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Title: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 09:13:21 am
Hi folks,

As many of you are aware, I finally finished correcting/updating my coin tags. I am now ready to start documenting my entire collection by taking photos and posting them online.

My preference is to create my own website. If that doesn't work, I will post the photos here in Forum. But I want to give that (creating my own website) a try first.

I've never done this before, and my knowledge of computers is from the 1980s. But I have a mechanical mind, and I learn fast. My niece and her boyfriend are going to be assisting me. But neither one of them has ever created a website before.

Using GoDaddy, I already created a domain name. But that may not have been necessary.

I asked owner Joe if he would host my website, and he said yes. But this situation creates a lot of questions.

If Joe hosts my website, will I still have to install Wordpress or something similar? How do I do that?

Can anyone recommend any good online tutorials for this specific situation (where Joe will be hosting my website)? Most online tutorials that I found are for people who don't have someone else hosting their website.

What type of software will I need, if any?

How do I physically go about creating the website?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 10:03:34 am
Meeozorp

I hope Doug chimes in on this as he is the founding genius of numismatic website designs. Although I started my site a dozen years ago, Doug's was the Ur-coin-website.

One big question is where you'll store your thousands of picture files. Writing a basic webpage to display the pics with your text is relatively easy. You can just write the website yourself, using html, following the guidance here

 http://www.w3schools.com/html/

This is appropriate for very simple text based websites, with pictures hosted elsewhere. The pictures are then embedded wherever you want using what's called the "html code" for an image. Most picture hosting websites will have a html code for each picture, either below the picture or in some drop down menu. Usually the picture html code has a width and length dimensions in pixels, which you can change to get it the right size.

That's what I did. I uploaded my pictures to Flickr, then just wrote a simple webpage in 2004 to include text, links to other webpages of mine, and embedded pictures using the html code Flickr gave me. It's quite fun and not so difficult. It has the great advantage that you are not dependent on a website-design programme which might go out of business or change pricing. Then you just give the code (as a text file) to whoever hosts your website eg Forum. And that's it.

An alternative is to copy the code of any website you like. For example Nick Molinari might be happy to let you reuse his code. You could also use my code but I wouldn't recommend it for a start because my website is vast, and as well laid out as Naples. So choose a simple website as a template. Your browser will have an option to look at and copy the code of a website. However I would warn that copied code may be much more complex than you would expect, especially if originally written using some professional website design software. It's rarely a simple option. At least if you write the code yourself you will understand it. Which means you'll be able to adapt it as the years pass. I'm in year 12 of my website. I guarantee that the website design programs from 2004 are all long out of business.

Then another alternative is to use something like WordPress which will allow you to put together a basic website quickly - but without you writing or understanding the code.

A fundamental question you'll need to consider is whether the pictures for the website will be hosted by the website host (such as Forum) or on another site (such as Flickr). If your website host also hosts the pictures it may seem initially simpler but there may be space limitations or limits on individual picture sizes. And it means that if you transfer your website to a different host, you would need to reload all the pictures again.

Other alternatives is to just use picture gallery software: Upload your pics to Forum and add your own text. Or to a photo hosting website such as Flickr, and add your text. Frankly the reason the Forum website awards died out is because gallery sites have replaced self designed websites (and gallery sites weren't eligible). You can add lots of text on such sites nowadays.

You can also consider setting up a facebook page for your collection, and adding all your coin pictures there.

I recommend you buy a beginners book on the subject (Idiots guide to making your own website).

I also recommend you design and upload a very simple website (for example with the classic text "Hello World", followed by a single coin image) before you go too far. That'll give you insight into the different steps in the process.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Arados on October 11, 2015, 11:00:33 am
Very sound advice from Andrew.

I ran my own website many years ago and used HTML codes, eventually i gave up due to the enormous effort of keeping the site updated (this website was not numismatic related). I personally found the coding hard work and tedious, albeit educational.

A couple of years ago i started my own FLICKR account, this was influenced by the great work Andrew had achieved with his site. Simultaneously i started designing my own wordpress blog/website, this endeavour took me at least one and a half years. I lost count of the number of times i started from scratch before finally being satisfied with the appearance. Eventually i settled on a similar look for both my FLICKR and wordpress sites, using the same avatar and background images.

Both of my current sites are drag & drop, this method helps me enormously due to lack of time i can spend updating.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 11, 2015, 12:01:10 pm
Meep, You can certainly borrow any code you want from my site, but I wouldn't know how to find it or what any of it means.  I guess you have to determine which method you find easiest to work with. I don't have time to learn code and I like the categorical layout Wordpress offered, but learning how to use wordpress as a fixed site takes time and patience too.  However, after the books are finished we'll probably switch over to the same gallery software that Forvm galleries use (Coppermine), which I think will be neater for the large areas (Neapolis, Gela, etc.).
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 11, 2015, 12:03:14 pm

How do I physically go about creating the website?

Meepzorp

This is the bottom line answer.

First you create a web-page(s) using HTML code. This can, if necessary, be created on a simple word-processor such as Notebook. When finished change the file extension to ".HTM" or ".HTML". If you want to see what such a page looks like go to https://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/coins/r6a/r23791.htm and right click and select 'View Page Source' (I assume you are using a full size Windows computer). You will see the web page as plain text and be able to identify the descriptive texts from the normal web-page. You will also see many 'tags'. You need to define many things, such as font sizes or line returns, using tags. Tags are also used for defining links to other pages to insert pictures.

You may decide that this is too much and use software such as Wordpress to create web-pages. You can create web-pages in Word although I wouldn't recommend it. Although I have some 800 pages on my web-site, I basically created a half dozen basic pages and made the rest by copying and editing.

What happens when you have created your web-pages? First of all, you don't have to upload them to see if they work. You can view them in a browser direct from your hard-drive by double clicking on an HTM file (in Windows Explorer, for example). When you have the name and password of your web-space (my name for example is ftp://forumancientcoins.com/historia) upload all your files (including any file structure). Note the 'ftp' in my address. That takes you to a file structure similar to what you see in Windows Explorer and you can copy and paste or drag files as you would there.

I have to disagree with Andrew about storing pictures. Keep the picture files with the HTML files, not on a separate server. This is the code for the page outlined above. < IMG src="r23791.jpg" width="500" height="250" border="2" > -very simple. As I said, I have some 800 odd pages with the same amount of pictures all in the same place with no problems.

I hope that answers your basic question. The devil is in the detail, of course.


Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 12:29:19 pm
Peter

I believe on most points we are saying the same thing. We are both saying "write the html yourself" as first option. You've brought some of how you save and upload webpages down to a simpler level. I think the w3schools site is one of the best to explain how to write html.

On the picture storage, your answer is probably more suitable to Meepzorp than mine. I perpetually ran into limits in storage (most recently, 100 MB) in my website uploads. This is because my site refers to gigabytes of pics - my pics click through to higher resolutions, and also the sheer size of my site (half million words with 3000 embedded pictures, many illustrating multiple coins). If one is content modest pic size, a few hundred pixels per coin, then storage as part of a webpage may be indeed the best answer.

Andrew
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on October 11, 2015, 01:14:15 pm
Why not simply use GoDaddy's "Website Builder"?
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 01:34:14 pm
Hi folks,

First, thanks to everyone for the replies.

My computer doesn't have a word processor. Will that be a problem?

Pete: I followed your instructions. I clicked on the link, then right clicked, and then selected that option. It directed me to the code page. It looks very complicated. It also looks like extremely tedious work.

Andrew and Pete: Why are you advising me not to use Wordpress and to write the code myself? Is there a reason for that advice? What are the negative aspects of it?

Nick: Why do you want to switch to Coppermine? Is it more complex than Wordpress? Will I have a problem if I use Wordpress?

I minored in computer science when I was in college back in the 1980s. And I was familiar with several different computer programming languages form that era (Basic, Pascal, Fortran, C, Lisp, etc.). However, the prospect of learning a new code seems daunting (and very time-consuming) to me now. I really want to get this rocket off the ground. I was supposed to start taking my photos in the Summer of 2013. I'm over 2 years behind schedule already. Plus, Nick may want to use some of my MFB photos in his upcoming MFB reference book, and he has a hard deadline. I really don't want to waste any more time learning a new code. A previous poster stated that Wordpress is the way to go if you want to get your website up and running quickly.

Can I install Wordpress in a website hosted by Forum?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 11, 2015, 02:01:16 pm
I think you could have Forvm host a wordpress site, but that might be more complicated and involve installing the wordpress program.  I never had to do that for my wordpress site (at least I don't think I did), since it is hosted there.  My site is essentially a highly modified blog that is all fixed pages, and the homepage is a fixed page, whereas blogs usually show the most recent post. However, wordpress (especially fixed sites) are not easy, and all website creation involves a lot of tedious work.

Maybe you should do the photography first and then work on website development, so as not to take on too much at once.  With the amount of coins you have, and the fact that you want to photograph the written tags of the descriptions (which I advise against), this might be advisable.

The greatest advantage to writing the HTML would be that you know the framework of the site and can go to any server you choose.  I have no clue about the essential framework of my site and if wordpress decides to charge me $100 a month my website dies (I think).

Also, why not just start a gallery here on Forvm instead of your own website?

Nick
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 11, 2015, 02:06:07 pm
Meezorp

Andrew and I were just trying to give you options. Even if you use Wordpress or similar there will still be a learning curve. I used a program which is no longer available so I won't name it. But once I created the first few pages I now copy, paste and edit.

Wordpress or any other program does not get loaded onto a website. You use it to create your web-pages on your hard-drive and then just copy those web-pages onto your web-site.

I agree with Nick.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 02:13:25 pm
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Andrew and Pete: Why are you advising me not to use Wordpress and to write the code myself? Is there a reason for that advice? What are the negative aspects of it?

Meepzorp

Since you've made clear that you are comfortable with technical matters and code, and that you were wary of an automated approach, I think at least you should learn a little basic html skills. Because ultimately everything you publish, whether written yourself or using help such as Wordpress, is translated in html. Trying it yourself allows you to understand "what's under the bonnet" (I think in the US you say "under the hood").

The disadvantage of writing the html yourself is you won't easily be able to make beautiful layout styles easily that may need complex code. And you have to learn it, and it'll take more experimentation. For example when your webpage all turns bold after a certain point, you'll need to search for where you omitted the command. There's no graphical user interface with html - you can't select text and click a "bold" button.

The advantage of writing the html yourself is that a simple webpage should look exactly as you want. If you ask for a table with varying column widths, with a picture to the right, that's exactly what you get. And you'll understand what's under the bonnet, so if something isn't right you can fix it yourself.

The advantages/disadvantages of programmed web page makers are the reciprocal of these.

Even if you decide on a WordPress approach, I think its useful, indeed essential, to understand html anyway, to know what's under the bonnet. I do recommend the w3schools tutorials as a good way to get into html. So maybe the answer is to get some basic experience with html, and do some practice pages. Then switch to a programmed web page maker to produce easy and nice results.

By the way, if you've struggled through Fortran, then html will be a doddle. There's not much in it at a basic level. You will need a good text processor, and I recommend htmlkit (find it via Google). Htmlkit colour codes the different sorts of html commands, ensuring you don't lose that I used as an example! Even better, you can preview your webpage as you are writing it.

I do worry a bit however when you say your PC doesn't have a word processor. Not so much because you need one, but because you've apparently never downloaded a free word processor such as Opendoc. If you are getting into web page publishing, you'll need to be comfortable with downloading and using tools such as htmlkit, and with searching for help, which may need you to download other things. I've made the same point about your photo editing program - you need to download and personally evaluate various tools, and if necessary know how to uninstall programmed that are not for you. And many programmes will require up to date operating systems or web browsers to work well, including necessary plugins such as Java. You can write html on a basic Windows XP machine, and htmlkit will work on such a machine, but I couldn't guarantee that XP with IE6 (if this is what you have) will be suitable for everything.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on October 11, 2015, 02:20:54 pm
Meepzorp:
I am not advocating using code.
I abhor html code, in that I am totally ignorant on it. That's why I use Frontpage 2003.
Use Wordpress if you like. Reviews by dummies like me say Wordpress is more difficult than Frontpage 2003. Others say Frontpage is stone age software. Just right for me. :-)
However, step number one for you is to take a pencil and paper and draw your home page!!! And subsequent pages.
Then go on to putting it into Wordpress or something even easier, like Frontpage.
You might find a used but registerable version of Frontpage 2003 on eBay or other places.
You just have to decide, then do it.
You would not need word processing software, in that you type directly into, say, Frontpage.
You already have a domain, but you may have to download an ftp client software, like free Filezilla, to upload your work to your domain site, if that is what Godaddy requires. Or maybe they have their own ftp client upload software.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 02:22:06 pm
...and the fact that you want to photograph the written tags of the descriptions (which I advise against)

Nick

Hi Nick,

Why do you advise against it?

I just spent 6 months re-writing my tags. And one of the main reasons I did that is so I can just take photos of my tags instead of writing everything out again online. If I am not going to be taking photos of my tags, then I just did all of that for nothing.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 02:24:38 pm
Postscript - just to say I agree with Nick and I agree with Peter. We are all saying basically the same thing, and we all think that some low-level html skills will be very beneficial. A good webpage may last decades. Doug Smith's webpage is into its third decade (1990s, 2000s, 2010s) and hopefully will have decades to go. I used AltaVista when I made my first pages (who remembers AltaVista?). Today's programs probably won't exist in ten years. But html is forever. So even if you use other tools to make your page, understanding html will allow you to manually tweak it, and may save you from disaster in the future.

One of our Forum colleagues made a very beautiful website about 10 years ago. About 3 or 4 years ago I asked why he hadn't updated it in a while. He said it was because he no longer had any way to access the editor programme (can't recall whether it was because they'd asked for a lot of money, or because the program was no longer supported). Backs up Nick's concern.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 02:31:30 pm
Also, why not just start a gallery here on Forvm instead of your own website?

Nick

Hi Nick,

There are 2 reasons for this:

1) As I mentioned above, I am planning on taking photos of my hand-written tags instead of re-writing everything again online. If I use Forum's gallery, I don't know how that would be "do-able". For one thing, I'd be combining 4 or 5 or 6 photos into 1 photo instead of 2 photos into 1 photo. Also, no one else does it that way. I think it would look ridiculous in that setting.

2) Considering the way that Forum's gallery is set up, I don't know if what I have in mind would be "do-able". I'd like to do multiple folders. And folders within folders within folders. Also, I'm not 100% sure of the arrangement of the coins in Forum's gallery. It appears to me that they are in simple chronological order (by when they were added). I want to be able to customize the order.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 02:41:42 pm
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Andrew and Pete: Why are you advising me not to use Wordpress and to write the code myself? Is there a reason for that advice? What are the negative aspects of it?

Meepzorp

Since you've made clear that you are comfortable with technical matters and code, and that you were wary of an automated approach, I think at least you should learn a little basic html skills. Because ultimately everything you publish, whether written yourself or using help such as Wordpress, is translated in html. Trying it yourself allows you to understand "what's under the bonnet" (I think in the US you say "under the hood").

The disadvantage of writing the html yourself is you won't easily be able to make beautiful layout styles easily that may need complex code. And you have to learn it, and it'll take more experimentation. For example when your webpage all turns bold after a certain point, you'll need to search for where you omitted the command. There's no graphical user interface with html - you can't select text and click a "bold" button.

The advantage of writing the html yourself is that a simple webpage should look exactly as you want. If you ask for a table with varying column widths, with a picture to the right, that's exactly what you get. And you'll understand what's under the bonnet, so if something isn't right you can fix it yourself.

The advantages/disadvantages of programmed web page makers are the reciprocal of these.

Even if you decide on a WordPress approach, I think its useful, indeed essential, to understand html anyway, to know what's under the bonnet. I do recommend the w3schools tutorials as a good way to get into html. So maybe the answer is to get some basic experience with html, and do some practice pages. Then switch to a programmed web page maker to produce easy and nice results.

By the way, if you've struggled through Fortran, then html will be a doddle. There's not much in it at a basic level. You will need a good text processor, and I recommend htmlkit (find it via Google). Htmlkit colour codes the different sorts of html commands, ensuring you don't lose that I used as an example! Even better, you can preview your webpage as you are writing it.

I do worry a bit however when you say your PC doesn't have a word processor. Not so much because you need one, but because you've apparently never downloaded a free word processor such as Opendoc. If you are getting into web page publishing, you'll need to be comfortable with downloading and using tools such as htmlkit, and with searching for help, which may need you to download other things. I've made the same point about your photo editing program - you need to download and personally evaluate various tools, and if necessary know how to uninstall programmed that are not for you. And many programmes will require up to date operating systems or web browsers to work well, including necessary plugins such as Java. You can write html on a basic Windows XP machine, and htmlkit will work on such a machine, but I couldn't guarantee that XP with IE6 (if this is what you have) will be suitable for everything.


Hi Andrew,

First, out of all the computer programming languages I learned in my youth, Fortran and Lisp are probably the ones I am least familiar with. I was most familiar with Basic and Pascal. But that was 30 years ago.

Second, I have a Dell computer that was built in circa 2007-2008, model Inspiron 1525. It uses Windows Vista.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 02:49:54 pm
Postscript - just to say I agree with Nick and I agree with Peter. We are all saying basically the same thing, and we all think that some low-level html skills will be very beneficial. A good webpage may last decades. Doug Smith's webpage is into its third decade (1990s, 2000s, 2010s) and hopefully will have decades to go. I used AltaVista when I made my first pages (who remembers AltaVista?). Today's programs probably won't exist in ten years. But html is forever. So even if you use other tools to make your page, understanding html will allow you to manually tweak it, and may save you from disaster in the future.

One of our Forum colleagues made a very beautiful website about 10 years ago. About 3 or 4 years ago I asked why he hadn't updated it in a while. He said it was because he no longer had any way to access the editor programme (can't recall whether it was because they'd asked for a lot of money, or because the program was no longer supported). Backs up Nick's concern.

Hi Andrew,

I see your point.

But I could always learn html at that time in the future, if and when it becomes necessary.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 02:52:39 pm
You'll be ok on computing power then. But you will need to download a word processor because that's the only practical way to draft your webpage text. Whether you use html or a web page maker, there's a presumption that you'll copy and paste your text sections from a word processor (or perhaps from spreadsheet fields), as the editing capabilities in html text editors, or in webpage makers where you fill in fields, will be very limited. You also need to save your text somewhere that's not in an ephemeral programming tool, and in a version you can use and edit offline when not connected. That again points to a word processor or spreadsheet. Somewhere you can save and edit your own data offline.

If you even once understood BASIC as a kid, html will be easier. It's just a series of commands that say "make the text look like this", or "place the text or images here" or "link to this here". There's no complex logic. The only thing you have to continually remember is that each command needs a stop command eg "stop making the text look like this". That's it. I've explained all you need to know. Simpler than BASIC.

I agree that you can learn html later, as you suggested. But you can do both without much difficulty - use a webpage editor, and practice a little html for fun and understanding too.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on October 11, 2015, 03:03:54 pm
Also, why not just start a gallery here on Forvm instead of your own website?

Nick
1) As I mentioned above, I am planning on taking photos of my hand-written tags instead of re-writing everything again online.

Meep,

If I understand your comment above, your plan is to include photos of your tags as your coin descriptions on your website with no further text description of the coins.  While this approach will certainly save inputting time, I fear it will not create a very useable website, for you or anyone else, as your coins would not be searchable by description.  Will you at least include the standard reference citation numbers in html text with respect to each coin?  I would hate for you to go to all this effort, only to have a website that no one can search.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 03:08:37 pm
You'll be ok on computing power then. But you will need to download a word processor because that's the only practical way to draft your webpage text. Whether you use html or a web page maker, there's a presumption that you'll copy and paste your text sections from a word processor (or perhaps from spreadsheet fields), as the editing capabilities in html text editors, or in webpage makers where you fill in fields, will be very limited. You also need to save your text somewhere that's not in an ephemeral programming tool, and in a version you can use and edit offline when not connected. That again points to a word processor or spreadsheet. Somewhere you can save and edit your own data offline.

Hi Andrew,

A previous poster wrote that I don't need a word processor. You just stated that I do need one. Who is correct?

To be perfectly honest with you, I wasn't planning on putting much text in my website. Once a viewer is beyond the home page, there will be very little, if any, text.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 11, 2015, 03:11:40 pm
Also, why not just start a gallery here on Forvm instead of your own website?

Nick
1) As I mentioned above, I am planning on taking photos of my hand-written tags instead of re-writing everything again online.

Meep,

If I understand your comment above, your plan is to include photos of your tags as your coin descriptions on your website with no further text description of the coins.  While this approach will certainly save inputting time, I fear it will not create a very useable website, for you or anyone else, as your coins would not be searchable by description.  Will you at least include the standard reference citation numbers in html text with respect to each coin?  I would hate for you to go to all this effort, only to have a website that no one can search.

Hi Cara,

You posted as I was writing my previous post.

Yes, your understanding is correct.

Thank you for pointing this out to me. I'll take this fact into consideration. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 11, 2015, 03:19:51 pm
Why not simply use GoDaddy's "Website Builder"?
PeteB

+1

Copy and paste and you're done.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 03:36:07 pm
You'll be ok on computing power then. But you will need to download a word processor because that's the only practical way to draft your webpage text. Whether you use html or a web page maker, there's a presumption that you'll copy and paste your text sections from a word processor (or perhaps from spreadsheet fields), as the editing capabilities in html text editors, or in webpage makers where you fill in fields, will be very limited. You also need to save your text somewhere that's not in an ephemeral programming tool, and in a version you can use and edit offline when not connected. That again points to a word processor or spreadsheet. Somewhere you can save and edit your own data offline.

Hi Andrew,

A previous poster wrote that I don't need a word processor. You just stated that I do need one. Who is correct?

To be perfectly honest with you, I wasn't planning on putting much text in my website. Once a viewer is beyond the home page, there will be very little, if any, text.

Meepzorp

Indeed you don't "need" a word processor though it is rather odd not to have one since good word processors can nowadays be downloaded for free. You can indeed save all your info in your website programme (such as, the recommended, GoDaddys website builder, or WordPress, or htmlkit, or whatever). You also don't "need" to know html. You also don't "need" to build a website at all, since as you've explained all your data is in pictorial form, so nothing is really gained by having a website rather than uploading the pics in an online gallery. Ultimately you don't "need" any of these things since you have your coins and your corrected tags and can just enjoy them without an online presence.

So ultimately you don't "need" anything at all. But you may "want" some of these capabilities.

Having read this entire thread, and understanding your computing capabilities and wishes, to be frank I'd go the Online Gallery route, include your tags in the same photo as the coins, arrange the galleries into albums for each numismatic area, and you're done. No need website. Forum offers a free gallery function. For my purposes I prefer to use Flickr.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 11, 2015, 03:46:21 pm
Copy and paste and you're done.

Copy from ... what? (Meep apparently had no electronic records, nor even Office software to retain such). Is GoDaddy website builder oriented towards a wholly image-based approach?

But anyway I think with what I now know of Meepzorps wishes, uploading to some form of gallery rather than building a website, sounds best.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 11, 2015, 04:39:20 pm
The tags weren't a total waste of time.  You made a lot of corrections and will have a hard copy with your coins.  But using a Forvm gallery and typing in the info is your best option in my opinion.  I find writing my gallery descriptions fun.  Just take your time and do a few a day as you photograph them and edit the photos.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 11, 2015, 04:47:31 pm
Copy and paste and you're done.

Copy from ... what? (Meep apparently had no electronic records, nor even Office software to retain such). Is GoDaddy website builder oriented towards a wholly image-based approach?

But anyway I think with what I now know of Meepzorps wishes, uploading to some form of gallery rather than building a website, sounds best.

Godaddy let's you place picture and text boxes where you like.  You can make a template and then just drag and drop digital images into the boxes.  The only thing you'd have to do is type out any description into the appropriate text box.  Or copy and paste it into the box (but he has no digital info).

But I agree, forum's gallery is the easiest and costs nothing.  Thanks Joe!  Start with a forum gallery.  Forum's gallery let's you create folders and arrange your coins in any sequence you choose not just by date or name.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on October 11, 2015, 06:02:28 pm
I am planning on taking photos of my hand-written tags instead of re-writing everything again online. If I use Forum's gallery, I don't know how that would be "do-able".
 Meepzorp

You could insert your photos of your hand written tags into the description box just as I have done with the added photo on one of my coins here.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90199

I'm not 100% sure of the arrangement of the coins in Forum's gallery. It appears to me that they are in simple chronological order (by when they were added). I want to be able to customize the order.
Meepzorp

FORVM's software automatically arranges the coins in each gallery alphanumerically so you would have to work within those constraints to arrange your coins in the order you would prefer.

Alex.

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: cmcdon0923 on October 11, 2015, 06:33:01 pm
Alphanumeric may be the default, but you can arrange your images in FORVM's galleries in several other methods.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 11, 2015, 06:34:31 pm
Alphanumeric may be the default, but you can arrange your images in FORVM's galleries in several other methods.

+1
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 12, 2015, 02:45:44 am
An idea that might combine the best of both approaches
- put the coins and the tag images in a set of Forum galleries
- set up a one page website that explains your collecting philosophy and gives links (perhaps each with a foreword) to each of the galleries on Forum

That would be a simple text website (you could add a few pics to tempt visitors) easily written using any of the tools we've discussed. And it gives you a home page that you can keep and develop longer term if you eventually want to host more of your own content. And it can be hosted by Forum too.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: dougsmit on October 12, 2015, 02:26:30 pm
This thread has gone on too long for me to add anything of use save opinion but since Andrew mentioned my antique HTML code pages, I do feel entitled to an opinion.  I would not have a web page on coins except for a desire in 1997 to learn simple HTML and coins ended up being what I used as a subject.  I despise programs that write code for you and am always confused when I see the output of these things.  I started by writing the simplest of pages and added a new feature to the code each time I learned a new trick.  I learned the Image map so I could have that big photo on my home page and since that time only used it one more time on my Favorites page.  I learned to do Tables which made many things easier to format.  Modern web pages have a thousand bells and whistles I do not understand or want to.  I do not do Java/Javascript.  I do not have a routine that optimizes my pages for viewing on phones --- and I won't.

I suggest finding a SIMPLE page you like and  bringing up  "View Page Source" ( right click and select it on my computer).  Copy that code and figure out what each part did for the display.  Then change the photos and text to your material and play around with it until you get what you want.  Easy way?  No! However I did it this way and am OK with my results.  You will notice I have not been nominated for any awards for website design.

I use an HTML freeware editor that is no longer supported by its author but I like it.  Most new ones are more complex than I want.  The advantage of this is a few shortcut buttons that places some codes easier than typing in the long form.  I suggest finding one you like.  Mine is HomeSite 1.2 for Windows 95 but it runs on Win 10.  There is a version 5.5 available from freeware distributors but I have no experience.

Complicated for me:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/

Simpler:
www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac36owl.html
view-source:https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac36owl.html

Even simpler:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/wabisabi.html

Most simple:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac23.html
view-source:https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac23.html

Feel free to copy, dissect and learn.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 12, 2015, 04:15:23 pm
I really like Doug's support for writing your own code - this doesn't just apply to Meepzorp but for everyone considering online publication. It matches with the views provided by me, Nick and David at the start of this thread. When you write it yourself, it'll be simple and do just what you want. I did mention one website owner who lost the ability to edit his own page. To that I'll add my own story. I said I started with an AltaVista page. I used the 2004 equivalent of the "GoDaddy" make your own webpage software. It was a bit frustrating as I could never get the layout as simple and clean as I wanted - the drag and drop rarely produced exactly what I had in mind. But I lived with it ... until in 2007 I got an email from AltaVista saying they were closing website hosting and telling me to save my html code. I did. And when I looked at the code behind the drag-and-drop website designer, that I had made, it was the most incoherent piece of nonsense imaginable. I could never edit it into anything useful. I got a coin friend help me then create an absolutely bare simple template such as the examples Doug gave, and dropped my text and picture links into it. After that catastrophe, reinforced by the "uneditable webpage" fiasco of a friend that I mentioned, I resolved never to publish anything online except where I understood (and probably wrote) all the code myself. Two examples of fiascos with a "GoDaddy webdesigner" equivalent taught me never to go automatic again. It's all manual from now on.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2015, 06:39:24 pm
You'll be ok on computing power then. But you will need to download a word processor because that's the only practical way to draft your webpage text. Whether you use html or a web page maker, there's a presumption that you'll copy and paste your text sections from a word processor (or perhaps from spreadsheet fields), as the editing capabilities in html text editors, or in webpage makers where you fill in fields, will be very limited. You also need to save your text somewhere that's not in an ephemeral programming tool, and in a version you can use and edit offline when not connected. That again points to a word processor or spreadsheet. Somewhere you can save and edit your own data offline.

Hi Andrew,

A previous poster wrote that I don't need a word processor. You just stated that I do need one. Who is correct?

To be perfectly honest with you, I wasn't planning on putting much text in my website. Once a viewer is beyond the home page, there will be very little, if any, text.

Meepzorp

Indeed you don't "need" a word processor though it is rather odd not to have one since good word processors can nowadays be downloaded for free.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know that.

My computer is my niece's old computer. When my sister bought this computer back in circa 2007-2008, it was supposed to have a word processor (Microsoft Word). She paid for it, but it didn't have one. At first, she thought it was in the computer. When she realized it wasn't, she thought it was contained on a disk that came with the computer. If such a disk ever existed, she never found it. By the time my sister realized that (a) the computer didn't have a word processor, and (b) there was no disk, it was too late to do anything about it. When she called Dell, they told her that it had "expired". And, despite the fact that she had paid for it, there was nothing that anyone could do at that point.

When she gave the computer to me a few years ago, I also tried to rectify the situation. I called both Dell and Microsoft. I was told the same thing, that it had "expired". So, my sister paid for something that she never got. Now, I am screwed because the computer is mine. I am stuck with a computer with no word processor in it.

Can you provide examples of "good word processors" that can be downloaded for free?

Thank you.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2015, 06:44:52 pm
The tags weren't a total waste of time.  You made a lot of corrections and will have a hard copy with your coins.  But using a Forvm gallery and typing in the info is your best option in my opinion.  I find writing my gallery descriptions fun.  Just take your time and do a few a day as you photograph them and edit the photos.

Hi Nick,

A few a day???!!!

Are you out of your mind?

I have 2,000 coins. At that rate ("a few a day"), it will take me years.

I'm not re-typing everything all over again. That option is not on the table. I'm committed.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2015, 07:09:06 pm
Copy and paste and you're done.

Copy from ... what? (Meep apparently had no electronic records, nor even Office software to retain such). Is GoDaddy website builder oriented towards a wholly image-based approach?

But anyway I think with what I now know of Meepzorps wishes, uploading to some form of gallery rather than building a website, sounds best.

Forum's gallery let's you create folders and arrange your coins in any sequence you choose not just by date or name.

Hi Jay,

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know that.

Can I create folders within folders within folders in Forum's gallery?

Let me explain myself. Here is what I was intending to do:

My intention was to create a website with a homepage listing different areas:

Greek Italy
Greek Sicily
Greek
Roman Provincial
Roman Republic
Roman Imperial, Augustus
Roman Imperial, Tiberius-Romulus
Byzantine
Medieval Italy
Medieval

These areas would all be "clickable" links.

Let's say someone clicked on "Greek Italy". It would then go to another page listing the different countries/regions:

Apulia
Bruttium, Bretti-Petelia
Bruttium, Rhegium
Calabria
Campania, Cales
Campania, Capua
Campania, Neapolis, silver
Campania, Neapolis, bronze
Campania, Nola
Campania, Suessa Aurunca
Campania, Teanum Sidicinum
Frentani
Lucania
Samnium
Etc., etc.

These would also all be "clickable" links. It may be even further broken down than that. My Campania, Neapolis coins may be broken down into 10-20 different clickable links, because I have so many of them. I have an extensive Campania collection. But I think you get the picture.

Let's say someone clicked on "Campania, Neapolis, silver, part 1". It would then got to another page. That page would list between 5 and 20 or so coins (per page). And there would be several photos of each coin.

That was my intention.

Can I do something like that in Forum's gallery? Is there a limit to the number of folders (or folders within folders within folders) I can have?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2015, 07:14:37 pm
I am planning on taking photos of my hand-written tags instead of re-writing everything again online. If I use Forum's gallery, I don't know how that would be "do-able".
 Meepzorp

You could insert your photos of your hand written tags into the description box just as I have done with the added photo on one of my coins here.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90199

Alex.

Hi Alex,

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know I could do that.

How do you do that?

However, the bottom photos look a little small. Is there a limit to their size?

Also, is there a limit to the number of photos I can add at the bottom? For some coins, I may need to add 4-6 photos at the bottom, in addition to the 2 main photos (which may be stitched into 1 photo).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2015, 07:18:10 pm
I'm not 100% sure of the arrangement of the coins in Forum's gallery. It appears to me that they are in simple chronological order (by when they were added). I want to be able to customize the order.
Meepzorp

FORVM's software automatically arranges the coins in each gallery alphanumerically so you would have to work within those constraints to arrange your coins in the order you would prefer.

Alex.

Hi Alex,

What exactly does that mean?

I'm receiving conflicting information here (from you and Jay).

Who is correct?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2015, 07:19:10 pm
Alphanumeric may be the default, but you can arrange your images in FORVM's galleries in several other methods.

Hi cmc,

How do you do that?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 13, 2015, 08:27:19 pm
The tags weren't a total waste of time.  You made a lot of corrections and will have a hard copy with your coins.  But using a Forvm gallery and typing in the info is your best option in my opinion.  I find writing my gallery descriptions fun.  Just take your time and do a few a day as you photograph them and edit the photos.

Hi Nick,

A few a day???!!!

Are you out of your mind?

I have 2,000 coins. At that rate ("a few a day"), it will take me years.

I'm not re-typing everything all over again. That option is not on the table. I'm committed.

Meepzorp

Apparently you can post pics of the description in the spot reserved for text, as Alex mentioned above.  I wasn't aware of that option so you should be all set now.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jordan Montgomery on October 13, 2015, 10:54:04 pm
You'll be ok on computing power then. But you will need to download a word processor because that's the only practical way to draft your webpage text. Whether you use html or a web page maker, there's a presumption that you'll copy and paste your text sections from a word processor (or perhaps from spreadsheet fields), as the editing capabilities in html text editors, or in webpage makers where you fill in fields, will be very limited. You also need to save your text somewhere that's not in an ephemeral programming tool, and in a version you can use and edit offline when not connected. That again points to a word processor or spreadsheet. Somewhere you can save and edit your own data offline.

Hi Andrew,

A previous poster wrote that I don't need a word processor. You just stated that I do need one. Who is correct?

