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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Owle, post: 1298790, member: 22004&quot;]I am sure that the relationship of advertisers and &quot;sponsors&quot; to print publications and other media can be an uneasy one at times.&nbsp; If CW were to get enough complaints they would have to drop a given advertiser, lest it appear they could be allowing solicitations for fraud; and there have been many advertisers that have been indicted and convicted that were long term advertisers on various media, herbal drug alternatives are one biggie.&nbsp; There are good companies that advertise regularly in CW and other numismatic publications, there is a high correlation between ethical compliance of an advertiser and many years of advertising in media, not a guarantee, but a liklihood that if they have been around that long they are probably ethical.</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting back to coin clubs; there is going to huge range in terms of why people attend and participate, you have people that just enjoy the history of coinage and aesthetics of the designs; others have big buck collections and they will be more defensive generally when it comes to sharing their valued coins, and they need to be.&nbsp; A club member was telling me how at a NY club a few months back, he displayed some US gold eagles passed them around, and a couple of them turned up missing.&nbsp; No one was permitted to leave until they were returned to the rightful owner after he gave three levels of escalated law enforcement options if he did not get them back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin clubs could have notable speakers on subjects of interest or short films highlighting some aspect of numismatics. I have been a member of other nerdy hobbies and from time to time a unique idea has been tried to the advantage of the members.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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