Am I Becoming A .........darksider

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My family is traced back to the Mayflower so this is all I've known

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Hi andrew

my family is also traced back on my mom's side to the mayflower ,, its cool to know someone else who has that lineage back to such an amazing group of people .Maybe one day we can compare notes its more than likely our ancestors knew one another .

Now what country was that which claimed this contenient ?

Im pretty sure that at that time there was no US coinage,, that did not take place until well into the 18th century up until that time we had circulating coinage from very many different countries ,,Ireland ,england ,france,Mexico to name but a few ,,these coins continued to circulate for sometime after the US started making its own coins well up and through the civil war times,,now its very true that a person should have pride in their own countries coinage,,but to have a true reflection of our History as a nation ,, many other countries have also been contributors .

Metalman

Let's stop the bickering and baiting and concentrate on what this thread is really about:

Jim is feeling the pull of the DarkSide

Welcome, Jim!

~Roman

Thanks Forum Mom for the explanation.

I did a search for the word junk and I was surprised to see that the membership has been using the word quite frequently to disparage many collectors interests for quite a while. Since I've been taken to task for using the word, this will serve as a warning to all of the membership that the "J word" is no longer welcome anymore on these pages.

I'm sorry to hear that you are reading more into my tone than is there. The written word often suffers from the lack of emphasis and inflection making e-mail and board postings sound totally different than ones speaking voice. Meanings are often taken the wrong way.

I admit that I did get a little curt with Paulie but he made a wise crack and I only responded in my defense. I'm sorry that I overeacted to his comment.

In this day and age you can't dumb down all speech so that no one will get offended. Personally, I find it offensive that so many members constantly attack the President dollars and call them UGLY but I don't get my knickers in a wad and cry to forum moderators. Maybe I should. I think that UGLY is a disparaging term to those who work hard to collect those dollars. It's demeaning to read and makes me feel like my collection is less than worthy. Can we ban the use of the derogatory term UGLY in that instance PLEASE? It really takes a toll after a while.

If you would please take a stand for those of use who collect president dollars just like you have done today for those who collect non-US coins; I think it would be comforting to the membership. I for one would appreciate your support. I work hard on my collection and I know how low it makes you feel to get ragged on for collecting UGLY coins. I now know how the non-us coin collectors must have felt when I called the Australian nugget coin junky. It's not junky ...just not that pretty. My appologies.

Andrew, you make a very good point. While many collectors do not like the Presidential designs, they are still obviously a highly collectible coin and those people who collect them should feel that they can share that collection with support from the rest of the membership.

It's not the actual words "junk" or "junky". It was the context they were used in. Please understand that there are many forums where people can go and be made to feel uncomfortable. The purpose of CC is to have a place that is peaceful where we can all enjoy the hobby and learn from each other.

Especially because we have so many members from all over the world, it is important that we all respect each others' countries' coins and collections. This does not mean that we have to like them, just not put down others for collecting coins that don't appeal to us.

One of the reasons that we have emoticons is to soften the written word and help to get the actual meaning across. It is very easy for a joke to be taken seriously from just the written word.

I simply don't want anyone to feel that their collection or their interests are less important than anyone else's here. This forum is a great opportunity to truly share this hobby and expand collecting horizons. All I ask is that everyone consider their words before clicking on the Post New Reply button so that we can keep CC the family-friendly, community-oriented forum that it was intended to be.

I guess in a way I am a darksider, in that my most recent purchases have included gold 1/10 ounce Pandas, Maple Leafs, and a 1/2 ounce gold French rooster.

Hey Andrew, I want to extend my sincere apologies for anything offensive I have posted in the past about the Pres. dollars. I have only recently started to enjoy coins of the world. Until now, my appreciation has only been for U.S. coins. I have probably taken my frustration with the U.S. mint out on the Pres. coin. I just feel that they have gotten into generating money and not the quality coinage that I expect. No disrespect ever meant.
Jim

Crystalk64, I know what you mean about the Buffalo nickel. It is one of my absolute favorites. I past on a UNC Comm. set of Indian/Buffalo coins at an auction last night. They were at $65 and I was not sure about their value and past on them. Heck, they are worth $250.00. Should have known as the world loves the Buffalo. Jim

Crystalk, could you say "thats' no bull"!
Jim