How about a top ten list - SMP Silver Salon Forums

SM Publications

Silver Salon Forums - The premier site for discussing Silver.

SMP | Silver Salon Forums | SSF - Guidelines | SSF - FAQ | Silver Sales

The Silver Salon Forums
Since 1993
Over 11,793 threads & 64,769 posts !!

General Silver Forum

Silver Salon internal search
or

REGISTER (click here)

How to Post Photos

SMP Silver Salon Forums
tline

General Silver Forum
tline3

How about a top ten list

profile | register | preferences | faq | search

SSFFriend: Email This Page to Someone!

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Author	Topic: How about a top ten list
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 12-15-2003 10:31 AM The Silver Salon Forums began in April 1999. Even though the Silver Salon Search function is limited, it does help to find those older choice posts/threads. I think new persons to the forums would find it helpful if there was list of our favorite posts. Lets start that list here. Please post the URL of your favorite prior posts. Thanks IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 12-15-2003 11:22 AM Hi all, Great idea! This thread of mine dates back to when there were only a handful of regular posters. I still have the three spoons discussed here, and I still don't know how to classify them. Maybe some of our newer members have some ideas? Anyway, lots for discussion here. Brent Initial Marks: American Coin - or Are They? IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 12-15-2003 01:42 PM I think some of the most helpful posts are those that warn collectors of fakes/repros. I also enjoyed reading about the "16th-17th Century Chalice..." [This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 12-15-2003).] IP: Logged
Marc Posts: 414 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 12-21-2003 12:04 AM Hi all, I really liked the guided tour through the Christoffle factory and store. There was really a tremendous amount of good information presented that was not available elsewhere. Marc IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 12-21-2003 01:14 PM I really don't know where to begin. There is so much to review and to choose from.... It will take some time to dig through the older posts and then try to select just one or two .. In the meantime I think one of the more recent threads are exactly what these forums are all about and should be a candidate. It started in the British / Irish forum and has migrated to the American Coin Forum. Start with the Rare vs Common...??? In the American Coin Forum. Many of us now refer to this post as the Brasher post so its title may change to the Brasher Bowl. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-13-2004 10:27 AM I am still interested in doing a "Top Ten" or "Best Of" or "Our Favorites" or "whatever we want to call it" list(s) of posts. I need you to cast your vote by sending me the URL of your choices. Also let me know what you think the list should be entitled. My email info@SMPub.com Please make the subject: SSF Top Ten List Offline I have many of the missing photos from prior posts. Just let me know and I will restore the photo(s) for any particular post. I need your input for this project to proceed. Thanks. IP: Logged
zelda Posts: 21 Registered: Mar 2004	posted 07-14-2004 09:51 AM Hi, In the short time I've been visiting, there are so many interesting and informative posts, but I always go back to 'Collecting San Fran...' to look for additional posts, so I'll choose that as my favorite. Collecting San Francisco Silver Look forward to seeing more about SF silver. Rea IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 02-08-2006 09:45 AM I still would like to do the Top Ten List. The suggestions for a Top Ten List never reached 10. I know it is difficult to make a selection when there are so many choices. I think a Top Ten List would help new members appreciated the wonderful prior posts of the last 5+ years. Also I think it will revive some of the wonderful older threads for updating. My vote is to include: This "Whatzit" Post IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 02-08-2006 05:59 PM I dearly, dearly love this thread: now I've really seen it all on eBay .... I laughed till the tears ran down my cheeks. Then I laughed till my stomach muscles hurt. Then I read bits of it aloud to my husband and laughed some more. And I went on laughing all week. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 02-09-2006 08:11 AM Thank you Polly. I had forgotten that one. It is really a side splitter... a whole bunch of fun. Like you, I'll be chuckling all day. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 02-09-2006 08:22 AM We have five suggestions (not ranked): Initial Marks: American Coin - or Are They? Rare vs Common...??? Collecting San Francisco Silver Whatzit now I've really seen it all on eBay .... IP: Logged
doc Posts: 728 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 02-09-2006 10:19 AM I had not read the posting on the "Brazilian" silver before, but it definitely gets my vote! I particularly got a kick out of the seller's posting about the silver testing at Pa's Trading Post. I live in Western Maine, and while I think it is disputable whether "Pa" is the leading expert on gold and silver in Western Maine, I can tell you he doesn't have much competition!! It is, however, one of those group shops that you can very occasionally find a hidden treasure in, so I peruse it regularly. Plus, Ma and Pa have caramels at the counter, so you can always help yourself to a treat on the way out! IP: Logged
IJP Posts: 326 Registered: Oct 2004	posted 02-09-2006 10:57 AM I am only checking in on my way to work, so I'm afraid I can't write long, but I recall one very fascinating thread about French markings on New Orleans silver. In it, SSF member blakstone began to analyze examples of Minerva stamps to the minutest detail. I think it was a great thread, and even if it didn't arrive at any definitive conclusions, it certainly illustrates the enthusiasm and passion of our members. I will come back and find a link this afternoon, if someone has not done so by the time I am available. IP: Logged
IJP Posts: 326 Registered: Oct 2004	posted 04-04-2006 10:22 PM The thread I mentioned above, where blakstone microscopically analyzes examples of French (and perhaps pseudo-French?) Minerva marks, is Small French cup - Part 1. I am also nominating the recent New Member Samuel Minott thread. IP: Logged
