coppercoins
07-18-2013, 04:50 AM
I know some of you might be wondering just where I am with coins and such, and I have the answer.
Back in mid-2012 I retired from the scene, completely fed up with having a dream I would never realize and having piles of coins I would never go through. I got tired of the expectations that the public at-large had of me, and just threw my hands up in the air. Progress seemed impossible, any energy I had to put into it seemed futile. I was done, and had no plans to continue - ever.
In August I decided to shut down lincolncent.com because I could not keep up with the orders. I was down to only being able to fill orders and send out coins on the weekends, and this was causing problems, especially since some of the orders did not appear in my in-box, and I didn't have time to look into the code and figure out why. I was done with this too. Nobody around to help, no way to fix it, so call it quits.
In December I decided to sell off everything and get out of coins altogether. Nothing numismatic that I wanted in life was working out, I was bummed, and I was ready to get rid of it and lead a simple life. I started sorting through everything and realized there is MUCH more to the hoard I have than I thought. It's pretty massive. I never found the time to inventory all of it so it could be sold...so I still have all of it.
By May/June a couple of things had changed. I still had no interest in being in the numismatic limelight, and I still had no interest in receiving packages from anyone unless I bought the coins and they are mine. Requirements at my full-time job led me to HAVE to learn a new code base...and a long-time client of mine CANNOT find a replacement to maintain the website I built for him. Two and two went together, and I just cannot get away from being a programmer. but in studying this code, I could see in my mind's-eye a new coppercoins developing, so I decided to start writing.
Second thing is that I do believe that I will have good help a lot closer than I ever imagined. Things are turning up to look like I may eventually be able to redevelop coppercoins and redevelop the online store and get back in the business...and it's looking more realistic than ever before. I can say that I will never get back into accepting packages from people. I am done with that. But the website will eventually be redeveloped...a new book could be on the horizon...and things are looking bright in the future of coppercoins.com.
Just a few points of clarification:
1. As stated...I have retired from attributing coins - permanently. Please do not ask me.
2. I still will likely not be attending coin shows for at least the next three to five years, and a that it could be limited to Florida shows only.
3. I am working on a loose time schedule with coppercoins and have no expected completion date. Please do not ask when I expect to be done, and do not ask to view what I have completed. It will be published all at once.
4. IF - that is IF - I am going to publish a new book, I am on a loose time schedule with that too, and have NO expected completion date.
5. If lincolncent.com opens back up, it will be done right, and will be operated with much more care than before. Orders WILL go out the day after they are received. No exceptions (except for non-mail delivery days).
Back in mid-2012 I retired from the scene, completely fed up with having a dream I would never realize and having piles of coins I would never go through. I got tired of the expectations that the public at-large had of me, and just threw my hands up in the air. Progress seemed impossible, any energy I had to put into it seemed futile. I was done, and had no plans to continue - ever.
In August I decided to shut down lincolncent.com because I could not keep up with the orders. I was down to only being able to fill orders and send out coins on the weekends, and this was causing problems, especially since some of the orders did not appear in my in-box, and I didn't have time to look into the code and figure out why. I was done with this too. Nobody around to help, no way to fix it, so call it quits.
In December I decided to sell off everything and get out of coins altogether. Nothing numismatic that I wanted in life was working out, I was bummed, and I was ready to get rid of it and lead a simple life. I started sorting through everything and realized there is MUCH more to the hoard I have than I thought. It's pretty massive. I never found the time to inventory all of it so it could be sold...so I still have all of it.
By May/June a couple of things had changed. I still had no interest in being in the numismatic limelight, and I still had no interest in receiving packages from anyone unless I bought the coins and they are mine. Requirements at my full-time job led me to HAVE to learn a new code base...and a long-time client of mine CANNOT find a replacement to maintain the website I built for him. Two and two went together, and I just cannot get away from being a programmer. but in studying this code, I could see in my mind's-eye a new coppercoins developing, so I decided to start writing.
Second thing is that I do believe that I will have good help a lot closer than I ever imagined. Things are turning up to look like I may eventually be able to redevelop coppercoins and redevelop the online store and get back in the business...and it's looking more realistic than ever before. I can say that I will never get back into accepting packages from people. I am done with that. But the website will eventually be redeveloped...a new book could be on the horizon...and things are looking bright in the future of coppercoins.com.
Just a few points of clarification:
1. As stated...I have retired from attributing coins - permanently. Please do not ask me.
2. I still will likely not be attending coin shows for at least the next three to five years, and a that it could be limited to Florida shows only.
3. I am working on a loose time schedule with coppercoins and have no expected completion date. Please do not ask when I expect to be done, and do not ask to view what I have completed. It will be published all at once.
4. IF - that is IF - I am going to publish a new book, I am on a loose time schedule with that too, and have NO expected completion date.
5. If lincolncent.com opens back up, it will be done right, and will be operated with much more care than before. Orders WILL go out the day after they are received. No exceptions (except for non-mail delivery days).