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Pillar of the Community
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The old CCRS site used to drip with 1859 info but everyone left there years ago I agree and miss it. Have you heard from Shawn at all. Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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More people will find it and love the challenge, I personally think that that is wishful thinking...Mind you, I'm all for it...but I probably won't be around to see that happen.. Quote:
We can also encourage others to give it a try. Yes,..but I'm finding that to be a very hard sell.. Quote:
The old CCRS site used to drip with 1859 info but "everyone left" there years ago What percentage from the old CCRS would you guess have settled in here at CCF..?..because you know that I'm quite new at this.. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I also contributed many responses on the old CCRS site.
Too bad things became dictatorial.
doug
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm quite new at this also, DEVLEC. I've only been seriously collecting 1859's for about two years and It was after finding Dr.Haxby's online catalog. I guess that's why I'm optimistic that others may take up the challenge as well. I may not be around to see it either, as I'm no spring chicken, but one of my grandkids might pick up where I leave off. I do want to thank all the 59ers on this forum who have educated me a lot. I haven't been posting long, but I've been reading for a while. That has been a big encouragement to me. Thanks!!
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Hi
thanks very much for
this thread
may I ask what ccrs is or was ?
and are there any links available ?
i would like reading
some/all contributions
tia
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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No links available for that site
Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
CCRS is the abbreviation of the Canadian Coin Reference Site.
I am not sure if the site is still up and running.
Years ago, CCRS was the to-go site. Many prominent posters on
this site are what initially made the CCRS site so successful.
But feeling got hurt, and the dictatorial direction of the site
owner proved deteremental. Favoritism abounded and droves of
great and knowledgable posters abandoned the site and many found
a new home on this site.
Others may wish to elaborate further...
But I believe this will suffice as a basic explanation.
doug
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Valued Member
United States
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CCRS is actually still operational, though I doubt that none but a few people now use it. Misbehavior (especially lack of civility) by some of the members, coupled with some unfortunate decisions by its owner doomed it to become what it is today.
Another site, CCC (Canadian copper coins), had some great posts on large cents, but it folded because its owner appeared to lose interest and wouldn't accept help from those of us who offered it. The sad thing is that the old posts from both sites are now lost to us.
Edited by JHax
03/21/2016 12:17 am
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Others may wish to elaborate further...
But I believe this will suffice as a basic explanation. No elaboration is necessary Doug. I will say, however, that CCRS was a crucial site for getting all of us networked together in the beginning; friendships were formed and research collaborations were also spawned. I can even remember having CCRS badges that we wore at Torex and shared many beers in the pubs with newly formed friends. Much like everything else in numismatics, it is now merely a moment in history, and it is now pointless to dredge up the reasons behind its demise... Social media sites (e.g., Facebook) have a lot of numismatic groups on them - but I still prefer this site. It allows a clean separation between my work and social life, and my hobby... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
United States
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I mostly agree with leaving the negative details re: the previous sites in the past. The present site is much better run than they were. But I believe that is partly because of an awareness of what happened before. Remember the old quote, "Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it".
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, I wish that I could have saved the CCC site despite being the moderator, but the owner/admin of the site just couldn't stop all the hacking/phishing and gave up. I haven't heard a peep from him on ANY site since its demise.
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Canada
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Speaking of 1859s... I have not forgotten our earlier conversations concerning an article on your website Jim... let me know when you are ready to do so...
Roger
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
United States
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Roger, I'll be in touch. By the way, I'm hoping to make it to Ottawa for a day or two of the RCNA show in July. Edited by JHax
03/21/2016 3:20 pm
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Canada
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Sadly, we will not cross paths in Ottawa. When the RCNA show is here, I'll be conducting fieldwork in northern Labrador... (summers are my busiest months). "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote: I'm hoping to make it to Ottawa for a day or two of the RCNA show in July. That's great..!!..I'm sure that many of the 59ers and other regulars would enjoy a lunch break gathering at a local watering hole. Oh no..!! SPP isn't there..... . . Edited by DEVLEC
03/21/2016 3:38 pm
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