Well looks like some people got what they wanted and it's just about boring old coins now so very few new posts so it's very stale ATM as the forum did get a bit of a community feel going for a little while but that seems to have been a façade and disappeared really quickly and looks like it won't be back in a hurry but that's probably a good thing if it helps stop people getting ripped off, just be careful on who you trust here :angel:
We need more forums so there's a choice to go to as really what is there besides here and ccf :(
Hello,
I dont agree, there are many topics that come up, and there was an acid Post in one of your threads that was removed very fast. People will come and go, so there will always be new input. Some normal banter is still here, but as everyone gets to know more about each other, it is like camping with mates and telling the same stories around the fire. Why not ask a Mod to create another section with fixing / making things ? It will bring more people that Google for something, and they may stay. I have joined Forums that I found while looking for info, or putting it out there to help others. Some stickies with Costs and Pics of desk-top Coin holders, favourite camping spots, home repair come to mind. Some Forums have people that get nasty, I havnt seen that here apart from the Posts that were pulled. Some people type before they think, or may have had a skin-full. Message to the young Ladies here, get a new Man as full as a goog, and see if he stays nice.
hey AJ ... i think your beanie is on too tight ..:angel::taunt::laughingneqw:
my excuse is that i am damn old , slow and cold and maybe the weather, queensland losing origin, swans beating everyone,.. whatever..spring :d_sunny:is not far off when we all feel better and that community spirit will be back !!:good:
Hi AJ,
I think it's just a bit quiet at the moment.
Keep in mind that this is a small forum, and being about coins, most posts are going to be about coins.
Yeah,all Forums ebb & flow(then again it could be all the problems associated with Win 8.....LOL.) but overall a great specialist Forum with some very knowlegable members.
I think having an open Forum like the US Oz. section would make it easier for people to post and introduce new blood but after saying that you would need 24 HR moderating.
I like the coin stuff as it is, yeah not many people contributing much at the moment or there is just a lack of interesting coin stuff, its just the same people posting or being sooky "im allowed too :p im specialllll"
I will make a new topic and add some stuff then... sigh it always me adding stuff at the moment
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='54636' dateline='1405298982'I like the coin stuff as it is, yeah not many people contributing much at the moment or there is just a lack of interesting coin stuff, its just the same people posting or being sooky "im allowed too :p im specialllll"
I respectfully beg to differ. There's been tonnes of interesting coin stuff on here in the last week or two.
And AJ, yes, it's a coin forum first and foremost, and you shouldn't be surprised if people post about coins on it.
yeah I enjoyed logging in today and seeing some cool error coins in the Post Your Australian Decimal Coins By Year – 1976
Well I Havant been posting pics as it is currently school holidays and spare time has been rare. As for talking about things other than coins I don't really have any other interests
Quote from: 'serial' pid='54677' dateline='1405317015'As for talking about things other than coins I don't really have any other interests
Me neither. :)
me too besides ...
working full-time & studying part-time
making bread most nights
enjoying cooking in my nu kitchen
skyping with the daughter and my little first grandie
op-shop aussie made Tupperware hunting
going to Melbourne to see the daughter and the little first grandie
hanging out with my wonderful hubby
keeping a mummie eye on my young sons & offering my mummie advice every now and again
my coin interests are:
going to this coin forum and being a pesty off topic poster to all and sundry
selling coins on ebay
hanging around small coin shows & auctions
gossiping with coin dealers and collectors
taking photos of my coins - 50% of my hobby
reading coin catalogues to keep up with values and sales trends
mastering grading the aussie pre-dec coppers
....... there's not much else to my life really
I could take up more gardening but being a lazy sod these days, I mostly just let the garden grow it'self and it certainly looks that way!
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='54619' dateline='1405274581'Well looks like some people got what they wanted and it's just about boring old coins now so very few new posts so it's very stale ATM as the forum did get a bit of a community feel going for a little while but that seems to have been a façade and disappeared really quickly and looks like it won't be back in a hurry but that's probably a good thing if it helps stop people getting ripped off, just be careful on who you trust here :angel:
We need more forums so there's a choice to go to as really what is there besides here and ccf :(
Real numismatics is not boring.