To be perfectly honest with you, I wasn't planning on putting much text in my website. Once a viewer is beyond the home page, there will be very little, if any, text.

Meepzorp

Indeed you don't "need" a word processor though it is rather odd not to have one since good word processors can nowadays be downloaded for free.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know that.

My computer is my niece's old computer. When my sister bought this computer back in circa 2007-2008, it was supposed to have a word processor (Microsoft Word). She paid for it, but it didn't have one. At first, she thought it was in the computer. When she realized it wasn't, she thought it was contained on a disk that came with the computer. If such a disk ever existed, she never found it. By the time my sister realized that (a) the computer didn't have a word processor, and (b) there was no disk, it was too late to do anything about it. When she called Dell, they told her that it had "expired". And, despite the fact that she had paid for it, there was nothing that anyone could do at that point.

When she gave the computer to me a few years ago, I also tried to rectify the situation. I called both Dell and Microsoft. I was told the same thing, that it had "expired". So, my sister paid for something that she never got. Now, I am screwed because the computer is mine. I am stuck with a computer with no word processor in it.

Can you provide examples of "good word processors" that can be downloaded for free?

Thank you.

Meepzorp

A good alternative to Microsoft Office is LibreOffice. You can find it at https://www.libreoffice.org/ and it includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation program and a few other office programs and it seems to do everything that I ever needed Microsoft Office for.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 13, 2015, 10:57:29 pm


I'm receiving conflicting information here (from you and Jay).

Who is correct?

Meepzorp

I am correct  ;D
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 14, 2015, 02:39:26 am
A good alternative to Microsoft Office is LibreOffice. You can find it at https://www.libreoffice.org/ and it includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation program and a few other office programs and it seems to do everything that I ever needed Microsoft Office for.

Openoffice is also a well known alternative:
http://www.openoffice.org/why/index.html
It's been around for decades, and is slick and professional. Completely free as is Libreoffice.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on October 14, 2015, 06:04:50 am


I'm receiving conflicting information here (from you and Jay).

Who is correct?

Meepzorp

I am correct  ;D

 +++  ;D
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2015, 05:47:48 pm
I am planning on taking photos of my hand-written tags instead of re-writing everything again online. If I use Forum's gallery, I don't know how that would be "do-able".
 Meepzorp

You could insert your photos of your hand written tags into the description box just as I have done with the added photo on one of my coins here.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-90199

Alex.

Hi Alex,

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't know I could do that.

How do you do that?

However, the bottom photos look a little small. Is there a limit to their size?

Also, is there a limit to the number of photos I can add at the bottom? For some coins, I may need to add 4-6 photos at the bottom, in addition to the 2 main photos (which may be stitched into 1 photo).

Meepzorp

Hi folks,

Alex explained to me in a PM how to do this. It sounds complicated. And I don't fully understand every aspect of it, but I understand about 80% of what he explained.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2015, 05:51:01 pm
Hi follks,

I'd like to thank mont and Andrew for the free word processor references.

If and when it becomes necessary for me to use a word processor, I will take that into consideration.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2015, 06:18:21 pm
Alphanumeric may be the default, but you can arrange your images in FORVM's galleries in several other methods.

+1

Hi folks,

So, how do you do that?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2015, 06:29:01 pm
Hi folks,

How do you create a folder within a folder within a folder?

Because my collection is so massive, I think I need an intermediate step (like a city, for example) between "Greek Italy" and the actual coin photos.

For example, I have several hundred Magna Graecia coins. I can't put all of those photos on one page. I have several dozen Neapolis coins and possibly more than 100 Campania coins. Because of the size of my collection, I must break it down and sub-divide it.

Or should I just break it down at the first step? Of course, that creates a situation where I could have literally dozens of folders (and possibly as many as 100 folders) at the first step. Is that even possible?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: cmcdon0923 on October 15, 2015, 11:05:14 am
Alphanumeric may be the default, but you can arrange your images in FORVM's galleries in several other methods.

Hi cmc,

How do you do that?

Meepzorp

Sorry...was away for a while.

Besides the predefined sort options for the pictures in a GALLERY, if you go into the GALLERY you want to work with and select EDIT....towards the top will be a button to SORT MY PICTURES.  You can then move pictures UP or DOWN in the list to create a custom sort pattern.

But if you're starting from scratch, developing a file naming convention that will automatically sort them how you want them might be best.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 11:06:10 am
The tags weren't a total waste of time.  You made a lot of corrections and will have a hard copy with your coins.  But using a Forvm gallery and typing in the info is your best option in my opinion.  I find writing my gallery descriptions fun.  Just take your time and do a few a day as you photograph them and edit the photos.

Hi Nick,

A few a day???!!!

Are you out of your mind?

I have 2,000 coins. At that rate ("a few a day"), it will take me years.

I'm not re-typing everything all over again. That option is not on the table. I'm committed.

Meepzorp

Apparently you can post pics of the description in the spot reserved for text, as Alex mentioned above.  I wasn't aware of that option so you should be all set now.

Hi Nick,

No, I am not "all set now". I'll explain why below.

Alex answered me in 2 PMs. I don't know why. I'll try to post his explanations/instructions below so that everyone will understand why I can't use Forum's gallery.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 11:09:00 am
Hi folks,

This is what Alex explained in his first PM:

The easiest and quickest way would be for you to download all the photos of your tags into one folder then open two windows in your computer. On one window have the folder with all your tags on it displayed then use the other window to download your coins and instead of writing a description of your coin into the box simply go to the window with your tags displayed on it - right click on the appropriate tag and choose "copy image location" - return to the description box and paste the script. At the beginning of the script add img inside two square brackets [] and at the end of the script add /img inside two square brackets []. continue as normal and your tag picture will be in the box. There will no doubt be a limit to size but I haven't found it and there should be no problem in adding your photos or filling the box with your tag description.
 
I am sorry if my description is too long winded but if you have any difficulty in understanding what I am talking about lease don't hesitate to send me a PM.

By the way by using that image code you can also insert photos etc into your PM's as well.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 11:11:10 am
Hi folks,

This is what Alex explained in his second PM:

You don't have to put all your tag photos in a folder but it would be much easier for you to paste them across to your coins when you upload them if you did. Also Joe would prefer for linked photos to be hosted on FORVM. You won't be able to transfer your tag photos directly from your iPhone into the description box - the photos will have to be hosted somewhere on the internet (FORVM, flickr, website, whatever) which is why I suggested a FORVM folder. They will all be together and you will know where they are.
It is not complicated it is just my poor way of communication I think.
Yes, I mean two browser windows - so that you can flick easily between the two when you are adding your tag descriptions to your coins. You would be using one window to download your coin pictures into your FORVM gallery and the other window to copy the photos of your tags from into the description box.

Two points to note though, if you in the future delete the photos of your tags from the folder you have downloaded them to they will also be deleted from the description box of your downloaded coin. Another good reason for downloading them to a FORVM folder.

And secondly you will have a folder in your gallery which contains all your tag photos together - which in fact might be no bad thing as you will easily be able to access them on line and update them too without too much difficulty.

I know it sounds complicated - I have just reread what I have written and it sounds complicated to my old brain too but really it isn't. Perhaps your niece could explain it better than I.

If I can help any more just ask away. I will try to be as clear as I can.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 11:32:21 am
Hi folks,

Coming into this, my intention was to create my own website. Several Forum members tried to convince me that I should use Forum's gallery instead. They almost had me convinced. I was almost "there".

But Alex's explanation only reinforces what I've been suspecting all along, that Forum's gallery is just too inflexible for my needs. It's not flexible enough for my situation.

According to Alex's explanation, Forum's software has some sort of "block" on people downloading secondary photos (the ones that appear below the primary photos in gallery entries) directly from an iPhone. There is no way to download my tag photos directly from my iPhone to Forum's gallery. In order to pull this off, I must first create a separate Forum gallery folder containing only tag photos. Do you see how ridiculous (and wasteful) this is?

I am going to be forced to load and/or paste my tag photos twice. I am also going to have a separate Forum gallery folder containing literally thousands upon thousands of tag photos (with no accompanying coin photos) only to repeat those same photos when I create my coin entries.

This is absolutely ridiculous. It is repetitive and wasteful. And it will be time-consuming.

So, now I am back to where I started. I have come full circle. Unless anyone has any other useful suggestions, I am going to start creating my own website, hosted by Forum, of course.

Taking the advice of several members, I will not be using Wordpress or anything similar. And I'll learn basic html code. I'll also probably be copying someone else's code as a basic template.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 11:34:11 am
Alphanumeric may be the default, but you can arrange your images in FORVM's galleries in several other methods.

Hi cmc,

How do you do that?

Meepzorp

Sorry...was away for a while.

Besides the predefined sort options for the pictures in a GALLERY, if you go into the GALLERY you want to work with and select EDIT....towards the top will be a button to SORT MY PICTURES.  You can then move pictures UP or DOWN in the list to create a custom sort pattern.

But if you're starting from scratch, developing a file naming convention that will automatically sort them how you want them might be best.

Hi cmc,

Thanks for the advice. You posted as I was typing.

But I think I'll be creating my own website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 11:47:57 am
Hi folks,

I'd like to thank everyone for their advice and suggestions. I really appreciate it.

Now, once I "get down in the trenches" (actually creating my own website), I'll probably need more advice as I go along. I've never done this before.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 15, 2015, 11:50:46 am
This thread has been very popular.  I have to admit I only skimmed most of it.  A few comments...

Forum offers FTP websites.  You write the site on your computer using whatever software you like and upload it using FTP.  That is all we offer for hosting your own site.

FrontPage 2003 was great.  Unfortunately, the code that it produces is now out of date. The people in charge of the WWW change the code regularly. For example, < center > had been changed to < middle > (for some purposes), and < i > (for italic) is now < em > (for emphasis).  Yes, it seems stupid.  I suspect it is to keep professional webmasters fully employed (among other things).  Most things still will work but some don't and over time there will be more and more problems with outdated code.  

One way to to have your coins and their tags display nicely in the gallery would be to merge the images.  The gallery already expects you to merge the images of the obverse and reverse, merging the tag too would not be that much of an additional step.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 15, 2015, 12:20:51 pm
 
One way to to have your coins and their tags display nicely in the gallery would be to merge the images.  The gallery already expects you to merge the images of the obverse and reverse, merging the tag too would not be that much of an additional step.

Except as Andrew has already pointed out he doesn't want to enter any text in the description, only the photos of handwritten tags which makes searching for key words impossible.  That would be the case if it was in the gallery or on a web site...
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on October 15, 2015, 01:19:15 pm
Meepzorp:
Are your new tags hand printed/written or typed?
There is OCR software available to convert either into digital, editable files.
Google it.
The drawback is, of course, a lot of work in converting your 2000+ tags . However, as your collection grows, this may be an option that allows more flexibility in adding new acquisitions to your web pages.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 05:19:24 pm
One way to to have your coins and their tags display nicely in the gallery would be to merge the images.  The gallery already expects you to merge the images of the obverse and reverse, merging the tag too would not be that much of an additional step.

Hi Joe,

As Jay pointed out above (he posted before I had a chance to reply), Andrew has already suggested this to me in the past.

There are 2 problems I have with this:

1) Not all of my coin tags are 2 sheets. Some are 3 sheets, and at least one is 4 sheets. Plus, I have the dealer tags sandwiched in between to maintain some sort of pedigree. In addition to that, some dealers provided me with very old (antique?) tags. Those are also sandwiched in between my handwritten tags. So, in some cases, in addition to the 2 coin photos (which I may merge into 1 photo), I could also have as many as 4-6 more photos. That's not counting the 2 coin photos. The grand total could be as high as 6-8 photos per coin.

What happens if I have an odd number of photos (like 3 or 5)? How do I merge them all into a uniform square or rectangle? The only solution would be to include a "blank" photo (background only).

2) The more photos I add and merge into that 1 Forum gallery photo, the smaller my coins are going to be in the photo. If I have 6 photos, the coins are going to 1/3 the size of the coins in other members' photos. If I have 8 photos, the coins are going to be 1/4 the size of the coins in other members' photos. Do you see the problem?

And that is bad enough in the single gallery photo. In the preceding page, where there are photos of dozens of coins to click on, my coins will be so tiny that viewers may not be able to see them. The coin size will be divided by a factor of 3 or 4.

This "solution" will not work. The only way that I can post my photos in Forum's gallery (without significantly reducing the coin size in the photo) is if Forum's software is altered to allow me to download my tag photos directly from my iPhone. But I think that is too much to ask. I think I'm better off just doing my own website.

Plus, in addition to this problem, I never fully resolved the problem of the number and/or arrangement of all my folders. This becomes an issue when someone has 2,000 ancient coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 05:27:59 pm
 
One way to to have your coins and their tags display nicely in the gallery would be to merge the images.  The gallery already expects you to merge the images of the obverse and reverse, merging the tag too would not be that much of an additional step.

Except as Andrew has already pointed out he doesn't want to enter any text in the description, only the photos of handwritten tags which makes searching for key words impossible.  That would be the case if it was in the gallery or on a web site...

Hi Jay,

My original intention was to enter zero text in the description. But Cara pointed out to me that doing so will make it impossible for someone to to search using keywords. In my response to Cara (above), I stated that I would address this issue, probably by adding minimal text (enough for someone to do a search). I'll probably write the country, city, emperor, reference number, etc. In fact, for my "clickable links", instead of loading my photos twice, I may just add the reference number in the template. A viewer can then simply click on the reference number to be directed to the proper page containing the photos. I'll see.

I already promised Cara that I would address this issue.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 15, 2015, 05:34:06 pm
The only problem with that is what if someone doesn't know the reference number and is using your site for attribution?  You see the more typed information you supply the more search functionality you have and the more useful the site becomes.  I guess you need to figure out what the purpose of the web site is.  Is it to simply display all of your coins or is it to be used as a learning tool so that people can search and attribute their own coins? 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 05:35:07 pm
Meepzorp:
Are your new tags hand printed/written or typed?
There is OCR software available to convert either into digital, editable files.
Google it.
The drawback is, of course, a lot of work in converting your 2000+ tags . However, as your collection grows, this may be an option that allows more flexibility in adding new acquisitions to your web pages.
PeteB

Hi Akro,

My tags are hand-written. They are neatly printed, not script. If you want an idea of what my tags look like, you can look at my photos in the "Compulteria" thread in the Greek section of Forum.

Thanks for the suggestion. But I really don't want to add another significant step to this whole process. I'm already juggling numerous things to try to pull this off. I still need to learn about photography, using the iPhone, cropping, stitching, editing, downloading to the computer, and then simultaneously posting the photos on my flash drive and the internet. I don't want to add more complexity to the whole process.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 05:42:29 pm
FrontPage 2003 was great.  Unfortunately, the code that it produces is now out of date. The people in charge of the WWW change the code regularly. For example, < center > had been changed to < middle > (for some purposes), and < i > (for italic) is now < em > (for emphasis).  Yes, it seems stupid.  I suspect it is to keep professional webmasters fully employed (among other things).  Most things still will work but some don't and over time there will be more and more problems with outdated code.

Hi Joe,

I agree. That's why I decided to listen to other members' advice. And I've decided to write the code myself instead of using Wordpress or something similar.

30 years ago, I knew several different computer programming languages, including: Basic, Pascal, C, Fortran, Lisp, etc.

I was most familiar with Basic and Pascal. When I was younger, I could program a computer in either one of those 2 computer programming languages blindfolded and with one hand tied behind my back. :)

Of course, that was 30 years ago. But, as Andrew pointed out, html should be a piece of cake compared to Basic.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 05:55:00 pm
The only problem with that is what if someone doesn't know the reference number and is using your site for attribution?

Hi Jay,

I thought of that. But something has to serve as the "clickable link" in my website.

What do you suggest?

By the way, a photo isn't so great for searching purposes either, especially for a newbie, and especially if the photo is small (as it usually is in those website templates).

By using the reference numbers as "clickable links"in my website template, someone can simply click through the coin photos in the same order they are arranged in the selected major reference book, until they find what they are looking for. For example, I was planning on using RIC for my Roman Imperial coins, SNG ANS for my Magna Graecia coins, Sambon for my Campania AE MFB coins, MIR (Varesi) and/or CNI for my Italian Medieval coins, etc.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 05:59:06 pm
I guess you need to figure out what the purpose of the web site is.  Is it to simply display all of your coins or is it to be used as a learning tool so that people can search and attribute their own coins? 

Hi Jay,

No, the purpose of my website is not to simply display all of my coins. I've never been a "show off". Believe me, I am the antithesis of that.

My website is intended to be an educational and research tool, in addition to documenting my collection online.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2015, 06:05:47 pm
You see the more typed information you supply the more search functionality you have and the more useful the site becomes.

Hi Jay,

I know.

Originally, I was planning on having 5-20 coins per page, with no template - just clickable links on the preceding page.

After thinking about it, I've decided to use a template with clickable links, and only one coin per page.

At the top of the template page and coin page, there will be a brief description of the coin(s): country, city, emperor, reference number, date posted, etc. Would that be enough for searches?

I can always add text at a later date.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 15, 2015, 06:36:04 pm

At the top of the template page and coin page, there will be a brief description of the coin(s): country, city, emperor, reference number, date posted, etc. Would that be enough for searches?

I can always add text at a later date.

Meepzorp

I rarely search for a coin by a reference number because if I know the reference number there is really no need to search.  Also reference numbers change with new editions and some have multiple references (RIC, RSC, Sear...).  Which do you search for?   If I don't know the attribution I will simply enter what I know about the coin such as Emperor, deity, what they are holding like spear, shield, lituus, eagle, victory and any other items I'm sure of.  The more searchable words the better.  Think about what you enter when you are searching for a coin.  I agree you have to put them into some sort of category and reference number chronology but I don't think the ref# and city, emperor is enough for a useful search.  


It's a huge job either way so better to make it as useful as possible from the get go.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 16, 2015, 09:09:17 am
Meepzorp,

You need to put keywords, that you want to be searchable, at the top of the web page in the <TITLE> section. That way web spiders pick it up. The more a particular page is visited, the more likely that page becomes searchable. If you buy yourself a book about HTML you will be able to read how to optimise searchbility.

You are correct if I understand what you are proposing, that a hierarchy is needed starting at the home page rather than just a string of interlinked pages. Take a look at my website, below. Ignore all the fancy pictures and menus, just follow the links and see if that makes sense to you, in terms of construction.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 16, 2015, 08:11:37 pm

At the top of the template page and coin page, there will be a brief description of the coin(s): country, city, emperor, reference number, date posted, etc. Would that be enough for searches?

I can always add text at a later date.

Meepzorp

I rarely search for a coin by a reference number because if I know the reference number there is really no need to search.  Also reference numbers change with new editions and some have multiple references (RIC, RSC, Sear...).  Which do you search for?   If I don't know the attribution I will simply enter what I know about the coin such as Emperor, deity, what they are holding like spear, shield, lituus, eagle, victory and any other items I'm sure of.  The more searchable words the better.  Think about what you enter when you are searching for a coin.  I agree you have to put them into some sort of category and reference number chronology but I don't think the ref# and city, emperor is enough for a useful search.  


It's a huge job either way so better to make it as useful as possible from the get go.

Hi Jay,

I see your point. And that is true of sites like acsearch.

But sites like Wildwinds aren't searchable in that way. At least, I don't think they are.

In this context, my website may be similar to Wildwinds.

However, in addition to the information I mentioned above, I will try to add basic descriptions. For example, I may write something like:

"Moesia, Nikopolis, Caracalla/temple, Moushmov 123"

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 16, 2015, 08:27:23 pm
Meepzorp,
You are correct if I understand what you are proposing, that a hierarchy is needed starting at the home page rather than just a string of interlinked pages. Take a look at my website, below. Ignore all the fancy pictures and menus, just follow the links and see if that makes sense to you, in terms of construction.

Hi Pete,

Yes, you are correctly understanding me. I definitely need some sort of hierarchy, sort of like a "tree" in the Pascal computer programming language (to draw an analogy).

I like the layout of your website and the way that the links flow. It has the hierarchy that I need.

Can I use your website as a guide? Is it okay if I copy any portion of the code?

I never intended to have all of those "fancy pictures". I just need to have clickable links (like the type that is usually highlighted in blue). In fact, I'm not even intending to have photos at all in the template/grid page, just clickable links in the rectangles.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 17, 2015, 09:18:38 am
Hi Meepzorp,

That sounds good. By all means copy any of my web-pages. You will find that you can erase 95% of the code to achieve what you want.

Why not try it straight away so as you can get an idea of what is involved. This is how:
Go to the page you want.
Right click and select 'Save Page As' and save.
Open Windows Explorer and find the page you just saved. It has an .htm extension. The picture (.jpg) files will be there separately.
Right click on the htm file and select 'Open With' (or similar) and select NotePad (Yes you do have a word processor!).
You can now view the code and content. Make a few changes. Get rid of unwanted code (the large menu sequence for example) and change the text.
Save and then go back to Windows Explorer and double click on the file you have just saved. The modified web page should appear in your browser.
See what your editing has done and then go back and experiment.

Hope that helps,

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 18, 2015, 11:06:48 pm
Hi folks,

On Friday, I clicked on the link that Andrew provided, which took me to the html tutorial pages. I read every chapter. On the first read-through, I absorbed and understood about 80% of it. It appears to be a fairly easy code to master.

This weekend was a "washout" for me in terms of having any free time. On Saturday, I helped my niece with a major research project. We spent all day working on it, and we are still not done yet.

Today, I had a party to attend. Believe me, I don't like parties, and I never did. I am the antithesis of that (someone who likes parties). I rarely attend parties, even family functions. But it was my sister's 25th wedding anniversary, so I had to be there.

This week, I have a busy week. One day (I think Tuesday), I have to finish helping my niece with her research project. On Thursday (tentative), my niece and her boyfriend are supposed to be coming here to teach me numerous things (photographing coins with an iPhone, cropping, stitching, editing photos, downloading photos from my iPhone to both my flash drive and the internet, etc.).

Somewhere in there (Monday?), I will try to review the html tutorial pages to see if I can absorb any more of it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 18, 2015, 11:09:20 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

By all means copy any of my web-pages.

Peter

Hi Pete,

Thank you for the offer. I really appreciate it. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 18, 2015, 11:13:48 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

You will find that you can erase 95% of the code to achieve what you want.

Peter

Hi Pete,

After reading the html tutorial pages that Andrew referred me to, and after re-reading your website's code, I suspected that (that I can erase about 95% of the code). Thank you for confirming what I suspected. I was going to ask you that, but you answered me before I even asked. You appear to be one step ahead of me and/or reading my mind. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 18, 2015, 11:18:21 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

Why not try it straight away so as you can get an idea of what is involved. This is how:
Go to the page you want.
Right click and select 'Save Page As' and save.
Open Windows Explorer and find the page you just saved. It has an .htm extension. The picture (.jpg) files will be there separately.
Right click on the htm file and select 'Open With' (or similar) and select NotePad (Yes you do have a word processor!).
You can now view the code and content. Make a few changes. Get rid of unwanted code (the large menu sequence for example) and change the text.
Save and then go back to Windows Explorer and double click on the file you have just saved. The modified web page should appear in your browser.
See what your editing has done and then go back and experiment.

Hope that helps,

Peter

Hi Pete,

Thank you for explaining how to do this. I didn't know how. I was going to ask you how to do that. But, again, you answered my question before I even asked it. Thanks for anticipating my questions and answering them without me even asking. I really appreciate it.

I can't do it just yet. Joe has asked his webmaster to set up my web page. But, to my knowledge, he hasn't done it yet. It's coming soon.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 18, 2015, 11:31:06 pm
Hi Pete,

After reading the html tutorial, I understand that anything that appears after the "<meta" symbol is not displayed. It is for internal purposes only.

After looking at your website's code, it seems that everything that appears after the "<meta" symbol isn't even related to your site. It doesn't appear to have any connection (to your website) or useful function. The code that it contains appears to be totally unrelated to your website. I found that strange. Can I just delete all of that and still have a functioning website?

As I mentioned above, when I was younger, I was very familiar with Basic and Pascal. After reading your website's code 3 times, I understand about 2/3 of it, and where everything fits in. But I am very confused by everything that appears after the "<meta" symbol.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 18, 2015, 11:39:56 pm
Hi Pete,

I want to ask you about the template/grid that contains the clickable photos in your website.

After reading the html tutorial, I now have a very rudimentary understanding of how to create it. I also understand how to do line breaks.

But what happens when you need to add another coin, and it must be inserted in the grid (not at the beginning or end)? After every fourth photo, your grid goes down to the next line. Does the code automatically compensate for that? Or must you manually alter the code every time you need to insert a new coin? If that is the case, then every line break after the insertion location must be moved, right?

Maybe I won't do a grid.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 19, 2015, 12:07:53 am
Hi Pete,

I have another question. It pertains to the opening line in your website's code.

Do I have to copy everything exactly (word for word) as it appears between "<!DOCTYPE" and "EN">"? Do I need to write a variation of that?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 19, 2015, 06:22:39 am
Hi Meepzorp,

Glad you have made some progress. The 'meta' reference you quote is in the 'header' and is usually <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"> on my web-pages. It is just there so that non-standard characters -particularly Greek in this case- can be inserted into the text. It does no harm to leave it there. You will probably want to be able to have Greek characters on your pages in the future.

My menu routine is quite long and can certainly be erased. Look for the comments <!-- START OF MENU --> and <!-- END MENU --> (but make sure you leave </head> in place though). Most of the rest of the code is to do with formatting; i.e. font size and colour, text alignment etc.

Do go ahead and experiment. It can't do any harm. Just remember that most tags need an end marker such as <B>Comment:</B> (bold) and each new line of text needs a < br >.

Good luck,

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 19, 2015, 08:21:38 am
Meta tags are not for internal purposes only.  They are used to provide site information (page title, page description and keywords) to search engines, among other things.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 19, 2015, 09:40:34 am
Meta tags are not for internal purposes only.  They are used to provide site information (page title, page description and keywords) to search engines, among other things.

Meta tags are used to provide information to search engines, but also to declare character encoding (of the web-page). I refer you to 'HTML, XHTML & CSS Sixth Edition' by Elizabeth Castro, page 59.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 19, 2015, 09:55:05 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

Glad you have made some progress. The 'meta' reference you quote is in the 'header' and is usually <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"> on my web-pages. It is just there so that non-standard characters -particularly Greek in this case- can be inserted into the text. It does no harm to leave it there. You will probably want to be able to have Greek characters on your pages in the future.

My menu routine is quite long and can certainly be erased. Look for the comments <!-- START OF MENU --> and <!-- END MENU --> (but make sure you leave </head> in place though). Most of the rest of the code is to do with formatting; i.e. font size and colour, text alignment etc.

Do go ahead and experiment. It can't do any harm. Just remember that most tags need an end marker such as <B>Comment:</B> (bold) and each new line of text needs a < br >.

Good luck,

Peter

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the reply.

I was actually referring to the second "meta" in your website's code, not the first one. If I am not mistaken, it appears that the second "meta" refers to the dropdown menu. Since I won't be using a dropdown menu, I assume that I can erase all of the code that pertains to it.

When I wrote my previous posts above, I wasn't aware that the menu at the top of the page (in blue and white) is actually a dropdown menu. That's why I couldn't figure out why that code was there. It didn't make any sense to me. Once I realized that it is a dropdown menu, and I hovered my cursor over it, I now understand the reason why that code is there. Now, I "get it".

I won't need any of that code. So, yes, I can erase quite a bit of the code.

But what about the information contained in the second "meta"? It contains the word "Author" and a person's name. Do I erase that also?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 19, 2015, 10:01:08 pm
Hi folks,

Once Joe sets up the website, how do I start the whole process? How do I get the ball rolling? What is the first thing I do?

Back when I thought I was using Wordpress, I read the tutorial. That tutorial explained how to get started. But I'm not using Wordpress now. I'll be using Pete's website code as a guide, and I'll be writing my own code. Do I follow the same procedure to get started (as if I am using Wordpress)? Or do I do something different?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 19, 2015, 10:07:16 pm
Hi folks,

Once I get rolling, how do I create a new page?

Once I've created that new page, I must place that information in the clickable link on the preceding page (in the code, of course). That way, when someone clicks on it, it will go to the desired page. But the new page must be created first in order to have a web address to place in the code of the preceding page.

I assume that's how it is done, right?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: areich on October 20, 2015, 04:22:01 am
There are numerous tutorials online on how to write simple web pages. There is no short cut, you need to read them.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 20, 2015, 06:27:34 am

But what about the information contained in the second "meta"? It contains the word "Author" and a person's name. Do I erase that also?


The menu uses a small Java program written by the "Author" who requires a "credit" for providing for free, but as you will not be using a menu you can erase that section.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 20, 2015, 06:43:46 am
Hi folks,

Once Joe sets up the website, how do I start the whole process? How do I get the ball rolling? What is the first thing I do?

Back when I thought I was using Wordpress, I read the tutorial. That tutorial explained how to get started. But I'm not using Wordpress now. I'll be using Pete's website code as a guide, and I'll be writing my own code. Do I follow the same procedure to get started (as if I am using Wordpress)? Or do I do something different?

Meepzorp

Firstly, you don't need to upload to your web-site to check that everything works. So get a few pages written and their links, etc., checked direct from your hard disk in your browser as described above.

Uploading to your web-site is simply a question of transfering files from your hard disk to the server hard disk that Forum allocates to you. As someone has already recommended, I suggest that you use the free program Filezilla.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 20, 2015, 06:47:53 am
Hi folks,

Once I get rolling, how do I create a new page?

Once I've created that new page, I must place that information in the clickable link on the preceding page (in the code, of course). That way, when someone clicks on it, it will go to the desired page. But the new page must be created first in order to have a web address to place in the code of the preceding page.

I assume that's how it is done, right?

Meepzorp

That's more or less right. I normally copy an existing htm file and save it under a different file name and then change the details within the new page, such as links, images etc.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 20, 2015, 10:18:21 am
I have asked Sorin to set up the website space, but he works his own schedule and hasn't checked in yet at all this week.  Once he gets to it, it will only take him a few minutes.

But, there isn't any reason to wait for him to start making pages.  You make the website on your computer and then upload.  

You will also want to google FTP and learn how to upload your pages once you have created them and the space is set up.    
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 20, 2015, 09:38:02 pm
There are numerous tutorials online on how to write simple web pages. There is no short cut, you need to read them.

Hi areich,

That's not the problem. I think I've pretty much figured that (how to write simple web pages) out by now.

The actual writing of the code isn't the problem. It's all of the other stuff (uploading, etc.). That's what I now need to learn.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 20, 2015, 10:18:03 pm
Hi folks,

I'd like to thank everyone for their advice, especially Pete and Joe for their suggestions in recent posts.

I hope to get around to doing all of these things (looking up Filezilla, FTP, etc.) soon.

Unfortunately, this week has not been a good week for me. In fact, it is one of the worst weeks I've had in a long time. Everything is going wrong.

On Saturday, I got stuck helping my niece almost all day. And we are still not done yet.

On Sunday, I had my sister's 25th wedding anniversary party to attend.

Monday, I was free.

Today (Tuesday), I was supposed to finish helping my niece. But she got stuck working at the last minute. And I wound up "getting appointed" to take my mother to the hospital for a routine procedure.

Tomorrow (Wednesday), I'm supposed to finish helping my niece with her research project.

On Thursday, my niece and her boyfriend are (tentatively) scheduled to come here to teach me numerous things about photographing coins.

On Friday, I have a medical appointment to have my blood drawn. It's routine. I do it once a year.

And, on top of all of that, I don't feel good this week. For some reason, my Lyme is flaring up. I've had trouble breathing and felt lightheaded intermittently all week. I'm having trouble thinking straight, and I keep feeling like I am going to pass out. This week is the sickest I've been all year. This happens sometimes. It is probably viral. Chronic Lyme Disease is basically an auto-immune disorder. If something (like a virus, for example) stimulates my immune system, I get sick.

I think I picked the wrong week to try to learn new things.

It looks like I may not be able to make any significant progress (with regard to my website, etc.) until next week.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: areich on October 22, 2015, 05:20:59 am
There are numerous tutorials online on how to write simple web pages. There is no short cut, you need to read them.

Hi areich,

That's not the problem. I think I've pretty much figured that (how to write simple web pages) out by now.

The actual writing of the code isn't the problem. It's all of the other stuff (uploading, etc.). That's what I now need to learn.

Meepzorp

That's what tutorials will tell you.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 22, 2015, 11:41:04 pm
Hi folks,

It appears that my Lyme flare up may be starting to let up. My symptoms are lessening for the last day or 2. Fortunately, these flare ups are usually shorter lived now. 10-15 years ago, my Lyme flare ups would last for months and months on end, where I'd be bedridden and deathly sick. As the years go by, the severity and duration of these flare ups appear to be lessening, which is typical of chronic Lyme Disease. However, it is Winter (virus season), so it is only a matter of time before something else comes along that stimulates my immune system.

As expected, I haven't made any progress with regard to my website. Last night, I received an email form Joe's webmaster that it is ready to go.

Yesterday, I had to help my niece finish her research project.

Today, my niece and her boyfriend came here and taught me numerous things about photographing coins.

(Continued in next post.)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 23, 2015, 12:23:24 am
Hi folks,

Everything you can imagine that could possibly go wrong, did go wrong today.

My niece finally brought her old iPhone 4 and cable here. As instructed, she charged it and deleted several hundred photos to make room. She had about 1,500 photos on it. She deleted about 700 of them. There are still about 800 of her photos on it.

They were here for about 2 1/2 hours. We didn't get much accomplished.

I decided to start with 3 Magna Graecia (Apulia) coins. I spent about 1 hour taking photos and experimenting. I took several photos of each coin. I got scared because the photos looked very dark on the iPhone. But they transferred much better. I kept the best photos and deleted the rest.

We had problems like you wouldn't believe. My computer is very, very "twitchy". It is also 8 years old.

The iPhone cable was acting up. If you just touch it or move it so much as 1 mm, the iPhone will shut off and reboot. It did this about 15-20 times today.

My computer kept freezing, about 8 different times. We had to shut it down and re-start it all over again, 8 different times.

It turns out that, on my computer, you can't have the iPhone and flash drive connected to it simultaneously. The computer will just freeze. We had to keep dis-connecting the flash drive so that the iPhone could download the photos. For some reason, on this computer, it won't let you download photos from the iPhone while the flash drive is connected.

We initially tried to do everything under me. But the computer kept freezing, and it wouldn't obey commands. This computer used to be my niece's old computer. She is still the "admin". She is still the primary user. I am a secondary user. For some reason, this computer will only do certain things (like download photos form an iPhone, for example) while it is operating under the primary user. It will refuse to do them if it is operating under a secondary user (me). It took us a while to figure this out.

