Collectors' Clearinghouse On Pause (Permanently?)

Have you considered blogging? You already have a recognizable name and a following. I bet you wouldn't even have to use embedded advertising, you could probably sell sponsorship directly to the error coin specialists and auction houses.

Sorry to hear this. It feels like Coin World may be in the end days.

I hope you are able to find another way to earn a living from your impressive skill set.

That is terrible news, I'm sorry to hear that Mike.. I'm sure you will find a better fit somewhere.

A post on this forum is 97% identical to a basic blog post.

I wrote a blog about a niche video game for years on BlogSpot.com (owned by Google). The authoring process, in short:

Write the article text in exactly the same rough form as Coin World or Error-Ref.com. You can copy+paste that text into pretty much any blogging platform, the editor is essentially a stripped down version of Microsoft Word running in your browser. Format with the basics like font, heading text, body text, bold, italics. Upload supporting images. Links can be learned from a 60 second tutorial.

If you want to monetize with banner ads, that's just a checkbox in Settings. Since you are a recognized expert, I would recommend selling sponsorship directly, the way you guys already do on Error-Ref.com.

You don't have to go all-in. Most blog accounts are free. You could just write an article (or re-use an old article), try it out, and if you hate it, just delete the blog.

Thanks for your guidance, Brandmeister. One of the reasons I started this thread is to reassure people that my health is fine and that no catastrophe has befallen me. A lack of new columns could have been interpreted as a sign that I was undergoing cancer treatment or experiencing a similar ordeal.

Idea: Start a Youtube channel where you talk through coins that folks send you photos of (hi-res only) to examine (for a small fee). If the coin is interesting enough, you could have the owner send it in for a special "Under the Mike roscope" feature video.

sorry to here that , you'll find something better

Well. Mike you have a big supporting audience here at the Forum and many other coin communities and a coolest team at the ERROR-REF : Fred Weinberg , BJ Neff , Jon Sullivan , JC Stevens , Will Brooks , Jason Cuvelier , Jeff Ylitalo ,Peter Lukic and Shane Daniel ...... you will always remain at your rightful place. Thank you for providing so much knowledge.