hello Posts: 200 Registered: Jun 2005	posted 04-04-2006 11:21 PM Looks like someone had the idea before me A top ten list would be good, but also posts that are relevant to a particular forum. Each forum could have it's own "top posts"... just an idea. To be fair, a top ten list would need to include topics from all(most) of the different forums, as the purpose is to attract new members. Just an idea... Have submitted my favorite. [This message has been edited by hello (edited 04-05-2006).] IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-05-2006 09:44 AM witzhall posted 04-05-2006 09:25 AM in the New Members' Forum: quote: I agree with hello in the General Forum with respect to having a top ten for each forum. I submitted my choices on the survey and noticed that there was a distinct tilt toward early American coin silver spoons . . . As a new member I would find forum-specific top-ten lists most useful. IP: Logged
akgdc Posts: 289 Registered: Sep 2001	posted 04-05-2006 09:00 PM I am confused. How can our Forum Master nominate the thread I started back in 2003 about an online auction item ("Now I've really seen it all on eBay") as one of his top 10, when it violates this same Forum Master's draconian new rules that forbid even any mention of commercial sites? It bears pointing out that this thread would never have happened under the current rules ... instead, I would have gotten the dreaded "SNIP" within about 20 seconds of the initial posting. Too bad, because there is still a lot of humorous fodder on that Now-Unmentionable Auction Site. [This message has been edited by akgdc (edited 04-05-2006).] IP: Logged
hello Posts: 200 Registered: Jun 2005	posted 04-05-2006 09:06 PM umm as far as I understand we are allowed to post ebay item #'s for discussion, but only after they have ended, and are not allowed to "steal" pictures. Plus, he may not be the one who nominated it. IP: Logged
akgdc Posts: 289 Registered: Sep 2001	posted 04-05-2006 09:11 PM Yes, but if you look at the thread in question, the conversation would never have been possible if it had started after the auction had ended. now I've really seen it all on eBay .... IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-05-2006 10:28 PM akgdc, I am sorry things evolving out of necessity are such a problem for you. I don't mind your not liking the Guidelines but I would appreciate it if you would keep the less than kind characterizations to yourself. As it regards that post that was then and this is now and it is apart of our collective SSF history. It is a great thread and since it is unlikely to be repeated it is special. IP: Logged
hello Posts: 200 Registered: Jun 2005	posted 04-05-2006 10:41 PM Yes, but the problem is that you would also allow people to advertise there own auctions, and that is not the purpose of the forums. This could easily be done deceptively. I personally am glad we don't discuss active ebay items. IP: Logged
outwest Posts: 390 Registered: Nov 2005	posted 04-06-2006 02:22 PM This top ten thread is fun and it's going to be difficult to choose. Thanks to whoever nominated the Kinsey Pitcher. I get to print out all those threads and read them like magazine articles on the comfy couch 'cause my computer chair dumped me on the ground the other day. It's beyond hope and I would have to sit here all hunched up a stool otherwise. ugh (don't you feel sorry for me ) IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-06-2006 02:26 PM Vote here for the Ten Best SSF posts IP: Logged
IJP Posts: 326 Registered: Oct 2004	posted 04-06-2006 08:53 PM Hey there, everyone... I'm glad to see that the Top Ten options on the voting page have been augmented. There are a lot of great threads there that I had not thought of earlier. This makes me wish I'd voted for some of the new choices! (As it is, I only decided on a Top Three including one of the choices given, and two of my own nomination). Scott, may I re-cast my vote? If you don't wish to have a double-vote, perhaps you can cancel my earlier vote so I may choose again. Again, those are all great discussions! Thanks to Scott and to everyone who gave feedback for this little project. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-06-2006 11:06 PM quote: "We are asking everyone (even those who submitted the recommendations) to cast a ballot for 10 of the 17....." IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-15-2006 11:09 AM The results - English papboat - American owners?? Samuel Minott The socialization of spoons Small French cup Would you repair this? When Coin Evolved to Sterling Rare vs Common...??? Hurricane Handmade Flatware Question Whatzit now I've really seen it all on eBay .... IP: Logged
IJP Posts: 326 Registered: Oct 2004	posted 04-15-2006 06:34 PM I'm very pleased with the results. I firmly believe that the selected threads give an accurate portrayal of the kind of discussion these forums are intended for. Great job everyone for the suggestions, and thanks for voting. IP: Logged

All times are ET	next newest topic \| next oldest topic
Administrative Options: Close Topic \| Archive/Move \| Delete Topic
	Hop to:

Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.46a

^1. Public Silver Forums (open Free membership) - anyone with a valid e-mail address may register. Once you have received your Silver Salon Forum password, and then if you abide by the Silver Salon Forum Guidelines, you may start a thread or post a reply in the New Members' Forum. New Members who show a continued willingness to participate, to completely read and abide by the Guidelines will be allowed to post to the Member Public Forums.
Click here to Register for a Free password

^2. Private Silver Salon Forums (invitational or $ donation membership) - The Private Silver Salon Forums require registration and special authorization to view, search, start a thread or to post a reply. Special authorization can be obtained in one of several ways: by Invitation; Annual $ Donation; or via Special Limited Membership. For more details click here (under development).

^3. Administrative/Special Private Forums (special membership required) - These forums are reserved for special subjects or administrative discussion. These forums are not open to the public and require special authorization to view or post.

| Home | Order | The Guide to Evaluating Gold & Silver Objects | The Book of Silver