I don't want to permanently store approximately 10,000 photos on the hard drive. It will significantly slow down the computer. And, initially, I didn't want to temporarily store the photos on the hard drive either. It is extra steps. Unfortunately, this computer will let you crop photos only if they are stored on the hard drive. It won't let you crop them if you are transferring them from the iPhone to the flash drive without using the hard drive. The "fix" icon (for cropping photos) is dark. It is a dead link. It only turns white and becomes a usable link if the photos are stored on the hard drive. So, now, as I am going along, I must delete the photos from both the iPhone and the hard drive. Extra steps.

Because of all these unforeseen problems, it literally took us about 1 1/2 hours (90 minutes !!!) before we finally were able to store even so much as one photo on the flash drive.

At that point, my niece and her boyfriend were here for 2 1/2 hours. And we were just transferring our first photo to the flash drive. They had to leave because my niece had to go to work. In fact, she yelled at us (me and her boyfriend) 4 times that they had to leave. So, her boyfriend literally had less than 5 minutes to teach me things (cropping, storing, etc.). And she was screaming at us the entire time. She rushed us so much that I didn't know what I was doing. I didn't know if I was coming or going. Obviously, there were questions that I didn't get to ask. Later tonight, when I tried to organize things, I had to look things up online.

(Continued in next post.)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 23, 2015, 12:30:50 am
Hi folks,

So, it appears that this is "do-able".

But there are complications because my computer is so "twitchy" (possibly because it is 8 years old). And there are going to be extra steps involved.

By the way, considering the fact that I used an iPhone instead of a digital camera, the photos came out fantastically well. They surpassed even my most optimistic expectations. I can't believe how nice they turned out. I can't wait to post them in my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 27, 2015, 05:52:38 am
Hi folks,

Last week was hectic. This week, I should have more free time.

I think I'm about ready to download Filezilla. I've looked at several FTP/Filezilla tutorials online. I think I'm getting the hang of it.

If I am understanding correctly, the "files" (which appear in the bottom half of the Filezilla screen) are the individual web pages that I will be creating. Is that correct?

And, every time I need to create a new web page, I simply create a new file in Filezilla. Is that correct?

I assume that the "folder" (which appears in the top half of the Filezilla screen) is the title I give to my website. Is this correct?

This means that I will have only one folder, but but thousands of files. Right?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 27, 2015, 07:20:25 am
Hi folks,

Everything you can imagine that could possibly go wrong, did go wrong today.

My niece finally brought her old iPhone 4 and cable here. As instructed, she charged it and deleted several hundred photos to make room. She had about 1,500 photos on it. She deleted about 700 of them. There are still about 800 of her photos on it.

They were here for about 2 1/2 hours. We didn't get much accomplished.

I decided to start with 3 Magna Graecia (Apulia) coins. I spent about 1 hour taking photos and experimenting. I took several photos of each coin. I got scared because the photos looked very dark on the iPhone. But they transferred much better. I kept the best photos and deleted the rest.

We had problems like you wouldn't believe. My computer is very, very "twitchy". It is also 8 years old.

The iPhone cable was acting up. If you just touch it or move it so much as 1 mm, the iPhone will shut off and reboot. It did this about 15-20 times today.

My computer kept freezing, about 8 different times. We had to shut it down and re-start it all over again, 8 different times.

It turns out that, on my computer, you can't have the iPhone and flash drive connected to it simultaneously. The computer will just freeze. We had to keep dis-connecting the flash drive so that the iPhone could download the photos. For some reason, on this computer, it won't let you download photos from the iPhone while the flash drive is connected.

(Continued in next post.)

Meepzorp

Meep,

Based on this initial report, I highly recommend you buy a new laptop and digital camera.  You could get both for about $750 all in, but I would go ahead and spend $1000 on a nice computer, maybe even a desktop, and about $200 on a camera.  You don't want to be working with such "touchy" equipment when you are beginning such an enormous project.  In the end, having the right equipment will save you enormous amounts of time and aggravation.

Nick
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 27, 2015, 08:45:03 am

If I am understanding correctly, the "files" (which appear in the bottom half of the Filezilla screen) are the individual web pages that I will be creating. Is that correct?

And, every time I need to create a new web page, I simply create a new file in Filezilla. Is that correct?

I assume that the "folder" (which appears in the top half of the Filezilla screen) is the title I give to my website. Is this correct?

This means that I will have only one folder, but but thousands of files. Right?

Meepzorp

Meepzorp,

Not quite. Filezilla is simply a 'Windows Explorer' for the web which enables you to upload previously created HTM and JPG (picture) files onto the web-server. It is NOT a means of creating web-pages. Initially you would set up Filezilla with your web-site password. When you are ready to upload look for the files that you created (on hard disk or flash drive) in the left hand pane. Drag the files from the right hand pane to the left hand pane. The right hand pane now shows the files that are now on the Forum server, which is now your website.

Regarding computer problems: If you are truly short of hard disk space then that may the cause of your computer instability. Check out how much space you have with Windows Explorer. Remove any old unwanted files (but not ones that are used by Windows or applications). If they are still needed, move them to the flash drive.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 27, 2015, 08:54:48 am
Regarding computer problems: If you are truly short of hard disk space then that may the cause of your computer instability. Check out how much space you have with Windows Explorer. Remove any old unwanted files (but not ones that are used by Windows or applications). If they are still needed, move them to the flash drive.

Anything less than 15% empty space is bad and can cause problems.  Less than 10% empty space likely will cause problems.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 27, 2015, 11:29:10 pm
Hi folks,

Everything you can imagine that could possibly go wrong, did go wrong today.

My niece finally brought her old iPhone 4 and cable here. As instructed, she charged it and deleted several hundred photos to make room. She had about 1,500 photos on it. She deleted about 700 of them. There are still about 800 of her photos on it.

They were here for about 2 1/2 hours. We didn't get much accomplished.

I decided to start with 3 Magna Graecia (Apulia) coins. I spent about 1 hour taking photos and experimenting. I took several photos of each coin. I got scared because the photos looked very dark on the iPhone. But they transferred much better. I kept the best photos and deleted the rest.

We had problems like you wouldn't believe. My computer is very, very "twitchy". It is also 8 years old.

The iPhone cable was acting up. If you just touch it or move it so much as 1 mm, the iPhone will shut off and reboot. It did this about 15-20 times today.

My computer kept freezing, about 8 different times. We had to shut it down and re-start it all over again, 8 different times.

It turns out that, on my computer, you can't have the iPhone and flash drive connected to it simultaneously. The computer will just freeze. We had to keep dis-connecting the flash drive so that the iPhone could download the photos. For some reason, on this computer, it won't let you download photos from the iPhone while the flash drive is connected.

(Continued in next post.)

Meepzorp

Meep,

Based on this initial report, I highly recommend you buy a new laptop and digital camera.  You could get both for about $750 all in, but I would go ahead and spend $1000 on a nice computer, maybe even a desktop, and about $200 on a camera.  You don't want to be working with such "touchy" equipment when you are beginning such an enormous project.  In the end, having the right equipment will save you enormous amounts of time and aggravation.

Nick

Hi Nick,

Economically speaking, it is not possible for me to do that at this time.

We just had to figure out how to get it to work. I must go under my niece because she is still the "primary user" or "admin" for this computer. Also, I must remember to keep removing the flash drive before I attempt to download photos from the iPhone.

The problem isn't the iPhone. It's the cable (I think). If needed, I can always buy a new cable down the road. They are cheap. I'll see once I get everything rolling.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 27, 2015, 11:40:47 pm
Regarding computer problems: If you are truly short of hard disk space then that may the cause of your computer instability. Check out how much space you have with Windows Explorer. Remove any old unwanted files (but not ones that are used by Windows or applications). If they are still needed, move them to the flash drive.

Anything less than 15% empty space is bad and can cause problems.  Less than 10% empty space likely will cause problems.

Hi Pete and Joe,

Thanks for the advice.

When my niece first gave me this computer a few years ago, the hard drive was full. I couldn't do much of anything with the computer. I kept getting a message stating that the hard drive was full and that I needed to clean it out (delete some things). I did that. I deleted everything that wasn't essential.

I just checked my computer. It has 2 hard drives.

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 27, 2015, 11:57:19 pm
Hi folks,

I just switched users. I checked the hard drive information with the computer under my niece. In fact, I am under her name right now, as I'm typing this. The hard drive information is the same. It didn't change.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 28, 2015, 03:12:23 am
Hi folks,

I just downloaded Filezilla client. I think it was successful.

I also added my website link to my Forum profile.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 28, 2015, 03:42:34 am
Hi Meepzorp,

That sounds good. By all means copy any of my web-pages. You will find that you can erase 95% of the code to achieve what you want.

Why not try it straight away so as you can get an idea of what is involved. This is how:
Go to the page you want.
Right click and select 'Save Page As' and save.
Open Windows Explorer and find the page you just saved. It has an .htm extension. The picture (.jpg) files will be there separately.
Right click on the htm file and select 'Open With' (or similar) and select NotePad (Yes you do have a word processor!).
You can now view the code and content. Make a few changes. Get rid of unwanted code (the large menu sequence for example) and change the text.
Save and then go back to Windows Explorer and double click on the file you have just saved. The modified web page should appear in your browser.
See what your editing has done and then go back and experiment.

Hope that helps,

Peter

Hi Pete,

I re-named and saved your website page to my hard drive. I found it and opened it using Notepad.

There are about 1,000 extra "<span" and "/span>" tags inserted in the text. Why? Can I just delete all of them? Do I need to add them when I am editing the code?

Also, the opening line (<!DOCTYPE HTML......) is different. When I re-save it, do I need to go back to the original opening line?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on October 28, 2015, 04:32:05 am
Regarding computer problems: If you are truly short of hard disk space then that may the cause of your computer instability. Check out how much space you have with Windows Explorer. Remove any old unwanted files (but not ones that are used by Windows or applications). If they are still needed, move them to the flash drive.

Anything less than 15% empty space is bad and can cause problems.  Less than 10% empty space likely will cause problems.

Hi Pete and Joe,

Thanks for the advice.

When my niece first gave me this computer a few years ago, the hard drive was full. I couldn't do much of anything with the computer. I kept getting a message stating that the hard drive was full and that I needed to clean it out (delete some things). I did that. I deleted everything that wasn't essential.

I just checked my computer. It has 2 hard drives.

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp,

I think it will be good to make sure your hardware is stable before going any further. You don't want your PC to crash in between.

Sorry if you already mentioned this. Did your niece give you the PC? I.e. does she want it back? If she doesn't, I'd suggest cleaning it up some more, because you have about 100 GB taken up.

The "cleanest" way will be to put the Windows installation disc into the DVD drive and reinstall Windows on C drive, but if that is not possible then you may want to go through any unnecessary downloads and remove them. Movie files for example.

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 28, 2015, 06:07:47 am
Regarding computer problems: If you are truly short of hard disk space then that may the cause of your computer instability. Check out how much space you have with Windows Explorer. Remove any old unwanted files (but not ones that are used by Windows or applications). If they are still needed, move them to the flash drive.

Anything less than 15% empty space is bad and can cause problems.  Less than 10% empty space likely will cause problems.

Hi Pete and Joe,

Thanks for the advice.

When my niece first gave me this computer a few years ago, the hard drive was full. I couldn't do much of anything with the computer. I kept getting a message stating that the hard drive was full and that I needed to clean it out (delete some things). I did that. I deleted everything that wasn't essential.

I just checked my computer. It has 2 hard drives.

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp,

I think it will be good to make sure your hardware is stable before going any further. You don't want your PC to crash in between.

Sorry if you already mentioned this. Did your niece give you the PC? I.e. does she want it back? If she doesn't, I'd suggest cleaning it up some more, because you have about 100 GB taken up.

The "cleanest" way will be to put the Windows installation disc into the DVD drive and reinstall Windows on C drive, but if that is not possible then you may want to go through any unnecessary downloads and remove them. Movie files for example.



Hi trav,

Yes, my niece gave me this computer. No, she doesn't want it back. But I don't think she wants her photos deleted.

I don't have the Windows installation disk, so that option is not possible for me.

How do I manually remove "unnecessary downloads"? I don't know how to do that.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 28, 2015, 06:18:04 am
Hi Pete,

There are also numerous "&lt" and "&gt" tags added to the code on my hard drive.

Additionally, there are numerous "html-attribute-name" and "html-attribute-value" tags added.

None of this is in your website code. Why did all of these tags suddenly appear? Can I just delete all of these tags that were added?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 28, 2015, 06:40:07 am
Meepzorp

On html, each time you've a question you can find the relevant w3schools page by googling for example "html span command". And then when you get to the w3schools page, browse around. For example you'll find that span identifies a section of text (for the purposes of formatting) that can be inside a line, whereas div identifies a section of text that must start with a new line. I've never once consciously used the span command (it might be embedded in bits of code I snitched). But if your draft contains html elements that you aren't sure of, then you may have started with a too-complex template to begin with. Did you look at the code for the three simple pages Doug showed you as example? If you started with a very simple template then you won't need to be removing things you don't want, you'll just be adding things you do want which you'll learn as you go. That's much better.

In general, start with googling the relevant w3schools, and just look around for related w3schools pages, and build up from a very simple webpage (rather than building down from a complex page you don't understand). We are coin experts here, not code experts, and we won't be able to help debug as you go.

I recommend htmlkit (google it) as an excellent html text editor that allows you to see your page immediately as you edit it. Didn't hear you mention it, but I still recommend it.

On the PC: Sounds like there's a massive amount of files still to be cleared from its hard drive. You'll need to do that to make progress on your big project. Your life would be so much simpler if you just sold a handful of coins and bought a low-end modern pc, and a compact camera with a basic macro function. In my collecting experience about 10% of coin budget gets spent on books and about 5% on equipment in the broadest sense. Your massive tag-rewriting exercise probably identified duplicates or unimportant varieties you no longer need. Just sell a few via Forum and get the right equipment!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 28, 2015, 07:24:31 am
Hi Pete,

There are also numerous "&lt" and "&gt" tags added to the code on my hard drive.

Additionally, there are numerous "html-attribute-name" and "html-attribute-value" tags added.

None of this is in your website code. Why did all of these tags suddenly appear? Can I just delete all of these tags that were added?

Meepzorp

Meepzorp,

To be honest, I don't know. I gave you a simple method to 'try out' web page creation, but that is not method I use myself. At this stage I would take Andrew's advice and use 'htmlkit' (and his other advice).

You actually only have one hard disk, which is 'partitioned' into two virtual drives, C and D. The D drive probably contains files that would normally be on an installation disk.

If your niece has photos she wants to keep why not just move them -to a flash drive -to a CD if you have a recordable drive - or online to a Flickr account maybe.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on October 28, 2015, 07:30:01 am

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp

I am sorry to say Meepzorp but I think that your computer is severely underpowered, especially for what you are trying to use it for. I don't think that it has the capacity to even store all your photographs. From what I can see you only have a maximum of around 33 GB of free space and that I'm afraid is nothing at all these days.

Regards

Alex
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 28, 2015, 12:31:23 pm

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp

I am sorry to say Meepzorp but I think that your computer is severely underpowered, especially for what you are trying to use it for. I don't think that it has the capacity to even store all your photographs. From what I can see you only have a maximum of around 33 GB of free space and that I'm afraid is nothing at all these days.

Regards

Alex
Meepzorp's computer is, I believe he said, 8 years old. People (including me) were making web-pages on computers similar to his at that time. HTML pages are simple text files and require no more computer power now than they did then. True, picture files are much bigger now. However, Meepzorp is storing his pictures on a separate flash drive. For his web-pages they will need to be cropped, stitched and re-sized. On my web-site, JPG files are rarely more than 40 KB and the HTM pages 10 KB. So he should easily be able to create a large number of web-pages on his hard disk and after they are up-loaded, move them to his flash drive as well.

Computers do slow down with age due to all sorts of things; start-up programs, unwanted background programs, hard disk fragmention, memory (RAM) problems, etc. The solution would be to re-format the hard disk and reload Windows. However, I have to own up that I have never done that myself!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 28, 2015, 01:24:44 pm
I think the issue is with the photos, not the webpage size. Unedited full size images will be 5MB each. 2500 coins, 2 sides each, and same space again to allow for work in progress, different size images for webpage work, temporary duplicates, making backups (original plus edited image for example). 50 gigabytes. Plus another 20 or 30 gig for all the other things a PC might be needed for. But it sounds as if his pc can still cope with it, if only much of that 100GB (videos?) is cleared. I suspect the operating components occupy less than 20 gig and 100 gig could be vacated. However given the issue with file transfers that took an hour each, it might really need a clean new operating system to restore it. But Meep has a large coin collection - so the issue is resolved in an instant if some spare coins are converted to hardware.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 28, 2015, 01:37:17 pm
I don't keep any photos, documents, files, anything at all, except for program files on my hard drive. It is all on the cloud now. If you use the cloud, there isn't need for a lot of disk space on the computer.

Other advantages of cloud storage are that you can access everything from anywhere on any computer, tablet or phone. There is no need to back-up, because it is done for you. Also, when a hard drive dies (and they all do eventually), replacing it is extremely easy and no files are lost. 

I just had a 1 terabyte hard drive die and I replaced it with a much smaller solid state drive.  I think nothing will speed up a computer more than a SSD.  Mine boots in seconds.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 28, 2015, 03:13:18 pm
Andrew,

Meep says that he has bought a flash drive to save the raw images (although others have said it is not large enough). So he should be able to transfer a few pictures at a time onto the hard drive (from the flash drive), edit the pictures, create the web-pages and upload them before transfering the next batch. The finished web-pages could be moved back onto the flash drive. He doesn't need back-ups -his website is his backup.

Picture size as viewed on the web-page is defined by the IMAGE tag. The same image can be viewed at different sizes at different locations; only one JPG file is needed. The image should should be reduced to the size of the largest IMAGE tag. Most of the pictures on my site are 250x250 pixels and the JPG files the same so only require the quoted 40 KB.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 28, 2015, 05:36:26 pm
Andrew,

Meep says that he has bought a flash drive to save the raw images (although others have said it is not large enough). So he should be able to transfer a few pictures at a time onto the hard drive (from the flash drive), edit the pictures, create the web-pages and upload them before transfering the next batch. The finished web-pages could be moved back onto the flash drive. He doesn't need back-ups -his website is his backup.

Picture size as viewed on the web-page is defined by the IMAGE tag. The same image can be viewed at different sizes at different locations; only one JPG file is needed. The image should should be reduced to the size of the largest IMAGE tag. Most of the pictures on my site are 250x250 pixels and the JPG files the same so only require the quoted 40 KB.

Peter

All true but Meepzorp says he has had significant problems with his PC transferring items to and from phone and usb drive that make the setup apparently unworkable. And while the eventual webpage storage area including image files may be small, any sensible person always keeps a copy of the highest grade image of each coin irrespective that low grade images may be used in the webpage (or may not..). For practical purposes I often have several versions of images - pre-edit, post-edit, and specifically purposed images, eg sized for upload on forum or with different backgrounds or whatever. As Meep will also be photographing tags (a great idea) there'll be a host of other combinations. Lots of storage space. Yes they may all be kept on the cloud or on usbs but given the pc limitations and problems I'm hearing of, having local working files makes some sense.

All this debate is so unnecessary however. For a solid year without stop there have been hundreds of post advising Meepzorp how to cope with barely adequate or possibly inadequate tools (PC, camera, software). We know that he has a substantial coin collection. Having the right tools is just part of the hobby. So maybe sell some coins, and use the proceeds to buy the right tools. This thread seems rather like giving a plasterer extensive advice on how to plaster a wall using a table spoon and a carving knife, rather than just telling him to buy a plasterer's trowel. We all love Meepzorp's cheerful and helpful contributions to Forum, and we are really trying to help with advice. My advice remains unchanged since six months ago: Buy a discount low-end brand new PC and basic camera with macro, and start this immense and important imaging and web project with modern and appropriate equipment.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on October 28, 2015, 09:52:39 pm
Andrew,

Meep says that he has bought a flash drive to save the raw images (although others have said it is not large enough). So he should be able to transfer a few pictures at a time onto the hard drive (from the flash drive), edit the pictures, create the web-pages and upload them before transfering the next batch. The finished web-pages could be moved back onto the flash drive. He doesn't need back-ups -his website is his backup.

Picture size as viewed on the web-page is defined by the IMAGE tag. The same image can be viewed at different sizes at different locations; only one JPG file is needed. The image should should be reduced to the size of the largest IMAGE tag. Most of the pictures on my site are 250x250 pixels and the JPG files the same so only require the quoted 40 KB.

Peter

All true but Meepzorp says he has had significant problems with his PC transferring items to and from phone and usb drive that make the setup apparently unworkable. And while the eventual webpage storage area including image files may be small, any sensible person always keeps a copy of the highest grade image of each coin irrespective that low grade images may be used in the webpage (or may not..). For practical purposes I often have several versions of images - pre-edit, post-edit, and specifically purposed images, eg sized for upload on forum or with different backgrounds or whatever. As Meep will also be photographing tags (a great idea) there'll be a host of other combinations. Lots of storage space. Yes they may all be kept on the cloud or on usbs but given the pc limitations and problems I'm hearing of, having local working files makes some sense.

All this debate is so unnecessary however. For a solid year without stop there have been hundreds of post advising Meepzorp how to cope with barely adequate or possibly inadequate tools (PC, camera, software). We know that he has a substantial coin collection. Having the right tools is just part of the hobby. So maybe sell some coins, and use the proceeds to buy the right tools. This thread seems rather like giving a plasterer extensive advice on how to plaster a wall using a table spoon and a carving knife, rather than just telling him to buy a plasterer's trowel. We all love Meepzorp's cheerful and helpful contributions to Forum, and we are really trying to help with advice. My advice remains unchanged since six months ago: Buy a discount low-end brand new PC and basic camera with macro, and start this immense and important imaging and web project with modern and appropriate equipment.

I agree. Speaking from personal experience, the typical lifespan of a PC is about 3-4 years. 3 years if it's heavily used (like everyday), 4 or maybe 5 if it's not. At 8 years old, the hardware may fail at any time. That will be unnecessarily frustrating for your project. If the hard drive decides to die, you cannot retrieve your work at all.

As for how to remove unnecessary files.. it may be better to look through the folders manually and look at any unusually large ones (i.e. folders containing several GB).

Finally, you may want to check with your niece if there's anything she wants on the PC? It's a little strange if she gave you the PC but may want to keep the pictures.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on October 29, 2015, 12:59:33 am
Hi Meepzorp,

Just to recap my thoughts, if I may.

You will need time for your website project. When I think of coin websites I instantly think of Andrew's on Republican coinage and Doug's on the Severus legionary series. It's certainly not an easy task. It is a mammoth task, especially if you will be writing your own HTML. What's more, you still need to take photographs of all your coins. You will need time, lots of time to work on it. Therefore it'd be good to make sure your equipment is good to go first. It may save you a lot of heartache and frustration.

As was mentioned by others, the best solution is to get a new, budget PC and a new camera. It will instantly solve your equipment problems. If that really isn't possible due to financial constraints, then you need to resolve the existing PC problems. The thing is, if your PC is indeed 8 years old, then you will potentially have both hardware and software problems.

There's nothing that can be done about potential hardware problems (hard disk failure, malfunctioning USB ports, motherboard, graphics card failure, power supply unit failure etc) beyond opening up the PC, identifying which part is faulty, purchasing a replacement and installing it. If a single part connected to the motherboard dies, the whole PC won't start. It's a big hassle. Of course the hardware may not fail, but if the PC is really 8 years old I'd be really surprised if it lasts much longer.

Besides the hardware problems, your PC's software needs to be cleaned up, like the storage space. Besides the storage space issues, over the last 8 years of usage the computer's registry is probably clogged. Depending on whether the previous owner is tech savvy, there might even be spyware on the PC which will make browsing the internet annoying. All this can be resolved if you reinstall Windows, but if you don't have the installation disc that is not really possible.

I'm sorry if I sound disheartening. I do hope you complete your website and I look forward to reading it. I just feel you need to settle the basics (functioning equipment) before proceeding further.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 02:41:49 am
Hi folks,

Thanks for all the responses. I'll respond one step at time.

First, yesterday, I figured out how to delete unwanted stuff (files, etc.) from my hard drive. I went through the hard drive for each user (me, my niece, and my sister). And I manually went through every file. It took me about 2 hours. I deleted anything that was no longer needed. I deleted about 300-500 files. Most were small PDF files.

I don't understand why there is such little free GB left. There were no films or videos stored on the hard drive. Everything I deleted was small - less than 50 k, and most were 1-2 K. After all that work, it barely put a dent in my free GB. My free GB went up by a fraction of 1 GB. That's it.

My niece's photos take up slightly more than 1 GB. My sister's photos take up 411 MB. If my math is correct, that means that the total photos on the hard drive take up about 1.5 GB. That by far takes up the largest memory space.

There really wasn't anything else on the hard drive that would take up significant space.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 02:51:03 am
Hi folks,

In the past 10 days or so, I studied the code for one of Pete's pages. That was the page I had decided to use for my website template. I knew exactly what to delete and where to delete it. Prior to that, I had studied html, using the link Andrew provided.

When I saved the code to my hard drive and opened it in Notepad, I got thrown a massive curve. There was about 10 times the amount of code. There were thousands of extra symbols in the code (span, etc.) that weren't in the code on Pete's page (from "view source'). The amount of code literally exploded by about ten-fold. That threw me for a loop. It took me about 30 minutes just to delete the code for the dropdown menu.

Something that should have been easy turned into a major project.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 02:54:19 am
Meepzorp

I recommend htmlkit (google it) as an excellent html text editor that allows you to see your page immediately as you edit it. Didn't hear you mention it, but I still recommend it.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the tip. I'll consider using it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 02:59:24 am

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp

I am sorry to say Meepzorp but I think that your computer is severely underpowered, especially for what you are trying to use it for. I don't think that it has the capacity to even store all your photographs. From what I can see you only have a maximum of around 33 GB of free space and that I'm afraid is nothing at all these days.

Regards

Alex

Hi Alex,

It was never my intention to store all of my photos on the hard drive. I'll be transferring them to a flash drive and then deleting them from the hard drive as I go along.

But I must temporarily store them on the hard drive in order to crop them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 03:01:19 am
You actually only have one hard disk, which is 'partitioned' into two virtual drives, C and D. The D drive probably contains files that would normally be on an installation disk.
Peter

Hi Pete,

I figured that. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 03:12:13 am

This is the hard drive information the computer is providing to me right now:

1) OS (C:)   23.4 GB free of 136 GB
2) RECOVERY (D:)   3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

Of course, this is the information I'm getting with me as the user. I don't know if the hard drive information will be different when I go under my niece (because she is still the "primary user" for this computer), which is precisely what I will be doing when I'm creating my web pages and uploading the pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp

I am sorry to say Meepzorp but I think that your computer is severely underpowered, especially for what you are trying to use it for. I don't think that it has the capacity to even store all your photographs. From what I can see you only have a maximum of around 33 GB of free space and that I'm afraid is nothing at all these days.

Regards

Alex
So he should easily be able to create a large number of web-pages on his hard disk and after they are up-loaded, move them to his flash drive as well.

Hi Pete,

Thanks for suggesting that. I didn't know I could do that. Maybe I'll do it.

Can I store them on the same flash drive the photos will be on? I think it is a 32GB flash drive.

But I don't know if I was going to keep all of the website pages anyway. As you and others pointed out, you really only need one page (or a few) that you keep customizing. Once I upload it, I can change it for my next page, right? It doesn't have to be on my hard drive once it is on Joe's server, right?

I really only need 1 or 2 or 3 website pages on my hard drive at any one given time, right?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 03:17:02 am
Computers do slow down with age due to all sorts of things; start-up programs, unwanted background programs, hard disk fragmention, memory (RAM) problems, etc. The solution would be to re-format the hard disk and reload Windows. However, I have to own up that I have never done that myself!

Hi Pete,

You are right. It is becoming a problem. My computer is 8 years old, and it has significantly slowed down in the past 6 months. And it keeps freezing too.

I can't re-load Windows because I don't have the disk.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 03:24:49 am
Andrew,

Meep says that he has bought a flash drive to save the raw images (although others have said it is not large enough). So he should be able to transfer a few pictures at a time onto the hard drive (from the flash drive), edit the pictures, create the web-pages and upload them before transfering the next batch. The finished web-pages could be moved back onto the flash drive. He doesn't need back-ups -his website is his backup.

Peter

Hi Pete,

You are correct. That was exactly my intention all along (mostly).

But I am not saving "raw" images in the flash drive. They are cropped. My flash drive will contain the exact same images that I'll be uploading to Joe's server. In fact, my first batch is done already. They are all cropped and transferred.

I think my flash drive is 32 GB. Is that enough to store approximately 10,000 cropped photos?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 03:45:59 am
Hi folks,

After cleaning it out, here are my updated hard drive numbers:

OS (C:) 24.7 GB free of 136 GB
RECOVERY (D:) 3.59 GB free of 9.76 GB

It looks like I gained 1.3 GB by deleting files.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 29, 2015, 04:24:20 am
Computers do slow down with age due to all sorts of things; start-up programs, unwanted background programs, hard disk fragmention, memory (RAM) problems, etc. The solution would be to re-format the hard disk and reload Windows. However, I have to own up that I have never done that myself!

Hi Pete,

You are right. It is becoming a problem. My computer is 8 years old, and it has significantly slowed down in the past 6 months. And it keeps freezing too.

I can't re-load Windows because I don't have the disk.

Meepzorp

Windows Vista is space hog that gets worse with age. One problem is it accumulates temporary files forever. Here is the Microsoft recommendation to reduce these:

Cleanup 1
Remove all temporary files from your computer. To do this, follow these steps:
1.       Click on start search box.
2.       Type %temp% and press Enter.
3.       Delete all the files in the temp folder.
Note: Leave the files which refuse to delete.

Cleanup 2
Delete any temporary files that may be left over from CD and DVD burning. Go to C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Temporary Burn Folder
And delete the files.

Cleanup 3
Run Disk Cleanup from the location (Start) > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools.

Cleanup 4
If you don't use Hibernation you can save space in hard drive space as the amount of RAM that is installed by turning it off. In a Run window, type powercfg.exe -h off (note the two spaces) and press Enter.

Cleanup 5
A fix not mentioned by Microsoft is to go to the control panel, programs, and Uninstall programs that don't look like Microsoft or system programs, and which you don't knowingly use. Be careful - you can test if its safe to remove a program on http://www.shouldiremoveit.com/. If you do uninstalls, it may leave temp files so consider doing it before 1 and 3 above.

If these don't help, the problem may lie with very large dll files from previous versions of software. Users report these potentially taking 20 gigabytes or more (Vista taking 35 gig rather than 15 gig) and it may be much worse with your older machine. The only way to deal with this is to reinstall windows, which you can't do as you don't have the disks. But you can buy, on eBay, Vista original disks with product key for less than $50. And if you have the windows product key - it may be on a sticker on the machine - you can buy a repair and reinstall disk for less than $10. Or you can upgrade to Windows 10 for $119. Your PC probably has enough capacity to run 10 - it actually requires less than Windows 7. Be aware that bug and security support for Vista stops in 2017 so I think you are going to need a new operating system or PC eventually.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 04:49:39 am
Hi folks,

I downloaded htmlkit (the free one).

Do I need the "tool" version (the one you must pay for) in order to see my website before uploading it?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 29, 2015, 04:54:48 am
Hi folks,

I downloaded htmlkit (the free one).

Do I need the "tool" version (the one you must pay for) in order to see my website before uploading it?

Meepzorp

No. The free version has all you need. When you open a file containing html code there's two tabs. In one tab you edit. Switch to the other tab to see the results. Go back to the first tab to edit and correct errors. The paid-for version is just a later release with more bells and whistles. Free is fine.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 04:57:53 am
Hi Andrew,

Thanks for all of that information about Windows Vista. I never knew that.

Something is eating up an awful lot of my hard drive space, but I don't know what. I should have substantially more free GB, but I don't. There is really nothing on my hard drive. I should have about 10 times that amount of free GB.

There are no films or videos at all on it. And the photos are only taking up about 1.5 GB.

My sister may still have the Windows installation disk. But, knowing her, she probably doesn't know where it is. Hypothetically speaking, let's say she finds it. Re-installing it may solve many of these problems? Will it wipe out all files, including ones I'd like to keep?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 29, 2015, 05:05:32 am
Hi Andrew,

Thanks for all of that information about Windows Vista. I never knew that.

Something is eating up an awful lot of my hard drive space, but I don't know what. I should have substantially more free GB, but I don't. There is really nothing on my hard drive. I should have about 10 times that amount of free GB.

There are no films or videos at all on it. And the photos are only taking up about 1.5 GB.

My sister may still have the Windows installation disk. But, knowing her, she probably doesn't know where it is. Hypothetically speaking, let's say she finds it. Re-installing it may solve many of these problems? Will it wipe out all files, including ones I'd like to keep?

Meepzorp

It will probably wipe your file (there may be an option to keep files during reinstall but I wouldn't rely on it and it may be better NOT to choose "keep files" given you are trying to eliminate unnecessary files). But you can save your files in a USB drive before reinstalling. And it should dramatically improve performance. One warning however - when you reinstall from the original disk, the PC is then going to have to download and install a decade worth of security upgrades. That's going to take a long time. It might take a solid week work. I'd probably try the recommended easy cleanup steps first though.

I'm not recommending you do this reinstallation. I'm just providing information about what Microsoft says are fixes to your problems. My recommendation is buy a brand new PC. Or even a Chromebook (better performance at lower cost) if you've an excellent internet connection. Otherwise a PC as you can store data locally and make use of more freebie programs.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 29, 2015, 06:57:33 am
Hi folks,

In the past 10 days or so, I studied the code for one of Pete's pages. That was the page I had decided to use for my website template. I knew exactly what to delete and where to delete it. Prior to that, I had studied html, using the link Andrew provided.

When I saved the code to my hard drive and opened it in Notepad, I got thrown a massive curve. There was about 10 times the amount of code. There were thousands of extra symbols in the code (span, etc.) that weren't in the code on Pete's page (from "view source'). The amount of code literally exploded by about ten-fold. That threw me for a loop. It took me about 30 minutes just to delete the code for the dropdown menu.

Something that should have been easy turned into a major project.

Meepzorp

I really don't know where that extra code could have come from. Are you sure you actually saved the edited page? Did you re-open the same file? Easy mistakes to make.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 29, 2015, 07:11:59 am

I am sorry to say Meepzorp but I think that your computer is severely underpowered, especially for what you are trying to use it for. I don't think that it has the capacity to even store all your photographs. From what I can see you only have a maximum of around 33 GB of free space and that I'm afraid is nothing at all these days.

