The idiocy of headlines?

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  1. CygnusCC

    CygnusCC Roping the Learns Supporter

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  3. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    The kind of hard-hitting, incisive journalism we've all come to expect from The Sun.
     
  4. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

    Trashy British tabloid in America, they can keep their Fleet Street scandal rags
     
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  5. Dearborn

    Dearborn Above average collector - Is that an Error?

    And here I thought it was an AD for eBay. huh, go figure
     
  6. manny9655

    manny9655 Well-Known Member

    That was like the story several years ago telling people to look for an 1894-S dime hidden away in an old couch cushion or something. Articles like this, from stupid writers who don't do their research, only hurt the hobby.
     
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  7. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    I really don't understand why this story was written. It's just about some random eBay auction. Usually news stories about coins selling are million dollar sales. I'm a former journalist and I work in marketing, and this doesn't make sense from any perspective I can think of. I thought at first it was built for search engine ranking, which a lot of publications do, but that doesn't even make sense.
     
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  8. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

  9. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    It's The Sun. Garbage sells more papers and more ads. It doesn't have to be real or accurate.

    Think The National Enquirer with less restraint, published daily. Gotta fill pages SOMEHOW.
     
  10. Jim Dale

    Jim Dale Well-Known Member

    Is the "Sun" a legitimate newspaper or is it a "trash" source that I need to line my cat's "poop pan"?
     
  11. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    These types of articles is why the "WHATS IT WORTH" forum is filled to the brim with complete garbage that people thinks are worth millions.

    They read these articles, spend HOURS CRH'ing, find a greaser or damaged coin, and refuse to believe that its worth face value.
     
  12. john-charles

    john-charles Member

    Is that really what you want your cat to read?
     
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  13. goossen

    goossen Senior Member

    It keeps giving…
     
  14. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    On the bright side, the cat would be able to make a clear positive contribution to the editorial content.
     
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  15. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    "The coin in the listing accumulated 53 bids, with the winning one totaling $4,550. That represents nearly 455,000% of its original value. "


    Obviously NOT a math major.

    Idiots don't have an editor.
     
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