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rec.collecting.coins

from the Call For Votes (CFV), 20 Jul 1994
by Jon Hamkins

Newsgroups line:

rec.collecting.coins    Coin, currency, medal, etc. collecting forum.

Purpose

rec.collecting.coins will be for the discussion of all things related to coin collecting, including but not necessarily limited to currency, medal, token, and pattern collecting. It will be unmoderated, and distributed worldwide.

Rationale

Currently, there is no newsgroup devoted to discussion of coin collecting. rec.collecting is too general a forum to hold the interest of many coin collectors. A mailing list with 240 subscribers already exists: <coins@uni.edu>. (Send subscribe notices to <coins-request@uni.edu>.) It is not unusual for up to 10 messages a day or more to be posted to the mailing list, and several people have unsubscribed because handling the mail became too burdensome.

Given the success of similar groups rec.collecting.stamps and rec.collecting.cards, we believe that rec.collecting.coins also deserves its own group.

Charter

rec.collecting.coins will be for the discussion of all things related to coin collecting. Suitable topics will include:

• Tokens, currency, pattern, medal collecting
• News relevant to coin collecting
• Grading
• Cleaning
• Upcoming coin shows/programs
• History behind coins
• How not to get ripped off by dealers, mail order places, etc.
• Book reviews
• Rare finds in circulating currency
• Questions about particular coins--identifying, appraising, etc.
• Offers for trades, price lists, auctions

Misc

If created, a gateway to/from the mailing list may be established. Currently, there is a gateway from the the mailing list to rec.collecting. The gateway could be bidirectional on rec.collecting.coins, but this would be up to the subscribers on the list.

[This gateway was discontinued. --Numismatica]

Jon Hamkins

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