Regards

Alex
So he should easily be able to create a large number of web-pages on his hard disk and after they are up-loaded, move them to his flash drive as well.

Hi Pete,

Thanks for suggesting that. I didn't know I could do that. Maybe I'll do it.

Can I store them on the same flash drive the photos will be on? I think it is a 32GB flash drive.

But I don't know if I was going to keep all of the website pages anyway. As you and others pointed out, you really only need one page (or a few) that you keep customizing. Once I upload it, I can change it for my next page, right? It doesn't have to be on my hard drive once it is on Joe's server, right?

I really only need 1 or 2 or 3 website pages on my hard drive at any one given time, right?

Meepzorp

You can use the flash drive just as you use the hard disk. It can store any type of file. Open Windows Explorer - you should see the hard drives C and D. The flash drive as probably E.

My memories of Windows XP and Vista are a bit hazy, but I think you should be able to create and edit files directly on the flash drive.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 07:15:15 am
Hi folks,

In the past 10 days or so, I studied the code for one of Pete's pages. That was the page I had decided to use for my website template. I knew exactly what to delete and where to delete it. Prior to that, I had studied html, using the link Andrew provided.

When I saved the code to my hard drive and opened it in Notepad, I got thrown a massive curve. There was about 10 times the amount of code. There were thousands of extra symbols in the code (span, etc.) that weren't in the code on Pete's page (from "view source'). The amount of code literally exploded by about ten-fold. That threw me for a loop. It took me about 30 minutes just to delete the code for the dropdown menu.

Something that should have been easy turned into a major project.

Meepzorp

I really don't know where that extra code could have come from. Are you sure you actually saved the edited page? Did you re-open the same file? Easy mistakes to make.

Hi Pete,

Yes, I opened the correct file.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 29, 2015, 07:24:32 am

Hi Pete,

You are right. It is becoming a problem. My computer is 8 years old, and it has significantly slowed down in the past 6 months. And it keeps freezing too.

I can't re-load Windows because I don't have the disk.

Meepzorp

I think the 'installation disk' is probably the D drive and could be used as such. I'm not going to recomend you do so. Your best bet would be to get hold of a Windows XP (not Vista) and completely re-install as Andrew suggested. That way you would get rid of many of the problems that have been flagged up.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 07:28:35 am
Hi Andrew,

I did steps #1 and #2 in cleanup #1.

There are several temp files on my hard drive. They are all empty except for one. That one is 320 K.

There are also 2 files labeled "BCD-templates" (or similar). They appear to be Microsoft files. I won't touch those.

There are a few files under those that also appear to be Microsoft files. I won't touch those either.

I didn't delete any temp files.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 29, 2015, 07:55:48 am

But I am not saving "raw" images in the flash drive. They are cropped. My flash drive will contain the exact same images that I'll be uploading to Joe's server. In fact, my first batch is done already. They are all cropped and transferred.

I think my flash drive is 32 GB. Is that enough to store approximately 10,000 cropped photos?

Meepzorp

That's good thinking. Cropped images will be much, much smaller than the raw images.

I want to point you to the IMG tag which displays your pictures. For example: < IMG src="e0110.jpg" width="500" height="250" > In this instance the image will be diplayed at a size of 500 x 250 pixels, regardless of the actual size of the picture. You can have any size you want but once you have decided on a standard size, you should re-size your cropped pictures to match that size. The reason is that pictures that are larger than needed will slow down your web-site and of course take up much more room on your flash drive (although you might want to keep copies of un-re-sized pictures).

I thought I should say that before you got to your 10,000th web-page!

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 29, 2015, 09:29:36 am

Hi Pete,

You are right. It is becoming a problem. My computer is 8 years old, and it has significantly slowed down in the past 6 months. And it keeps freezing too.

I can't re-load Windows because I don't have the disk.

Meepzorp

I think the 'installation disk' is probably the D drive and could be used as such. I'm not going to recomend you do so. Your best bet would be to get hold of a Windows XP (not Vista) and completely re-install as Andrew suggested. That way you would get rid of many of the problems that have been flagged up.

I'm supportive. Vista is possibly the crappiest OS ever, and your current experiences prove it. In the last 40 years the only truly great MS operating systems were MS-DOS6, Windows 3.1, Windows XP, and probably (based on feedback to date). Windows 10. Either of the latter two would suit: If you get XP it should be cheap and you'll need good virus/firewall protection from a different source.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2015, 09:49:30 am
Hi folks,

Using htmlkit, I created (from scratch, but using Pete's code as a template) a test home page for my website. It came out nice. And it was very easy, and fast too. I saved it to my hard drive.

Using Filezilla, I kept trying to upload it to Joe's server, but it wouldn't work. Using "Qiukconnect", I connected to Joe's server with no problem.

My computer stored my test home page in my "recent" folder on my hard drive. But, for some reason, when I was in Filezilla, it wasn't there. It wasn't listing it as a file. Every time I clicked on my "recent" folder, I would get dis-connected form Joe's server. And I'd get a message stating "connection aborted".

On the bottom half of the Filezilla screen, left side (my local computer), there are no files listed in my "recent" folder. It is an empty folder. But my hard drive's "recent" folder contains numerous files. Files that are on my hard drive are not being listed in Filezilla. According to Filezilla, these files don't exist. But they do exist.

Does anyone know what the problem is? Why is Filezilla indicating to me that files don't exist when they do exist?

And why do I keep getting dis-connected from Joe's server every time I click on my "recent" folder?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 29, 2015, 10:08:00 am
Good you are making progress.

"Recent" is not an actual folder - it is just pointing you to the real folders that contain your most recent work. It's best to create a new folder (if you haven't already done so) and save everything there. For existing files do a 'saveas' and select the new folder.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 12:04:51 pm
Hi folks,

I have another question.

I am going to be uploading approximately 2,000 web pages to Joe's server. Obviously, when a visitor visits my website, I want him to see the home page first. How does Joe's server know which page is my home page? In other words, out of the 2,000 web pages I'll be uploading, how will Joe's server know to display that page first and not one of the other 1,999 web pages?

Or am I  mis-understanding something here?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 12:18:07 pm
"Recent" is not an actual folder - it is just pointing you to the real folders that contain your most recent work. It's best to create a new folder (if you haven't already done so) and save everything there. For existing files do a 'save as' and select the new folder.

Hi Pete,

I assume that you mean to create a new folder in my hard drive. When I save the file from htmlkit, how do I get it into that new folder I just created? When I saved my test home page, htmlkit simply placed it in my "recent" folder. I didn't direct it to do so.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 12:38:33 pm
Hi folks,

I just noticed something.

The code I created in Notepad (which I deconstructed from Pete's code) went to both my "recent" folder and my "downloads" folder on my hard drive. But the code I created using htmlkit (which I constructed from scratch) only went to my "recent" folder on my hard drive, and not to my "downloads" folder. Why is that?

How do I get my htmlkit saved files to go into my "downloads" folder?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 01:03:56 pm
Hi folks,

I think I figured out how to move files in my hard drive.

First, I created a new folder in my hard drive, as Pete advised. I searched the file, which took me to the "recent" folder. I clicked on the file, and it appeared in the area below. I then clicked on "organize" and "copy". I went to the folder I just created and clicked on "paste". I think it worked.

Now that the file is in my folder, I'll try Filezilla again to see if I can upload the test home page to Joe's server.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 01:32:07 pm
Hi folks,

I tried to upload it again. I don't know if it worked.

Several things happened. I successfully connected to Joe's server. But, in the top area of Filezilla, I got a message stating "Insecure server, it does not support FTP over TLS". However, the connection stayed intact.

I dragged the file (my test home page) from bottom left to bottom right. It appeared in bottom right.

In the area below, it states "successful transfers (1)". I assume this means that my file (my test home page) was successfully transferred to Joe's server.

However, 2 strange things happened:

First, I got dis-connected from Joe's server again. And I got that "connection aborted" message again.

Second, I clicked on my website link in my Forum profile. And my test home page isn't there. Nothing changed.

I don't understand this because the transfer was successful.

What happened?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 30, 2015, 01:34:51 pm
Hi folks,

I have another question.

I am going to be uploading approximately 2,000 web pages to Joe's server. Obviously, when a visitor visits my website, I want him to see the home page first. How does Joe's server know which page is my home page? In other words, out of the 2,000 web pages I'll be uploading, how will Joe's server know to display that page first and not one of the other 1,999 web pages?

Or am I  mis-understanding something here?

Meepzorp

Your home page file should be called index.htm
Alternatively you can give it the same name as the website -plus .htm of course.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on October 30, 2015, 01:37:08 pm
Meep,
When I click on your website link, I am directed to a vanilla webpage with the word "test" in the top left corner. It has appeared that way for a couple of days now. Is that the test page that you've been trying to upload?
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 01:43:44 pm
Hi folks,

I have another question.

I am going to be uploading approximately 2,000 web pages to Joe's server. Obviously, when a visitor visits my website, I want him to see the home page first. How does Joe's server know which page is my home page? In other words, out of the 2,000 web pages I'll be uploading, how will Joe's server know to display that page first and not one of the other 1,999 web pages?

Or am I  mis-understanding something here?

Meepzorp

Your home page file should be called index.htm
Alternatively you can give it the same name as the website -plus .htm of course.

Peter

Hi Pete,

I didn't know that.

Maybe that's why nothing changed in my website.

What do I do now? How do I remove it from Joe's server, re-name it, and then re-transfer it again?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 01:45:06 pm
Meep,
When I click on your website link, I am directed to a vanilla webpage with the word "test" in the top left corner. It has appeared that way for a couple of days now. Is that the test page that you've been trying to upload?

Hi Cara,

No, that is not the test page I was trying to upload. That is the page Joe's webmaster placed there.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 30, 2015, 01:50:31 pm
Hi folks,

I have another question.

I am going to be uploading approximately 2,000 web pages to Joe's server. Obviously, when a visitor visits my website, I want him to see the home page first. How does Joe's server know which page is my home page? In other words, out of the 2,000 web pages I'll be uploading, how will Joe's server know to display that page first and not one of the other 1,999 web pages?

Or am I  mis-understanding something here?

Meepzorp

Your home page file should be called index.htm
Alternatively you can give it the same name as the website -plus .htm of course.

Peter

Hi Pete,

I didn't know that.

Maybe that's why nothing changed in my website.

What do I do now? How do I remove it from Joe's server, re-name it, and then re-transfer it again?

Meepzorp

Yes, just erase it on the server, rename your file and transfer again.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 02:16:15 pm
Hi folks,

I erased my file from Joe's server.

I went into htmlkit and changed the name of the file to index.htm. I went into my hard drive and moved the file from the "recent" folder to the folder I created. I went back to Filezilla, connected to Joe's server, and dragged the index file to the right. It stated "successful transfer". It is on Joe's server.

I clicked on my website link in Forum, and it is still not working. My test home page still isn't there.

I don't know what is wrong.

I noticed one thing though. In htmlkit, I named the file "index.htm". But, in Filezilla, the file is named "index.lnk". I don't know why.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 02:33:48 pm
Hi folks,

I just tried something else.

I went back into Filezilla and re-connected to Joe's server. I erased the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there.

I clicked on my website link again. The test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there is still there, after I deleted it. This is getting stranger and stranger,

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 30, 2015, 02:41:23 pm
Hi folks,

I erased my file from Joe's server.

I went into htmlkit and changed the name of the file to index.htm. I went into my hard drive and moved the file from the "recent" folder to the folder I created. I went back to Filezilla, connected to Joe's server, and dragged the index file to the right. It stated "successful transfer". It is on Joe's server.

I clicked on my website link in Forum, and it is still not working. My test home page still isn't there.

I don't know what is wrong.

I noticed one thing though. In htmlkit, I named the file "index.htm". But, in Filezilla, the file is named "index.lnk". I don't know why.

Meepzorp

As I said before, "recent" is not an actual folder, just a 'pointer' to the actual folders and files. That is why Filezilla is seeing your file as "index.lnk".

You should have created a folder for all your files on the C drive. Navigate to that folder to create, save, copy and upload (from Filezilla) your files.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 30, 2015, 02:44:30 pm
Hi folks,

I just tried something else.

I went back into Filezilla and re-connected to Joe's server. I erased the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there.

I clicked on my website link again. The test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there is still there, after I deleted it. This is getting stranger and stranger,

Meepzorp

Just refresh your browser. I just checked. It's gone.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 02:47:52 pm
Hi folks,

I just tried something else.

I went back into Filezilla and re-connected to Joe's server. I erased the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there.

I clicked on my website link again. The test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there is still there, after I deleted it. This is getting stranger and stranger,

Meepzorp

Just refresh your browser. I just checked. It's gone.

Peter

Hi Pete,

It's not gone. It is still there. At least, it is for me.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 02:55:14 pm
Hi folks,

I erased my file from Joe's server.

I went into htmlkit and changed the name of the file to index.htm. I went into my hard drive and moved the file from the "recent" folder to the folder I created. I went back to Filezilla, connected to Joe's server, and dragged the index file to the right. It stated "successful transfer". It is on Joe's server.

I clicked on my website link in Forum, and it is still not working. My test home page still isn't there.

I don't know what is wrong.

I noticed one thing though. In htmlkit, I named the file "index.htm". But, in Filezilla, the file is named "index.lnk". I don't know why.

Meepzorp

As I said before, "recent" is not an actual folder, just a 'pointer' to the actual folders and files. That is why Filezilla is seeing your file as "index.lnk".

Peter

Hi Pete,

As I explained above, htmlkit is placing my saved files in my "recent" folder. It is not placing it in any other additional folders, as my Notepad was. My Notepad was placing it in 2 folders, my "recent" folder and my "downloads" folder. But htmlkit is placing in only one folder, my "recent" folder.

How can it (the file in my "recent" folder) be "pointing" to an actual folder if that file doesn't exist in another folder? How can it be pointing to something that doesn't exist? I don't understand. I am very confused.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 02:59:47 pm
Hi folks,

I erased my file from Joe's server.

I went into htmlkit and changed the name of the file to index.htm. I went into my hard drive and moved the file from the "recent" folder to the folder I created. I went back to Filezilla, connected to Joe's server, and dragged the index file to the right. It stated "successful transfer". It is on Joe's server.

I clicked on my website link in Forum, and it is still not working. My test home page still isn't there.

I don't know what is wrong.

I noticed one thing though. In htmlkit, I named the file "index.htm". But, in Filezilla, the file is named "index.lnk". I don't know why.

Meepzorp

You should have created a folder for all your files on the C drive. Navigate to that folder to create, save, copy and upload (from Filezilla) your files.

Peter

Hi Pete,

I don't know what this means. You lost me. I can't tell you how confused I am right now.

I did create a folder on my hard drive. And I transferred my htmlkit files from my "recent" folder to that folder before trying to upload in Filezilla.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 30, 2015, 03:09:22 pm
Hi folks,

I erased my file from Joe's server.

I went into htmlkit and changed the name of the file to index.htm. I went into my hard drive and moved the file from the "recent" folder to the folder I created. I went back to Filezilla, connected to Joe's server, and dragged the index file to the right. It stated "successful transfer". It is on Joe's server.

I clicked on my website link in Forum, and it is still not working. My test home page still isn't there.

I don't know what is wrong.

I noticed one thing though. In htmlkit, I named the file "index.htm". But, in Filezilla, the file is named "index.lnk". I don't know why.

Meepzorp

As I said before, "recent" is not an actual folder, just a 'pointer' to the actual folders and files. That is why Filezilla is seeing your file as "index.lnk".

Peter

Hi Pete,

As I explained above, htmlkit is placing my saved files in my "recent" folder. It is not placing it in any other additional folders, as my Notepad was. My Notepad was placing it in 2 folders, my "recent" folder and my "downloads" folder. But htmlkit is placing in only one folder, my "recent" folder.

How can it (the file in my "recent" folder) be "pointing" to an actual folder if that file doesn't exist in another folder? How can it be pointing to something that doesn't exist? I don't understand. I am very confused.

Meepzorp

YOU decide where a file goes, not Htmlkit, Notepad or any other program. When you save a file, navigate to the folder you want to save it in. When you open a file or upload it navigate to the correct directory. Forget the "recent" folder.

Don't worry about the 'test' file you erased. When you manage to upload your home page, that is all you will see.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 03:26:18 pm
Hi folks,

I erased my file from Joe's server.

I went into htmlkit and changed the name of the file to index.htm. I went into my hard drive and moved the file from the "recent" folder to the folder I created. I went back to Filezilla, connected to Joe's server, and dragged the index file to the right. It stated "successful transfer". It is on Joe's server.

I clicked on my website link in Forum, and it is still not working. My test home page still isn't there.

I don't know what is wrong.

I noticed one thing though. In htmlkit, I named the file "index.htm". But, in Filezilla, the file is named "index.lnk". I don't know why.

Meepzorp

As I said before, "recent" is not an actual folder, just a 'pointer' to the actual folders and files. That is why Filezilla is seeing your file as "index.lnk".

Peter

Hi Pete,

As I explained above, htmlkit is placing my saved files in my "recent" folder. It is not placing it in any other additional folders, as my Notepad was. My Notepad was placing it in 2 folders, my "recent" folder and my "downloads" folder. But htmlkit is placing in only one folder, my "recent" folder.

How can it (the file in my "recent" folder) be "pointing" to an actual folder if that file doesn't exist in another folder? How can it be pointing to something that doesn't exist? I don't understand. I am very confused.

Meepzorp

YOU decide where a file goes, not Htmlkit, Notepad or any other program. When you save a file, navigate to the folder you want to save it in. When you open a file or upload it navigate to the correct directory. Forget the "recent" folder.

Don't worry about the 'test' file you erased. When you manage to upload your home page, that is all you will see.

Peter

Hi Pete,

I didn't know that.

I went back into htmlkit. I saved the file directly to the folder I created. But it saved the file the same way. When I went back into Filezilla, the file is still listed as index.lnk, not index.htm.

What am I doing wrong?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 03:50:51 pm
Hi folks,

I went back into htmlkit again. I tried again. I repeated what I did before. This time, it worked. I don't understand it because I did the exact same thing.

It saved the file as index.htm, and it saved it to the folder I created on my hard drive.

I went into Filezilla. It was listed there as index.htm. I dragged it over to the right. The transfer was successful.

But, for some reason, my test home page still isn't there. It is still not working.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 30, 2015, 04:18:47 pm
Hi folks,

I went back into htmlkit again. I tried again. I repeated what I did before. This time, it worked. I don't understand it because I did the exact same thing.

It saved the file as index.htm, and it saved it to the folder I created on my hard drive.

I went into Filezilla. It was listed there as index.htm. I dragged it over to the right. The transfer was successful.

But, for some reason, my test home page still isn't there. It is still not working.

Meepzorp

It's there!  +++

You just need click the refresh button on your browser.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on October 30, 2015, 04:24:24 pm
Yep.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 30, 2015, 04:30:05 pm
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Meepzorp/

Something is there...
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on October 30, 2015, 04:42:54 pm
  +++  Well done, Meep!! You're on your way now. :laugh:
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 30, 2015, 04:51:18 pm
Awesome!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 11:07:48 pm
Hi folks,

I went back into htmlkit again. I tried again. I repeated what I did before. This time, it worked. I don't understand it because I did the exact same thing.

It saved the file as index.htm, and it saved it to the folder I created on my hard drive.

I went into Filezilla. It was listed there as index.htm. I dragged it over to the right. The transfer was successful.

But, for some reason, my test home page still isn't there. It is still not working.

Meepzorp

It's there!  +++

You just need click the refresh button on your browser.

Peter

Hi Pete and folks,

I did click the refresh button on my browser. In fact, I clicked it numerous times. It still wasn't there.

I waited quite a while (maybe 20-30 minutes or so), clicked the refresh button a few more times, and it still wasn't there.

I just checked it now (a few hours later). Now, it is there. It appears to be working.

Apparently, I  must wait for it to appear. Is there some sort of delay between the point where I upload and the point where it actually appears? If yes, what is that delay?

Is that delay variable for different members? The reason I am asking is that I got this impression. Earlier, when I deleted the test file that Joe's webmaster had placed there, other members (including Pete) were seeing it as being gone long before I was. For me, I was still seeing the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there long after I deleted it and uploaded my own test page. Other members were seeing the changes I made long before I was, despite the fact that I clicked the refresh button numerous times. That's why I am asking if there is a variable delay.

I assume that I must deal with this delay every time I upload a page? If true, how can I check for errors?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 11:19:32 pm
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Meepzorp/

Something is there...

Hi Joe,

Yes, I see it now. Apparently, as I explained above, there is some sort of delay. And that delay appears to be rather long. As I explained above, I waited approximately 20-30 minutes and clicked my refresh button numerous times. And it still wasn't there.

And that delay appears to be variable because other members were seeing it long before I was, despite the fact that I clicked my refresh button numerous times for about 20-30 minutes.

But it is there now. And that "something" is my test page that I created. So, it appears to be working.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 11:20:16 pm
  +++  Well done, Meep!! You're on your way now. :laugh:

Hi Cara,

Thank you. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 11:20:56 pm
Awesome!

Hi Nick,

Thank you. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 11:27:05 pm
Hi folks,

I'd like to thank everyone for helping me through this phase (or "leg") of my journey. I really appreciate all of the advice. I couldn't have done it without your help.

Believe it or not, writing the actual html code was the easy part. It literally took me less than 20 minutes to write the code (from scratch) for that entire test web home page.

The hard part was trying to figure out how to save it properly (in the proper hard drive folder) and then upload it. That took me 4 hours.

Now, I need to figure out how to upload photos and links.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2015, 11:58:48 pm
Hi folks,

I just noticed something. Maybe there isn't a delay after all.

When I uploaded the website file to Joe's server earlier today (several hours ago), my computer was under my niece as user (because she is the "primary user" or "admin" for this computer).

When I just checked a few minutes ago to see if my test home page uploaded, the computer was under me. It appeared to be working.

I just switched users. I am now under my niece again. I just checked my website. I am still seeing the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there. My page that I uploaded isn't there.

What is going on? Why can I see it when the computer is under me but not when the computer is under my niece?

By the way, I explained above (in earlier posts in this thread) why I had to go under my niece to do all of this. My computer will let me access certain hard drive functions only if the computer is under her. If it is under me, it won't let me perform certain functions - I assume because I am listed as a "secondary user".

This is very strange.

Can anyone explain this?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 02:04:31 am
Hi folks,

I added some "bells and whistles" (links, etc.) to my website. Feel free to test them out. Let me know what you think.

I haven't added any photos yet.

How do I obtain the file name (including jpeg) of my photos so that I can add it to the code?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 31, 2015, 05:38:31 am
When I just checked a few minutes ago to see if my test home page uploaded, the computer was under me. It appeared to be working.

I just switched users. I am now under my niece again. I just checked my website. I am still seeing the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there. My page that I uploaded isn't there.

What is going on?

Did you Refresh the page? The old Forum page might cached. Each account will have its own browser settings and caches.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 06:12:00 am
Hi folks,

I added photos to my first web page. I think that page is done.

I made the photos 500 x 500. Is that okay?

Let me know what you think.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 06:13:40 am
When I just checked a few minutes ago to see if my test home page uploaded, the computer was under me. It appeared to be working.

I just switched users. I am now under my niece again. I just checked my website. I am still seeing the test page that Joe's webmaster had placed there. My page that I uploaded isn't there.

What is going on?

Did you Refresh the page? The old Forum page might cached. Each account will have its own browser settings and caches.

Hi Andrew,

Yes, I refreshed the page numerous times.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 31, 2015, 06:50:55 am
Hi folks,

I added photos to my first web page. I think that page is done.

I made the photos 500 x 500. Is that okay?

Let me know what you think.

Meepzorp

Yep. Size and link and logic and way you show flips all work perfectly.

Even though you're limited for the moment in camera quality (until you get a better one), you could easily enhance the photos you have using Photofiltre (free version) - the autoadjust settings in Photofiltre wil make everything much clearer.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 31, 2015, 07:26:11 am
Meepzorp,

That's looking good!

Why don't you just work under your niece's account? The computer won't know the difference and would save you a deal of confusion.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 31, 2015, 08:49:45 am
Hi folks,

I added photos to my first web page. I think that page is done.

I made the photos 500 x 500. Is that okay?

Let me know what you think.

Meepzorp

It looks great.  I didn't think it would, but it does!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on October 31, 2015, 08:58:32 am
Hi folks,

I added photos to my first web page. I think that page is done.

I made the photos 500 x 500. Is that okay?

Let me know what you think.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp,

Your coin picture looks very dark on my monitor. This is just an observation, I don't know of course how your coin appears on anyone else's equipment, but I do not have any problems with other peoples' uploads. Having said that, perhaps it is just because the coin you have chosen is a particularly dark colour which is difficult to photograph - I have several of those myself which I have never uploaded simply because I have not been able to successfully photograph them.  :)

Alex
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 31, 2015, 09:07:44 am
Holding down the control button when you refresh should override the cache.

Maybe he changed it already but the coin is not too dark on my monitor.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 09:49:50 am
Hi folks,

I added photos to my first web page. I think that page is done.

I made the photos 500 x 500. Is that okay?

Let me know what you think.

Meepzorp

Yep. Size and link and logic and way you show flips all work perfectly.

Even though you're limited for the moment in camera quality (until you get a better one), you could easily enhance the photos you have using Photofiltre (free version) - the autoadjust settings in Photofiltre wil make everything much clearer.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the advice. But I don't want to add any more complexity to all of this. The way it is right now, it is probably going to take me several months (or a year or more) to complete this project. I don't want to add any more steps. The photos are "good enough" for me.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 09:51:13 am
Meepzorp,

Why don't you just work under your niece's account? The computer won't know the difference and would save you a deal of confusion.

Peter

Hi Pete,

I can't access my website via Forum when I am under my niece.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 09:54:06 am
Hi folks,

I added photos to my first web page. I think that page is done.

I made the photos 500 x 500. Is that okay?

Let me know what you think.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp,

Your coin picture looks very dark on my monitor. This is just an observation, I don't know of course how your coin appears on anyone else's equipment, but I do not have any problems with other peoples' uploads. Having said that, perhaps it is just because the coin you have chosen is a particularly dark colour which is difficult to photograph - I have several of those myself which I have never uploaded simply because I have not been able to successfully photograph them.  :)

Alex

Hi Alex,

When I took the photos with my iPhone 4, they looked very dark. In fact, I got scared because they were so dark. But, when I transferred them to my computer, they lightened up automatically (all by themselves). And I think they look fine. Maybe it is your monitor or equipment.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 09:56:54 am

Maybe he changed it already but the coin is not too dark on my monitor.

Hi Joe,

No, I never changed it. What you see now are the photos I originally uploaded.

Thanks for the confirmation (that they aren't too dark on your monitor). It must be Alex's equipment.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 31, 2015, 09:59:05 am

Maybe he changed it already but the coin is not too dark on my monitor.

Hi Joe,

No, I never changed it. What you see now are the photos I originally uploaded.

Thanks for the confirmation (that they aren't too dark on your monitor). It must be Alex's equipment.

Meepzorp

It's dark for me too, on both phone and monitor. Just try the Photofiltre PC app, see if it makes your photos better. Google it. You only need to open the pic, press the autoimprove buttons, and close it. You are better getting this checked now when you are right at the start of your project.

I should add that the auto correct buttons in photofiltre don't lighten the pics, but increase the contrast in lightness and in colour so there's more definition at the same overall light levels.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 09:59:30 am
Holding down the control button when you refresh should override the cache.


Hi Joe,

Thanks for the advice. I'll try that the next time I'm under my niece in Forum. Right now, I'm under me.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 10:04:10 am
Hi folks,

Why are my photos perfectly fine for some members but too dark for other members?

They looked perfectly fine to me, and Joe stated that they weren't too dark for him. But Alex and Andrew are seeing them as too dark.

What can explain this?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 31, 2015, 10:07:52 am
Every computer, operating system, browser, monitor, and every minor variation of each of them displays differently. Every webmaster has to live with this.  You probably do want your photos to be a bit brighter than the one posted.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 31, 2015, 10:08:12 am
Hi folks,

Why are my photos perfectly fine for some members but too dark for other members?

They looked perfectly fine to me, and Joe stated that they weren't too dark for him. But Alex and Andrew are seeing them as too dark.

What can explain this?

Meepzorp

You are using a desktop monitor that's plugged into the wall and can make things bright as the sun. Most people most of the time nowadays are unplugged on phones or laptops. It's pretty rare these days for people to use desktop computers,
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 10:14:32 am
Hi folks,

Why are my photos perfectly fine for some members but too dark for other members?

They looked perfectly fine to me, and Joe stated that they weren't too dark for him. But Alex and Andrew are seeing them as too dark.

What can explain this?

Meepzorp

You are using a desktop monitor that's plugged into the wall and can make things bright as the sun. Most people most of the time nowadays are unplugged on phones or laptops. It's pretty rare these days for people to use desktop computers,

Hi Andrew,

Correction:

My computer isn't a desktop. It's a Dell laptop computer, model Inspiron 1525.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 10:30:10 am
Holding down the control button when you refresh should override the cache.


Hi Joe,

I am under my niece's account now. I just tried that. It didn't work.

I am still getting the test page that your webmaster uploaded.

For some reason, I can't see my website when I'm under my niece's account. When I'm under my account, I can see it.

This is very strange.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 31, 2015, 10:35:33 am
Not strange.  Your computer has saved a copy of the page as it once was and displays it instead of the current page. It is a browser setting intended to speed up page loading. The old page is saved in your niece's cache. Change her cache size to zero and it will not save pages and will show the current page. Holding control and clicking refresh should refresh the cache.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2015, 11:19:52 am
Change her cache size to zero and it will not save pages and will show the current page.

Hi Joe,

I don't know how to do that. How do I do it?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on October 31, 2015, 11:24:04 am
Hi folks,

Why are my photos perfectly fine for some members but too dark for other members?

They looked perfectly fine to me, and Joe stated that they weren't too dark for him. But Alex and Andrew are seeing them as too dark.

What can explain this?

Meepzorp

Your first uploaded coin looked fine but the next two do appear too dark.  I agree with Andrew.  It is a very simple fix that you should adjust for now at the initial stages.  I would lighten them in a program too, but that is just my opinion. The photos are clear, as in well focused, just too dark.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on October 31, 2015, 11:39:26 am
Meep,

I think your elegant website design looks and functions great!  I have just two complaints: (1) the darkness of the coin photos (as seen on my smartphone), and (2) the textured photo background, which I find a bit distracting (perhaps because I see more detail in the background than the actual coins due to the lighting).  Your photos look sharp - I think brightness/lighting is the main issue.  If for time management reasons you don't want to deal with post-production processing of the photos, then I recommend you buy a small but powerful, gooseneck photography light, which will allow you to direct strong light at the coins at angles that will maximize contrast and visibility. I think that will greatly improve the photos at a cost of maybe $40. On the other hand, the post production program tbat Andrew recommeded  is free!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on October 31, 2015, 11:48:55 am
I timed how long it took me to open a picture in Photofiltre, auto-correct both brightness-contrast and colour-contrast, save the photo, and close Photofiltre. Slightly over 7 seconds, clearly less than 8 seconds. Just to kill the idea that photo-processing is going to add much time to the project. You could adjust all 4000 photos (obverses and reverses) in one 8 hour day at that rate. I suspect we'll spend more time discussing whether to post-process than just doing it.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on October 31, 2015, 12:12:50 pm
More feedback: The photos are very dark also on my Dell PC with windows 7 and on my iPad2.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on October 31, 2015, 01:51:17 pm
Meepzorp,

Yes, pictures are very dark on my desk-top and tablet. I often find that pictures that look fine on my computer don’t always look the same on the web-page. I’m not sure why.

Yes, there are many programs that can adjust and correct pictures, but you can’t beat making them right in the first place.

Dark coins are always difficult to photograph. Try using a mid-grey plain background. Also, to avoid the shadow of the coin merging with the coin itself, try placing the coin on a small object to lift it above the background. Try using a supplementary light as described above. There is plenty of advice on Forum.

You have correctly written the code to give a 500x500 pixel display. The pictures themselves can be any size and the web-page will make them fit the 500x500 box. However, if the height and width of the picture itself are different (you have one 460x420 for example) then the image will be stretched unequally on the web-page and you will end up with oval looking coins. Just make the picture height and width the same, say in this case 420x420.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 31, 2015, 08:38:09 pm
How to set the cache size to zero depends on what browser you are using.  I don't even remember how to change them, but the settings on our browser undoubtedly have a menu. Explore the browser settings menu and you will figure it out. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on October 31, 2015, 08:39:44 pm
They are dark for me too and I also find the background distracting.  A simple solid color or white background would be best.  The bigger this gets the more tedious it is going to be to find a coin, especially if you don't know the reference.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: areich on November 01, 2015, 03:49:14 am
This kind of navigation is fine if you're looking for something in particular but maybe you should have a button "display all coins in this category" (or similar). It's a bit tedious clicking through all the categories. Some auctions do this and I usually don't bother.

For me and I think most casual visitors, the links like "SNG ANS 639" are not particularly useful. If you say you have a whole lot of coins, this may be a very time-consuming way of displaying them, both for you and for visitors.
Maybe you could just have a page on coins from Arpi? The pictures of the tags with the description could be smaller and frankly, the additional pictures of the tags:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_apulia_arpi_1.htm

are a waste of space and bandwidth.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 01, 2015, 05:46:27 am
This kind of navigation is fine if you're looking for something in particular but maybe you should have a button "display all coins in this category" (or similar). It's a bit tedious clicking through all the categories. Some auctions do this and I usually don't bother.

For me and I think most casual visitors, the links like "SNG ANS 639" are not particularly useful. If you say you have a whole lot of coins, this may be a very time-consuming way of displaying them, both for you and for visitors.
Maybe you could just have a page on coins from Arpi? The pictures of the tags with the description could be smaller and frankly, the additional pictures of the tags:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_apulia_arpi_1.htm

are a waste of space and bandwidth.

Well I agree that all Arpi (and similar situations) should just be a single page, which can be modified when new coins are acquired.

I don't agree at all about the tags. I think this is revolutionary - it'll be the first collection in history to display the handwritten collectors notes (which might at time include symbols or diagrams) as well as the provenance on the same page. This is going to become the model many collectors will wish to follow. No doubt there'll be some more elegant display solutions over time, but this is groundbreaking. RBW who published all his provenance data in his sale catalogues had marvelous tags and handwritten envelopes. All those from NAC61 and NAC63 are now with me for eventual distribution to collectors. But if he had had Meepzorps web display, the collectors would already have all that extra information.

