Coin collecting jargon and acronym document?

Here's one that was posted on the Collectors Universe forums by "Dawg144".

(Over on "CU", rather than here on "CT".)

I've been meaning to create a CoinTalk version - to adapt and expand that and create such a thread over here, but have not as yet had the time. It's on my to-do list.

 

It'll be a big undertaking! Nudge me later, if I haven't yet gotten around to it.

Now that the moderator toolkit allows me infinite editing, it's a feasible project. With expiring edits, it would be hard to keep it up to date.

So I reckon I'm the fella to do it here ... when I can.

 

BTW, here is one such list on CoinTalk, posted 14 years ago.

I'll try to find all such lists and incorporate 'em into the project, when I get going on it.

 

Ah. Excellent. I overlooked that in my quick linkage.

@geekpryde did it right.

Now maybe I'm off the hook for that chore.

 

Done.

 

Bad idea - here's why. Over the years a lot of folks have bookmarked that page, that list created by geekpryde. And there are also several other threads that contained a link to that list. And by moving it like you did - you just made all those bookmarks and links no good anymore. So, I undid what you did and put it back where it was.

What you were trying to do was be helpful because it sounded like a good idea, and you're to be commended for that. But, you forgot the law of unintended consequences.

Anyway, this is why we don't move threads and posts around. Moving a new post or a new thread because it needs to be moved or because the OP asked that it be moved - is one thing, and that is OK to do. Nobody will have had time yet to create bookmarks or place links to those posts/threads in other threads so nothing will be lost of harmed by moving it. But once a post of thread has been someplace for a while, even a few days - it needs to stay there.

And I'm posting this here not to correct you, that is not my intention at all. I'm posting it here so everybody else will understand why things should not and cannot be moved around just because it sounds like a good idea.

I would also point out that a link and a note to geekpryde's thread is already provided in the thread started by National Dealer all those years ago. So anybody and everybody can already access it in the FAQ section. Doing it that way keeps everything in 1 place.

 

I thought I left a permanent redirect, but excellent point about the law of unintended consequences.

 

It does, I've tested it.

I've tested that too - it doesn't work, all previous links (and bookmarks) return an error.

I also suspect that moving threads/posts would render stored search engine results into dead links as well.

The best way to do what you were trying to do, is to simply make a new post in the thread you want to add info to, and have your post contain a link to the thread or post you want to include. Or, do what Chris did 3 years ago, and edit the destination post/thread and add a link to the one you want to include.

Doing either one leaves everything in its original location and doesn't screw anything up.

 

By all means do, but what you'll find out is that it is much, much worse than it is here. At least in the way you're talking about.

 

I readily agree with the first part of your comment Larry, but if the 2nd part is true now, then it's sure changed a lot from what it used to be.

 

CU is a great site or I wouldn't have spent 16 years there. It really formed the largest part of my numismatic education, when you get right down to it.

It can, however, be rather elitist at times, and is not always newbie-friendly. That site is where most of the "big boys" in US numismatics hang out- the uber-wealthy collectors, the numismatic authors, so on. I'm not suggesting that the big boys are always the less-friendly ones- there are hundreds of kind and helpful people there (big fish included) - but the culture is just different, is all.

It's a place for folks who already have some numismatic experience, not a place for "this 1978 penny looks funny" kinda threads.