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On The Subjectt Of Our 'Smackdowns"

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 Posted 07/30/2012  7:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@Ben thats enough comments for me I posting it I can't wait. I have been sitting on the edge of my seat for 2 days...and its starting to hurt.
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 Posted 07/30/2012  10:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dougsmit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm sorry that this 'competition' has turned into an 'us against them' to some participants. If winning is the most important thing to most, I'll drop out. It is a hobby, not the Olympics. It makes no difference in this case since I do not travel with records of the diameters of my coins so I can't post a smallest bronze and be sure that the coin is smallest.

I hope there will be other posts that I can participate in without causing bad feelings from the fact that some of us have more coins than others.
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 Posted 07/30/2012  10:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@Doug-
I doubt anyone seriously cares if they win. Now I can only speak for myself. Yes winning is cool, but I don't care who wins. I want to see a real "wopper" of a coin super rare, super nice, super historical. Let the best coin win. The last Smackdown was great considering the subject, I saw extraordinary pieces. Very enjoyable. I don't think you or anyone else for that matter dropping out would improve the fun of the game but in fact do the exact opposite. Seeing as though no prize is won and we each really don't know each other nothing can be gained. So with that being said, its fair enough to say that if people whomever they might be, will have to except its tough cookies that there coin didnt win an often run online coin competition with no real prize, before they realize it was the display of the coin and the experience everyone had from seeing that matters. We are all doing this as a hobby. An the fact that a coin Guru like you that leaves your house, you should have your coin records on you up to date complete with postable sized pictures on a smartphone/ tablet at all times.J/K Lastly, being somone with known Numis-merit one can expect to be the butt of jokes.

Nate
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I believe Doug is out of town. I wouldn't bring records with me either.

I do have most of my coin records written down and online as well.
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 Posted 07/30/2012  10:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You kidding me I am so poor at record keeping I write down on a piece of paper and stick it in the slip.
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Quote:
I'm sorry that this 'competition' has turned into an 'us against them' to some participants.
What are we talking about--just so I know. I do hope my words weren't taken that way. My original suggestion of creating seperate 'medal classes' was to help 'like coins compete against like coins'--which I think benefits all grades of coins. The spirit of CCF is informal and friendly--the "big wow" coins have their place, as well every coin we're proud of owning.
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 Posted 07/30/2012  11:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have to agree with Doug. As I said earlier, the Smackdowns are a way to show off our coins and have a little fun. If it gets too burdensome, too onerous with details, it will quit being fun. It does not matter who wins (and I'm a competitive kinda guy). Just having a chance to show off my coins to people who will appreciate them is what makes this a great idea.
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Not to interrupt....

I don't collect Ancients....

but I follow the threads because I love seeing the coins!


I have to agree with DV..


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The spirit of CCF is informal and friendly--the "big wow" coins have their place, as well every coin we're proud of owning.



If you don't agree...
check out my submissions to Moe's 65 days of large cents thread...everyone enjoys seeing "well loved" coins as much as the stunners!
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