So I think displaying the tags is terrific. But one coin per page is going to be difficult to navigate for some series (albeit easy for others, for example my series has a standard catalogue with consecutive numbering). And different display options should be tested. For example to display pics horizontally, just omit the line break at the end of each image. That way you could have the coin both sides on top and the tags below.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on November 01, 2015, 07:58:54 am
Hi Meepzorp,

I agree with Areich in that the pictures of the tags are much too large. I would make the images smaller, crop out the unnecessary background and perhaps arrange the tags in a line of four below the coins. I do not want to sound harsh but the arrangement, as it stands just now, is not aesthetically pleasing, though I accept that that won't matter much to many people.

Alex
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: areich on November 01, 2015, 08:33:05 am
But what do the additional tag pictures add? It's ex Kirk Davis, so what? It will just clutter up the web page, when the text 'ex Kirk Davis' would suffice. What would be interesting for a page visitor is the picture of the coin and the info. We all know why the tags are pictured, because Meepzorp doesn't want to type out all that text after just having written the new tags. Not ideal but his decision and understandable.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 08:55:10 am
How to set the cache size to zero depends on what browser you are using.  I don't even remember how to change them, but the settings on our browser undoubtedly have a menu. Explore the browser settings menu and you will figure it out. 

Hi Joe,

I looked into how to change the cache size for Google Chrome. Apparently, it is not possible to change it. There is a very long and complicated process you must go through in order to change it. It may not even work, and it can lead to problems. In forums, people advise against trying to change it.

However, it may not be necessary to change it. I am under my niece's account now, and I just checked my website. I can see it now. It appears to be working. I didn't change anything. The problem seems to have corrected itself. Strange.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:07:07 am
Meep,

I think your elegant website design looks and functions great!  I have just two complaints: (1) the darkness of the coin photos (as seen on my smartphone), and (2) the textured photo background, which I find a bit distracting (perhaps because I see more detail in the background than the actual coins due to the lighting).  Your photos look sharp - I think brightness/lighting is the main issue.  If for time management reasons you don't want to deal with post-production processing of the photos, then I recommend you buy a small but powerful, gooseneck photography light, which will allow you to direct strong light at the coins at angles that will maximize contrast and visibility. I think that will greatly improve the photos at a cost of maybe $40. On the other hand, the post production program tbat Andrew recommeded  is free!

Hi Cara,

What exactly do you recommend? Which is better, incandescent or fluorescent? What wattage for the bulb?

When I was a graduate student at the University of Michigan back in 1989, I had a desk in my bedroom. That desk is now in storage in my cellar. But, at that time, I kept a desktop lamp on my desk. If I remember correctly, it had 2 fluorescent light bulbs in it. I remember it being quite powerful, much more powerful than other fluorescent desktop lamps. I think I still have it, probably in my cellar somewhere. Would that be good to use?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:12:36 am
Meep,

I think your elegant website design looks and functions great!  I have just two complaints: (1) the darkness of the coin photos (as seen on my smartphone), and (2) the textured photo background, which I find a bit distracting (perhaps because I see more detail in the background than the actual coins due to the lighting).  Your photos look sharp - I think brightness/lighting is the main issue.  If for time management reasons you don't want to deal with post-production processing of the photos, then I recommend you buy a small but powerful, gooseneck photography light, which will allow you to direct strong light at the coins at angles that will maximize contrast and visibility. I think that will greatly improve the photos at a cost of maybe $40. On the other hand, the post production program tbat Andrew recommeded  is free!

Hi Cara,

I take my coin photos on my kitchen table. I use a very light blue (almost white) towel under my coins when taking photos. I like it because it is flexible. I can tilt the coin at an angle to take better photos. That way, I am not blocking out the secondary light from above. My primary light source is sunlight from a window.

If I use something hard (and inflexible) under the coin, I will be forced to hold the iPhone directly over the coin, thus blocking out the secondary light form above.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:15:13 am
I also find the background distracting.  A simple solid color or white background would be best.

Hi Jay,

See explanation above.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:22:56 am
This kind of navigation is fine if you're looking for something in particular but maybe you should have a button "display all coins in this category" (or similar). It's a bit tedious clicking through all the categories. Some auctions do this and I usually don't bother.

For me and I think most casual visitors, the links like "SNG ANS 639" are not particularly useful. If you say you have a whole lot of coins, this may be a very time-consuming way of displaying them, both for you and for visitors.
Maybe you could just have a page on coins from Arpi? The pictures of the tags with the description could be smaller and frankly, the additional pictures of the tags:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_apulia_arpi_1.htm

are a waste of space and bandwidth.

Hi areich,

It was actually my original intention to have approximately 10 coins per page. But then I saw Pete's website, and I thought that it would be better to have one coin per page.

There is another advantage to having one coin per page. Let's say that someone is discussing a coin in Forum. And I want to provide a link to a website page so that I can show them my example. In that situation, it would be better to have only one coin per page. Viewers wouldn't have to go looking through 10 coins to find the one I am referring to.

Should I go back to my original plan? What do you and others think? One coin per page or 10-ish coins per page? Let me know.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:27:12 am
The pictures of the tags with the description could be smaller...

Hi areich,

Okay. That's a good idea.

But I am concerned about older viewers whose eyesight isn't what it used to be.

What does everyone think? Should I make the tag photos smaller or not? If smaller, what size? 250 x 250? 200 x 200?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:30:39 am
...and frankly, the additional pictures of the tags:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_apulia_arpi_1.htm

are a waste of space and bandwidth.

Hi areich,

Both I and Andrew severely disagree with you on this point.

What does everyone else think?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 01, 2015, 09:32:14 am
I rest my coins on a small piece of play dough, raising it up off the back round to give it depth and it can also be used to slightly tilt the coin if needed.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:41:50 am
For example to display pics horizontally, just omit the line break at the end of each image. That way you could have the coin both sides on top and the tags below.

Hi Andrew,

You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally. I don't have a line break after every image. I have a line break after every other image. It's 2 photos per line.

My coins are already displayed with both sides on top and the tags below. Maybe your hardware is displaying the photos differently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:46:07 am
Hi Meepzorp,

I agree with Areich in that the pictures of the tags are much too large. I would make the images smaller, crop out the unnecessary background and perhaps arrange the tags in a line of four below the coins. I do not want to sound harsh but the arrangement, as it stands just now, is not aesthetically pleasing, though I accept that that won't matter much to many people.

Alex

Hi Alex,

I can make the tag photos smaller. That is not a problem.

I already cropped out the background.

Not all of my coins have 4 tags. Some have 2 or 3 or 5.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 09:50:09 am
But what do the additional tag pictures add? It's ex Kirk Davis, so what? It will just clutter up the web page, when the text 'ex Kirk Davis' would suffice. What would be interesting for a page visitor is the picture of the coin and the info. We all know why the tags are pictured, because Meepzorp doesn't want to type out all that text after just having written the new tags. Not ideal but his decision and understandable.

Hi areich,

Yes, that and to preserve the "pedigree" in the photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 01, 2015, 11:03:49 am
There is a charm and authenticity in presenting written tags. It demonstrates that the information was personally researched by the collector - it's not just a cut and paste from a quite likely incorrectly catalogued variety on a acsearch. It's proof Meepzorp checked himself. And whilst "ex Kirk Davis" may not sound interesting, there'll be coins with more unusual citations perhaps as published examples. As for search, I agree a few descriptive words in the link to the page will help get you to the coin. But then it's over to Meep. We want to know what Meep made of the coin, and that's the charm of the tags.. This isn't a replacement for acsearch. This is a demonstration of coin collecting in action. Personally I think its a bit killjoy to want searchable text in place of the picture. Carried to its extremes we may as well dispense with the coin picture too and substitute a text description. There are more than enough searchable databases out there, acsearch, wildwinds, CNG etc. This is an illustration of a collection, which is a different idea. I illustrated my own collection on my website with a similar but different approach - I show all my coins in their red abafil trays so they can be seen in proper size proportion. Like Meepzorp though, I've very little text, just bare Crawford numbers and one word descriptors for each side. I wish I'd had tags to photograph.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2015, 11:44:35 am
Hi folks,

I went in my cellar to look for that goose neck desktop lamp I mentioned above. I found it. It has two 15 watt fluorescent light bulbs in it. I know that the wattage used by CFL light bulbs is a fraction of that used by incandescent light bulbs, so I assume that something similar is true for the old style fluorescent light bulbs. I don't know exactly how that translates into lumens or brightness compared to incandescent light bulbs.

But I also found something even better, something that belonged to my father. It is similar to the gooseneck photography lamps that Cara was referring to above. It's basically a light bulb with aluminum shielding around it (aluminum in the shape of a funnel). It has a 100 watt incandescent light bulb in it. It is very old, possibly from the 1960s. But it still works. I tested it. No one has used it in years. So, I figured that I'd use it.

The only problem is that it doesn't have a goose neck, a pole, or a tripod. There is only a clamp. That's it. I guess I can clamp it to the light fixture that hangs from the ceiling above my kitchen table.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 01, 2015, 01:23:40 pm
The only problem is that it doesn't have a goose neck, a pole, or a tripod. There is only a clamp. That's it. I guess I can clamp it to the light fixture that hangs from the ceiling above my kitchen table.

Meep,
It sounds like a type of work light that I have. You could probably attach it to a broomstick leaning against the table and held in place with chairs or other heavy ballasts.  That would enable you to also adjust the height of the light from the coin snd the angle, which should also eliminate the need to use the textured towel background as a light angle adjusting tool.

As for what bulbs to use: compact fluorescent bulbs seem to rate highly in terms of matching daylight light "temperatures",  but I refuse to use them for safety reasons - they are a serious environmental/ health risk if broken (as in "open the windows and clear the room").  Instead, I use halogen bulbs which aren't quite as good as CFL, but safe.

Before buying specialty bulbs, try whatever you have on hand and see if you get better results than your previous photo attempts.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 01, 2015, 01:33:24 pm
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.

PeteB

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 01, 2015, 02:18:49 pm
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

I wouldn't worry too much about this however. You could just live with the unpredictable layout, until you learn how to use tables (see as usual w3schools) which can get a bit complex.

Re the dark photos, I said one could do a 7-second edit in photofiltre. It took a little longer - 30 seconds - for the coin below (before Right, after Left). But in the same time I lightened the coin and improved its contrast, I also stitched the images. Once again to make the point that a little advance effort saves a lot of time later. With stitched images your html effort in saving and uploading images is reduced by 50%. For just seconds per coin. And you can also correct the image at the same time. Start doing this now rather than after 1000 coins which you would need to redo! http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/download

Very nice coin by the way!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on November 01, 2015, 02:21:13 pm
Meepzorp has coded correctly and on my large monitor it appears as he says.

What's happening is is that individual browsers try to correct for individual screen sizes. If there is not enough room to display two pictures side by side, they will be displayed vertically.

Meepzorp - You might want to put your pictures in a "Table". That way you pictures will stay in the same position for everyone. Also the page would look better if everything was in the centre, vertically. Using a Table would enable you to centre the pictures.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 01, 2015, 02:53:40 pm
Meep,

Andrew's touch up of your coin demonstrates just what a difference it makes.  I really think you should take the time to do it.  It looks significantly better!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 01, 2015, 03:12:07 pm
PeterD wrote:

"What's happening is is that individual browsers try to correct for individual screen sizes. If there is not enough room to display two pictures side by side, they will be displayed vertically."

I went to my wife's computer which has a WIDE screen, and sure enough, the images are in three horizontal lines!

Still learning.

PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 01, 2015, 11:13:21 pm
Andrew's touch up of your coin demonstrates just what a difference it makes.  I really think you should take the time to do it.  It looks significantly better!

+1
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 02, 2015, 02:05:25 am
Andrew's touch up of your coin demonstrates just what a difference it makes.  I really think you should take the time to do it.  It looks significantly better!
+1

And I'm sure a sophisticated touch-up in a professional tool such as Photoshop would have done even better. But this just used a tiny free app and took seconds to do the touch ups and the stitching. You don't need Photoshop. All you need is something that's
- good enough
- quick and easy
- free
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 05:26:16 am
...to display the handwritten collectors notes (which might at time include symbols or diagrams) as well as the provenance on the same page.

Hi Andrew,

You must be psychic.

Some of my coins have monograms and other symbols on them. For many of those coins, I drew the monograms/symbols on my tags. And I will be taking photos of those tags and posting them along with the coin photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 05:37:10 am
Hi folks,

I thought of something else. How do I change the file names of my photos? I may want to do this for 2 reasons:

1) Once my photos are uploaded to Joe's server, I'll be deleting them from my hard drive, because I don't want to clutter it up. Then, I'll be taking more photos and downloading them to my hard drive. I don't know if my computer will assign those new photos the same numbers as the photos I deleted. I don't know how that works. If yes, that will be a problem. When I try to upload them to Joe's server, they will have the same file name (numbers) as the ones I uploaded previously. This will cause all sorts of problems. It may also create confusion in my flash drive.

2) I think it will be easier for me to keep track of my photos (especially after I've uploaded and deleted them) if I give them my own names, something I can recognize.

So, how do I do that?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 05:40:14 am
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

I wouldn't worry too much about this however. You could just live with the unpredictable layout, until you learn how to use tables (see as usual w3schools) which can get a bit complex.

Hi Andrew,

I know it can be complex. That's why I didn't want to get into that and open that whole can of worms. I want to keep my website as simple as possible.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 05:49:19 am
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

Re the dark photos, I said one could do a 7-second edit in photofiltre. It took a little longer - 30 seconds - for the coin below (before Right, after Left). But in the same time I lightened the coin and improved its contrast, I also stitched the images. Once again to make the point that a little advance effort saves a lot of time later. With stitched images your html effort in saving and uploading images is reduced by 50%. For just seconds per coin. And you can also correct the image at the same time. Start doing this now rather than after 1000 coins which you would need to redo! http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/download

Very nice coin by the way!

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for adjusting my photos.

To be perfectly honest with you, your touched up photos look WAY (!!!!!) too light and over-exposed on my laptop computer. In your photos, the coin also appears to have a white film on it. And nothing could be further from the truth. That coin actually has a very dark green (almost black) glossy patina. And I think that is reflected better in my photos. I think my photos look much better, and they also are a more true representation of what the coin actually looks like in hand. I can't speak for other members, but that is the situation for my computer. Your touched up photos look nothing like the coin in hand.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 05:52:33 am
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

I also stitched the images. Once again to make the point that a little advance effort saves a lot of time later. With stitched images your html effort in saving and uploading images is reduced by 50%.

Hi Andrew,

I don't know how to stitch images. My niece and her boyfriend were in a hurry to leave that day, and they didn't teach me how to do it. However, in some ways, I think it is better to leave them as separate images. That method has its benefits.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 05:56:06 am
Meepzorp - You might want to put your pictures in a "Table". That way you pictures will stay in the same position for everyone. Also the page would look better if everything was in the centre, vertically. Using a Table would enable you to centre the pictures.

Hi Pete,

I really don't want to get into that whole "table" thing. I noticed it in your website's code. And I prefer to keep my code simple.

Would the "center" function work in this situation (for photos)? I used it for my red text.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 02, 2015, 06:00:08 am
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

I also stitched the images. Once again to make the point that a little advance effort saves a lot of time later. With stitched images your html effort in saving and uploading images is reduced by 50%.

Hi Andrew,

I don't know how to stitch images. My niece and her boyfriend were in a hurry to leave that day, and they didn't teach me how to do it. However, in some ways, I think it is better to leave them as separate images. That method has its benefits.

Meepzorp

Meepzorp

Get Photofiltre and mess about with it for 5 minutes. You will then know how to correct images as you like them, and to stitch images too. It's really simple. It doesn't require training or experience. You just open the images, enlarge the canvas size of one image, and copy and paste the other image in. And save. Really seconds.

Your images look totally black to me. There's probably a compromise that would look better to you and better to me. I suspect the brightness of your monitor is set way too high.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 06:09:45 am
Hi folks,

So, is everyone agreed then that I should eliminate that whole "one coin per page" thing? And I should have 10-ish coins per page? In other words, I should put all of my Arpi coins on one page, and so on?

I just want to make sure everyone is in agreement.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 06:14:54 am
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

I also stitched the images. Once again to make the point that a little advance effort saves a lot of time later. With stitched images your html effort in saving and uploading images is reduced by 50%.

Hi Andrew,

I don't know how to stitch images. My niece and her boyfriend were in a hurry to leave that day, and they didn't teach me how to do it. However, in some ways, I think it is better to leave them as separate images. That method has its benefits.

Meepzorp

Meepzorp

Get Photofiltre and mess about with it for 5 minutes. You will then know how to correct images as you like them, and to stitch images too. It's really simple. It doesn't require training or experience. You just open the images, enlarge the canvas size of one image, and copy and paste the other image in. And save. Really seconds.

Your images look totally black to me. There's probably a compromise that would look better to you and better to me. I suspect the brightness of your monitor is set way too high.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for all of the advice and suggestions.

But, first, I am going to try Cara's suggestion. I'll try using that lamp when I take my photos. As Cara, Pete, and other have pointed out, it may eliminate the need to edit the photos. I may not need to brighten them after the fact if I start with enough light in the first place.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on November 02, 2015, 06:24:38 am
Hi folks,

I thought of something else. How do I change the file names of my photos? I may want to do this for 2 reasons:

1) Once my photos are uploaded to Joe's server, I'll be deleting them from my hard drive, because I don't want to clutter it up. Then, I'll be taking more photos and downloading them to my hard drive. I don't know if my computer will assign those new photos the same numbers as the photos I deleted. I don't know how that works. If yes, that will be a problem. When I try to upload them to Joe's server, they will have the same file name (numbers) as the ones I uploaded previously. This will cause all sorts of problems. It may also create confusion in my flash drive.

2) I think it will be easier for me to keep track of my photos (especially after I've uploaded and deleted them) if I give them my own names, something I can recognize.

So, how do I do that?

Meepzorp

Meepzorp,

In your photo editing program select SAVEAS and re-name the file. That will leave the original file there, which you can erase.

Alternatively, open Windows Explorer, find the file that you want to change the name of and with the cursor over the file name, right-click and select 'Rename'. (It may be slightly different for your version of Windows, I can't remember, it may be done from the main menu)

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on November 02, 2015, 06:39:17 am
Meepzorp - You might want to put your pictures in a "Table". That way you pictures will stay in the same position for everyone. Also the page would look better if everything was in the centre, vertically. Using a Table would enable you to centre the pictures.

Hi Pete,

I really don't want to get into that whole "table" thing. I noticed it in your website's code. And I prefer to keep my code simple.

Would the "center" function work in this situation (for photos)? I used it for my red text.

Meepzorp

Meepzorp,

Yes, you can use "center" to center photos, but if have two side by side, it will probably mess things up. If you have your photos in a "Table" it would not be a problem. A Tables also allow you  set out your web-pages as you want them so that they display the same on everyone's browsers.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 02, 2015, 07:12:32 am
Hi folks,

I thought of something else. How do I change the file names of my photos? I may want to do this for 2 reasons:

1) Once my photos are uploaded to Joe's server, I'll be deleting them from my hard drive, because I don't want to clutter it up. Then, I'll be taking more photos and downloading them to my hard drive. I don't know if my computer will assign those new photos the same numbers as the photos I deleted. I don't know how that works. If yes, that will be a problem. When I try to upload them to Joe's server, they will have the same file name (numbers) as the ones I uploaded previously. This will cause all sorts of problems. It may also create confusion in my flash drive.

2) I think it will be easier for me to keep track of my photos (especially after I've uploaded and deleted them) if I give them my own names, something I can recognize.

So, how do I do that?

Meepzorp

Right click on the file and select "Rename" which appears at the bottom of the option list.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 02, 2015, 07:16:59 am
MeepZorp:

You wrote:
"Hi Andrew,
You are mistaken here. My photos are already displayed horizontally."

Andrew is correct. I opened your pages in Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and iPad2 and they are all arranged vertically!.

You may be viewing your pages in an ancient browser version, that does NOT display the same as the newest versions. I learned this when working my web pages on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8. They did NOT display the same in Internet Explorer 11, although not as radically different than your experience.

You may have to use "Tables" to force the display horizontally in two lines, regardless of browser version.....I think. I am no expert at this. Of course, "stitching" the obverse and reverse coin images and each tag image would accomplish the same thing.
PeteB

Re the dark photos, I said one could do a 7-second edit in photofiltre. It took a little longer - 30 seconds - for the coin below (before Right, after Left). But in the same time I lightened the coin and improved its contrast, I also stitched the images. Once again to make the point that a little advance effort saves a lot of time later. With stitched images your html effort in saving and uploading images is reduced by 50%. For just seconds per coin. And you can also correct the image at the same time. Start doing this now rather than after 1000 coins which you would need to redo! http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/download

Very nice coin by the way!

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for adjusting my photos.

To be perfectly honest with you, your touched up photos look WAY (!!!!!) too light and over-exposed on my laptop computer. In your photos, the coin also appears to have a white film on it. And nothing could be further from the truth. That coin actually has a very dark green (almost black) glossy patina. And I think that is reflected better in my photos. I think my photos look much better, and they also are a more true representation of what the coin actually looks like in hand. I can't speak for other members, but that is the situation for my computer. Your touched up photos look nothing like the coin in hand.

Meepzorp

They look much nicer on my screen, but perhaps they are not realistic representations of the coins.  Still, for some of the very dark coins I think the touch up is preferable.  Maybe your new lighting set up will help.  On that note, you may want to have the light run through a very thin white cloth, so it does not create a glare.  This is essentially what light boxes do.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: areich on November 02, 2015, 09:23:54 am
...to display the handwritten collectors notes (which might at time include symbols or diagrams) as well as the provenance on the same page.

Hi Andrew,

You must be psychic.

Some of my coins have monograms and other symbols on them. For many of those coins, I drew the monograms/symbols on my tags. And I will be taking photos of those tags and posting them along with the coin photos.

Meepzorp

This is fine in the "one page per coin" approach. However, I think the disadvantages of that view by far outweigh the advantages.
In the approach that some people suggested, i.e. listing all coins of a certain city on one page, it would clutter up the page with pictures that don't add information. Also, only a small fraction of dealer's tags will be particularly nice to look at. Adding "ex Kirk Davis" documents provenance just as well as adding a picture of his tags. It may still not be clear who the website is actually aimed at.

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 11:06:01 am
Hi folks,

I've got a major problem.

I deleted all of the Apulia photos in my flash drive and hard drive. That went well.

Using the new lighting set-up, I took more photos with my iPhone 4. They appeared much nicer (not as dark) on the iPhone screen than the previous ones.

I tried to download the new photos to my computer, and I had major problems. It was doing the same thing it did the other day (when my niece and her boyfriend were here), but worse. It won't download the photos. The computer is not even recognizing it as being connected when it is. It is not appearing as a connected device in the window for the hard drive when it is connected.

I kept getting a message on the iPhone asking if it should trust the computer. I kept clicking "trust". It did this about 20 times.

Two times, I got as message on the iPhone stating "this device may not be compatible with this accessory" (or similar).

I sat here for 1 1/2 hours trying to download the photos from the iPhone to the computer, but it won't work.

At this point, I don't know what to do.

It may be the cable, and it may not be.

I can't do any work on my website until I resolve this issue.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 11:14:33 am
...to display the handwritten collectors notes (which might at time include symbols or diagrams) as well as the provenance on the same page.

Hi Andrew,

You must be psychic.

Some of my coins have monograms and other symbols on them. For many of those coins, I drew the monograms/symbols on my tags. And I will be taking photos of those tags and posting them along with the coin photos.

Meepzorp

This is fine in the "one page per coin" approach. However, I think the disadvantages of that view by far outweigh the advantages.
In the approach that some people suggested, i.e. listing all coins of a certain city on one page, it would clutter up the page with pictures that don't add information.


Hi areich,

You are contradicting yourself here. Sometimes, I really don't understand you. Are you stating that adding photos of tags with drawings of monograms on them won't add anything of value to a coin posting? I think there are people out there who would like to see that.

In particular, I remember a specific incident a few months ago where Nick and Taras were very interested in a monogram that appeared in exergue on the reverse of an AE Campania MFB coin.

So, what are you saying? That I should do "one coin per page" or "10-ish coins per page"?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 11:18:26 am
...to display the handwritten collectors notes (which might at time include symbols or diagrams) as well as the provenance on the same page.

Hi Andrew,

You must be psychic.

Some of my coins have monograms and other symbols on them. For many of those coins, I drew the monograms/symbols on my tags. And I will be taking photos of those tags and posting them along with the coin photos.

Meepzorp

It may still not be clear who the website is actually aimed at.


Hi areich,

You totally lost me here. What are you saying?

Some dealer tags look nice. Some contain additional information that isn't on my hand-written tags. Some are in foreign languages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 02, 2015, 11:24:02 am
This thread is a train wreck and I can't look away!  :)

Try changing to a different USB jack and it should automatically install the driver. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 01:43:44 pm
Try changing to a different USB jack and it should automatically install the driver. 

Hi Jay,

I tried that. In fact, I tried all 4 USB jacks. I got the same result.

By the way, at one point, I got a message on my computer stating "driver successfully installed".

Even after getting that message, it still was showing on the computer as not being connected when it was connected.

I literally wasted 90 minutes trying to download my photos. And I couldn't download 1 photo.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 01:45:51 pm
This thread is a train wreck and I can't look away!  :)

Hi Jay,

Why do you feel that way? ??? :)

I feel that I've learned a lot. And I've accomplished a lot too.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2015, 01:51:36 pm
Hi folks,

I ordered a new cable. It was cheap ($1.99 plus free expedited shipping). It should be here Wednesday.

I hope that resolves the problem.

If it doesn't, then I'll probably need a new computer.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Bill W4 on November 02, 2015, 02:56:35 pm
 
This thread is a train wreck and I can't look away!  :)

 I agree, it's like a bad soap opera
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 02, 2015, 03:08:07 pm
MeepZorp wrote:
"I tried to download the new photos to my computer, and I had major problems. It was doing the same thing it did the other day (when my niece and her boyfriend were here), but worse. It won't download the photos. The computer is not even recognizing it as being connected when it is. It is not appearing as a connected device in the window for the hard drive when it is connected."

have you downloaded and installed the latest version of iTunes?
http://www.apple.com/itunes/?cid=OAS-US-DOMAINS-itunes.com
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 02, 2015, 03:46:50 pm
This thread is a train wreck and I can't look away!  :)

Hi Jay,

Why do you feel that way? ??? :)

I feel that I've learned a lot. And I've accomplished a lot too.

Meepzorp

True. Whatever about the frustrations of this thread, this has been the most forensic examination of coin collecting in practice that I've ever read, and has been leading to the most forensic display of a coin collection imaginable, complete with all its paranumismatica.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on November 02, 2015, 11:36:50 pm
Hi folks,

I've got a major problem.

I deleted all of the Apulia photos in my flash drive and hard drive. That went well.

Using the new lighting set-up, I took more photos with my iPhone 4. They appeared much nicer (not as dark) on the iPhone screen than the previous ones.

I tried to download the new photos to my computer, and I had major problems. It was doing the same thing it did the other day (when my niece and her boyfriend were here), but worse. It won't download the photos. The computer is not even recognizing it as being connected when it is. It is not appearing as a connected device in the window for the hard drive when it is connected.

I kept getting a message on the iPhone asking if it should trust the computer. I kept clicking "trust". It did this about 20 times.

Two times, I got as message on the iPhone stating "this device may not be compatible with this accessory" (or similar).

I sat here for 1 1/2 hours trying to download the photos from the iPhone to the computer, but it won't work.

At this point, I don't know what to do.

It may be the cable, and it may not be.

I can't do any work on my website until I resolve this issue.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp,

Glad to see the website is coming along well. Now as for the photos, do you happen to have a wifi network at home?  If you do, you can upload your photos from the iphone to a cloud service like Onedrive or Google drive and then download it to your PC.

If you don't have a wifi network you may need to wait for the new cable and hope.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: cmcdon0923 on November 03, 2015, 12:41:18 am
Hi folks,

I ordered a new cable. It was cheap ($1.99 plus free expedited shipping). It should be here Wednesday.

I hope that resolves the problem.

If it doesn't, then I'll probably need a new computer.

Meepzorp


If the new cable doesn't work, I would opt for purchasing a new camera as opposed to a new PC.  Buy a decent camera ($150-$200 tops) with USB connectivity to your PC and I think most of your issues will go away.

The issue appears to be with the connection between the iphone and the PC, and NOT the computer itself. 

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 03:23:45 am

This thread is a train wreck and I can't look away!  :)

 I agree, it's like a bad soap opera

Hi Bill,

Why?

Isn't it good to learn new things? Learning is good.

Isn't it good to "push the boundaries" and do something different and "revolutionary" (the word Andrew used)?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 03:27:18 am
MeepZorp wrote:
"I tried to download the new photos to my computer, and I had major problems. It was doing the same thing it did the other day (when my niece and her boyfriend were here), but worse. It won't download the photos. The computer is not even recognizing it as being connected when it is. It is not appearing as a connected device in the window for the hard drive when it is connected."

have you downloaded and installed the latest version of iTunes?
http://www.apple.com/itunes/?cid=OAS-US-DOMAINS-itunes.com
PeteB

Hi Akro,

No, I haven't. I'll give it a whirl.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 03:35:55 am
MeepZorp wrote:
"I tried to download the new photos to my computer, and I had major problems. It was doing the same thing it did the other day (when my niece and her boyfriend were here), but worse. It won't download the photos. The computer is not even recognizing it as being connected when it is. It is not appearing as a connected device in the window for the hard drive when it is connected."

have you downloaded and installed the latest version of iTunes?
http://www.apple.com/itunes/?cid=OAS-US-DOMAINS-itunes.com
PeteB

Hi Akro,

I tried to download and install it. But it wouldn't work. I got a message stating "errors occurred during installation". And the installation was aborted.

The website explained that you need Windows 7 or more recent. I have Windows Vista. Could that be a problem?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 04:19:58 am
Hi folks,

I updated my website home page.

I centered everything and added a photo of Meepzorp (me).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on November 03, 2015, 08:04:36 am
Hi folks,

I ordered a new cable. It was cheap ($1.99 plus free expedited shipping). It should be here Wednesday.

I hope that resolves the problem.

If it doesn't, then I'll probably need a new computer.

Meepzorp

This thread is exasperating.

I'm sorry Meepzorp but you already need a new computer in my opinion. You say you have learned a lot and you have spent a lot of time asking for advice - and the advice that you need a new computer is the overwhelming consensus of opinion here. As far as I can see you are trying to cross the Atlantic in a bathtub because you won't invest in a proper boat.

Furthermore your pictures are still way too dark - they might look okay to you which is great but if the majority of visitors to your website are using modern equipment and are confronted with page after page of dark circular featureless blobs they won't hang about for long.

I am really sorry to be so blunt but you have asked for advice and rather than just being nicey nicey about it all which really won't help you much I am trying to let you see how it is from my, and I think many other people's perspective.

I really hope that you won't be too offended, I am just saying what I feel and I wish you all the best in your endeavour.

Alex
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 03, 2015, 08:58:04 am
I agree with Alex that you need a new computer.  You can probably get a used one, much better than the one you have, for $100.  Also, on this computer the photos are too dark. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 03, 2015, 10:22:45 am
MeepZorp wrote:
"The website explained that you need Windows 7 or more recent. I have Windows Vista. Could that be a problem?"

ABSOLUTELY! You need a NEW computer.

If you just won't buy one, you can download older versions of iTunes at the link below.
https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes

Keep scrolling down and keep clicking "Show more" until you get down to version 11.
One person posted on the internet: "As an experienced user of 32-bit Vista, I would have to say that the last compatible iTunes version was 11.1.5."

If that doesn't work, keep scrolling down to earlier versions.

I am no expert on Apple products, but I believe you must have iTunes installed for your iPhone4 to properly "talk" to your computer.

Again, buy a NEW computer! You will be glad you did!!!

PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: bpmurphy on November 03, 2015, 12:03:33 pm
I rest my coins on a small piece of play dough, raising it up off the back round to give it depth and it can also be used to slightly tilt the coin if needed.

Not on topic but I felt this needed a reply. If you are using the kind of play dough that comes in a can, or even home made, I would stop this immediately. It has a lot of salt in it and if you're resting bronze coins on it you will eventually have bronze disease on your coins. Do not put anything with salt in it anywhere near a bronze coin.

Barry Murphy

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on November 03, 2015, 12:10:28 pm
I rest my coins on a small piece of play dough, raising it up off the back round to give it depth and it can also be used to slightly tilt the coin if needed.

Not on topic but I felt this needed a reply. If you are using the kind of play dough that comes in a can, or even home made, I would stop this immediately. It has a lot of salt in it and if you're resting bronze coins on it you will eventually have bronze disease on your coins. Do not put anything with salt in it anywhere near a bronze coin.

Barry Murphy



I have been using lego. There are pieces that are small enough that they are still completely hidden, even under an AE4 coin.

Sometimes.  :-[  ;D

Alex
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 01:17:44 pm
Hi folks,

I ordered a new cable. It was cheap ($1.99 plus free expedited shipping). It should be here Wednesday.

I hope that resolves the problem.

If it doesn't, then I'll probably need a new computer.

Meepzorp
Furthermore your pictures are still way too dark - they might look okay to you which is great but if the majority of visitors to your website are using modern equipment and are confronted with page after page of dark circular featureless blobs they won't hang about for long.

Alex

Hi Alex,

Of course my photos are still way too dark. I haven't done anything to them. I haven't swapped them out yet with my new photos, which are  much lighter and better.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 01:22:26 pm
Hi folks,

I ordered a new cable. It was cheap ($1.99 plus free expedited shipping). It should be here Wednesday.

I hope that resolves the problem.

If it doesn't, then I'll probably need a new computer.

Meepzorp

This thread is exasperating.

I'm sorry Meepzorp but you already need a new computer in my opinion. You say you have learned a lot and you have spent a lot of time asking for advice - and the advice that you need a new computer is the overwhelming consensus of opinion here. As far as I can see you are trying to cross the Atlantic in a bathtub because you won't invest in a proper boat.

I am really sorry to be so blunt but you have asked for advice and rather than just being nicey nicey about it all which really won't help you much I am trying to let you see how it is from my, and I think many other people's perspective.

I really hope that you won't be too offended, I am just saying what I feel and I wish you all the best in your endeavour.

Alex

Hi Alex,

No, I am not offended. I appreciate bluntness. I am the same way.

I actually started the ball rolling on this issue (getting a new computer) yesterday. And, today, I "pushed that ball further down the court". Believe me, I'm working on it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2015, 01:24:32 pm
I agree with Alex that you need a new computer.  You can probably get a used one, much better than the one you have, for $100.

