Welcome to this week's JR Newsletter. We have some news trickling in related to
happenings at the ANA in Rosemont. I am sure that readers would like to hear
more!
Some JRCS members in the news:
Paul Gilkes posted three video excerpts from the presentation
that JRCS member Garrett Ziss gave at the JRCS annual meeting at the ANA
show in Rosemont. The videos are on the
Coin World Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CoinWorld/videos
Also from Paul Gilkes of Coin World, an excellent article,
" Fake United States Bust dimes rare and collectible: Readers Ask. Bogus coins contemporarily co-circulate with
genuine counterparts." The Gilkes
article mentions JRCS member Winston Zack and the John Reich Journal. You can read the article online at the
following link:
http://www.coinworld.com/insights/fake-united-states-dimes-rare-and-collectible.html
When Winston heard about and then read the article, he
responded, "During the show I was told of several other bust dime
counterfeits which exist, including dates I have not recorded (not too
surprised about that). But in general my article, and this CW article are
pretty spot on."
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Steve Gupta wrote:
I understand the JRCS board approved funds to move the
current website to a commercially hosted server at the 2015 annual meeting.
While I was not in attendance, I am interested in forming a small group
to discuss content management systems (CMS)
such as Wordpress, Wix, Weebly, etc and hosting options such as Bluehost,
GoDaddy, Google Domains, etc.
The latest update looks really clean, but I am also seeking
input on relatively static content that would complement the John Reich Journal
and JR Newsletter. With a few administrators and content managers, we
should be able to build and maintain an attractive, engaging website.
Some ideas I have are expanding the reference books, adding significant
catalogs and web references to the ANA and
other organizations that align with the By-Laws Section 2: The purpose of
the Society is to encourage the study of numismatics, particularly United
States silver and gold coins minted before
1840, and to provide technical and educational information concerning such
coins.
I am not a web developer, but have dabbled with a personal
blog and have periodically updated a Wordpress site for another organization.
The current webmaster has already offered to help in transferring
contents. If you are interested in helping out, please contact me at
sanjiv_gupta(at)hotmail.com
Thanks for your consideration,
Steve Gupta
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