Lurking....

It seems like the more I learn about these VAM's the less I know.
There are always coins that drive you NUTZ. Don't be bashful. Post up some pics and seek some help. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes(although mine are getting older by the minute) will see something you haven't after staring at it for hours. nlp

I'm not so sure about that.... It depends on what you call "winning".... some shy folks feel that they are gaining knowledge without exposing themselves I guess.... but lurking should spark questions in a person's head.... without asking those questions, lurking in probably is just serving to confuse the lurker even more... I would hardly call that winning.

If a topic is not interesting to me, I won't even bother reading it.... Threads like 'grade this coin', or 'what VAM is this 1886 S dollar' won't even get a hit from me, unless I see that one of my buds has posted it, and then I figure that maybe although I don't have anything constructive to contribute, I can at least slip in 'a 'funny or a snide comment.

I know the value of not exposing too much about one's self.... nobody wants to be known as 'that idiot' or that 'know it all'.... but that is what makes the world go round.... I don't really care much about what folks here think about me.... I freely admit that I don't know anything at all about grading, values, or VAM attribution.... nobody expects too much out of me either.... the only thing that they do expect is what they have learned about my personality.... argumentative, contrary, tactless, etc.

Yes, this is all true, and I have learned certain things about other folks here as well.... I have my own expectations of you... that is what makes things fun and interesting.... How much fun can lurking really be? I would very much like to get to know the lurkers, I really think that their input could help to nail certain things down that we who post wonder about in print.... It doesn't matter at all who you are, how old you are, or what you look like.... Gene is the only person here that knows what I look like, and he is the only person here that I know what he looks like (except I know Dave looks kinda like a snowman who hasn't got his head on straight).

I really want folks to come out of the shadows and say 'Hi' (at least).... it wouldn't cost anything, nothing to lose, and everything to gain.... now that's what I call "winning".

I have not lurked for a while because I have been out of town for most of the past 2 weeks, and my business is very busy right now. Of course, I don't really lurk, I chime in when something interests me, or I think I actually have an answer.

I for one am lurking after a brief period of activity because I have no time to do much else. Haven't even hardly pulled out my coins to look at them in 5 months, but a new baby will do that to ya! I have no time to post intelligently before the next

Good to see the ongoing discussions though!

I just bought a 1879 SAF for 32.00, my question is, is the 8th feather between the olive branch & arrows? Actually counted 7.

As far as the lurking goes, I've learned allot on here from it. I'm sort of a hands on guy when it comes to learning so I'll read something on here and ask the dealers at the show and most times they'll have something for sale that pertains to what I read about on the site and be able to show me in person. That's how I learned what a Lincoln "woody" was.

Sorry rlcbj59 I'm in N.J. I found the only two shows in my area by searching coins on craigslist. Then when I found the first show they had a flier for the other show.