Its all about history, economics, people etc.
The actual coins can be boring yes because they are just bits of metal.
There was a suggestion at the start of this forum that there would be some real numismatic research presented.
Sadly this has not happened.
Too much chit chat about all sorts of other issues I reckon.
ok then
give us your research findings .......
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='54837' dateline='1405508828'ok then
give us your research findings .......
I'd be happy to present some real numismatic research.
However such ''boring'' posts get lost amongst other chit chat type posts.
I was actually referring to other members posts who are professional numismatists.
There is much numismatic knowledge around that needs to be brought together.
And that there is a need for a forum to consolidate it.
I am disappointed that this has not happened here.
Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54836' dateline='1405507880'There was a suggestion at the start of this forum that there would be some real numismatic research presented.
Sadly this has not happened.
I beg to differ on that. I see helpful info in various threads in many forms, may not be Stephen Hawkin like, and some of it may not fall into line with everyone's interest, but it's there just the same.
Of all the forums that I have been a member of, this one has been the most informative and friendly of them all.
No bull allowed and strictly controlled.
The info is there if one goes searching for it.
Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54838' dateline='1405509925'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='54837' dateline='1405508828'ok then
give us your research findings .......
I'd be happy to present some real numismatic research.
However such ''boring'' posts get lost amongst other chit chat type posts.
I was actually referring to other members posts who are professional numismatists.
There is much numismatic knowledge around that needs to be brought together.
And that there is a need for a forum to consolidate it.
I am disappointed that this has not happened here.
There was the "wiki" section started some months back, but nobody has added anything to it:-/
There are a few score regular posters and we each need to sit down and write at least one in depth article on a particular coin that we specialise in. If you specialise in collecting threepences then write on it,if you specialise in proof decimals then write on it. Or British Indian coins, Proclamation coins etc etc.
Post the article,get some feedback,support, criticism and further information and before you know it this forum will have articles as well written as any found in CAB or on the threepence blog.
Not just professional numismatists (emu, Mark, PPH, Walter) should contribute but those of us who have years of knowledge, extensive collections and PASSION. I bet a certain fish could write the benchmark article on the Canberra florin or a lass just out of hospital on the various threepences date varieties. At the moment there is not a single good article anywhere on those 2 topics covering them in depth.
Get busy writing.
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='54841' dateline='1405511386'Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54836' dateline='1405507880'There was a suggestion at the start of this forum that there would be some real numismatic research presented.
Sadly this has not happened.
I beg to differ on that. I see helpful info in various threads in many forms, may not be Stephen Hawkin like, and some of it may not fall into line with everyone's interest, but it's there just the same.
Yes there are lots of helpful bits and pieces.
And that's a good reason to be part of this forum.
But in terms of real numismatic research zip.
Its a coin forum so its about coins.
Seems to be more about chit chat to me.
Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54838' dateline='1405509925'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='54837' dateline='1405508828'ok then
give us your research findings .......
I'd be happy to present some real numismatic research.
However such ''boring'' posts get lost amongst other chit chat type posts.
At the risk of beating my own drum, there was the 1922 Penny thread that I contributed quite a bit of info to, some of it I suspect is little known if at all, but as Alan Jackson said, that may be just me talking. I deliberately abbreviated much of the content and later added some tongue in cheek frivolity to avoid, as you put it, a boring post. So here's the challenge echidna, sharpen your quills and submit your boring research, warts and all, and I'll do the same.:P
so I take the comments that the chit chatters like moi
should go ? >>>>>> tears<<<<<
am I less a numismatist than the likes of yourself who isn't posting research?
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='54850' dateline='1405513811'Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54838' dateline='1405509925'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='54837' dateline='1405508828'ok then
give us your research findings .......
I'd be happy to present some real numismatic research.
However such ''boring'' posts get lost amongst other chit chat type posts.
