The fun-loving know-nothing I know as "Me," knew nothing about collecting tokens. I decided to explore my long-ignored token collection by researching data. I store whatever data I can glean relative to my collections on spreadsheets. Tokens finished out at over forty entries. One bit of spreadsheet data intrigued me enough to post here for my first time. On 11/05/2020 I posted "How Precious Is It Still?" I learned plenty from that decision, thank you all.
One teacher I met on the forum, scopru, added the line, "And any more tokens you have to post please do. If for no other reason than to show them off." Blame scopru, therefore for this moth playing in your candle flame. Much below, many know, but it's new to me and maybe to some others. Please indulge my mindless chatter.
I used tokencatalog.com as my primary spreadsheet resource. First I learned there were holes the site owners were trying to fill, and I could fill at least five or six. I was particularly impressed by reading in the HOW TO section how attentive the site is to the copyright of images. I had fun imaging and then ceding my copyrights so that the experts can freely instruct when called upon by the token-knowledge-deprived, such as Yours Truly. So, I'll have some more fun on scopru's dime by posting the tokens here two at a time.
A token had already been assigned catalog no. TC-574488. Ninety eight percent of the entries sport an obverse and reverse image of the token, alongside a description and a great deal of data. The description I typed into SEARCH brought me to a page that already offered everything I wanted, but where the image belonged, it said "Image Wanted" in clickable blue. I was off to learn how to manage the site. Here is the image I uploaded to the nearly complete site. I couldn't find the specs. I had the token to get them. I didn't any specs. Nor did I see "Specs. Specifications Wanted." Most tokens have their specs in the catalog. I went back today and uploaded mine anyway.
After (as asked by HOW TO) assuring myself that I wasn't loading an image already in the catalog, I uploaded the image below, this tie filling out all the data dialogue boxes they put out to be filled. They assigned catalog no. TC-594791 to it and added "Sanford, North Carolina (Lee County), U.S.A. [CA1]" They called this an "Attribution." Had they added [CA5] as opposed to [CA1], a researcher would know the attribution is solid. Mine., not so solid!
I have a few more to post. I'll have less to say about those. This is TOO LONG for most readers.
Kevin
Posted 11/08/2020 8:59 pm
