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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great post! Thanks for sharing this gem!
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
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Bobby, thank you for sharing Bigg Fredd's insights...I never knew about the bubble and crash, but it makes sense and very relevant to how things are going today.
Again, thank you.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A wealth of information and opinion from BiggFredd's , "Slobbed Coins." Thanks for the post and respect.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Preach it Fredd.
*Sigh*... I miss him. Didn't even know him well. 'Still miss him.
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Moderator
 United States
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Well said, Fredd. Well said.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Don't ya just love that cynicism? It is always good for true numismatists to think with circumspection before they invest.
I am always sceptical of marketeers.
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Moderator
United States
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Enjoyed the read and respect the opinion. We all have our own views on slabbed coins ... appreciate the opportunity Bobby to read the words from Fred. Thanks for sharing it with us.  David |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the posting Bobby! That is some good writting Fred did on this subject, captures a lot, billions spent on plastic not coins, ouch.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the post Bobby. Some of us who were around when the TPG concept was started saw all of this coming. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Fredd: I have always reacted negatively to marketeering, be it in coins or anything else.
Marketeering that was in part responsible for the GFC.
For us all: Just remember, if you are a target for marketeering, and you take the bait, sooner or later, you will be a victim. The problem is be able to differentiate between what is honest promotion and what is marketeering.
Perhaps good warning for ALL investors, not just for PM and numismatics investors.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With all due respect Fredd was and will continue to be sardonicism at its best always divulging the veiled truth.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
That was a great read--Biggfredd you are remembered.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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No BS and straight to the point. I am certain that Big Fredd was an Aussie in a former life. I totally agree with Fredd's Philosophy that education is the KEY to collecting and the slobbing is for lazy collectors or for people that have no real love of coins but buy them purely for speculation. I know and agree that our coins do have a monitary value as well as an enjoyment value. Most of my enjoyment from my coins is the education and skill I learn as I collect them. Bigg Fredd did his utmost to help educate everyone about coins and he spoke from the heart. The man is a ( family unfreindly word ) legend and love or hate him He will remain so  |
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United States
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Nicely said, Trout.
I was the one who the member contributing this email approached at the Philly show, and I don't mind saying that reading that email was a....difficult moment. It was so BiggFredd - absolutely correct, absolutely on point and deliberately provocative. He understood perfectly how to force the reader to consider his words - whether in good light or bad, you had to think about what you just saw. And that was his point.
He's left a void which won't be filled.
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Moderator
United States
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Whether you agreed with BiggFredd, or disagreed, there is no doubt whatsoever, he spoke from his heart and meant what he said. I will continue to use TPG's for various reasons but, as stated above, you really have to think about what you just read...I know I did. swcoin.ecrater.com
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