Let me apologize in advance for what I’m about to do.

Over the next few days, I would like to post all of the ancient and medieval coins in my smallish collection. I want a thread for each individual coin.

This will allow me a space to upload multiple images of each coin, add hyperlinks leading to the cert pages, brief notes on provenance, etc. All of which will create a page for each individual coin which I can then link to from elsewhere.

The reason I’m apologizing about this is that it might crowd the front page of this forum for a little while. If that gets on anyone’s nerves, just message me and I will try to space the intervals out a bit.

It should only clutter the forum briefly, as my posts sink.

This has only become necessary because of the demise of the CollecOnline platform, where I used to host all my stuff. And it will be a long time (if ever) before I have a dedicated personal website. So the CT forums will be my hosting site for a while.

 

I have a FORVM gallery. It does not support hyperlinks in the description fields, nor (to my knowledge) does it allow multiple images of the same coin. Nor do I find its navigation or sorting logistics to my taste.

In short, it’s a nice feature and I’m using it supplementally, but it doesn’t fit my overall goals ideally.

 

My intention is not to monopolize this forum. It is merely in the interest of getting this project done and posting the coins.

And, after all, the very purpose of this and other forums is to share one’s coins, right? I’ll just be doing a little more of than than usual, for a brief period.

Then it’ll be done and I’ll cease to be a nuisance.

 

Yes. Still no hyperlinking in the description fields, though it does allow multiple images. Again, a good supplemental site, but that’s all.

And here’s the big catch: MyCollect does not support NGC Ancients.

 

Thank you. Just the response I was hoping for.

 

Thank you! I say again, you do amazing work. While I’d love to have backgrounds with more apparent spatial “depth” like you’ve done there, it would be too much of a job to convert my whole collection to another format. Additionally, I like a background that I’m capable of duplicating myself, with my limited editing skills. I reckon the simple grey gradient backgrounds I use now work well enough.

 

I would like to see more.

 

FORVM, you mean? Interesting. Did not know that. It’s still not my choice for a primary host, but that’s a good tip. Thanks.

I am somewhat HTML-challenged, but I can do the kindergarten-level stuff.

 

I posted this thread because the last time I did a big posting flurry on Collectors Universe, it kinda split the forums into two camps. Half supported the mass postings, but the other half grumbled. A few even howled, and I think I saw some pitchforks and flaming torches in the mob.

And that’s a forum I’ve posted on for 24 years. Always did have a few haters there. Fortunately not many.