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Yeaaah...........!
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Stan Stephens=20
To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com=20
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: "RR40" on eBay......

Reproduced from "The Gentleman's Magazine" Vol. 54 (1784)=20
"Corrections: p. 151 - 'the two English pennies of Richard I. prove to be=
spurious...=20

These pennies are thought to be the fabrications of a certain collector,=
notorious in this way, and who must suppose that to embarrass the path of =
any science with forgery and futility Implies no Infamy...=20
'=20
The crime is certainly greater than that which leads the common coiner to=
the gallows, inasmuch as it Is committed with more ease, and the profit is=
incomparably larger. The person above hinted at may therefore rest assured=
that, when his death shall have rendered the mention of his name safe and =
free from cruelty, not all his good qualities will prevent its being delive=
red to posterity with perpetual contempt and obloquy'; 4 pp. 521-23 and n.=
=20

4) This forecast referring to the reputation of John White of Newgate-Str=
eet, proved accurate, as he Is generally referred to today as 'notorious' f=
or his forgeries. See 1756, 64 n."=20

"It's the same old story, same old song and dance,.... my friend"=20
Areosmith=20

Stan=20
=20=20=20=20

njcopperjohn wrote:=20

When I started to post the comments on Sunday I was not very clear=20
(obviously) on what Bill meant by "AS IS" in his original description=20
on the coin that he asked me to post word by word (his exact words)=20
this coming Sunday. Usually he gives me the freedom to change around=20
wording as I see fit. Not in this case. He feels since the coin was=20
already sold by a major auction house in 1988, since the RR40 has=20
been written about in the Forgotten book, since he feels this is a=20
$45,000 today, since he feels that at $9,750 someone "in the know" is=20
a getting a steal - its being offered "AS IS" with a no return policy.=
=20
What else can I say. The buyer has to ask himself "Would Bill Anton=20
offer a $9,750 coin for sale if he felt it was not genuine?=20
Some people really appreciate some of the coins Bill owns. Some are=20
jealous. Some are envious. Some do not care. Some ...=20
Come Sunday Bill is saying you are getting a coin for possibly $9,750=20
that brought $16,000 in 1988. It was returned by the buyer after six=20
weeks as a forgery in 1988. We beg to differ. Its an experiment. Will=20
the new era of knowledge prevail or since it was a forgery in 1988 it=20
is still a forgery in 2002. Would Bill intentionally and publically=20
offer a forgery on E-Bay through me to purposely rip-off a fellow C-=20
4'er???=20
It does not get any better than this Ray! Its only a hobby and this=20
is just entertainment.=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20
=20=20=20=20=20=20
--- In colonial-coins@y..., Ray Williams <njraywms@o...> wrote:=20
> Hi John!=20
> I've been having a good laugh this AM at the opening posts.=20
These guys=20
> have a sense of humor. Seriously John, by removing the guarantee=20
from the=20
> coin, I feel that it shows a lack of confidence in this coin by=20
both you and=20
> Bill. Even if there has been an interest by serious collectors=20
privately,=20
> why would that be a reason to change your mind about the=20
guarantee? Also, I=20
> agree with Mike H that the gaurantee to begin with seemed=20
impossible to=20
> collect on... If it was proved that the coin was counterfeit, it=20
would be=20
> next to impossible to prove that it is a recent fabrication. You=20
do tend to=20
> gravitate toward controversial coins John. This Ryder 40 sure has=20
livened=20
> up the conversation on this group... for a while I was wondering if=20
my=20
> computer was receiving any posts.=20
>=20
> Ray W=20
>=20
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "John Lorenzo" <johnmenc@o...>=20
> To: <colonial-coins@y...>=20
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 7:19 AM=20
> Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: "RR40" on eBay......=20
>=20
>=20
> > I will ask Bill and post soon. JPL.=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > --- In colonial-coins@y..., ershye@a... wrote:=20
> > > Hi John. You have yet to answer Eric's question about which=20
> > university holds=20
> > > an example of the "Ryder-40". By chance it wouldn't be=20
McDonald's=20
> > Hamburger=20
> > > University where it is on display for their students to see what=
=20
> > the precise=20
> > > size of a pickle slice should be? <g>=20
> > >=20
> > > Ed=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:=20
> > colonial-coins-unsubscribe@e...=20
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> >=20
> >=20
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http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/=20
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> >=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics=
] Re:=20
"RR40" on eBay......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Reproduced from "The Gentleman's Magazine" Vol. 54 (1784)=
=20
"Corrections: p. 151 - 'the two English pennies of Richard I. prove to=