At the risk of beating my own drum, there was the 1922 Penny thread that I contributed quite a bit of info to, some of it I suspect is little known if at all, but as Alan Jackson said, that may be just me talking. I deliberately abbreviated much of the content and later added some tongue in cheek frivolity to avoid, as you put it, a boring post. So here's the challenge echidna, sharpen your quills and submit your boring research, warts and all, and I'll do the same.:P
OK challenge accepted.
My area is half sovereigns.
I will post some new research within the next week.
my area is in how to deal with banks to extract their mute coins/notes
other than that i have only been seriously collecting for under 2 years so i don't really have an "area" that i am highly knowledgeable in.
so does that make ma less of a member?
Quote from: 'serial' pid='54873' dateline='1405561766'been seriously collecting for under 2 years so i don't really have an "area" that i am highly knowledgeable in.
so does that make ma less of a member?
Most definitely not.
There is no Pier Group here.
Yes there are members with vast knowledge
and many years of serious collecting.
I've been collecting for over 50 years but know
nothing about the Gold issues, look forward to
echidna's imput on the subject
We are (I Hope) "Collectors All" :angel:
Quote from: 'serial' pid='54873' dateline='1405561766'my area is in how to deal with banks to extract their mute coins/notes
other than that i have only been seriously collecting for under 2 years so i don't really have an "area" that i am highly knowledgeable in.
so does that make ma less of a member?
On any number of topics (especially related to decimals) I have seen you post interesting and informative comments. You are also a regular valued poster, so don't even consider yourself any less of a member.
trust me i learn more than i give. if i can i try to contribute
i am lucky in that i have ALOT of time available to me to learn stuff
and i can get my hands on large amounts of decimals to test theory's but pre-dec is harder
Serial,
Maybe you can give tips to those that would like to get their hands on large amount of coins to noodle?
I have tried to.
the big thing is that you need to develop a good relationship with your bank and move your request up over time. start small and see what the reaction is. if the reaction is positive then talk to them about your passion. most don't understand it but they do understand passionate people and so long as you are honest with them they will be good to you.
it does also help to have a bit of money in the bank, but not a prerequisite
I started noodling with as little as $30 each swap but then it grew to a maximum of $2700 at each swap. Now I am down to a moderate $1500 at a time swap at four swaps a week but that has now dropped down to three swaps a week.
If only I could get some other banks/clubs to allow me to swap I could go to six or even seven swaps a week.
I swap $'s and 50c coins and the occasional $100 bag of 20c pieces.
Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54852' dateline='1405514084'Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='54850' dateline='1405513811'Quote from: 'echidna' pid='54838' dateline='1405509925'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='54837' dateline='1405508828'ok then
give us your research findings .......
I'd be happy to present some real numismatic research.
However such ''boring'' posts get lost amongst other chit chat type posts.
At the risk of beating my own drum, there was the 1922 Penny thread that I contributed quite a bit of info to, some of it I suspect is little known if at all, but as Alan Jackson said, that may be just me talking. I deliberately abbreviated much of the content and later added some tongue in cheek frivolity to avoid, as you put it, a boring post. So here's the challenge echidna, sharpen your quills and submit your boring research, warts and all, and I'll do the same.:P
OK challenge accepted.
My area is half sovereigns.
I will post some new research within the next week.
In keeping up my part of the bargain:winkextra: I have placed some warts n all delving on the 1922 Penny date varieties in the coin chit chat section. Now for some real sleep time:sleepy:
WOW
A thesis!!!
too cool ...... an all-nighter for the reader ...where are my slippers and port?
fanks
QuoteWe are (I Hope) "Collectors All" Angel
As far as I am concerned YES we are.
Not only that but we tend to share information far more freely here than on other sites.
As to the question about Peerage , it is invalid on this site as far as I am concerned.
YES there are more qualified and informed members on this site than others BUT NO it doesn't make them "Gods".
EVERYONES views and opinions are welcome and valid here as far as I know and THAT is what makes this site a COMMUNITY of like minded people :good:
Brilliant work, I know what I will be doing all day tomorrow.!! :angel: