Eid Mar on Pawn Stars

Hess, 1917:

 

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Many old aucton cataloges are online.. From sales from the year 2000 onward pretty much everything is online at acsearch..
For older auction catalogs from late 1800s to mid 1900s a lot of stuff can be found online too...
here is one site that is good for finding coins with an old german provenance, it supposedly has Every major German, Swiss + Austrian auction from 1901-1945 listed... + is somewhat easily searchable..

http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/di...0cbde143f&md_query_sort=sort_name_sdocval+asc


I was able to find 3 provenances for a coin I just bought there knowing it was from an old collection + probably had an old provenance somewhere...



+ here is the 1936 sale of the Eid Mar coin too

 

I was wondering when the first attack on academics would come in this thread. It did not take long. It never does. I have almost left this board because of these attacks.

As a "stuffy academic" I think I am going to go hang out with other stuffy academics. I knew things were bad as far as the mistrust of academics that seems to permeate our current culture, but I was hoping that this anti-intellectualism would not appear here where topics are often "academic".

To challenge the premise of this quote, why would it be difficult to convince someone to listen to an interesting academic presentation? Why is "stuffy" the adjective that first comes to mind? Where would the study of ancient coins be without the academics in our culture?

 

I don't think that his comment was intended to be an attack on academics or academic material. It was just a comment on the sad reality of what draws the ratings to channels like the History channel.

I, like most here I'm sure, prefer factual, science based and academic level content to sensational garbage TV programs. I wouldn't take those comments personally and value your presence on this board and your posts!

Josh

 

My post was in no way intended to be an attack on academics. Would you prefer me to use uncharismatic? It is uninteresting for an audience to listen to a monotone speaker who cannot excite learning. I have been sitting in a classroom listening for going on 11 years now because I enjoy learning but there is a large difference between a speaker who can engage their audience and the 'stuffy' academic. Unfortunately, I feel these documentaries attract the latter. Chris pointed out we need a Neil Degrasse Tyson for history and that is true. He is a dynamic speaker who can engage an audience.

I apologize if I caused any offense because that was not my intention.

 

Netflix/internet is your friend if you want to watch real history/documentaries.

 

Thanks for saying that. Yes, there are some "stuffy" academics. I certainly hope I am not one of them. In fact, I spend lots of time working on how to make my lectures interesting. I have even used my coins in lectures to illustrate certain points.

Neil Degrasse Tyson is excellent. There are a couple of others who are notable. I would suggest watching the youtube videos of Mary Beard. She really brings history to life. I would also recommend Simon Schama's History of Britain. If you go back a few decades Joseph Campbell's "the Power of Myth" is fascinating. Just one spoiler about this, the journey of Luke Sywalker is the journey of the hero. Campbell wrote an entire book on hero mythology called "The Hero with a Thousand Faces". Here is another clue to Campbell's influence. The shows aired on PBS for "The Power of Myth". The interviews were filmed at George Lucas' Skywalker ranch.

I hope you find something interesting in these recommendations.

 

I agree. I have seen many interesting documentaries on Netflix.

 

Well, I can see that Pawn Stars has certainly divided opinions on CT!

Either way, it was certainly an interesting clip to watch. Thanks for sharing @hoth2.

 

Three cheers for academics!

Seriously--without them our world would be a much smaller place.

 

Of course the show is staged. However, it is still fun to watch and I love to watch it whenever I am in the U.S. American Pickers is another show I like.

Regarding the Eid Mar denarius - for sure, anybody who knows what the coin is would never consider selling it at a pawn shop (unless really hard pressed for money). This was done for publicity only.

I love the way always Rick always seems to have a 'buddy who just lives down the road who happens to know all about' whatever is being offered: a civil war gun, a Rembrandt, or an Eid Mar denarius! Staged, but fun.
(What amuses me is that these guys always seem to be eating donuts. I love them, but cannot eat them - just too much sugar for me).

 

The trick to eating donuts is to commit. Decide in advance that you're going to eat three of them, accept in advance that your stomach will hurt, and then you're free to enjoy them, sugar be darned.

 

A cornerstone program for my "post college" learning. I ate up the program and the books. They sit on a bookshelf within view of all, but only noticed by me.

That show gave me "ah-ha" moments that certainly guided me in life. It should be standard reading.

I should add that I was also a fan of Jung, so the ideas resonated with me.

 

The fact that you take the time to adjust you lectures, update your slides, and incorporate tangible items (your coins), puts you ahead of many of the professors I have had who have been using the same slides since the early 00s. One prof I had was still using a slide projector with pictures from the 70s.

Mary Beard is wonderful, her SPQR book is currently sitting on my shelf in my 'To Be Read' pile.

 

Moderation is for Monks!

 

I plan on dying a happy man. My B-I-L was mostly a vegan with some fish thrown in now and then. He dies at 46 years old. If the truth were told, he died wishing he had a big juicy steak or some bacon. My tombstone should read "He died a happy man; eating whatsoever he wanted".

 

Hey Bing, feel free to have as much "Bacon apple pie" as you would like. We are here for a short time after all.

 

Bacon and apples are perfect together!

 

Yes, in the "moderation" of washing it all down with a good beer, and anytime of the day (preferably 7:00-11:00 AM LOCAL time - just to do it!), AND while musing over a favorite coin...



RR Anon Quadrigatus Janus 225-215 BCE Craw 28-3 Sear 31

 

No joke - I sometimes crave this:



More than this:



The second I can't afford........

The first I can't 'afford' either......

Bummer!