be=20
spurious...=20
 These pennies are thought to be the fabrications of a certain=20
collector, notorious in this way, and who must suppose that to embarrass =
the=20
path of any science with forgery and futility Implies no Infamy... '=
=20
 The crime is certainly greater than that which leads the common coine=
r to=20
the gallows, inasmuch as it Is committed with more ease, and the profit i=
s=20
incomparably larger. The person above hinted at may therefore rest assure=
d=20
that, when his death shall have rendered the mention of his name safe and=
free=20
from cruelty, not all his good qualities will prevent its being delivered=
to=20
posterity with perpetual contempt and obloquy'; 4 pp. 521-23 and n.=20
4) This forecast referring to the reputation of John White of=20
Newgate-Street, proved accurate, as he Is generally referred to today as=
=20
'notorious' for his forgeries. See 1756, 64 n."=20
"It's the same old story, same old song and dance,.... my friend"=20
 Areosmith=20
Stan =20
njcopperjohn wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"> <TT>When I started to post the comments o=
n=20
Sunday I was not very clear</TT> <TT>(obviously) on what Bill meant=
by=20
"AS IS" in his original description</TT> <TT>on the coin that he as=
ked=20
me to post word by word (his exact words)</TT> <TT>this coming Sund=
ay.=20
Usually he gives me the freedom to change around</TT> <TT>wording a=
s I=20
see fit. Not in this case. He feels since the coin was</TT> <TT>alr=
eady=20
sold by a major auction house in 1988, since the RR40 has</TT> <TT>=
been=20
written about in the Forgotten book, since he feels this is a</TT>=20
 <TT>$45,000 today, since he feels that at $9,750 someone "in the kn=
ow"=20
is</TT> <TT>a getting a steal - its being offered "AS IS" with a no=
=20
return policy.</TT> <TT>What else can I say. The buyer has to ask=20
himself "Would Bill Anton</TT> <TT>offer a $9,750 coin for sale if =
he=20
felt it was not genuine?</TT> <TT>Some people really appreciate som=
e of=20
the coins Bill owns. Some are</TT> <TT>jealous. Some are envious. S=
ome=20
do not care. Some ...</TT> <TT>Come Sunday Bill is saying you are=20
getting a coin for possibly $9,750</TT> <TT>that brought $16,000 in=
=20
1988. It was returned by the buyer after six</TT> <TT>weeks as a fo=
rgery=20
in 1988. We beg to differ. Its an experiment. Will</TT> <TT>the new=
era=20
of knowledge prevail or since it was a forgery in 1988 it</TT> <TT>=
is=20
still a forgery in 2002. Would Bill intentionally and publically</TT>=20
 <TT>offer a forgery on E-Bay through me to purposely rip-off a fell=
ow=20
C-</TT> <TT>4'er???</TT> <TT>It does not get any better than th=
is=20
Ray! Its only a hobby and this</TT> <TT>is just entertainment.</TT>=
=20
 =20
<TT>--- In colonial-coins@y..., Ray Williams <njraywms@o...>=20
wrote:</TT> <TT>> Hi John!</TT> <TT>> &n=
bsp;=20
I've been having a good laugh this AM at the opening posts.</TT>=20
 <TT>These guys</TT> <TT>> have a sense of humor. Serio=
usly=20
John, by removing the guarantee</TT> <TT>from the</TT> <TT>>=
=20
coin, I feel that it shows a lack of confidence in this coin by</TT>=20
 <TT>both you and</TT> <TT>> Bill. Even if there has be=
en an=20
interest by serious collectors</TT> <TT>privately,</TT> <TT>>=
; why=20
would that be a reason to change your mind about the</TT>=20
 <TT>guarantee? Also, I</TT> <TT>> agree with Mike H th=
at=20
the gaurantee to begin with seemed</TT> <TT>impossible to</TT>=20
 <TT>> collect on... If it was proved that the coin was=20
counterfeit, it</TT> <TT>would be</TT> <TT>> next to impossi=
ble=20
to prove that it is a recent fabrication. You</TT> <TT>do ten=
d=20
to</TT> <TT>> gravitate toward controversial coins John. T=
his=20
Ryder 40 sure has</TT> <TT>livened</TT> <TT>> up the convers=
ation=20
on this group... for a while I was wondering if</TT> <TT>my</TT>=20
 <TT>> computer was receiving any posts.</TT> <TT>></TT>=20
 <TT>> Ray W</TT> <TT>></TT> <TT>></TT> <TT>>=
;=20
----- Original Message -----</TT> <TT>> From: "John Lorenzo"=20
<johnmenc@o...></TT> <TT>> To: <colonial-coins@y...>=
</TT>=20
 <TT>> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 7:19 AM</TT> <TT>&g=
t;=20
Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: "RR40" on eBay......</TT>=20
 <TT>></TT> <TT>></TT> <TT>> > I will ask Bill a=
nd=20
post soon. JPL.</TT> <TT>> ></TT> <TT>> ></TT>=20
 <TT>> ></TT> <TT>> > --- In colonial-coins@y...,=20
ershye@a... wrote:</TT> <TT>> > > Hi John. You have yet to=
=20
answer Eric's question about which</TT> <TT>> > university=20
holds</TT> <TT>> > > an example of the "Ryder-40". By chan=
ce it=20
wouldn't be</TT> <TT>McDonald's</TT> <TT>> > Hamburger</T=
T>=20
 <TT>> > > University where it is on display for their stud=
ents=20
to see what</TT> <TT>> > the precise</TT> <TT>> > &=
gt;=20
size of a pickle slice should be? <g></TT> <TT>> > >=
</TT>=20
 <TT>> > > Ed</TT> <TT>> ></TT> <TT>> >=
</TT>=20
 <TT>> ></TT> <TT>> > To unsubscribe from this group=
,=20
send an email to:</TT> <TT>> >=20
colonial-coins-unsubscribe@e...</TT> <TT>> ></TT> <TT>>=
;=20
></TT> <TT>> ></TT> <TT>> > Your use of Yahoo! G=
roups=20
is subject to</TT> <TT><A=20
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