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<p>[QUOTE="Howard Black, post: 3415427, member: 97119"]Well, OK, I'll go with that for argument's sake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now tell me how "a" planchet could endure such a brutal insult -- with zero impact to any other coin in the bag, or, any other part of the coin (i.e., the obv/rev surfaces).</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: I realize the legend under my nom de guerre says "New Member," and therefore, by definition, I am an ignoramus, who couldn't tell some finning from a MAD die clash, so I'll go out of my way to be tolerant and understanding of your perspective.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't feel bad. A couple of hours ago, in a popular venue located in a different corner of The Global Interweb (It's not a big truck, it's a series of tubes!), I was in the space of less than thirty seconds decreed to be lying (by more than one), "informed" that it was PMD (how can it be <b><i>Post</i></b> Mint Damage when it was done IN the Mint? And for that matter, how could PMD manage to slip in <i>under</i> the edge lettering?), as well as being accused of having taken a Dremel to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wowie, wowie zowie! (Apologies to the late Frank Zappa.)</p><p><br /></p><p>It's eggs-ackley this flavor of hipshot hostility that is the reason I quit using my real name in public fora a couple of decades ago, when my name appeared on the cover of a book (by which I mean a book printed on dead tree fragments by a mainstream publisher -- not some self-published vanity job).</p><p><br /></p><p>I was reeling! I never expected it. Then I saw the same thing happening to <i>other</i> authors, and eventually I caught the clue (not soon enough to prevent one nimrod from researching what he <i>thought</i> was my home address (thank God for domain registry glitches!) -- and then urged people to seek me out and teach me a lesson.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes around to thinly veiled threats of that nature, well, I have other things to do, so long, have a nice day, I'm outta there. (And no, late as my cluehood may have been, it took, and it took real solid -- so, no, I did <i>not</i> correct Mr. Angry!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ever wonder why there are <i>so</i> few public figures online? Guess what? They <i>are</i> online! But they use a nom de guerre -- or, in the relatively rare instances where they use their real names, they do so in venues where they and they alone hold the keys. "Read-only" web presence, or, if comments allowed, they're heavily moderated.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I digress. It may be "nothing major" (your emphasis dismissed) -- but, this ain't my first rodeo, and I tend to doubt that it's "just a defective planchet" (a defect mode which has apparently never occurred prior to this instance), or any of the other ex cathedra solutions proffered in the couple of places I made enquiry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike my self-styled betters (i.e., those who post sans the "New Member" stigma), I've actually held it in my own hands, and examined it with my own eyes -- assisted by a strong, multi-element, highly corrected loupe, rather than via a tightly cropped digital image (my 55/3.5 Micro Nikkor <i>is</i> sharp enough to [insert metaphor of choice], but, not at the moment having a stage suitable to hold the coin at the optimum angle, I was reduced to holding it in my hand. Thus, even though the camera was mounted on a stand... well, you get the picture (pun intended).</p><p><br /></p><p>My point, not to put <i>too</i> fine a point on it, is that I know things about this coin that you'll <i>never</i> know (unless of course you purchase it from me).</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: See that '74-D JFK DDO to the left of this message? I went through similar sturm und drang over <i>that</i> coin too. Days of being accused of dishonesty and ignorance, until I <i>finally</i> managed to provide a photo that showed the spread, the split serifs, and the separation lines (go ahead, click on it -- then, when you get the larger version, zoom in on it, and you'll see them too.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The response? Did the taunts persist? Nope! Did I get even a single, "Gee, sorry"? Nope!</p><p><br /></p><p>What <i>did</i> I get?</p><p><br /></p><p>Crickets.</p><p><br /></p><p>And so, thanks to that -- and a few similar encounters -- it's bloody rare for me to slither out from under my rock to ask for ideas about a coin. And now, it's gonna be even rarer.</p><p><br /></p><p>(As an aside, I cannot help but wonder how many truly rare, truly unique, truly <i>valuable</i> coins were tossed into yon Coinstar, the owners being <i>actual</i> numismatic newbies, who, having supped at the table of "Check your change! They <i>are</i> out there and <i>you</i> can be the next one to find one," arrived at any of the numerous numismatic clubhausen, only to meekly sneak out the door, quietly muttering to themselves, "I feel like <i>such</i> an idiot! I am <i>never</i> going to make a fool of myself like that again!" -- and then straight to the Coinstar -- or, the tip jar at the lunch counter -- and henceforth, these grubby little metal discs will no longer be "coins," having reverted to their original station as "change."