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- From wierzba@attbi.com Mon Feb 17 17:22:29 2003
Return-Path: <wierzba@attbi.com> X-Sender: wierzba@attbi.com X-Apparently-To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_4); 18 Feb 2003 01:22:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 24470 invoked from network); 18 Feb 2003 01:22:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 18 Feb 2003 01:22:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n30.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.87) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Feb 2003 01:22:29 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.176] by n30.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 Feb 2003 01:22:28 -0000 Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:22:25 -0000 To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: How Many Colonial Collectors are There? Message-ID: <b2s1sh+1hko@eGroups.com> In-Reply-To: <b2msnh+5pm7@eGroups.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 9153 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster From: "albioncox <wierzba@attbi.com>" <wierzba@attbi.com> X-Originating-IP: 66.31.167.151 X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=111944398 X-Yahoo-Profile: albioncox
You are definitely a serious NJ variety collector. The 25 NJ collectors may be a bit low based on responses so far.
-- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "David L. Palmer <palmers4@e...>" <palmers4@e...> wrote: > Rarity rating on NJ collectors falls to R-5+, I also do not own a 71- > y, should have, but alas, could not. Just for the record, with 91 > varieties, I think I qualify as a "serious" NJ collector. Or did > someone delist a few varieties when I wasn't looking, again? David > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Clement V. Schettino" > <CopperClem@a...> wrote: > > Makes sense to me Dennis, and as support I must be the 25th NJ > collector, > > because I don't have my 71-y yet! > > > > Clem > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: albioncox <wierzba@a...> [mailto:wierzba@a...] > > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 8:06 PM > > To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: How Many Colonial Collectors > are There? > > > > For the record, I think NJ variety collectors are a low R6 > (includes > > museums, inactive collectors, etc.) at 25 or so. As support, the NJ > > 71-y has 23 to 24 distinct specimens known. The last public sale > (to > > the best of my knowledge) was Griffee in '95 (to yours truly). A > > private sale of a low grade specimen happened about a year later. > All > > the known pieces are likely sitting in variety collections (with > the > > one exception of the 71-y over the Vermont). Hence the low R6 > > estimate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "David L. Palmer > > <palmers4@e...>" <palmers4@e...> wrote: > > > Just to follow thru on this, I think that Colonial collectors are > > R8 > > > vs. the rest of the collecting population.<bg> David > > > > > > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "albioncox <wierzba@a...>" > > > <wierzba@a...> wrote: > > > > My guess is that the MEDIAN state coinage variety is R5+, say > 40 > > > > examples. Choice examples Vf-XF maybe 4-6 for the MEDIAN. Yes > > > > collecting only choice examples of state coinage varieties is > > very > > > > difficult. Hence the price pressure for this segment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "colonialcoinunion > > > <jagre@a...>" > > > > <jagre@a...> wrote: > > > > > Actually I wasn't trying to further a 'slabs are good for > > > bringing > > > > > new people into the field' theory. Though for what its > worth I > > > > think > > > > > they do help reduce the intimidation factor as Dave Wnuck > > > mentioned. > > > > > > > > > > My reason for posting was that I am curious about how many > > > > collectors > > > > > the population of colonial coins can really sustain. > > > > > > > > > > I noted in a not so recent Bowers rare coin review that they > > > > remarked > > > > > about a particular colonial that 'it would be more valuable > and > > > > more > > > > > sought after if it wasn't so rare'. > > > > > > > > > > My now infamous colonial cc project is leading me to that > same > > > > > conclusion. It seems that if anything the population of nice > > > > > examples of a great many colonial types seems to be even > > smaller > > > > than > > > > > I would have imagined, as the same few examples keep re- > > > appearing > > > > > through the years in different auctions. > > > > > > > > > > If ~30 different types have populations of 20 or less > specimens > > > I > > > > > guess that means there can't be much more than a few dozen > high > > > end > > > > > type collectors or they'll be a lot of fighting over those > few > > > > > coins. Actually, that sounds about right. > > > > > > > > > > Which is to say nothing of the populations of different > > > varieties > > > > > Connecticuts or NJs or Mass silver, etc. > > > > > > > > > > JA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Morris Hankins > > > > > <joshalso2000@y...> wrote: > > > > > > Dave - don't set much store by my agreement. I am a > > > > > > neophyte when it comes to colonials. > > > > > > > > > > > > Wait until the experienced and hardcore colonialists > > > > > > check in. > > > > > > > > > > > > Morris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "coinrarities <coinrarities@y...>" > > > > > > <coinrarities@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Morris: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whoa! You're freakin' me out! I didn't expect > > > > > > > anyone in the chat > > > > > > > room to agree with me about slabs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Re my definition of hard core vs. dabbler > > > > > > > colonial collectors: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HARD CORE: Have definate collecting goals in mind, > > > > > > > even if they are > > > > > > > dispirate (and even contridictory!). Regularly add > > > > > > > to their library, > > > > > > > or on-line store of knowledge. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > DABBLER: Will add a piece here or there if they see > > > > > > > it, it strikes > > > > > > > their fancy, and they have the discretionary funds. > > > > > > > May or may not > > > > > > > be a "club joiner". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > People can certainly drift from one catagory to the > > > > > > > other over time... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sure others can refine these definitions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rgds, > > > > > > > Dave W. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Morris > > > > > > > Hankins > > > > > > > <joshalso2000@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Dave, inclined to agree with you. I got my > > > > > > > baptism of > > > > > > > > fire on Large Cents. Now there is an area that > > > > > > > really > > > > > > > > needs cleaned up. These were not slabbed. Bob > > > > > > > > Grellman did the attributions and grading on them > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > most all were 20 points under their purported > > > > > > > grade. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a bought a few colonials that were slabbed > > > > > > > as > > > > > > > > it seemed that they were either undervalued and > > > > > > > being > > > > > > > > ignored or people were away at shows. Most of > > > > > > > them > > > > > > > > were fairly close on grading, but a low grade > > > > > > > Machins > > > > > > > > turned out to be a Ctft Brit with a hugh die crack > > > > > > > > through the spray. They have now all been > > > > > > > liberated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So yes, it will help some of the newbies get > > > > > > > started. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > However, my question is in regards to Your PSS. > > > > > > > > Please define your definition of hardcore and > > > > > > > > dabblers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Morris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- "coinrarities <coinrarities@y...>" > > > > > > > > <coinrarities@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > John: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sinerely, > > > > > > > > > Dave Wnuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PPS: I guesstimate the number of hard-core > > > > > > > colonial > > > > > > > > > collectors at > > > > > > > > > about 200; add in the dabblers and you get to > > > > > > > 800 or > > > > > > > > > so. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, > > > > > > > > > "colonialcoinunion > > > > > > > > > <jagre@a...>" <jagre@a...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Looking for a rough guess - and not just the > > > > > > > hard > > > > > > > > > core guys, but > > > > > > > > > > including the dabblers and the > > > > > > > toe-in-the-water > > > > > > > > > crowd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And the 2nd part of the question - does the > > > > > > > > > serious hard core group > > > > > > > > > > want to see new people coming into the > > > > > > > 'field'? > > > > > > > > > My sense is that > > > > > > > > > > there is not a great deal of enthusiasm for > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > novice or newby > > > > > > > > > > introduced to the field via, perhaps, slabbed > > > > > > > > > items. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > JA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > > > > > > > to: > > > > > > > > > colonial-coins-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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