was a small closet space that had the bench he would use to stage the photography for stuff.
NCNE... Novell Certified Network Engineer. I think he may have gotten that certification for his computer business as he would set up small businesses with networked computers and had done it for awhile.
VERY interesting life/work stories and very upfront guy. Talking in person with him was always fun and we would always look for each other at the local shows. He was tall enough to stand out and easy to find. A real bean pole in a crowd of coin people.
He and RickO were 2 of the first, local, ones I would get to know in person and the 3 of us would catch up at shows in Kent usually, as Russ' shop was minutes away from where the shows there were held. Not a great area, tbh, for his shop, but he was ok with it.
He and MadMarty would poke at each other on the forums and get each other going but had such a healthy bond that one would think they were real life brothers.
I still have 2 AH Kennedys in PCGS plastic that I got from him. Found recently when I was reorganizing. Finally going to sell them soon, I think. Probably through GC. Russ was the main AH person, I do believe, though MM would go to more, and larger, shows, find them and poke at Russ.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
https://popforum.space/index.php
I loved his weakly struck but awesome MS-64 walkers.
I'll never forget Russ. He added a lot of fun to this site.
In his early days here, few were able to post really nice coin images but Russ could take almost any old junk camera and post great images using it. I remember him and Airplanenut teaching everyone how to image coins. I also remember how Russ could spot a Kennedy Half AH from a mile away. I still have a few he sold me.
He was a real character and fun to chat with.
With yellowed fingernails and smelling like an ashtray, he wasn't destined for old age.
He seemed too young to pass away and guessing by some of the content within this thread it appears perhaps it was due to cancer of some kind.
I'm sure if he had another chance at life he wouldn't have smoked.
Wow...Russ left us in 2016, where does time go? I did have, for a number of years, 'The camera that made Russ famous' which I acquired in a charity auction here on the boards put together by Jeremy IIRC. My photographic results with it never came close to what Russ produced!
K
It was a Nikon 990.
A sampling of some coins Russ imaged for me and then sold on eBay back when.
He was the best! 😊
@SoCalBigMark said: It was a Nikon 990.
Actually it was a Nikon 950. We PM'd a lot and he helped with a good "dip formula" and then with photography after I found his same camera model on eBay. I still have it and considering the small file size it took great pictures. I still use the formula whenever I dip which isn't often anymore and I shared it with a number of other forum members.
I remember when his last name was mistakenly thought to be Kent!!
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