</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I see <i>great</i> things in store for this hobby -- at least for those fortunate enough to pick up some rolls that were filled with the contents of those Coinstars.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As for me, I am utterly disinclined to fulfill Einstein's definition of insanity.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, in closing... Have A Nice Day![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Howard Black, post: 3415427, member: 97119"]Well, OK, I'll go with that for argument's sake. Now tell me how "a" planchet could endure such a brutal insult -- with zero impact to any other coin in the bag, or, any other part of the coin (i.e., the obv/rev surfaces). PS: I realize the legend under my nom de guerre says "New Member," and therefore, by definition, I am an ignoramus, who couldn't tell some finning from a MAD die clash, so I'll go out of my way to be tolerant and understanding of your perspective. Don't feel bad. A couple of hours ago, in a popular venue located in a different corner of The Global Interweb (It's not a big truck, it's a series of tubes!), I was in the space of less than thirty seconds decreed to be lying (by more than one), "informed" that it was PMD (how can it be [B][I]Post[/I][/B] Mint Damage when it was done IN the Mint? And for that matter, how could PMD manage to slip in [I]under[/I] the edge lettering?), as well as being accused of having taken a Dremel to it. Wowie, wowie zowie! (Apologies to the late Frank Zappa.) It's eggs-ackley this flavor of hipshot hostility that is the reason I quit using my real name in public fora a couple of decades ago, when my name appeared on the cover of a book (by which I mean a book printed on dead tree fragments by a mainstream publisher -- not some self-published vanity job). I was reeling! I never expected it. Then I saw the same thing happening to [I]other[/I] authors, and eventually I caught the clue (not soon enough to prevent one nimrod from researching what he [I]thought[/I] was my home address (thank God for domain registry glitches!) -- and then urged people to seek me out and teach me a lesson. When it comes around to thinly veiled threats of that nature, well, I have other things to do, so long, have a nice day, I'm outta there. (And no, late as my cluehood may have been, it took, and it took real solid -- so, no, I did [I]not[/I] correct Mr. Angry!) Ever wonder why there are [I]so[/I] few public figures online? Guess what? They [I]are[/I] online! But they use a nom de guerre -- or, in the relatively rare instances where they use their real names, they do so in venues where they and they alone hold the keys. "Read-only" web presence, or, if comments allowed, they're heavily moderated. But I digress. It may be "nothing major" (your emphasis dismissed) -- but, this ain't my first rodeo, and I tend to doubt that it's "just a defective planchet" (a defect mode which has apparently never occurred prior to this instance), or any of the other ex cathedra solutions proffered in the couple of places I made enquiry. Unlike my self-styled betters (i.e., those who post sans the "New Member" stigma), I've actually held it in my own hands, and examined it with my own eyes -- assisted by a strong, multi-element, highly corrected loupe, rather than via a tightly cropped digital image (my 55/3.5 Micro Nikkor [I]is[/I] sharp enough to [insert metaphor of choice], but, not at the moment having a stage suitable to hold the coin at the optimum angle, I was reduced to holding it in my hand. Thus, even though the camera was mounted on a stand... well, you get the picture (pun intended). My point, not to put [I]too[/I] fine a point on it, is that I know things about this coin that you'll [I]never[/I] know (unless of course you purchase it from me). PS: See that '74-D JFK DDO to the left of this message? I went through similar sturm und drang over [I]that[/I] coin too. Days of being accused of dishonesty and ignorance, until I [I]finally[/I] managed to provide a photo that showed the spread, the split serifs, and the separation lines (go ahead, click on it -- then, when you get the larger version, zoom in on it, and you'll see them too.) The response? Did the taunts persist? Nope! Did I get even a single, "Gee, sorry"? Nope! What [I]did[/I] I get? Crickets. And so, thanks to that -- and a few similar encounters -- it's bloody rare for me to slither out from under my rock to ask for ideas about a coin. And now, it's gonna be even rarer. (As an aside, I cannot help but wonder how many truly rare, truly unique, truly [I]valuable[/I] coins were tossed into yon Coinstar, the owners being [I]actual[/I] numismatic newbies, who, having supped at the table of "Check your change! They [I]are[/I] out there and [I]you[/I] can be the next one to find one," arrived at any of the numerous numismatic clubhausen, only to meekly sneak out the door, quietly muttering to themselves, "I feel like [I]such[/I] an idiot! I am [I]never[/I] going to make a fool of myself like that again!" -- and then straight to the Coinstar -- or, the tip jar at the lunch counter -- and henceforth, these grubby little metal discs will no longer be "coins," having reverted to their original station as "change." Yeah, I see [I]great[/I] things in store for this hobby -- at least for those fortunate enough to pick up some rolls that were filled with the contents of those Coinstars.) As for me, I am utterly disinclined to fulfill Einstein's definition of insanity. So, in closing... Have A Nice Day![/QUOTE]
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