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Offline Joe Sermarini

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FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« on: November 20, 2017, 03:48:27 pm »
Forum Ancient Coins will be 20 years old on 27 November 2017! 

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2017, 04:03:05 pm »
Wow!  Time flies.  I just looked at my profile...I've been here 10 years!

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2017, 11:09:50 am »
Congratulations Joe!

Can't wait until next year, when your site can drink and gamble in Las Vegas
like the rest of us.

Walter
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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2017, 07:07:33 pm »
:)
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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2017, 08:01:09 pm »
My first post here was 15 years ago.

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2017, 09:46:53 pm »
Congratulations Joe. I wish you many more years of success.

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2017, 06:29:44 am »
I have been around here for almost fifteen years. How time flies. Many thanks for the invaluable service you provide.

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2017, 04:00:58 pm »
I have been around here for almost fifteen years. How time flies. Many thanks for the invaluable service you provide.

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2017, 06:41:36 pm »
Congratulations to Joe and the Sermarini family!

20 years is an incredible milestone and one that deserves to be celebrated!

Whilst my registration shows that I joined in 2015, my original commencement is dated in the early 2000s. I took a break from collecting for about a decade whilst focusing (exclusively) on my full-time career. Consequently, my original user registration, much like my social life, was cancelled for inactivity, though there do remain posts from that time. At least one of them is still stickied which is a proud reminder to me that I was once here 'back in the day'.

In returning, I am pleased to say that I was made to feel welcome by Joe and the members of this discussion board.  As fans of the Australian movie 'The Castle' might say: 'It's the vibe!'. The vibe here is great. There is no question too small. There is no shortage of experts prepared to generously devote their time to assisting others, like me, in learning about ancient numismatics and all things related, which to some is merely a hobby, but to others a devoted passion or profession. For that I am grateful. I do not know of anywhere else where one can readily access the top minds in a particular field. This should never be taken for granted. It is a rare privilege.

The resources available to beginners reduce barriers to entry in a particularly complex area of numismatics. Undoubtedly this has assisted in the growth and retention of ancient coin collectors worldwide. I check the Fakes board and reports routinely and use Numiswiki regularly. Both are more than just useful - they have proven to be tools essential to the hobby for beginners and experts alike.

I wish FORVM, Joe and the Sermarini family, and the discussion board community all the best for the years to come!

Peter

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2017, 11:59:13 am »
I am thankful for Forum for a lot of reasons.  Number one is that I can finally research our collection, even though I am far from any good libraries.  Number 2, My computer crashed recently.  I had most of my files on a back-up hard drive, but I made a really stupid mistake when I managed to get it to restart.  Thinking I would update my folder, I clicked on "replace folder" instead of renaming it.  I knew instantly it was the wrong choice, but it was too late.  The thing died about 10 minutes into the transfer (it got so hot, almost seemed like it was going to catch fire).  Luckily I have been able to recover almost everything I needed from my Forum gallery, one file at a time!

Best regards and many thanks to all, Jimi

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2017, 12:15:37 am »
Hi Joe,

Congratulations on reaching an incredible milestone. :)

Forum and I almost have the same birthday. I just turned 50 today, 2 days before Forum turns 20.

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2017, 06:47:35 am »
Thanks to all for the kind remarks.

Happy Birthday Meepzorp.
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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2017, 07:15:47 pm »
I never knew just when Forum started but it's been a godsend for me.  I have no local shops and any show is a couple hours drive.  I really only dapple in collecting, but if not for Forum I never would have progressed past a few coins from ebay.  Thanks for 20 years and hope for 20+ more.
I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member!

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2017, 10:10:50 pm »
Congratulations Joe.

'Tis a beautiful thing you've created.

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2017, 07:17:29 am »
Hi Joe!

Congratulations on reaching this round age. What a story of success!

Forum and I have the very same birthday: I'm now 74.

Jochen

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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2017, 09:54:17 am »
Congrats on 74 Jochen!
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Re: FORVM 20 YEARS OLD ON 27 NOVEMBER!
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2017, 12:24:27 pm »
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY FORVM.



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