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Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Serious
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From: "David L. Palmer <palmers4@erols.com>" <palmers4@erols.com>
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I would never have thought you were anal. I would say organized is
more like it. Something I do not aspire to, I should, but I don't. I
also thought you knew a way for me to DECREASE my NJ's by one? David
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Roger Moore
<rogermoore435@y...> wrote:
> David, I admit it - I'm anal retentive!! By the way
> I hope to have a great paper ready later this year on
> the three (that is right - three) Maris plates. By
> the way, you know a quick way to increase the number
> of your varieties of NJs by one!! Roger
>
>
> --- "David L. Palmer <palmers4@e...>"
> <palmers4@e...> wrote:
> > Roger, The anal tetentiveness comment was STRICTLY
> > with regard to
> > research. Not writing. I do not choose to write at
> > this time, as I
> > know the type of commitment that it requires to get
> > the job done. I
> > know some people( not C4 or EAC people) that
> > research everything, no
> > matter what. Like pricing a car. They spend 4-5
> > weeks deciding on a
> > car, then 4-5 weeks more pricing it everywhere, only
> > to be paralyzed
> > to inaction when the time comes to actually make the
> > purchase. I
> > threw it in, if you don't like the comment, thow it
> > out. But I have
> > not seen a writer of coin information, so far, that
> > I could accuse
> > of being anal retentive, in the area of coins,
> > anyway. Hope that
> > explains it better. David
> >
> >
> > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Roger Moore
> > <rogermoore435@y...> wrote:
> > > Byron, My "anal retentive" comment sprang from a
> > > comment made by David. As a writer also, it is
> > fun to
> > > come up with something new from a perspective that
> > > hasn't been looked and or been seen before. I
> > look
> > > forward to every issue of the C-4 Newletter,
> > PennyWise
> > > and, CNL. For me it was Ray Williams that
> > broad-sided
> > > me into collecting colonials. He is the one to
> > > blame!! Roger
> > >
> > >
> > > --- "Byron Weston <bkweston@l...>"
> > > <bkweston@l...> wrote:
> > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Roger
> > Moore
> > > > <rogermoore435@y...> wrote:
> > > > > David and all. I have read all the
> > definitions
> > > > and
> > > > > sub-definitions of what a "serious" colonial
> > > > collector
> > > > > constitutes. As each has expressed their
> > opinion,
> > > > I
> > > > > have adjusted my own definition. I refrained
> > from
> > > > > adding my two NJ cents worth, because I
> > didn't
> > > > think
> > > > > I could add anything. However, at this point
> > I
> > > > will
> > > > > give way to temptation and state, that in my
> > > > opinion a
> > > > > serious colonial collector is someone who
> > buys,
> > > > finds
> > > > > or trades for a colonial coin because of
> > his/her
> > > > love
> > > > > of the coin. Whether that love stems from a
> > deep
> > > > > appreciation of the history of the coin, an
> > anal
> > > > > retentive need to write a paper about the
> > coin, or
> > > > > just some unexpainable love of the coin's
> > design -
> > > > > that person is a serious collector. I have
> > never
> > > > met
> > > > > anyone at any C-4 convention that was not a
> > > > serious
> > > > > collector. Roger
> > > >
> > > > Interesting perspective, Roger, but my need to
> > write
> > > > came purely
> > > > from the fact that what was being written was
> > > > obviously, not to
> > > > mention very grossly, in error. The more
> > traditional
> > > > or conservative
> > > > ways of looking at things and writing about them
> > > > just wasn't for me -
> > > > it made no sense to me whatsoever.
> > > > Some people, I have found, like to write simply
> > > > because they think
> > > > they can, relying heavily on overused and
> > outdated
> > > > catchwords or
> > > > phrases. These are the anal retentives.
> > > > As for what got me into it in the first place,
> > well,
> > > > I think that's
> > > > been well enough documented in my case; I was
> > > > blindsided by Jim
> > > > Spilman!<s>
> > > > Byron
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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