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the advice. As I mentioned above (to Alex), I'm working on it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 08:29:19 am
Hi folks,

I ordered a new cable. It was cheap ($1.99 plus free expedited shipping). It should be here Wednesday.

I hope that resolves the problem.

If it doesn't, then I'll probably need a new computer.

Meepzorp

This thread is exasperating.

I'm sorry Meepzorp but you already need a new computer in my opinion. You say you have learned a lot and you have spent a lot of time asking for advice - and the advice that you need a new computer is the overwhelming consensus of opinion here. As far as I can see you are trying to cross the Atlantic in a bathtub because you won't invest in a proper boat.

Furthermore your pictures are still way too dark - they might look okay to you which is great but if the majority of visitors to your website are using modern equipment and are confronted with page after page of dark circular featureless blobs they won't hang about for long.

I am really sorry to be so blunt but you have asked for advice and rather than just being nicey nicey about it all which really won't help you much I am trying to let you see how it is from my, and I think many other people's perspective.

I really hope that you won't be too offended, I am just saying what I feel and I wish you all the best in your endeavour.

Alex

Hi Alex and folks,

As I mentioned above, I am "working on it" (getting a new computer).

When you wrote this post (above), I was already in the process of looking into getting a new computer. I had already discussed it with my family members twice. Not once, but twice.

After reading your post (and Joe's and Akro's posts immediately under yours), I had a third discussion about this issue with my family members. But this time, I discussed it with more urgency, and I was more emphatic.

You must understand that it is not just me involved in this decision. I am not the only one who uses this computer. My niece uses it quite a bit, and my sister uses it occasionally. And I had to get everyone "on board" (to borrow from your boat analogy above :)).

After my third discussion with my family members (my mother, sister, niece, etc), we agreed that I should get a new computer. Not a used one, a brand new one. At one point, we were looking into the possibility of my sister buying my niece a brand new computer, and then my sister giving me my niece's current computer, which is now about 3-4 years old. By the way, that's how I got the computer I am using right now, which is now about 8 years old. But we discarded that idea and decided that I should get a brand new computer.

I am scheduled to pick it up in a few hours, health permitting, of course.

This is the model I think I am getting:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-laptop-amd-a6-series-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/4221508.p?id=1219708599663&skuId=4221508

By the way, I really appreciate your (and Joe's and Akro's) bluntness. I am the same way. It helped to drive the point home to both me and my family members.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 04, 2015, 10:27:47 am
I think that one will have everything you need.  I think you will enjoy the improvements. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: *Alex on November 04, 2015, 10:58:53 am
Meepzorp,

Well done! I think that you will be astonished at the difference your new computer will make.

Alex.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 04, 2015, 12:10:08 pm
I'm happy for you, Meep. This should greatly improve your experiences going forward. Of course, now you'll need to learn your way around the new operating system...
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 02:05:25 pm
Hi folks,

I just got back from the store. I bought my new computer. I need to make a correction though. The link I provided in my above post isn't the computer I got. I didn't realize it until I got to the store, but that computer doesn't have an Intel microprocessor. It has an AMD microprocessor. That's why it is so cheap. I am not familiar with that brand. The salesman told me that AMD microprocessors aren't that good. The computer will run slower, and it will drain the battery more than an Intel microprocessor will because it requires more power. He also told me that it may break after only one year.

HP makes a very similar model (it looks the same), but it has an Intel microprocessor instead. It costs $110 more. So, I got that one instead. It cost $387 plus tax.

Here is the link to the model I bought:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-6gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/4221600.p?id=1219708598794&skuId=4221600

It is $399 online, but I got it at my local store for $387 plus tax.

It comes with Microsoft Windows 10 and 6 months free anti-virus protection. I didn't get a word processor. I can always add one down the road if I need one.

But I got a surprise when I got home.....(continued in next post).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 02:19:24 pm
Hi folks,

I haven't taken my new computer out of the box yet.

As I mentioned above, I ordered a new iPhone USB cable. It cost me $2. It arrived today.

I decided to test it on my old computer. I connected it to the computer and iPhone 4. Would you believe it worked? As soon as I connected it, the iPhone asked me if it should trust the computer, so I clicked on "trust". It instantly downloaded the coin photos with no problems. And I never even installed that iTunes software that Akro referred me to. I didn't need it. It worked perfectly without it.

So, it turns out that the problem was the cable all along. All I needed to fix the problem was to buy a $2 cable.

But I don't want to say that I bought a new computer for nothing, because I really needed one. This computer is getting worse and worse. It is getting slower and slower. And it is freezing more and more frequently, and I must keep shutting it down and re-starting it, repeatedly over and over and over again. Today, it took me almost 2 hours just to read my new incoming emails. The computer froze on me 4 different times. And I had to shut it down and re-start it 4 times just to get through my emails. It is really getting annoying. It's a shame because there is really nothing "wrong" with this computer. Nothing is broken. It's just an annoying and nagging problem.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 02:25:08 pm
Hi folks,

Since I was able to download them from my iPhone, I looked at my new photos taken with my new lightning set-up. They appear to be better (brighter), but they are still a bit dark. And they now have an orange/brown tint to them, I guess because of the 100 watt incandescent light bulb directly above them.

The older photos looked more like the natural color of the coin in hand.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 04, 2015, 02:53:13 pm
It may have been the cable, but you still needed a new computer. 

I wouldn't spend money on virus protection after the free six months. Windows 10 comes with Windows Defender. Some people think Windows Defender isn't adequate. Even so, there are a number of free antivirus, anti-spyware and anti-malware protection programs that you can download.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 04, 2015, 04:10:07 pm
Hi folks,

Since I was able to download them from my iPhone, I looked at my new photos taken with my new lightning set-up. They appear to be better (brighter), but they are still a bit dark. And they now have an orange/brown tint to them, I guess because of the 100 watt incandescent light bulb directly above them.

The older photos looked more like the natural color of the coin in hand.

Meepzorp


Meep,

You might try a halogen bulb (use the highest wattage that your work light is rated for).  Halogen are rated much closer to daylight than incandescent bulbs.  If you are fearless, you can try a compact fluorescent bulb, but they scare me. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 05:08:31 pm
I wouldn't spend money on virus protection after the free six months. Windows 10 comes with Windows Defender. Some people think Windows Defender isn't adequate. Even so, there are a number of free antivirus, anti-spyware and anti-malware protection programs that you can download.

Hi Joe,

My old computer has Superantispyware and Malwarebytes. Jay referred me to them.

I know that they can remove a virus after it has already attacked your computer. But I don't know if they actually prevent a virus from entering in the first place.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 04, 2015, 05:17:42 pm
I wouldn't spend money on virus protection after the free six months. Windows 10 comes with Windows Defender. Some people think Windows Defender isn't adequate. Even so, there are a number of free antivirus, anti-spyware and anti-malware protection programs that you can download.

Hi Joe,

My old computer has Superantispyware and Malwarebytes. Jay referred me to them.

I know that they can remove a virus after it has already attacked your computer. But I don't know if they actually prevent a virus from entering in the first place.

Meepzorp

Meepzorp

As Joe said, you don't need antivirus with Windows 10 - safety is essentially built in to Windows Defender. Any free antivirus is likely to try install a lot of extra junk on your new PC and probably slow it down. So, don't. The time spent installing stuff you don't need is better spent installing stuff you really do need such as a photo editor. With your iPhone camera, you are always going to need to post -process because its camera element is a low cost item that'll only take moderate quality pics. Whilst waiting to buy a better camera please download and use Photofiltre (or equivalent). And as previously reminded, OpenOffice and LibreOffice are perfectly good alternates to Word and Excel.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 05:21:12 pm
Hi folks,

Since I was able to download them from my iPhone, I looked at my new photos taken with my new lightning set-up. They appear to be better (brighter), but they are still a bit dark. And they now have an orange/brown tint to them, I guess because of the 100 watt incandescent light bulb directly above them.

The older photos looked more like the natural color of the coin in hand.

Meepzorp


Meep,

You might try a halogen bulb (use the highest wattage that your work light is rated for).  Halogen are rated much closer to daylight than incandescent bulbs.  If you are fearless, you can try a compact fluorescent bulb, but they scare me. 

Hi Cara,

It is interesting that you mentioned that.

I take my coin photos on my kitchen table. Above it, there is a light fixture that hangs from the ceiling. It has a CFL bulb in it, which I think is equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb.

When I took my first batch of photos (the ones everyone complained were too dark), I used a combination of sunlight (primary) and the CFL bulb (secondary). And the color of the coins came out wonderful. They looked just like the coin in hand. But they were too dark.

When I added the 100 watt incandescent bulb (which I clamped onto the bottom of the light fixture that hangs from the ceiling), the coin photos came out brighter (not as dark), but they look nothing like the coins in hand. The colors are way off. And, as I mentioned above, they have an orange/brown tint to them. They don't look natural.

Maybe I can put a CFL bulb in the third light, one that is equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb (just like the one that is in my kitchen light fixture right now). I think I may have an extra one.

Apparently, sunlight and/or CFL bulbs make the coins look more natural in the photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 04, 2015, 05:34:34 pm
If you already use CFLs in your house, you should definitely try a CFL (please be careful with it).  CFLs rate pretty high in terms of light "temperature" being close to daylight - in effect neutral brightness.  It would be good if you could setup the light so that you can adjust its angle vs. the coin, but go with your overhead setup for now.

Congratulations on the new computer. I agree with Andrew that, given your newly acquired storage capacity, you should download the photo editing software and at least fiddle with it in your spare time.  Even if you rarely use it, it is a tool that you should have in your coin toolbox.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 05:35:16 pm
I wouldn't spend money on virus protection after the free six months. Windows 10 comes with Windows Defender. Some people think Windows Defender isn't adequate. Even so, there are a number of free antivirus, anti-spyware and anti-malware protection programs that you can download.

Hi Joe,

My old computer has Superantispyware and Malwarebytes. Jay referred me to them.

I know that they can remove a virus after it has already attacked your computer. But I don't know if they actually prevent a virus from entering in the first place.

Meepzorp

Meepzorp

As Joe said, you don't need antivirus with Windows 10 - safety is essentially built in to Windows Defender. Any free antivirus is likely to try install a lot of extra junk on your new PC and probably slow it down. So, don't. The time spent installing stuff you don't need is better spent installing stuff you really do need such as a photo editor. With your iPhone camera, you are always going to need to post -process because its camera element is a low cost item that'll only take moderate quality pics. Whilst waiting to buy a better camera please download and use Photofiltre (or equivalent). And as previously reminded, OpenOffice and LibreOffice are perfectly good alternates to Word and Excel.


Hi Andrew,

You are correct. The Malwarebytes does slow down the the computer.

Are you saying that I shouldn't bother installing the free 6 months anti-virus software either? The manufacturer is Webroot.

Yes, I remembered what you had said about the free word processors. That's one of the reasons why I didn't buy a word processor.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2015, 05:47:54 pm
If you already use CFLs in your house, you should definitely try a CFL (please be careful with it).  CFLs rate pretty high in terms of light "temperature" being close to daylight - in effect neutral brightness.  It would be good if you could setup the light so that you can adjust its angle vs. the coin, but go with your overhead setup for now.

Hi Cara,

I just checked. Yes, I do have a few extra CFL bulbs. They are 23 watts each, equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb. They are "cool white", which I think is equivalent to "soft white".

So, my "new" (third different) lighting set-up will consist of 3 light sources: sunlight (primary) and two 23 watt CFL bulbs (secondary), each equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb.

Boy, I'm really experimenting!!! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 04, 2015, 05:53:35 pm
Hi Andrew,

You are correct. The Malwarebytes does slow down the the computer.

Are you saying that I shouldn't bother installing the free 6 months anti-virus software either? The manufacturer is Webroot.

Yes, I remembered what you had said about the free word processors. That's one of the reasons why I didn't buy a word processor.

Meepzorp

Meep

Do not install this or any other "free trial" program that came with the PC. Delete them all, if necessary going into Control Panel > Programs to get rid of them. Windows 10 Defender is a perfectly adequate and modern anti-virus and anti-malware defender. If you spend your life browsing very risky websites (e.g. p**n pay-sites, online-gambling, illegal "medicinal" sale sites, anything Bitcoin related) then some sort of super professional program such as Kapersky might be advised. But otherwise, not only is it a waste to install these "free trials" but they will come with a whole load of c**p that will slow down your PC and change all your settings in ways you don't like. The reason your PC was so cheap is because bloatware manufacturers will have paid a shed-load of money to be allowed to install "free trials", sometimes with unintended piggy-back downloads (inevitable auto-downloads of unwanted search providers and browser toolbars). If you do accidentally install any of them, they'll stay in your right-click menus forever, and you'll face annoying and intrusive daily reminders to switch to the paid-for versions every day for the next 10 years. Delete delete delete.

Andrew
P.S. Edge is a great browser.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 04, 2015, 08:07:50 pm
If you already use CFLs in your house, you should definitely try a CFL (please be careful with it).  CFLs rate pretty high in terms of light "temperature" being close to daylight - in effect neutral brightness.  It would be good if you could setup the light so that you can adjust its angle vs. the coin, but go with your overhead setup for now.

Hi Cara,

I just checked. Yes, I do have a few extra CFL bulbs. They are 23 watts each, equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb. They are "cool white", which I think is equivalent to "soft white".


If you have the light positioned quite close to the coin, a 23 watt CFL might be enough.  Your description of your setup (work light attached to a ceiling fixture) leads me to think that your light is about 2-3 feet away from the coin.  At that distance, I would suggest a much more powerful CFL - maybe 60 to 100 watts - to effectively light the coin.  But first try what you've got and see how it works.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on November 05, 2015, 06:28:58 am
Meepzorp,

I would imagine your i-phone camera has automatic exposure. Therefore any increase in the overall lighting will simply cause the camera to lower the exposure resulting in no change to the picture. The camera is using the black in the picture (the coin) and the white in the picture (the background) to judge exposure. It should help if you eliminate the white background. Try using a medium grey background.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 05, 2015, 04:32:12 pm
Hi Andrew,

You are correct. The Malwarebytes does slow down the the computer.

Are you saying that I shouldn't bother installing the free 6 months anti-virus software either? The manufacturer is Webroot.

Yes, I remembered what you had said about the free word processors. That's one of the reasons why I didn't buy a word processor.

Meepzorp

Meep

Do not install this or any other "free trial" program that came with the PC. Delete them all, if necessary going into Control Panel > Programs to get rid of them. Windows 10 Defender is a perfectly adequate and modern anti-virus and anti-malware defender. If you spend your life browsing very risky websites (e.g. p**n pay-sites, online-gambling, illegal "medicinal" sale sites, anything Bitcoin related) then some sort of super professional program such as Kapersky might be advised. But otherwise, not only is it a waste to install these "free trials" but they will come with a whole load of c**p that will slow down your PC and change all your settings in ways you don't like. The reason your PC was so cheap is because bloatware manufacturers will have paid a shed-load of money to be allowed to install "free trials", sometimes with unintended piggy-back downloads (inevitable auto-downloads of unwanted search providers and browser toolbars). If you do accidentally install any of them, they'll stay in your right-click menus forever, and you'll face annoying and intrusive daily reminders to switch to the paid-for versions every day for the next 10 years. Delete delete delete.

Andrew
P.S. Edge is a great browser.

Hi Andrew,

I am still using my old computer because I wasn't sure exactly which programs I should install in my new computer. I set up my new computer today (account, internet access, etc.), but I haven't used it yet.

The online ad for the new computer I purchased stated that it came with Kapersky. But, at the store, they didn't give me that. They gave me Webroot in a separate package. I was supposed to install it, but, based on your warnings, I haven't done so. After I set up my new computer, I noticed the McAfee icon on the start-up screen. I think it has McAfee in it, just like my old one does. I wasn't even aware of that.

I want to make sure that I am understanding you correctly. You are advising me that Windows 10 Defender is adequate, and that I should NOT install the Webroot anti-virus program, right? What about the McAfee that appears to already be in the computer (which I wasn't even aware of until I set it up)?

One other point. On my old computer, I used Malwarebytes and Superantispyware to remove cookies (adware, etc.). If I don't download either one of those, how do I remove those things? Or should I not even bother?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 05, 2015, 04:35:43 pm
I would delete McAfee and would not install the Webroot if it is a trial version.  Malwarebytes and Superantispyware are OK.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Adrian W on November 05, 2015, 04:45:39 pm
McAfee is generally standard ware but I always delete it and use something else as it's known to slow a computer down so I agree with Joe

Adrian
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 05, 2015, 05:52:29 pm
With Windows 10 you don't need anything at all - no anti virus no malware defender. It's all integrated.

QUOTE
If I have Windows Defender, do I need to buy anything else to protect my computer?
If your computer is running the Windows 10 operating system, Windows Defender will help protect you from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. You don’t need to buy anything else.
UNQUOTE

You don't need anything at all.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 05, 2015, 08:37:48 pm
On uninstalling McAfee:
McAfee is famous for littering your computer with files everywhere. I don't know if that is the case anymore.
Even with its built-in uninstaller, my bet is that the situation hasn't changed that much. And McAfee isn't alone in that regard.
FWIW, I use a really good program that tracks down ALL remnant files and lets you delete them. It is called Revo Uninstaller. You can download a free version here: http://www.revouninstaller.com/
They call it a "Trial version," but I bet they let you keep using it.
One word of caution: when you get to the point of deleting registry files, be certain to put a check mark in front of ONLY files IN BOLD LETTERS!
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 05, 2015, 09:09:20 pm
Hi folks,

I am using my new computer in Forum for the first time.

Based on everyone's advice, when I started it today, the first thing I did was to uninstall McAfee. First, I deleted the icon. Then, I went into the hard drive and uninstalled it. I had to click through a series of windows in order to do it. It wasn't easy.

When I deleted McAfee, a small window appeared stating that my Windows Defender was turned off and that my computer was unprotected. It appeared for only 1-2 seconds. So, I went into my hard drive again. I went into the Windows Defender settings. It was "on". In fact, I even clicked on "update" to download all of the updates (155 days worth of updates). I don't know why that window appeared stating that it was turned off. Maybe McAfee is trying to scare people into re-installing their product. That was strange.

Then, I downloaded Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

I went into my AOL email account. I can't believe how fast this computer is. The pages load in a fraction of a second, instead of 10-20 seconds per page with my old computer. And the videos in the AOL news actually work.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 05, 2015, 09:13:23 pm
If you already use CFLs in your house, you should definitely try a CFL (please be careful with it).  CFLs rate pretty high in terms of light "temperature" being close to daylight - in effect neutral brightness.  It would be good if you could setup the light so that you can adjust its angle vs. the coin, but go with your overhead setup for now.

Hi Cara,

I just checked. Yes, I do have a few extra CFL bulbs. They are 23 watts each, equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb. They are "cool white", which I think is equivalent to "soft white".


If you have the light positioned quite close to the coin, a 23 watt CFL might be enough.  Your description of your setup (work light attached to a ceiling fixture) leads me to think that your light is about 2-3 feet away from the coin.  At that distance, I would suggest a much more powerful CFL - maybe 60 to 100 watts - to effectively light the coin.  But first try what you've got and see how it works.

Hi Cara,

The "work light" actually 1 1/2 to 2 feet away from the coin.

I'll see if I can find a more powerful CFL bulb.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 05, 2015, 09:16:04 pm
Meepzorp,

I would imagine your i-phone camera has automatic exposure. Therefore any increase in the overall lighting will simply cause the camera to lower the exposure resulting in no change to the picture. The camera is using the black in the picture (the coin) and the white in the picture (the background) to judge exposure. It should help if you eliminate the white background. Try using a medium grey background.

Peter

Hi Pete,

Thanks for pointing this out. The towel in the background is actually a very light blue.

I'll see if I can find a medium grey towel.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 06, 2015, 12:22:27 am
It probably said it wasn't turned on because it hadn't fully loaded.

I hope you are deleting files using the Control panel "remove programs" and not just deleting folders in your C drive!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 06, 2015, 11:32:11 am
It sounds like he didn't use"Add and Remove Programs." That means his Registry is still loaded with McAfee entries.
MeepZorp, you can probably still use Revo Uninstaller to delete all McAfee files, folders and entries. i think it finds installed programs by scanning Registry entries, and show the McAfee icon on its program listings.
With your vastly larger capacity on your new computer, this may not be any kind of issue....unless those Registry entries interfere with other software or keep trying to launch the program....or keep bugging you to reinstall McAfee.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 06, 2015, 08:34:41 pm
Meepzorp,

I would imagine your i-phone camera has automatic exposure. Therefore any increase in the overall lighting will simply cause the camera to lower the exposure resulting in no change to the picture. The camera is using the black in the picture (the coin) and the white in the picture (the background) to judge exposure. It should help if you eliminate the white background. Try using a medium grey background.

Peter

Hi Pete,

Today, I bought a medium grey towel to use as my background.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 06, 2015, 09:00:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I tried to resolve some of my lighting issues.

An acquaintance has a 55 watt CFL bulb, which is equivalent to a 200 watt incandescent bulb. He let me try it. It is huge. I mean, it is monstrous. It is about 5 times the size of a 23 watt CFL bulb. It wouldn't fit in the socket of my "work light" because the base (which contains the ballast) is too wide. Also, the threads looked different too. So, we couldn't even test it. Are all high wattage CFL bulbs that huge? Or is this bulb intended for a specific application?

I tried a brand new 23 watt CFL bulb in my work light. It wouldn't work. I thought that maybe it was defective. So, I took the 23 watt CFL bulb out my kitchen light fixture and put it in my work light. That bulb wouldn't work either. Then, it got stuck and wouldn't unscrew or come out. It took me about 10 agonizing minutes to get it out of the socket. I put the incandescent bulb back in it, and it worked. So, I had a mystery on my hands. The incandescent bulb worked, but the CFL bulbs wouldn't. I spoke to a relative. He told me to pry up the metal contact at the base of the socket, which I did. Sure enough, it worked. The CFL bulbs worked after I bent it up.

I also brought up from my cellar my goose neck desk lamp which I used when I was a graduate student back in 1989-1990. It has two 15 watt fluorescent bulbs in it. They are not CFL bulbs. They are the old style fluorescent bulbs. I don't know how the wattage translates.

So, now my lighting set-up (my fourth different version) consists of 4 different light sources:

Sunlight, which comes in from my kitchen window.
My kitchen light fixture, which hangs from the ceiling. It contains one 23 watt CFL bulb, which is equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb.
My "work light", which I clamp onto the bottom of my kitchen light fixture. It contains one 23 watt CFL bulb.
My goose neck desk lamp, which contains two 15 watt fluorescent bulbs.

I tested this set-up at night. It appears to be bright. I didn't take any photos using it yet.

One idea I am toying with is putting some sort of (Y-shaped?) "splitter" in my work light. That way, I'll be able to put two 23 watt CFL bulbs in it. That would produce the equivalent of a 200 watt incandescent bulb.

So, that's where I am at now.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 06, 2015, 09:05:34 pm
It probably said it wasn't turned on because it hadn't fully loaded.

I hope you are deleting files using the Control panel "remove programs" and not just deleting folders in your C drive!

Hi Jay,

I deleted the folder from my C drive. Did I do something wrong? I didn't know that there was a difference.

I don't know how to remove programs using the control panel.


Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 06, 2015, 11:05:36 pm
I EDIT the notes below here:
On second thought, reverting to factory settings will erase your web page work and other things you added to your new computer, including settings.
I don't want to get into backing up your system first.
So, I suggest you just stay the way you are now, unless McAfee acts up. Then consider backing up your work (Google it) and doing the below.
But DO set up "System Restore" as described in the first link.
PeteB


" Did I do something wrong?"

Yes! McAfee's Registry's files are still there. You can possibly have reverted to your status prior to those deletions had you set a "Restore Point" on the Windows 10 System Restore feature, but you probably have not done so.

So, you have two choices, as I see it (If others have a better solution, chip in).
1. Leave your system as it is, hoping the McAfee Registry settings won't cause trouble.
2. Go to this link and reset your computer to factory settings, and McAfee will be completely restored.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/system-restore-factory-reset-work-windows-10/

Scroll down to "Reset Windows 10." Read it and follow instructions closely.
In fact, SAVE THIS Link. You will need it in the future for setting up "System Restore" and other points it covers.

Then, Google on how to properly delete a program in Windows 10 (of which I know nothing). Just simply type in "How do I delete a program in Windows 10." One GOOD result is:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2954296/windows/how-to-uninstall-programs-and-apps-in-windows-10.html

Use the instructions to delete McAfee.

Then, set up "System Restore" as described in the first link above! Then you won't have to "reset to factory settings" in the future.

Revo Uninstaller does an even more thorough job than the Windows uninstaller. The "Pro" version, which you have to pay for, is compatible with Windows 10. I would think the free trial version is, too, but I don't know that for a fact..

When in doubt on doing ANYTHING you have never done before on your new computer before, GOOGLE what you want to do!!!

There are LOTS of tips on the internet on how to do it!
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 07, 2015, 06:00:16 pm
Hi folks,

I think my first web page is done. What do you think?

I used my new lighting set-up. The photos came out lighter. They aren't as dark.

Also, because I used a CFL bulb in the work light, the colors are more natural. They don't have that orange tint. The photos look much more like the coins in hand.

The only problem is that a few of the photos came out a little blurry. I don't know why. I did the same thing as before. I did nothing different.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 07, 2015, 06:34:49 pm
Meep,
HUGE improvement in the photos!!  The blurriness is likely just camera shake. You need either a camera with stability control or a way to brace the camera when shooting the pics or just practice keeping the camera very still when shooting.  But the lighting, color and detail look great now. I still suggest picking a plainer background.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 07, 2015, 07:02:47 pm
It probably said it wasn't turned on because it hadn't fully loaded.

I hope you are deleting files using the Control panel "remove programs" and not just deleting folders in your C drive!

Hi Jay,

I deleted the folder from my C drive. Did I do something wrong? I didn't know that there was a difference.

I don't know how to remove programs using the control panel.


Meepzorp

There is a difference.  You should always use the add/remove programs to delete unwanted installed items.

Google is your friend.  We could continue to tell u you here but a goggle search will quickly show you screen shts and step by step directions.

Like I said...train wreck, but I can't look away.  ;D
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 07, 2015, 08:21:16 pm
Much nicer photos in terms of lighting but some of the obverses are a little blurry.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 07, 2015, 08:44:46 pm
Hi folks,

I think my second page is done.

That's the end of my Apulia coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 07, 2015, 08:47:36 pm
It probably said it wasn't turned on because it hadn't fully loaded.

I hope you are deleting files using the Control panel "remove programs" and not just deleting folders in your C drive!

Hi Jay,

I deleted the folder from my C drive. Did I do something wrong? I didn't know that there was a difference.

I don't know how to remove programs using the control panel.


Meepzorp
Like I said...train wreck, but I can't look away.  ;D

Hi Jay,

Why is it a train wreck? Still (after all the progress I've made)?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 07, 2015, 09:07:01 pm
Hi folks,

I am doing my Greek Italy coins in alphabetical order, by region. If I were to continue doing them in order, my next batch would be Bruttium.

But there is a bit of a problem. As many of you know, Nick's AE MFB book is going to the publisher soon, literally within the next few weeks. I've known about this upcoming book for about 2 years now. That's why I've tried to get this project off the ground in a timely manner. But something always slowed me down (my BD issues, helping my relatives, correcting/updating my tags, etc.). This project actually began for me over 2 years ago, when I started addressing my BD issues. Completely by coincidence (I didn't plan it this way), I have now entered the photography phase of this project, literally just before Nick's book is about to got to the publisher.

Nick has expressed an interest in possibly using some of my coin photos in his upcoming AE MFB book. And I'd like the opportunity for some of my AE MFB coins to appear in Nick's book and become plate coins. There are no guarantees that he will use any of them, but I at least would like to have the chance.

Therefore, the next region I am probably going to do is Campania. I will probably be skipping Bruttium and Calabria for now. I will come back and do them at a later date, probably when I am done with my Campania coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 07, 2015, 09:39:32 pm
"using some of my coin photos in his upcoming AE MFB book."
You or he will have to remove the background pattern. I suggest you search this Forum on how to achieve a plain white background directly....i.e., without the chore of Photoshopping them.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 07, 2015, 11:05:33 pm
Much better but as was mentioned some are out of focus.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 08, 2015, 07:15:08 am
"using some of my coin photos in his upcoming AE MFB book."
You or he will have to remove the background pattern. I suggest you search this Forum on how to achieve a plain white background directly....i.e., without the chore of Photoshopping them.
PeteB


I can take care of that on photoshop.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: areich on November 08, 2015, 08:01:13 am
I agree with the blurriness and the need for a plain background. If you're using a phone, there are cheap tripods available. A grey piece of paper or similar would be best as background. The smaller pictures of the tags are not so distracting anymore.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 08, 2015, 08:06:32 am
I agree with the blurriness and the need for a plain background. If you're using a phone, there are cheap tripods available. A grey piece of paper or similar would be best as background. The smaller pictures of the tags are not so distracting anymore.

+1.  Flat piece of gray paper and raise the coin off it a bit, but that's not crucial.  A flat back ground will help the camera to focus on the coin rather than the loops of the towel....
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 08, 2015, 08:16:13 am
+1 gray paper and something other than a human hand holding the camera.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 08, 2015, 08:35:55 am
+1 gray paper and something other than a human hand holding the camera.


Shouldn't that be +2  ;D
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 08:19:57 pm
A grey piece of paper or similar would be best as background.

Hi folks,

In my past posts, I've explained my reasons for using a towel as my background. I need to tilt the coin at specific angles (both X axis and Y axis) in order to take the best photos. And every coin has a different "perfect angle". So, the background must be adjustable.

I state this for 2 reasons:

1) If the coin is flat, the iPhone will be directly overhead. This will block out much of the light.

2) As many of you know, bronze coins, especially dark ones, are not easy to take photos of. I must be able to tilt the coin at different, variable angles in order to capture the best light reflectivity. I can't do that with a flat, inflexible surface for my background.

Whatever is under the coin must be something that is flexible and adjustable. A towel is a perfect candidate. I can't think of anything else that will fulfill that requirement better.

Besides, I actually like the background. I think it looks nice.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 08:26:35 pm
I agree with the blurriness and the need for a plain background. If you're using a phone, there are cheap tripods available. A grey piece of paper or similar would be best as background. The smaller pictures of the tags are not so distracting anymore.

A flat back ground will help the camera to focus on the coin rather than the loops of the towel....

Hi Jay,

The camera is not focusing on the loops of the towel at all. If you look at my photos that are blurry (or partially blurry), the towel loops are blurry along with the coin. If the towel loops were clear and focused, and the coin was blurry, then that would be the case. But it isn't. This is especially evident in my photos that are only partially blurry. Where the coin is blurry, the towel loops are blurry. And, in the same photo, where the towel loops are clear, the coin is clear.

By the way, I don't fully understand how some of my photos are partially blurry and partially clear.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 09:15:33 pm
If you're using a phone, there are cheap tripods available.

Hi folks,

Is something like this good?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GHYM0M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009GHYM0M&linkCode=as2&tag=i054e-20&linkId=AS

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 08, 2015, 09:35:25 pm
I think I'm done here.  I can't keep making the same suggestions for your benefit if you won't at least try it.  I'll state it one last time.

Try a gray piece of paper.  Raise the coin off the background by using something like clay, dumb dumb or other malleable substance.  I know Barry said not to use play dough but I've never had a problem in over 10 years.  This does several things.

It helps the camera focus on the coin
The gray back ground helps the camera "see" the right colors
The malleable substance serves two purposes. It gives it a platform and is able to tilt.

All major coin photographers always shoot the coin flat not tilted.   It gives a a realistic impression and doesn't give you trouble with depth of field.  The source of light can always be changed and if done correctly will not cast a shadow on the coin.  It should be filtered through a transparent piece of paper or plastic.  All of this has been stated before.

Not trying to be rude or insensitive but we're at page 13 here and many posts have been repeated over and over again.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 08, 2015, 09:37:43 pm
Meep,

I would not recommend  that tripod. What you want is a tripod or other mounting system that will hold the phone in position directly over the coin.  

In response to your comments on the background, your goal should be to change the lighting angle by adjusting the light source, not by shifting the coin. That's why I recommended a gooseneck or other adjustable light. If you have no choice but to light from directly overhead, then you might try a plain, flat background with your adjustable towel beneath the plain, flat background to change the angle. Another alternative is to use a small tissue ball beneath the coins to adjust their angle. There are always alternatives. But, if you're happy with the background, then don't let me sway you!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on November 08, 2015, 10:39:57 pm
If you're using a phone, there are cheap tripods available.

Hi folks,

Is something like this good?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009GHYM0M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009GHYM0M&linkCode=as2&tag=i054e-20&linkId=AS

Meepzorp

That tripod doesn't look like it's adjustable. I don't think that's what you need for coin photography. Ideally you want a tripod that will allow the phone to "look" directly down on your coin. The focus issues could be because the phone is too close, or it could be because you're using the camera's zoom function. Try not to overuse that if possible.


Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 11:32:44 pm
The focus issues could be because the phone is too close, or it could be because you're using the camera's zoom function.

Hi trav,

Neither one of these is true.

I am not using the camera's zoom function at all. I've never used it once. I don't even know how to use it.

The iPhone is not too close. I've had problems with that issue in the past (long before I started this phase of my project), but I corrected it a long time ago. After all this time, I know the proper distance the keep my iPhone.

My iPhone has an automatic focus. A yellow box appears over the object to be photographed. That's how I know it is ready to snap the photo.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on November 08, 2015, 11:39:14 pm
If the distance is correct, then it could be due to the coin not resting completely flat. If the coin is slightly tilted it may result in one part being in focus and the other blurred. Or it could be your hand was shaking.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 11:40:51 pm
Ideally you want a tripod that will allow the phone to "look" directly down on your coin.

Hi trav,

I think this is the fourth time I am explaining this (to allude to what Jay wrote above).

I can't do that because it will block out the light from above, which is where most of my light is coming from. In addition to blocking out the majority of the light, it will probably cast a shadow over the coin too.

I hold my iPhone at a 30-45 degree angle to my kitchen table, which is the same angle the coin is at. Based on trial and error and experimentation, my photos come out best when I do that.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 11:46:11 pm
Meep,

I would not recommend  that tripod. What you want is a tripod or other mounting system that will hold the phone in position directly over the coin.  

In response to your comments on the background, your goal should be to change the lighting angle by adjusting the light source, not by shifting the coin. That's why I recommended a gooseneck or other adjustable light. If you have no choice but to light from directly overhead, then you might try a plain, flat background with your adjustable towel beneath the plain, flat background to change the angle. Another alternative is to use a small tissue ball beneath the coins to adjust their angle. There are always alternatives. But, if you're happy with the background, then don't let me sway you!


