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- From palmers4@erols.com Thu Feb 20 20:51:31 2003
Return-Path: <palmers4@erols.com> X-Sender: palmers4@erols.com X-Apparently-To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_4); 21 Feb 2003 04:51:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 4603 invoked from network); 21 Feb 2003 04:51:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 21 Feb 2003 04:51:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n25.grp.scd.yahoo.com) (66.218.66.81) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Feb 2003 04:51:31 -0000 Received: from [66.218.67.154] by n25.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Feb 2003 04:51:31 -0000 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 04:51:29 -0000 To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: How Many Colonial Collectors....EXPANDED Message-ID: <b34b8h+pltq@eGroups.com> In-Reply-To: <3E559FC2.DCCF8A57@corp.sytexinc.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Length: 4301 X-Mailer: Yahoo Groups Message Poster From: "David L. Palmer <palmers4@erols.com>" <palmers4@erols.com> X-Originating-IP: 24.186.173.179 X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=35383343 X-Yahoo-Profile: dp1787
Come on Syd, get serious!<bg> David
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Sydney F. Martin" <sfmartin@c...> wrote: > Is not a "serious" collector one who defines him/herself as such? > > Ray Williams wrote: > > > I don't have as precise a definition for "serious" collectors as > > others have > > BUT even if a collector only has a handful of colonials, and cherishes > > them, > > then I take that collector serious. > > > > Ray W > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <bkweston@l...> > > To: <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:26 AM > > Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: How Many Colonial Collectors.... > > EXPANDED > > > > > > > Good points, Dan, being a 'serious collector' is a state of mind > > that > > > cannot be measured. Like all areas of intense interest shared by > > > others some people like to in some way elevate themselves above > > > others. To some extent, I believe that is what is happening with > > this > > > discussion. > > > Byron > > > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Dan Freidus <freidus@w...> > > > wrote: > > > > Hmm, if someone went to C4 and came away with 100 varieties, that > > > > would be serious, wouldn't it? > > > > > > > > But seriously, ;) , I agree with Craig's comment in the precious > > > > message that publishing isn't about being a serious collector. > > > There > > > > are some fine researchers who don't collect at all (Mike Hodder > > > being > > > > the most obvious). But I think John's original comment was about > > > > presenting at a COAC. Everyone I've heard there has been pretty > > > > serious, thoug I'm not sure they all collect the specific things > > > > they've spoken about (but it is mighty likely). > > > > > > > > What do we mean by serious; willing to commit a proportion of your > > > > > > dispoable income on coins, willing to spend a certain amount of > > > your > > > > spare time to studying them, doing something more than > > > just "filling > > > > holes"? I think anyone who follows an eamil list with as much > > > > activity as this is serious, no matter what they collect. > > > > > > > > On a less controversial note: Congratulations on 200, Craig. > > > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > P.S. How many Continental dollar varieties does ti take to be > > > > serious? (I wish I had even one.) > > > > > > > > Craig wrote: > > > > >--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Rosaamltd@a... wrote: > > > > >I would suggest that anyone who had over 100 Connecticut copper > > > > >varieties could be considered VERY serious (a type collection > > would > > > > >yield only about 20-25 different pieces at the most). 200 is a > > > MAJOR > > > > >accomplishment these days, and I doubt that there are more than a > > > > > > >dozen collections out there with this many varieties at this > > point. > > > > > > > > > >I think 100 is too low. While it certainly would take a good > > > amount > > > > >of $$ to hit 100 varieties, irrespective of condition I think you > > > > > > >could probably walk in to the next C4 Convention, and walk out > > with > > > > >that many varieties under your belt. > > > > > > > > > >Craig > > > > > > > > > >Hmmmm...200 is MAJOR....(big smile) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > ><http://rd.yahoo.com/M=245454.2994396.4323964.2848452/D=egroupweb/S= 1 > > > > > > > 705062367:HM/A=1457554/R=0/*http://ipunda.com/clk/beibunmaisuiyuiwabe i > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > >colonial-coins-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > > > > ><http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > colonial-coins-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > colonial-coins-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
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