Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2869690, member: 71723"]I too have belonged (not for a year now) to one of the absolute GREATEST coin clubs in the country, one that has Farran Zerbe Award winners and several ANA Goodfellows (national convention host chairs) among its members. It was sought out by the ANA to be the host club for this coming year’s convention, too. The most recent Goodfellow, the famous Kerry Wetterstrom (Goodfellow 2012), advised the ANA against selecting his own club, Red Rose Coin Club, of Lancaster, PA, as the host club? Why? Not enough members who “give” are left healthy enough to do the work. The new generation of members are all “takers”, only interested in stacking bullion products. No one new cares about the hobby, the artistry, the history. It’s about “me, me, me” grabbing what they can, waiting for the economy to collapse. Not healthy. That’s what “my attitude problem” is all about. The intellectuals, the sharers, the talk givers, the “givers” are dying. A hollow shell of newb “takers” will ruin the club. It’s emblematic of our times, unfotunately. Today, my attitudinal “home club” is the Chicago Coin Club, some 800 miles away. Nearly every attending member participates FULLY, and “takers” are not encouraged. The logo of the ANA shows the Lamp of Knowledge and it’s motto is “De Profundis”, not “Hey, look what I scammed off of the widow down the street.”[/QUOTE]