Hi Cara,

I can't adjust my primary light sources.

The 2 overhead light sources are probably my 2 main sources. And neither one is adjustable.

My goose neck desk lamp is adjustable, but that is the weakest of the 4 light sources.

I have no choice but to adjust the coin and not the light sources.

Yes, I am happy with the background.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 11:50:31 pm
If the distance is correct, then it could be due to the coin not resting completely flat. If the coin is slightly tilted it may result in one part being in focus and the other blurred. Or it could be your hand was shaking.

Hi trav,

We posted almost simultaneously (above).

This is an interesting theory. Yes, the coin is tilted. But the camera is tilted at the exact same angle. The coin surface and camera are parallel to each other.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2015, 11:59:27 pm
Raise the coin off the background by using something like clay, dumb dumb or other malleable substance.  I know Barry said not to use play dough but I've never had a problem in over 10 years.

Hi Jay,

This sounds risky to me. I agree with Barry. When I first read that you were using these types of substances, I had reservations about it even before I read Barry's statements. And I think you have mostly AR coins (Marc Antony, etc.), right? Silver is more stable and inert. Bronze coins are more chemically reactive. I'd be afraid to have foreign substances touching my coins, especially bronze coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 12:03:09 am
It should be filtered through a transparent piece of paper or plastic.

Hi Jay,

How do you do that without it catching fire from the heat?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: traveler on November 09, 2015, 12:51:40 am
Hi Meepzorp,

I am aware of the problem of the camera or phone casting a deep shadow on the coin, if it's positioned directly above it. This is especially so at night.

I also tried taking coin photographs with the camera slightly tilted (maybe about 45 degrees) but the results aren't good. My photos were always slightly out of focus.

What I can suggest is to take photographs using daylight, such as near a window. Do not attempt to take the photo with sunlight shining directly on the coin though, that usually results in overexposure. The ambient natural light will make it possible to take photos even with the camera directly over the coin. If the picture taken using natural light is sharp, that will mean your previous blurry photos are due to the tilt of the coin or camera, or both.

The big downside to using natural light is that coins taken over different days will look different. This is due to factors like cloud cover etc.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Mark Fox on November 09, 2015, 01:56:07 am
Dear Meepzorp and Board,

A quick note before calling it a night here...  

Fluorescent lighting, at least of the kind I grew up with, does not offer steady light.  It actually turns on and off, but so quickly that most people don't notice, although some may develop headaches because of it.  See, for instance, under "Flicker problems" in the following Wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp

There had been times when some of my coin photos taken under a fluorescent light were pitch black.  Some of your problem with blurry images may be connected, partially masked by your camera phone's automatic flash, if it has one and you use that option.  Sometimes the photos will turn out well and sometimes not.  That said, a small fluorescent lamp for growing plants has given me excellent results.  It is what I currently use, although I am anxious to experiment with LED bulbs, which are definitely the future of artificial lighting.    


Best regards,

Mark Fox
Michigan
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: PeterD on November 09, 2015, 05:59:19 am
Meep,

I would not recommend  that tripod. What you want is a tripod or other mounting system that will hold the phone in position directly over the coin.  

In response to your comments on the background, your goal should be to change the lighting angle by adjusting the light source, not by shifting the coin. That's why I recommended a gooseneck or other adjustable light. If you have no choice but to light from directly overhead, then you might try a plain, flat background with your adjustable towel beneath the plain, flat background to change the angle. Another alternative is to use a small tissue ball beneath the coins to adjust their angle. There are always alternatives. But, if you're happy with the background, then don't let me sway you!


Hi Cara,

I can't adjust my primary light sources.

The 2 overhead light sources are probably my 2 main sources. And neither one is adjustable.

My goose neck desk lamp is adjustable, but that is the weakest of the 4 light sources.

I have no choice but to adjust the coin and not the light sources.

Yes, I am happy with the background.

Meepzorp

The amount of light falling on a subject is proportional to the inverse square of the distance between the light and the subject. Therefore a light at one foot from the subject will provide four times as much light as the same light at two feet away. If you place your gooseneck close to the coin it will provide much more light than your overhead lights and will be adjustable to boot.

Peter
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 12:04:18 pm
Hi folks,

I re-shot my blurry photos. This the fourth time I shot them. There were 6 photos that, in my opinion, warranted re-shooting because they were so bad (blurry). I saved the new photos on my flash drive. And then I uploaded them to Joe's server. In other words, I "swapped them out" (6 photos). You should be able to see the new photos now.

Let me know what you think.

By the way, there are 2 photos that may still look blurry to you. I am referring to the Caelia obverse (Athena) and the Teate reverse (owl, the Lindgren one, not the Gorny one). These are not blurry photos. These coins look "blurry" in hand. It's the way they were struck (worn dies?). This is especially true of the Teate reverse (Lindgren example). I must specify which one because I have 2 Teate coins with an owl reverse. As further evidence of this, just look at the towel loops in the background. They are clear, not blurry. When my photos were blurry, the towel loops were blurry too. So, these are clear photos of "blurry" coins. As I stated above, that's how they look in hand.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 12:08:38 pm
Hi folks,

Something strange happened after I swapped out my photos. If you remember, in the past, I could see my website updates when I was in Mozilla Firefox, but not when I was in Google Chrome. Joe explained it as "clearing the cache".

Now, the exact opposite happened. I can see my website updates (new photos) when I am in Google Chrome, but not when I am in Mozilla Firefox. When I am in Mozilla Firefox, I am still seeing my old photos. I got worried because I couldn't see my new photos.

This is strange. I don't know why I keep having this problem.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 12:13:25 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

I am aware of the problem of the camera or phone casting a deep shadow on the coin, if it's positioned directly above it. This is especially so at night.

I also tried taking coin photographs with the camera slightly tilted (maybe about 45 degrees) but the results aren't good. My photos were always slightly out of focus.

What I can suggest is to take photographs using daylight, such as near a window. Do not attempt to take the photo with sunlight shining directly on the coin though, that usually results in overexposure. The ambient natural light will make it possible to take photos even with the camera directly over the coin. If the picture taken using natural light is sharp, that will mean your previous blurry photos are due to the tilt of the coin or camera, or both.

The big downside to using natural light is that coins taken over different days will look different. This is due to factors like cloud cover etc.

Hi trav,

You are correct in every way, Thank you for your input.

You are correct about sunlight. The blurry photos were taken at night. I re-shot them today in sunlight. They came out much better.

You are also correct that, using natural sunlight, photos taken on different days will look different.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 09, 2015, 12:55:50 pm
Hi folks,

Something strange happened after I swapped out my photos. If you remember, in the past, I could see my website updates when I was in Mozilla Firefox, but not when I was in Google Chrome. Joe explained it as "clearing the cache".

Now, the exact opposite happened. I can see my website updates (new photos) when I am in Google Chrome, but not when I am in Mozilla Firefox. When I am in Mozilla Firefox, I am still seeing my old photos. I got worried because I couldn't see my new photos.

This is strange. I don't know why I keep having this problem.

Meepzorp

Try Edge. It's the new browser optimised for Windows 10 which you have.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 09, 2015, 02:05:05 pm
They are blurry because you don't understand depth of field.  The whole photo is blurry because your phone doesn't know where to focus.  There should be a clear distinction between subject and background and the best way to do that for the last time is with a gray background and raising the coin up.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: cmcdon0923 on November 09, 2015, 08:12:45 pm
Most of the images look better than previous attempts, but I just have to say again......please consider getting rid of the textured background and going to a less busy one.

It obscures the edge, and takes away from the image of the coin.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 08:34:17 pm
Hi folks,

I just added 2 more pages. Two photos are a little blurry, but they aren't bad. I may swap them out with better photos.

As I mentioned above, because of Nick's upcoming book, I am jumping to Campania. I am skipping over Bruttium and Calabria. I will come back and do them at a later date.

For now, I am only doing Campania cities that issued MFB coins.

For Campania cities that didn't issue MFB coins, I am skipping over them for now. I will come back and do them at a later date.

The same is true for my Campania, Neapolis AR MFB coins. Since Nick's book will only deal with AE MFB coins, I am only doing them for now. I will do my Neapolis AR MFB coins at a later date, probably when I am done with my Bruttium and Calabria coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Akropolis on November 09, 2015, 08:52:44 pm
Your next challenge, in time, is to learn to adjust images to lighten them (appropriately) and remove inaccurate colors. For example, I took the liberty of adjusting your barely visible (on my monitor) Cales, Campania didrachm obverse to lighten it and remove a yellow tint, that I would think is not there on a didrachm. I could be wrong. I hope you don't take offense. If so, I will delete it. I used Photoshop 7. See below.
PeteB
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 09:51:02 pm
Hi folks,

I swapped out the 2 blurry Cales photos. I replaced them with clearer photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2015, 10:03:22 pm
Hi Akro,

That Cales didrachm is very dark in hand. Believe it or not, my photo accurately represents the coin.

Your photo is too light. The coin doesn't look like that in hand. You can keep that photo in this thread for comparison purposes. Feel free to photoshop and adjust my photos.

I don't understand how it is "barely visible" on your monitor. It looks perfectly fine on my monitor. And I am using my new computer now. It is a completely different computer from the one I was using a few days ago. And my coin photos look perfectly fine (and realistic, compared to in hand) on both of my monitors. If anything, my website photos look lighter than the coins in hand, and that is true for both of my computers.

I really don't understand how some members are seeing my coins as too dark on their monitors. Is there a setting you can adjust?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 09, 2015, 10:10:56 pm
Hi Akro,

That Cales didrachm is very dark in hand. Believe it or not, my photo accurately represents the coin.

Your photo is too light. The coin doesn't look like that in hand. You can keep that photo in this thread for comparison purposes. Feel free to photoshop and adjust my photos.

I don't understand how it is "barely visible" on your monitor. It looks perfectly fine on my monitor. And I am using my new computer now. It is a completely different computer from the one I was using a few days ago. And my coin photos look perfectly fine (and realistic, compared to in hand) on both of my monitors. If anything, my website photos look lighter than the coins in hand, and that is true for both of my computers.

I really don't understand how some members are seeing my coins as too dark on their monitors. Is there a setting you can adjust?

Meepzorp

There's been a significant improvement in the photos since the initial posts of two weeks ago. Now they all look fine to me. Including the Cales didrachm.

Nevertheless it's usually best to err on having photos of darker coins be lighter than the coin is in hand. Peter's picture certainly looks better. Many people will have their monitor brightness turned down, for valid reasons eg power management, or may have poorer quality screens. Some modern browsers have reading modes that substitute cream for white background to improve text legibility, but may darken images. Your website has masses of white background that may trigger such settings. So there are a host of reasons why your viewers may see darker images. But a slightly too light photo can still be seen by everyone, even if it doesn't perfectly reflect an actual dark coin. Visitors may not think to, or want to, or be able to, adjust their monitor to cater for a specific website containing dark images. A publisher should generally endeavor to cater for as many visitors as possible even at some sacrifice of absolute truth in image reproduction, and this thread on Forum is a good way to get feedback. As mentioned for perhaps the 50th time on this thread, some gentle and easy post-photo processing is usually how user-friendly photos of difficult-to-see coins are realized, often by increasing the contrast between colours and lightness in ways that make coins look absolutely better (better sometimes than as seen in hand!)
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 10, 2015, 09:51:32 pm
Hi folks,

I added 2 more pages to my website today. These are the first 2 parts of my AE Campania, Neapolis coins. Of course, all of these are MFB coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 10, 2015, 09:54:48 pm
"using some of my coin photos in his upcoming AE MFB book."
You or he will have to remove the background pattern. I suggest you search this Forum on how to achieve a plain white background directly....i.e., without the chore of Photoshopping them.
PeteB


I can take care of that on photoshop.

Hi Nick,

As you are probably aware, I started posting my AE Campania MFB coins. Today, I posted the first 2 parts of my AE Neapolis MFB coins. Please feel free to use any of my photos in your upcoming MFB book. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 10, 2015, 10:00:47 pm
Meep, the pictures are better but I fear using your phone is letting you down.  While the pictures are somewhat in focus they are not sharp.  Does the iPhone have an f stop feature to give you more depth of field? Are you using the macro feature on the phone?

 I don't know as my phone is a Samsung and I use a Sony Nex5 as a camera with a macro lens.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jschulze on November 10, 2015, 11:27:12 pm
On an iPhone there is only autofocus and no native macro, although there may be apps and there are lenses you can buy. The iPhone 4 actually has a good camera. However, it works poorly without good light and the distance appears to be too close for autofocus. Try more light, coming from an angle and  a further distance that produces a clear image. Then crop that further-away image into a close-up. (I would also advise, as others have, to remove the textured background. The camera is probably autofocusing on much of the background, leaving the poorly lit coin out of focus.)

Josh

PS: I say this as someone who takes a lot of coin photos with my own iPhone. These cameras can work very well but only when you toy around enough to know what works and what does not.

*Edit: Please take this as constructive input. I congratulate you on making it this far, as many of us (including me) have yet to do as much as you have!
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 11, 2015, 07:15:38 am
"using some of my coin photos in his upcoming AE MFB book."
You or he will have to remove the background pattern. I suggest you search this Forum on how to achieve a plain white background directly....i.e., without the chore of Photoshopping them.
PeteB


I can take care of that on photoshop.

Hi Nick,

As you are probably aware, I started posting my AE Campania MFB coins. Today, I posted the first 2 parts of my AE Neapolis MFB coins. Please feel free to use any of my photos in your upcoming MFB book. :)

Meepzorp

There are some that should be useful.  I might track down the auction house photos where available.  These look good, but it will save me editing work and I'm on a short timeline (baby coming in three weeks!).

PS: I think it is an astragalus behind Apollo on Sambon 639.

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 12, 2015, 01:07:30 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 4 more pages to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 12, 2015, 01:23:00 am
I think it is an astragalus behind Apollo on Sambon 639.

Hi Nick,

I suspected that too, but I wasn't sure. You confirmed my suspicion.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 12, 2015, 09:23:00 am
Lighting is now much better but see my previous post along with Josh's to resolve the out of focus photos.  It may be as simple as moving the camera back a few inches and then cropping as Josh recommended.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2015, 03:28:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page (Bruttium, Bretti) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 13, 2015, 08:10:10 am
Lighting is excellent now.  Photos are still out of focus.  Please try the suggestions before you go much further.  If you dont want to try the other suggestions then at least move the phone away from the coin a few inches and then crop it after.  It will be sharper.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2015, 04:12:55 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 4 more pages (Bruttium, Croton-Petelia) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2015, 04:42:35 am
Photos are still out of focus.  Please try the suggestions before you go much further.  If you don't want to try the other suggestions then at least move the phone away from the coin a few inches and then crop it after.  It will be sharper.

Hi Jay,

I don't think that moving the iPhone away from the coin will make the images any sharper. After all this time, I think I know the proper distance. It is not too close.

If anything, the iPhone may be too far away. If you noticed, my smaller coins tend to be the ones that are more out of focus than the larger ones. The reason for this is that they must be magnified more. The larger coins receive less magnification upon cropping.

What I have been doing for the past 2 days is that, instead of centering the coin in the iPhone's viewing window 100% of the time, sometimes I am taking the photos with the coins off-center (closer to the edges/corners of the viewing window). Sometimes, this results in sharper images. But sometimes, it doesn't improve anything.

By the way, I also experimented several times with the coin flat and the iPhone (horizontal) directly over the coin. Several members, including Joe, suggested this method. Not only did this block lout the light sources from above (which are my primary light sources), but this also resulted in horrendous photos. This method caused the most blurriest images yet. I think the iPhone got confused in these situations. Another problem using this method is that I couldn't see the coin in the iPhone's viewing window. The glare (reflecting off the iPhone's glass) from the 2 light sources above (two 23 watt CFL bulbs) was so bad that I couldn't see anything. I couldn't even see the yellow box (the iPhone's auto-focus) because the glare was so bad. I was basically "flying blind". I had to snap the photos with zero visual input to my human eyes.

When I snap the photos with the iPhone at an angle, I can see the coin in the viewing window. This yet another reason why I am using a grey towel instead of a flat grey background. The towel allows me to tilt the coin at an angle (both X axis and Y axis). Not only does this allow me to actually see the con in the iPhone's viewing window, but I can optimize the angle of the light being reflected off the coin. My primary light sources are not adjustable. I am afraid to put play-dough or clay or any other foreign substance under the coin.

Note: My Bruttium, Croton AR stater (Herakles reclining) was probably struck with worn dies. The photo isn't blurry. It is a clear photo of a blurry coin. The surfaces of that coin have that "runny" look to them. That's how it looks in hand.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 15, 2015, 02:38:15 am
Sorry Meep, I don't think you understand how depth of field works.  The pictures are not in focus.  I won't go over it again.  If you think the pictures are good then that is all that matters.  All the devices are visible.  I just know if I was going through all this I'd spend some time (several hours or even days) working out the proper distance of the light source, camera and subject.  All the best, I don't envy your task....it's a lot of work. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 15, 2015, 06:42:02 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Bruttium, Rhegium) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 15, 2015, 05:29:33 pm
Sorry Meep, I don't think you understand how depth of field works.  The pictures are not in focus.  I won't go over it again.  If you think the pictures are good then that is all that matters.  All the devices are visible.  I just know if I was going through all this I'd spend some time (several hours or even days) working out the proper distance of the light source, camera and subject.  All the best, I don't envy your task....it's a lot of work. 

Hi Jay,

I appreciate your (and everyone else's) suggestions.

As you stated, it is a lot of work. That's why I didn't respond to your post until now. When I read your post last night, I was awake about 18 hours. I was exhausted. This is the case every night.

Every batch of coins I do (approximately 10 coins) takes me about 4 hours. That includes setting up my lights, taking the photos, cropping, re-naming, storing them on the hard drive, storing them on the flash drive, writing the code in html kit, uploading the photos and files, deleting the photos from the iPhone, deleting the photos from the hard drive, etc., etc. This usually yields 2 website pages. I try to do 1 batch a day. if I am lucky, I can do 2 a day. This works out to about 20-30 minutes per coin. Of course, this is in addition to the 30-45 minutes per coin it takes me to write up my hand-written tags. So, yes, it is a monumental effort.

This is in addition to my health problems. I have a chronic illness. It is Winter, and I don't feel well. I am having Lyme flare-ups just about every day. This causes difficulty breathing, lightheadedness, etc. This happens every Winter.

On top of all of that, my family members keep bugging me to help them with different, various things.

It's amazing that I can anything accomplished at all.

In fact, if you noticed, I haven't been in (or posting in) other Forum threads. I've been neglecting them. I'm devoting 100% of my free time to this project.

That being said, my plan was to go back at some point (when I am done with my Bruttium coins, or when I am done with my Magna Graecia box #1, or whenever) and re-shoot my blurry photos and swap them out. Actually, I wanted to do it today, but I gotta help my family again. Maybe tonight.....?

By the way, I think that about 2/3 or 3/4 of my photos are "good enough". If you remember, coming into this project, I stated that I wasn't looking to take high end auction house quality photos. I just want them to be "good enough".

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 15, 2015, 08:02:56 pm
...As you stated, it is a lot of work. That's why I didn't respond to your post until now. When I read your post last night, I was awake about 18 hours. I was exhausted. This is the case every night....

Meepzorp, STOP that PLEASE.  What's the hurry?  Please take your time.  Make it a labor of pleasure or forget it.  Take care of your self. 
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Jay GT4 on November 15, 2015, 11:41:04 pm
...As you stated, it is a lot of work. That's why I didn't respond to your post until now. When I read your post last night, I was awake about 18 hours. I was exhausted. This is the case every night....

Meepzorp, STOP that PLEASE.  What's the hurry?  Please take your time.  Make it a labor of pleasure or forget it.  Take care of your self. 

+1

Enjoy it...
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 16, 2015, 05:48:25 am
...As you stated, it is a lot of work. That's why I didn't respond to your post until now. When I read your post last night, I was awake about 18 hours. I was exhausted. This is the case every night....

Meepzorp, STOP that PLEASE.  What's the hurry?  Please take your time.  Make it a labor of pleasure or forget it.  Take care of your self. 

Hi Joe,

Thank you for your concern. Don't worry. I know what my body can handle and what it can't.

I think you are misunderstanding me. Believe me, it is a labor of pleasure. I love ancient coins. And I look forward to doing this (my project) every day. It takes my mind off my illness. It helps me to cope with it. That's why I started collecting ancient coins in the first place back in 1998.

Technically, I am not "in a hurry". But I don't want to be sitting here a year from now still trying to finish this project. At the rate I am going (about 10 coins a day), it is probably going to take me about 6 months, possibly longer.

I didn't shoot any new photos today. Tomorrow, I am going to be busy too.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 16, 2015, 05:50:26 am
Hi folks,

Tonight, I re-shot my blurry Apulia and Bruttium photos. I swapped them out.

I hope they look better.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Andrew McCabe on November 16, 2015, 06:00:03 am
I think Meep's project is going extremely well. It justifies in retrospect the full year of frustration many of us have had giving advice about PCs, photography and websites (especially to the extent that good advice was often initially disregarded, but then acted on maybe months later). The paranumismatic aspect of the end product (the tags) are what in my mind make this specially important  - it may be the first online coin collection illustrated using owner and dealer written tags. We are also gradually discovering that the collection itself is of very high quality. The replacement photos are looking good and I'm hopeful Meep will gradually improve the quality and replace others. I'm perhaps alone in agreeing with the use of the variegated cloth background - absent a grey card, one of the better materials to use as background can be cloth with some variations in shades and textures as it approximates to a natural background, whereas monochrome substitutes for a grey card can often result in disastrous colour casts. I'd stick with this background, as it appears to be working.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 16, 2015, 01:09:45 pm
...Don't worry. I know what my body can handle and what it can't...I think you are misunderstanding me. Believe me, it is a labor of pleasure...

Good, thanks. I am less worried.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: quadrans on November 17, 2015, 02:15:06 am
I think Meep's project is going extremely well. It justifies in retrospect the full year of frustration many of us have had giving advice about PCs, photography and websites (especially to the extent that good advice was often initially disregarded, but then acted on maybe months later). The paranumismatic aspect of the end product (the tags) are what in my mind make this specially important  - it may be the first online coin collection illustrated using owner and dealer written tags. We are also gradually discovering that the collection itself is of very high quality. The replacement photos are looking good and I'm hopeful Meep will gradually improve the quality and replace others. I'm perhaps alone in agreeing with the use of the variegated cloth background - absent a grey card, one of the better materials to use as background can be cloth with some variations in shades and textures as it approximates to a natural background, whereas monochrome substitutes for a grey card can often result in disastrous colour casts. I'd stick with this background, as it appears to be working.

Hi Meep,

I absolutely agree with Andrew , some notes..like background .. etc... You should heed the advice.
 Your collection and your websites are nicely increasing,  ;) :) +++

Congratulation

 All the best Q.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 17, 2015, 04:28:55 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one page (Bruttium, Skylletium - Vibo Valentia) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Bill W4 on November 17, 2015, 05:50:26 pm
Meep;  Your site is coming along nicely.  With all the sturm und drang , I thought it would never happen.    Nice job.  Bill
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 17, 2015, 09:20:24 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one more page (Calabria, minor mints) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 18, 2015, 05:28:37 am
Hi folks,

Tonight, I added 2 more pages (Calabria, Taras) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2015, 02:19:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Calabria, Taras, Part 3 and Campania, Allifae-Atella) to my website.

I also swapped out a blurry photo in my Calabria, Taras, Part 2 page. It is the reverse of the first Campano-Tarantine Alliance coin, with the reverse depicting a dolphin and lion symbols.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2015, 10:33:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Campania, Capua) to my website.

I also swapped out 2 blurry photos in my Calabria, Taras, Part 3 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2015, 07:49:53 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Campania, Cumae and Hyria) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Molinari on November 21, 2015, 08:50:08 am
Looks great.  I really like the Hyria coins.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2015, 11:55:59 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page (Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 2) to my website.

As you may have noticed, I skipped over part 1. This is because a coin is in transit. I didn't receive it yet. I am waiting for it to arrive. When it comes, I will go back and do part 1.

I also swapped out a blurry photo. It is in my Campania, Capua, Part 1 page. It is the last coin on that page, obverse photo (Dionysos?).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Carausius on November 21, 2015, 12:54:02 pm
Meep,

Your Campania, Naples, Silver, Part II photos look excellent.  Whatever you've changed in your photography recently seems to be working!

Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2015, 01:10:43 pm
Meep,

Your Campania, Naples, Silver, Part II photos look excellent.  Whatever you've changed in your photography recently seems to be working!

Hi Cara,

Thanks for the compliment.

Actually, I didn't change anything in my photography. I'm doing the exact same thing I've been doing.

My Campania, Neapolis silver coins just happen to be coins that are easy to take photos of. They are silver, not bronze, which are notoriously difficult to take photos of, especially the darker ones. And they are nicely toned. They don't have ridiculously lustrous surfaces, as my Cumae coins do. You may have noticed the reverse photo of my last Cumae coin, with the star symbol. It is very bright. The reason for this is that this coin is in very low grade, and it has very lustrous surfaces. I had to place the coin on the grey towel at an undesirable angle in order to get the star to be visible in the photo. When I tilted the coin at the normal angle, the star wasn't visible in the photo (because it is so worn). When I laid it flat, the star became visible, but the luster is blinding. I re-shot that coin about 7-8 times. Then, after posting it, I re-shot it again several more times. The new photos were worse than the one I had previously posted, so I left it alone. I even tried shooting it with my lights off. It was worse, I assume because the dark background caused the camera's shutter to open more. This seems to be a problem with very low grade AR coins with very lustrous surfaces.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2015, 11:52:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one more page (Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2015, 08:03:03 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one more page (Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 4) to my website.

I also swapped out 2 blurry photos in my Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2015, 01:21:18 pm
Hi folks,

I just added one more page (Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1) to my website.

As you may have noticed, there is a coin missing. It has a text description only. I am still waiting for that coin to arrive. I thought it would be here by now, but it isn't. When it arrives, I will go back and add the photos. That's why I skipped part 1 in the first place. But I got tired of waiting, and I figured that I'd add that page.

I also swapped out 4 blurry photos in my Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 4 page. These new photos should be more clear.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2015, 07:26:48 am
Hi folks,

I just added one more page (Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1) to my website.

As you may have noticed, there is a coin missing. It has a text description only. I am still waiting for that coin to arrive. I thought it would be here by now, but it isn't. When it arrives, I will go back and add the photos. That's why I skipped part 1 in the first place. But I got tired of waiting, and I figured that I'd add that page.

Meepzorp

Hi folks,

That coin finally arrived yesterday. But it arrived with significant surface damage, and I was forced to return it for a full refund. So, I deleted that entry from my Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 website page. And I re-uploaded that page to Joe's server. That's why that page has only 3 entries now.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2015, 05:11:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one more page (Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 5) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 25, 2015, 08:46:31 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out a bunch of blurry photos in my Campania, Neapolis, Bronze website pages (Parts 1-4). All total, I replaced 19 photos in those 4 pages. These new photos should be more clear.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: quadrans on November 26, 2015, 01:33:30 am
Hi Meep..,

 Your website are nicely increasing... :) +++
 Congratulation..
 Q.
Title: Re: Coin website help
Post by: Meepzorp on November 27, 2015, 08:53:23 am
Hi Meep..,

 Your website are nicely increasing... :) +++
 Congratulation..
 Q.

Hi quad,

Thanks. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 27, 2015, 09:08:42 am
Hi folks,

I just changed the name of this thread to "Meepzorp's coin website". Since the "help phase" of this project is primarily over, I decided that the name change would be appropriate now.

I would like to thank everyone for their assistance, suggestions, and advice. I really appreciate it. I couldn't have gotten this project off the ground without everyone's help. You know the old saying: "It takes a village..."

As Andrew stated, this project is "revolutionary". I don't know if something like this has ever been done before. In these types of situations, it is extremely important to have outside assistance and suggestions. It is crucial to have outside input.

Of course, going forward, if anyone has any advice or suggestions, please feel free to comment. For example, just last night, Nick notified me that one of my Campania, Neapolis, bronze MFB coins is mis-attributed (by the dealer). I will be correcting it soon.

And, now that I've been through the initial phases of this aspect of my project, if anyone needs any advice form me, please feel free to ask. Maybe someone wants to do something similar? Of course, I am still learning myself. I learn something new almost every day.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 27, 2015, 09:28:12 am
Hi folks,

Some of you may have noticed something about my website. After receiving advice form several Forum members (including a poll in a separate, related thread), we decided that multiple coins per page would be better than one coin per page (where I was going to use the reference numbers as the clickable links). We also agreed that 5-20 coins per page would be optimal, where the average would be approximately 10 coins per page.

After completing numerous website pages, I've pretty much settled on the lower end of that 5-20 estimate. I did this for 2 reasons:

1) Since I am averaging about 4-6 photos per coin, when I reach 5 coins, I am already at 25 photos per page. I am doing this all from memory. I am not writing anything down as I am going along. When I go to my html kit after cropping and renaming my photos, I write the code holding the photo count (per coin) in my head. Anything more than 5 coins (approximately 25 photos) per page, and I start to lose track of the number of photos per coin. This is a major consideration because my photo count (per coin) varies. 5 coins per page seems to be my brain's upper limit.

2) I am leaving room for growth. In the future, I will probably be adding to my collection. This is especially true for my primary collecting areas (Campania, Augustus, etc.). If I do 10 coins per page now, when my collection grows in the future, I could have 20 or more coins per page. By having approximately 5 coins per page now, when my collection grows in the future, I will have approximately 10 coins per page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Carausius on November 27, 2015, 09:41:16 am
2) I am leaving room for growth. In the future, I will probably be adding to my collection. This is especially true for my primary collecting areas (Campania, Augustus, etc.). If I do 10 coins per page now, when my collection grows in the future, I could have 20 or more coins per page. By having approximately 5 coins per page now, when my collection grows in the future, I will have approximately 10 coins per page.


This sounds like the analog equivalent of leaving space between coins in your trays to avoid reshuffling for future acquisitions. That's something I do, so it resonates with me!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 28, 2015, 10:21:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I replaced one blurry photo in my Campania, Cales, Part 2 page.

I also addressed the issue of my mis-attributed coins. There were 2 coins (the last 2) in my Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 page that were mis-attributed by the dealers. One is Cales. The other is Suessa Aurunca. Nick pointed out to me that the latter was mis-attributed, but he thought it was Cales ("CALENO"). It is actually Suessa Aurunca ("SVESANO"). I had to re-write the tags and re-shoot the photos. Then, I put everything in the proper pages.

I also modified a text description in my Campania, Cales, Part 1 page. This was done based on my off-site conversations with Nick (pertaining to his upcoming book).

All total, I changed 4 pages today:

Campania, Cales, Part 1
Campania, Cales, Part 2 (2 changes)
Campania, Suessa Aurunca
Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (2 changes)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 01, 2015, 12:21:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Campania, Nola-Nuceria Alfaterna and Campania, Phistelia) to my website.

I also swapped out 6 blurry photos in my Campania, Suessa Aurunca page, and 2 blurry photos in my Campania, Teanum Sidicinum page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 05, 2015, 05:11:24 am
Hi folks,

I guess everyone is wondering why I haven't added any pages to to website recently. I've been very busy for the past 10-14 days or so. I've also been very sick. This happens every Winter. So, my pace has significantly slowed down. On top of all of that, Joe's FTP has been down for several days now, so I can't upload any files or photos to his server.

Sometimes in the next few days, my distractions should lessen significantly. And I should be able to substantially pick up my pace again. Of course, this is assuming that (a) my health stabilizes, and (b) Joe's FTP becomes operational again soon (which he informed me it should).

In the meantime, I made a fascinating discovery about the first coin in my Campania, Nola page. It is the exact coin in Nick's MFB website (coin #811 in Nick's website). I never noticed that before. Apparently, it was sold at auction not too long before I purchased it (from a different dealer's fixed price list). And Nick has a photo of that coin that was taken before I purchased it. Based on the information contained in Nick's website, I modified the text in my website entry. I haven't uploaded it yet because Joe's FTP is down. I also re-wrote my tags and took new photos. The letter/monogram below the MFB on the reverse is not an A (which is what I thought it was). It is actually   :Greek_Lambda: E. Now that I have an enlarged photo of that coin, I can clearly see that the information contained in Nick's website entry is correct. Well, at least the reverse information is correct. The obverse information contained in Nick's website has me confused. I still don't know what that object is behind Athena's neck (a hook?). I never noticed it until I read Nick's website entry. I didn't even know it was there.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on December 05, 2015, 07:38:08 am
That description is based on my translation of Sambon.  If I remember correctly, I put "hook" in quotes because that was the direct translation but it probably means something different in English.  I won't have time to look up the entry now.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 07, 2015, 08:28:16 am
Hi folks,

Joe's FTP is working again.

I just added 4 more pages to my website:

Frentani, Larinum
Latium
Lucania, Heraklea
Lucania, Laus

I also edited the text in my first entry in my Campania, Nola page. And I added the new photos of my re-written tags.

I also swapped out my blurry Campania, Nuceria Alfaterna photo (reverse).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 07, 2015, 11:56:28 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 4 blurry photos in the following pages:

Campania, Capua, Part 2, second coin, reverse
Lucania, Heraklea, second coin, obverse and reverse
Lucania, Laus, second coin, obverse

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 08, 2015, 07:26:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Lucania, Metapontum, Part 1 and Part 2) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 08, 2015, 08:13:18 am
Hi folks,

I just split my Apulia, Arpi - Luceria website page into 2 pages:

Apulia, Arpi - Hyrium
Apulia, Luceria

I did this to keep it in line with my other website pages. That was the first page I created. I had too many coins in it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 08, 2015, 06:52:49 pm
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 11 blurry photos in the following website pages:

Apulia, Caelia (2)
Apulia, Hyrium
Apulia, Salapia (2)
Bruttium, Hipponium
Bruttium, Locroi, Part 2
Bruttium, Nuceria
Bruttium, Petelia
Lucania, Metapontum, Part 2 (2)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 09, 2015, 05:07:14 am
Hi folks,

Tonight, I added 2 more pages (Lucania, Paestum, Part 1 and Part 2) to my website.

Of course, those are just my Greek Italy Paestum coins. I also have numerous Roman Provincial Paestum coins. I will post those coins in my website when I get to my Roman Provincial coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Andrew McCabe on December 10, 2015, 06:40:11 am
It's looking good. I've gone through every page, and I think the quality of the coins is amazing as is the coverage and the quality of the photography and the tickets. For all the warnings I gave earlier this year about mobile phone photography, I think I'll have to eat some humble pie. The photos are terrific. A few blurry ones still out there but the dark ones have all been replaced and they really look like you could pick up the coins. It's an impressive collection of coins, and I look forward to the rest of the collection emerging.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 11, 2015, 08:44:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Lucania, Poseidonia and Thurium) to my website.

