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Forum Dad
 United States
24147 Posts |
Please note that we are just testing this set up for now, it may not be permanent. The Staff has some concerns about how this will work, so we're basically going to play with it for a while.  All unidentified items go here... from tokens to ancients to paper money. Once an item is identified, the title will be edited to reflect the identification, then it will be moved to the appropriate forum for further discussion. Feel free to comment here and tell us what you think. |
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Moderator
 United States
6563 Posts |
I do like the idea of grouping them together However most of us here have our expertise in certian areas and those certain forums are where we check on unknown coins. I mainly check in the World section because I will more then likely know the coin...most of the time  Also it just seems like a lot of extra work for you guys to have to move everything around...twice sometimes |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
750 Posts |
Its a great section, I will be watching it. Hopefully even be able to help out a bit now and then. I enjoy the search.
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
I also like the idea but...
The first thing to come to mind was: When a coin is identified and moved how will people know where to look or will it become a lost topic to some.
I will definitely be keeping and eye here.
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Forum Dad
 United States
24147 Posts |
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When a coin is identified and moved how will people know where to look or will it become a lost topic to some.
The forum will automatically send an email to the original poster when it's moved. Accurate subscription emails will still be sent after it's moved. As much of the original title will be left as possible, in order to leave it as recognizable as possible. The URL doesn't change when it's moved, so all bookmarks will still work. So to answer your question, it may require a little effort to find for people that didn't subscribe or bookmark it. |
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Moderator
Australia
16805 Posts |
But not too much effort, since there's normally only a few possible destinations... for "strange coins", the general World Coins forum, the Ancients forum, and the Exonumia forum are the most likely. Even after they've been identified, threads will often stay here for a day or so before they get moved, just in case anyone wishes to clarify, correct or challenge an identification. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Moderator
United States
6563 Posts |
We normally try to do that if at all possible. Depends on the coins really.
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Moderator
Australia
16805 Posts |
Yes, we do encourage everyone to post separate threads for each unknown item, if they can. Not only does it make it easier to determine which ones have been identified and which haven't but if you post a mixture of coins, tokens, ancients, etc. in one thread, then we have no idea where to move the thread when all the coins are sufficiently IDed.  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Member
United States
3242 Posts |
sounds good I hope it works!
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New Member
Belgium
1 Posts |
I am new from belgium I have a small coin who needs futher determination
i cnnot put a picture here
Leo Daman van Hove
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Valued Member
United States
284 Posts |
So will the "World Coin and Commemorative Forum" description change from "unsure of what type/country" to "sure of what type/country"?
-- Boris
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1523 Posts |
When I scan a coin to display for help in identification it tells me it is too big so how can this be done anyway?
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Valued Member
Canada
75 Posts |
well you have to try other stuff out see how good it works .
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Rest in Peace
United States
1729 Posts |
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I am new from belgium I have a small coin who needs futher determination
i cnnot put a picture here
Leo Daman van Hove  Leo, if you'll look to the left, you'll see a hot link to "Uploading Photos" under a red bar entitled "Tutorials". Read it first, follow the steps (try to keep your coin pix sizes to a reasonable width), and then upload. BTW when I scan a coin on my $10 scanner, I set the scan size to 2x2 for best results. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
1729 Posts |
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When I scan a coin to display for help in identification it tells me it is too big so how can this be done anyway? Halfwitty, even my $10 Epson scanner gives me various settings to use, and as I indicated to Leo, the 2x2 setting works best for coins. I do have to use the "expert" tab, which simply gives me more choices, but once you find a setting that works for you, scanning coins will become almost automatic for you. (I've also had excellent luck with Photobucket as the site to save pix on for "transporting" here). |
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Rest in Peace
United States
1729 Posts |
Maybe a new icon to the left of unID'ed coins (like ?) and something like a √ after they've been ID'ed would help, whether they were moved or left in the same thread. A "?" next to a multiple-coin posting would let us know that one or more coins were still unID'ed, at least.
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Posted 02/06/2008 08:38 am
