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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2426686, member: 68&quot;]It&#039;s worse than that.&nbsp; Their editorial policy until 1995 was to bash moderns.&nbsp; In promotional literature for children they specifically stated that there were no desirable coins in circulation. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The bashing wasn&#039;t even limited to the hobby in those days.&nbsp; Madison Avenue invariably used photos of 1964 coinage in advertising.&nbsp; One had the sense in those days that the mint actually stopped making coins altogether in 1964 and many hobbyists certainly acted that way. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In their defense they no longer do this but there is still bashing that goes on from time to time by contributors.&nbsp; And, no, I&#039;m not asking them to censor this bashing.&nbsp; Even if I were in favor of restricting free speech I believe the bashing is good for moderns since people are so perverse and collectors so contrary. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve collected everything except ancients and coal tokens and I dabble in them&nbsp; a little.&nbsp; Modern world coins are very important to me because they are such fun and I&#039;ve worked on them since the mid-&#039;70&#039;s.&nbsp; They certainly are highly underappreciated.&nbsp; The only way I could obtain many of them was by trading off valuable old world coins for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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