I also swapped out numerous (approximately 8-10) blurry photos in my 2 Lucania, Paestum pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 11, 2015, 09:02:15 am
It's looking good. I've gone through every page, and I think the quality of the coins is amazing as is the coverage and the quality of the photography and the tickets. For all the warnings I gave earlier this year about mobile phone photography, I think I'll have to eat some humble pie. The photos are terrific. A few blurry ones still out there but the dark ones have all been replaced and they really look like you could pick up the coins. It's an impressive collection of coins, and I look forward to the rest of the collection emerging.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the compliments. :)

Yes, there are a few semi-blurry photos here and there. I've re-shot them numerous times, with no improvement. Some coins are just stubborn. They represent a small percentage of my photos. Usually, they are small AE coins. They are the toughest to shoot.

Also, I usually don't swap out my blurry photos until the next day I upload. Unfortunately, many times, I don't notice that a coin is blurry on the iPhone. I don't realize it until after I transfer the photos to the computer. By then, it is too late because I am already processing my photos, and my lighting set-up is already dismantled. I must wait until the next day to swap out my previous day's blurry photos.  That is the "system" I've been using. It seems to be working for me.

For example, today, I added my Lucania, Poseidonia and Thurium pages. But I also swapped out the numerous blurry photos in my 2 Lucania, Paestum pages.

Additionally, please keep in mind that my photos are not filtered or edited in any way, shape, or form whatsoever. I don't have time for that. I have literally thousands of photos to take. They are all "raw" photos from an old iPhone 4. All I am doing is cropping them. That's it.

Some Forum members, including Jay and Bill, thought that this thread and my website were going to be "train wrecks". :) ::)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 12, 2015, 12:31:38 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 4 more pages to my website:

Lucania, Velia
Samnium, Aesernia
Umbria, Tuder
Sardinia

I also swapped out one blurry photo in my Lucania, Thurium page.


Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 13, 2015, 02:54:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Abacaenum
Sicily, Aetna - Agyrion

I also created a Greek Sicily home page. And I modified my index page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on December 13, 2015, 04:09:58 pm
Your MFB from Agyrion is spectacular!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 14, 2015, 10:44:12 am
Your MFB from Agyrion is spectacular!

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the encouraging words.  :)

When I saw your your name listed as the most recent post, I got very nervous. I was afraid that you were going to tell me that, in your opinion, you felt that it is a counterfeit. I know that many of those coins are fakes, and that you even discussed numerous examples of them on more than one occasion.

Believe it or not, no one bid on that coin. It was a "leftover". I purchased it from that dealer's list of unsold lots. No one wanted it.

It was very expensive. Offhand, I think that is the most money I have ever paid for an AE MFB coin.

Assuming it hasn't already gone to the publisher, you can use that example in your book if you like.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on December 14, 2015, 12:18:30 pm
There are many cast fakes of this coin but yours appears genuine.  Nothing to the publisher yet (the baby is delaying things a bit) but the CNG example is better and shows the inscription better, so I'll use that one. 
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 16, 2015, 11:15:07 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one more page (Sicily, Akragas, Part 1) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Carausius on December 16, 2015, 11:43:03 am
Meep,

For what it's worth,  I also had doubts about that eagle/snake didrachm, even before reading your disclosure that it might be fake!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 17, 2015, 05:28:14 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Sicily, Akragas, Part 2 and Part 3) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 17, 2015, 09:58:57 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page (Sicily, Alaisa) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: quadrans on December 18, 2015, 04:04:42 am
Hi Meep..,

 It is going .. nicely   +++

 Regards
 Q.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 18, 2015, 03:17:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page (Sicily, Aluntium - Cephaloedium) to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 19, 2015, 12:04:41 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 more pages (Sicily, Entella, Part 1 and Part 2) to my website.

I also swapped out one blurry Ameselon photo.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 19, 2015, 06:52:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Eryx
Sicily, Gela

I also swapped out one blurry photo in my Sicily, Entella, Part 2 page (last coin, obverse).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 19, 2015, 11:50:08 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Sicily, Himera - Kalakte

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2015, 01:48:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Kamarina
Sicily, Katane, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2015, 09:17:27 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Katane, Part 2
Sicily, Kentoripai

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 22, 2015, 03:57:07 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Sicily, Leontini - Lilybaeum

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 23, 2015, 12:26:24 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Sicily, Menaenum

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 23, 2015, 12:37:50 am
Hi folks,

I also swapped out one bad photo in my Sicily, Leontini page. It is the last Leontini coin, reverse. It was too dark. I replaced it with a brighter photo.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 24, 2015, 06:42:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages (Sicily, Messana, Part 1 and Part 2) to my website.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2015, 06:21:22 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Messana, Part 3
Sicily, Morgantina - Nakona

I also swapped out a blurry photo in my Sicily, Messana, Part 2 page (dog reverse).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 26, 2015, 09:05:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Sicily, Panormus, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2015, 08:19:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Sicily, Panormus, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 28, 2015, 07:25:06 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Panormus, Part 3 and Part 4.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 29, 2015, 10:51:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Segesta
Sicily, Selinus - Solus

I also added one coin at the end of my Sicily, Panormus, Part 4 page.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Joe Sermarini on December 30, 2015, 10:56:32 am
Growing fast!  Nice collection.
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 30, 2015, 11:32:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Syracuse, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 31, 2015, 04:07:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Syracuse, Part 3 and Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 01, 2016, 05:51:16 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Syracuse, Part 5 and Part 6

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 02, 2016, 08:40:14 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Sicily, Syracuse, Part 7

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 03, 2016, 07:57:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Tauromenium, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 04, 2016, 08:04:32 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Sicily, Thermai
Sicily, Siculo-Punic

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 04, 2016, 08:17:30 pm
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting my Magna Graecia (Greek Italy/Sicily) coins, all 6 boxes of them. It took me 2 months. That is about 1/6 of my collection. So, at the rate I am going, it is going to take me approximately 12 months to post my entire collection.

I may go back and swap out any blurry photos, possibly tonight. I'll see.

I think I am going to post my Roman Imperial coins next. I also think that I will split them into 2 separate categories:

Roman Imperial, Augustus
Roman Imperial, Tiberius - Romulus

The reason for doing this is that I have so many Augustus coins. I have 4 boxes of Roman Imperial coins. My Augustus coins comprise about 1 1/3 of those boxes. They represent about 1/3 of all my Roman Imperial coins. I probably have about 100 Roman Imperial Augustus coins.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on January 04, 2016, 09:42:33 pm
Congratulations on finishing these sections! The site looks great.  Sorry I still haven't checked that Panormos reference, having two kids in diapers is a real handful!
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 04, 2016, 11:07:59 pm
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 6 blurry photos in the following website pages:

Calabria, Taras, Part 1 (2 photos)
Calabria, Taras, Part 3 (2 photos)
Sicily, Panormus, Part 3 (2 photos)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 05, 2016, 09:08:12 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Akropolis on January 05, 2016, 09:45:30 pm
RSC 64 may be a fouree. The globe high point is gone and green corrosion appears to be present.....to my old eyes.
Some excellent coins!
PeteB
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Post by: Carausius on January 05, 2016, 10:06:45 pm
RSC 64 may be a fouree. The globe high point is gone and green corrosion appears to be present.....to my old eyes.
Some excellent coins!
PeteB

Indeed, Meep has already identified it as a fouree!  My only quibble is that Octavian's coins are indexed as "Imperial".  Some would disagree with that characterization. Otherwise, lots of splendid coins in this group.
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Post by: Akropolis on January 05, 2016, 10:09:49 pm
Getting old.
Sorry about that.
PeteB
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 05, 2016, 11:34:02 pm
My only quibble is that Octavian's coins are indexed as "Imperial".  Some would disagree with that characterization.

Hi Cara,

I am aware of the potential disagreements with that characterization. Technically, the Octavian issues are Roman Republic/Imperatorial coins. And, yes, technically, I am "blurring the line" a bit.

But I like to keep all of my Octavian/Augustus coins together. That's how I physically store them in my collection. And that's how I am posting them in my website. I don't want to have some in one section and some in another section.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on January 06, 2016, 07:04:30 am
My only quibble is that Octavian's coins are indexed as "Imperial".  Some would disagree with that characterization.

Hi Cara,

I am aware of the potential disagreements with that characterization. Technically, the Octavian issues are Roman Republic/Imperatorial coins. And, yes, technically, I am "blurring the line" a bit.

But I like to keep all of my Octavian/Augustus coins together. That's how I physically store them in my collection. And that's how I am posting them in my website. I don't want to have some in one section and some in another section.

Meepzorp

You could always put "Including Republican/Imperatorial Issues" in paranthesis.
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 06, 2016, 11:10:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 3 and Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 07, 2016, 11:02:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 5 and Part 6

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 09, 2016, 01:04:09 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 7

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 09, 2016, 10:53:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 8 and Part 9

Meepzorp
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Post by: quadrans on January 10, 2016, 04:17:14 am
Nice series of Augustus.... ;) :) +++

 Congratulation.. +++

 Q.
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 11, 2016, 03:22:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 10

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 12, 2016, 04:54:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 13, 2016, 05:05:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Part 3 and Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 14, 2016, 04:46:48 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Part 5

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 15, 2016, 06:12:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Part 6 and Part 7

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 16, 2016, 04:14:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Restitution Issues, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 17, 2016, 12:27:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 27 blurry photos in my Greek Italy pages (Apulia, Bruttium, Calabria, and Campania).

These new photos are much sharper.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 18, 2016, 08:30:48 am
Hi folks,

Today, I made some changes to my earlier website pages (Greek Italy and Greek Sicily). When I first began this project, I was placing too many words in each line of text in my descriptions. The lines were too long. As I proceeded, I "cleaned up" my text descriptions by placing less words in each line of text. My lines of text got shorter. And my text descriptions took on more of a "block" form. It just looks neater. So, today, I decided to bring my earlier website pages in line with my more recent ones. I went through all of my earlier pages. I edited the text and placed many more line breaks in my descriptions. I did this for 75 website pages. When I was finished editing and saving them, I re-uploaded all 75 pages to Joe's server.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 20, 2016, 03:52:41 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 4 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Restitution Issues, Part 2 - Part 4
Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Paduan "sestertius"

I also edited my Augustus Restitution Part 1 page and re-uploaded it.

Check out the first coin in my Augustus Restitution Part 3 (Titus issues) page. Isn't that the most beautiful coin you have ever seen? :)

Seriously, any suggestions about what could have caused that?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 21, 2016, 07:21:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Family, Livia - Agrippa

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 22, 2016, 07:09:38 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Tiberius

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 22, 2016, 07:15:08 pm
Hi folks,

By the way, I completed another section of my website (Roman Imperial, Augustus). I am finished posting Imperial Augustus coins.

3 sections are now complete:

Greek Italy
Greek Sicily
Roman Imperial, Augustus

I am now posting my Roman Imperial, Tiberius - Romulus coins.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 23, 2016, 09:57:17 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Caligula
Roman Imperial, Claudius - Nero

I also added another coin to my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 page. It is the second coin in that page. It is a new arrival. I just received it yesterday.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2016, 10:58:11 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Vespasian

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 25, 2016, 11:33:05 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Titus
Roman Imperial, Domitian
Roman Imperial, Anonymous (Time of Domitian - Antoninus Pius) - Nerva

I also edited my Roman Imperial, Claudius - Nero page and re-uploaded it.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 26, 2016, 11:40:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Trajan

I also re-wrote my Nerva coin tags and re-uploaded them. They are more accurate now.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2016, 01:52:22 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Hadrian - Sabina, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 29, 2016, 03:59:55 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Antoninus Pius, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2016, 04:04:46 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Faustina I (Senior), wife of Antoninus Pius
Roman Imperial, Marcus Aurelius

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2016, 04:01:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Faustina II (Junior), wife of Marcus Aurelius

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2016, 03:11:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Lucius Verus - Lucilla
Roman Imperial, Commodus - Crispina

I also swapped out one blurry Faustina II photo.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2016, 06:47:23 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Septimius Severus
Roman Imperial, Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus

I also swapped out one blurry Crispina photo.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2016, 06:35:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Caracalla - Plautilla

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 03, 2016, 08:07:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Geta
Roman Imperial, Elagabalus

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 04, 2016, 04:24:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Julia Paula - Julia Mamaea
Roman Imperial, Severus Alexander

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 04, 2016, 12:05:40 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Maximinus I - Philip II

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 05, 2016, 12:47:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Trajan Decius - Valerian II

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on February 05, 2016, 03:37:26 pm
Looking good, Meepzorp. You're making great progress, no?
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 06, 2016, 08:18:03 am
Looking good, Meepzorp.

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the compliment. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 06, 2016, 08:51:11 am
You're making great progress, no?

Hi Nick,

I don't know if I'd refer to it as "great" progress. I'd assess it as "slightly better than adequate" progress. In terms of progress, I'm slightly ahead of where I expected to be coming into this phase (Phase 3) of my project. Of course, Phase 1 was treating my bronze disease coins, and Phase 2 was re-writing my hand-written tags that were sloppy and/or erroneous and/or incomplete. With regard to this phase (Phase 3) of my project, in terms of progress, on a scale from 1 to 10, I'd give myself a 6. I was hoping to finish this phase faster, but, apparently, I'm not.

I began Phase 3 in early November 2015. So, I am about 3 months into it. And I'm about 1/4 of the way through Phase 3 of my project. I have approximately 35 boxes of coins. Right now, I'm almost finished with box #9, which is my third Roman Imperial box (I also did 6 Magna Graecia boxes). At this rate, it is going to take me approximately 12 months (a full year) to complete Phase 3 of my project. And that's if I continue at my current pace (if nothing goes wrong).

I've been trying to get at least one page (and sometimes 2-4 pages) done each day. Each page (approximately 5 coins) takes about 3-4 hours of work. On days when I do 2 pages (approximately 10 coins or more), it literally takes me 6-8 hours of work that day. On those days, I really have to fire the thrusters and kick in the after-burners (figuratively speaking, of course).

It works out to about 45 minutes per coin. Of course, that includes everything: setting up my photography equipment, taking the photos of the coins, transferring the photos to the computer, cropping, re-naming, saving the photos to the hard drive, saving the photos to the flash drive, writing the code in the html kit, uploading the photos and files to Joe's server using Filezilla, checking for any errors, and then posting here in Forum.

Fortunately, I haven't encountered any major problems yet.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 06, 2016, 12:34:50 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Gallienus - Salonina, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on February 06, 2016, 04:23:29 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Gallienus - Salonina, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp

Interesting reverse types on the Gallienus Part 1 page!
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Post by: nogoodnicksleft on February 08, 2016, 02:49:52 pm
Regarding the Gallienus pages part 1

The officina marks in the exergue will be as follows

Centaur = H
Griffin =  :Greek_Delta: (Delta)
Tigress (aka panther) = B
Hippocamp = N
Pegasus = A (sometimes they look like H or X)

Nice coins :)

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Post by: Meepzorp on February 09, 2016, 11:04:46 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Postumus - Victorinus
Roman Imperial, Claudius II (Gothicus)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 09, 2016, 11:09:03 pm
Regarding the Gallienus pages part 1

The officina marks in the exergue will be as follows

Centaur = H
Griffin =  :Greek_Delta: (Delta)
Tigress (aka panther) = B
Hippocamp = N
Pegasus = A (sometimes they look like H or X)

Nice coins :)



Hi nogood,

Thanks for the advice. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 09, 2016, 11:44:17 pm
Regarding the Gallienus pages part 1

The officina marks in the exergue will be as follows

Centaur = H
Griffin =  :Greek_Delta: (Delta)
Tigress (aka panther) = B
Hippocamp = N
Pegasus = A (sometimes they look like H or X)

Nice coins :)



Hi nogood,

I just edited that page and re-uploaded it.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 10, 2016, 08:43:26 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Tetricus I - Tacitus

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 11, 2016, 10:29:05 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Probus - Numerian

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 12, 2016, 10:24:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Diocletian - Maximianus I
Roman Imperial, Galerius - Maxentius

Meepzorp
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Post by: Akropolis on February 12, 2016, 10:34:06 pm
WOW. You seem to have that cell phone camera mastered, Meepzorp!!!
Well done. And some super coins!
PeteB
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 13, 2016, 12:59:51 am
WOW. You seem to have that cell phone camera mastered, Meepzorp!!!
Well done. And some super coins!
PeteB

Hi Akro,

Thanks for the compliment. :)

I must admit that I'm a little surprised myself at the quality of the photos I'm taking with an old iPhone 4. My photos have surpassed even my most optimistic expectations.

And please keep in mind that I am not editing or altering my raw photos in any way, shape, or form whatsoever. All I am doing is cropping them. And, in some cases, I'm rotating the images because the coin may be "crooked" (when taking the photo) in order to best capture the light. But that's it. That's all I'm doing. I am not adjusting or filtering the colors or anything like that. I don't have time for that. I have 2,000 coins to take photos of. Those are all raw images and natural colors.

I usually take 4-6 photos of each side (obverse and reverse). And I use the best photo.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 14, 2016, 12:30:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Constantine I (the Great) - Helena

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 14, 2016, 11:28:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Licinius I

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 15, 2016, 05:54:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Maximinus II - Licinius II

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 16, 2016, 01:34:20 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Crispus - Constantine II

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2016, 12:49:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Constans
Roman Imperial, Constantius II

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2016, 07:26:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Imperial, Constantius Gallus - Valens

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 18, 2016, 03:21:52 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Gratian
Roman Imperial, Theodosius I - Aelia Flaccilla

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 18, 2016, 11:54:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Imperial, Arcadius - Honorius
Roman Imperial, Theodosius II - Leo I

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2016, 12:18:32 am
Hi folks,

I am finally finished posting my Roman Imperial coins.

So far, I've posted 10 boxes of coins: 6 Magna Graecia (Greek Italy/Sicily) boxes and 4 Roman Imperial boxes. I started in early November 2015. I am now 3 1/2 months into this phase (Phase 3) of my project. All total, I have approximately 35 boxes of coins. So, I am about 29% done.

So far, I've uploaded almost 3,000 files (photos and web pages) to Joe's server. If I recall correctly, I think it is something like almost 500 Megabytes. And I'm only 29% done. At this rate, by the time I am done, I will have uploaded well over 10,000 files and over 1.5 Gigabytes to Joe's server.

I think I am going to post my Roman Provincial coins next. I have 9 boxes of them. That is almost as many boxes as my Magna Graecia coins and Roman Imperial coins combined. It is probably going to take me 3-4 months to post all of them. Assuming I stay on course, that will take me to late Spring or early Summer.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Andrew McCabe on February 19, 2016, 04:56:17 am
Hi folks,

I am finally finished posting my Roman Imperial coins.

So far, I've posted 10 boxes of coins: 6 Magna Graecia (Greek Italy/Sicily) boxes and 4 Roman Imperial boxes. I started in early November 2015. I am now 3 1/2 months into this phase (Phase 3) of my project. All total, I have approximately 35 boxes of coins. So, I am about 29% done.

So far, I've uploaded almost 3,000 files (photos and web pages) to Joe's server. If I recall correctly, I think it is something like almost 500 Megabytes. And I'm only 29% done. At this rate, by the time I am done, I will have uploaded well over 10,000 files and over 1.5 Gigabytes to Joe's server.

I think I am going to post my Roman Provincial coins next. I have 9 boxes of them. That is almost as many boxes as my Magna Graecia coins and Roman Imperial coins combined. It is probably going to take me 3-4 months to post all of them. Assuming I stay on course, that will take me to late Spring or early Summer.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp

Well done. You have an impressive collection.

Within "Augustus":
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rom_imp_aug_home.htm
... the following pages are of course "Octavian" and not "Augustus"
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt01.htm
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt02.htm
and this is a mix
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_pt01.htm

Ideally you would rename the home-page title to "Octavian - Augustus" and rename the two fully Octavian pages as "Octavian" - removing the word Augustus, and probably the third mixed page as "Octavian - Augustus".
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2016, 08:21:27 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 coins to my Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 2 page. They are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2016, 11:40:00 am
Hi folks,

I am finally finished posting my Roman Imperial coins.

So far, I've posted 10 boxes of coins: 6 Magna Graecia (Greek Italy/Sicily) boxes and 4 Roman Imperial boxes. I started in early November 2015. I am now 3 1/2 months into this phase (Phase 3) of my project. All total, I have approximately 35 boxes of coins. So, I am about 29% done.

So far, I've uploaded almost 3,000 files (photos and web pages) to Joe's server. If I recall correctly, I think it is something like almost 500 Megabytes. And I'm only 29% done. At this rate, by the time I am done, I will have uploaded well over 10,000 files and over 1.5 Gigabytes to Joe's server.

I think I am going to post my Roman Provincial coins next. I have 9 boxes of them. That is almost as many boxes as my Magna Graecia coins and Roman Imperial coins combined. It is probably going to take me 3-4 months to post all of them. Assuming I stay on course, that will take me to late Spring or early Summer.

Meepzorp

Hi Meepzorp

Well done. You have an impressive collection.

Within "Augustus":
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rom_imp_aug_home.htm
... the following pages are of course "Octavian" and not "Augustus"
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt01.htm
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt02.htm
and this is a mix
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_pt01.htm

Ideally you would rename the home-page title to "Octavian - Augustus" and rename the two fully Octavian pages as "Octavian" - removing the word Augustus, and probably the third mixed page as "Octavian - Augustus".


Hi Andrew,

Cara raised this issue earlier in this thread. And Nick offered a similar suggestion.

As I explained earlier in this thread, I like to keep my Octavian and Augustus coins together. It is one of my specialty areas of collecting, and I have so many of them that I created a separate section just for them. This is how I physically store them in my collection, and this is how I posted them in my website.

If I rename those pages "Octavian" or "Octavian - Augustus", it will create another problem. Immediately above that will be the phrase "Roman Imperial". Do you see the problem here?

I am basically in a "no win" situation. I can't lump my Octavian coins together with my Augustus coins in my website (all in the Roman Imperial section) and rename those pages without creating even more confusion. Technically, the Octavian issues are Roman Republic or Roman Imperatorial coins. But, as I mentioned above, I like to keep my Octavian/Augustus coins together, both in my collection (physically) and in my website (virtually).

I think that most collectors understand that they are the same person. Besides, I do label my Octavian issues as "Octavian" in my text descriptions. I think that is sufficient. No?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on February 20, 2016, 12:55:10 pm
I still think you should expand or alter the section titles. You could just use Octavian/Augustus as the main heading, and remove Roman Imperial altogether.  That would solve all the issues, right? Then for the individual lists correct to Octavian where appropriate.
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Post by: Andrew McCabe on February 20, 2016, 01:40:18 pm
I do think it should change - and there are a few solutions such as Nick's. Or, once you load up your Roman Republican, shifting the Octavians to that section. I think the compromise I suggested earlier also can work - having "Octavian-Augustus" under Roman Imperial isn't going to seriously mislead anyone - novices will come to understand that the "Augustus" part was his Roman Imperial title, and will see that there was a change of title in 27 BC, hence it's reasonable to put Roman Imperial as a catch-all (including a transition period into Roman Imperial). But explicitly calling the sections on coins of 43-27 BC "Augustus", despite the individual coin tickets saying "Octavian" is going to confuse the hell out of novices and turn my brain upside down too. It looks just like a whopper, when in fact it was a deliberate choice by you. You'll be receiving comments on it for the next 10 years. So I'd look for a solution that makes those sub-sections that cover 43-27BC explicitly "Octavian", and considers especially how a novice-collector might be (mis)informed by those pages. Three possible solutions have been suggested, and there may be others.
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2016, 02:07:34 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 18 blurry and/or crooked Greek Italy photos. I re-shot them and re-uploaded them.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2016, 02:13:49 pm
Hi Andrew and Nick,

I'll ponder the situation and try to come up with a workable solution.

Shifting my Octavian coins to my Roman Republic section (which I haven't gotten to yet) is out of the question.  I want to keep them together.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2016, 07:05:01 am
Hi folks,

I corrected the Augustus confusion problem. I re-labeled every Augustus website page as "Octavian/Augustus". Nick actually suggested a variation of this solution above, a method where I'd delete the "Roman Imperial" heading altogether. But I kept the "Roman Imperial" heading. My Octavian/Augustus coins need to have some sort of heading.

By keeping every Augustus page heading uniform, I figured that it is the least confusing solution.

I briefly thought about re-labeling only some pages as "Octavian" or "Octavian - Augustus", but that really would have been confusing, especially to a newbie. The main problem with that method occurs when I get to the first Augustus page (immediately after the transition). It would be Part 3 or Part 4 or whatever. Readers, especially newbies,  might think to themselves, "What happened to Part 1 and Part 2"?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Andrew McCabe on February 22, 2016, 07:44:15 am
Meepzorp

That's a fine compromise.

Andrew
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2016, 03:44:21 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Achaea (Peloponnesos) - Aeolis

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on February 22, 2016, 04:51:27 pm
You could also have just Roman, and omit the Imperial. 
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2016, 10:09:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Arabia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 24, 2016, 12:18:02 pm
Hi folks,

Before I proceed any further with my website, I decided to do some editing. Looking at some of my earlier website pages, I noticed that some of my photos weren't cropped and/or rotated properly. Now that my cropping skills have improved, I've decided to go back and re-crop any improperly cropped photos.

I just did my first batch.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 27, 2016, 10:26:09 pm
Hi folks,

I finally finished re-cropping my Greek Italy/Sicily photos. Tomorrow, I'll probably begin re-cropping my Augustus photos.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 01, 2016, 02:54:03 pm
Hi folks,

I finally finished re-cropping all of my improperly cropped photos. It took me about 10 days. They look much better now.

I know that some of my photos are a little blurry, especially the small coins. For some reason, my iPhone has trouble taking clear photos of small coins. I also know that some of my coin photos are now a little "cut in". When I re-cropped my photos, I also rotated some of them a little because they were crooked. When I rotated them, my computer "cut in" on the edges of the coins in the photos. It isn't bad. It is very slight. It's one of those "annoying things". The coins are still 98-99% there. I will probably correct both of these issues at some point in the future, but not now.

Next, I am going to edit the text in my earlier website pages. My later pages contain text that is more descriptive. I want to bring my earlier pages more in line with my later pages. So, I'll be editing the text. I'll start today.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2016, 03:29:45 am
Hi folks,

About 2-3 weeks ago, I started the process of making some changes to my website pages. First, I re-cropped (and rotated, if necessary) my improperly cropped photos. Then, I edited and re-formatted the text in every one of my website pages. And I re-uploaded every page and re-cropped photo to Joe's server. I wanted to bring my earlier pages more in line with my later pages. I wanted to give them a more uniform look. I finally finished tonight. I am pleased with the end result.

Now, I can finally get back to posting new photos again. I'll probably start tomorrow.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 07, 2016, 06:21:33 am
Hi folks,

Today, I thought I was finally going to be able to get back to posting new photos, but I got sidetracked.

First, I have a Roman Imperial Elagabalus denarius where my tag contained an incomplete description and no reference number at all. I looked it up in Wildwinds and found the full description and reference numbers (RIC 146). So, I decided to write up new tags for it. I took photos of them, but I didn't get a chance to crop or upload them yet. They are still in my iPhone. I also edited the text in that website page and uploaded it. There is a photo missing in my website page because I didn't upload them yet. The tag is increasing from 1 photo to 2.

Second, when I edited my website during the past 2-3 weeks, some of my Magna Graecia photos needed to be rotated. In the process of doing that, some of the edges were "cut in". And I needed to re-shoot the photos. Also, looking through my website, I noticed that some of my Magna Graecia photos are still a little blurry, even after making several "revisions". So, I decided to address these issues today. I think this is something like my fifth or sixth "revision", as far as my Magna Graecia photos are concerned. The new photos are still in my iPhone. I haven't had a chance to crop or upload them yet. I'll probably do it tomorrow.

Consequently, my posting of new (Roman Provincial) photos got pushed back at least another day or 2.

Meepzorp
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Post by: quadrans on March 08, 2016, 02:22:00 am
Hi Mep,

 Slowly you are in the end  .....

 Hard work.. +++

 Q.
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 08, 2016, 05:22:45 am
Hi folks,

I just uploaded the Magna Graecia photos I shot yesterday. They look much better.

Hopefully, tomorrow, I can get back to posting new photos again.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 09, 2016, 03:11:53 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Attica

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 09, 2016, 11:08:29 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Bithynia, Minor Mints

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 10, 2016, 08:59:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Bithynia, Nicea
Roman Provincial, Black Sea Area - Bosporus Area

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 10, 2016, 11:07:23 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Byzacium

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 11, 2016, 02:19:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 more pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Cappadocia
Roman Provincial, Caria

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2016, 05:24:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 14, 2016, 04:03:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 17 blurry Magna Graecia photos.

This is something like the 6th time that I am revising (re-shooting) my Magna Graecia photos. Obviously, I started replacing the worst (blurriest) ones first. Now that I am doing my 6th revision, I am replacing the ones that are even just a little bit blurry. They look much nicer now.

The whole problem here is that I posted my Magna Graecia coins first. I was new to coin photography, and I didn't really know what I was doing. Now that I am more experienced (and more skilled at it), I am swapping out my earlier blurry photos. And I am replacing them with sharper, crisper photos.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 15, 2016, 06:06:17 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 16, 2016, 09:17:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Commagene
Roman Provincial, Corinth, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 17, 2016, 05:06:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Crete

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 18, 2016, 09:54:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Cyprus
Roman Provincial, Cyrrhestica (Syria)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 20, 2016, 02:35:13 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Decapolis

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 21, 2016, 03:16:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 20 blurry Magna Graecia photos.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 22, 2016, 02:47:09 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 23, 2016, 03:21:42 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Part 2 and Part 3

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 24, 2016, 03:25:14 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Joe Sermarini on March 24, 2016, 07:38:25 am
I especially like the Domitian / biga of centaurs. I don't recall seeing that type before.
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Post by: Molinari on March 24, 2016, 03:43:07 pm
That is an interesting type. And do those centaurs have horns?
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 25, 2016, 05:04:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Part 5

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 25, 2016, 05:20:55 am
I especially like the Domitian / biga of centaurs. I don't recall seeing that type before.

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the input. :)

As you can see, it is a pedigreed coin from the Lindgren collection.

Offhand, I don't recall ever seeing another example of that coin for sale either.

It's a nice coin. And I like coins with animals and mythological creatures on them. Also, my astrological sign is Sagittarius. So, I have a special affinity for coins with centaurs on them. That's why I jumped at it when I saw it for sale in Mr. Lindgren's catalog.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 25, 2016, 05:31:33 am
That is an interesting type. And do those centaurs have horns?

Hi Nick,

That's an interesting observation. You know what? I think they do have horns. I didn't even notice that. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

Despite the fact that it is a very large (sestertius-sized) coin, you can actually see more detail in the photos than you can with the coin in hand. The main reason is because the photos are enlarged. In fact, if you look at my hand-written tags for that coin, I put a question mark after the word "Victory" because, with the coin in hand, I wasn't sure if that is what the centaurs are holding. Looking at the enlarged photos, I now see that the centaurs are indeed holding Victories.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on March 25, 2016, 06:39:35 am
That is an interesting type. And do those centaurs have horns?

Hi Nick,

That's an interesting observation. You know what? I think they do have horns. I didn't even notice that. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

Despite the fact that it is a very large (sestertius-sized) coin, you can actually see more detail in the photos than you can with the coin in hand. The main reason is because the photos are enlarged. In fact, if you look at my hand-written tags for that coin, I put a question mark after the word "Victory" because, with the coin in hand, I wasn't sure if that is what the centaurs are holding. Looking at the enlarged photos, I now see that the centaurs are indeed holding Victories.

Meepzorp

Horned centaurs are known in Egypt from the Temple of Aphrodite in Naukratis from at least the 6th century, so it is a very old tradition in the area, influenced from earlier Cypriot horned bull centaurs.
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Post by: Molinari on March 25, 2016, 06:48:51 am
Here are a couple we mention in the book, which we relate to early depictions of Acheloios as a horned bull centaur (the second one is from Naukratis).  They usually have raised arms, and on your coin those raised arms hold victory, who also has a closely related history.
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 26, 2016, 05:50:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Epiros - Galilee
Roman Provincial, Gaul

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 27, 2016, 06:32:18 am
Hi folks,

Since my Egypt, Alexandria, Domitian/centaurs coin generated some interest here, I decided to edit my text in that post. I did some research on that coin and gathered some new information. I decided to write up new hand-written tags too.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 27, 2016, 08:25:02 am
Hi folks,

In a recent PM, Taras (Nico) informed me that a coin in my Calabria, Taras, Part 3 page was mis-attributed by the dealer. It was attributed as Calabria, Taras. It is actually Bruttium, Croton. I corrected the situation.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 28, 2016, 05:48:33 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Ionia, Ephesos, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 29, 2016, 08:12:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Ionia, Ephesos, Part 2 and Part 3

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 30, 2016, 01:18:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Ionia, Smyrna
Roman Provincial, Ionia, Minor Mints

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 01, 2016, 01:13:07 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Judaea, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 03, 2016, 05:47:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Judaea, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 04, 2016, 11:12:57 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Judaea, Part 3 and Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 05, 2016, 10:50:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Judaea, Part 5 and Part 6

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 07, 2016, 12:31:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Judaea, Part 7
Roman Provincial, Laconia (Sparta) - Lesbos

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 08, 2016, 12:57:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 09, 2016, 03:30:33 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum, Part 2
Roman Provincial, Lycia

Meepzorp
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Post by: quadrans on April 09, 2016, 05:14:44 pm
Hi Mep Good work.. +++

 Q.
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 09, 2016, 11:17:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Lydia, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 11, 2016, 02:55:44 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Lydia, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 11, 2016, 06:27:58 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Lydia, Part 3

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 12, 2016, 04:46:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 12, 2016, 05:16:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I also corrected a coin posted in my Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum, Part 2 page (fifth coin).

With some help from Dane, I discovered some new information about that coin. I edited the text description, corrected the dealer tag (again), and re-shot the photos of the tags (again).

The dealer had erroneously attributed that coin as RPC 612 (apex reverse). I thought it was RPC 611. It is actually RPC 610.

The whole correction process began when I noticed an error in Wildwinds in the listing for RPC 611 (now corrected to RPC 610). I contacted Dane off-site and notified her of the error. She corrected the error and also significantly expanded the Tiberius listings for that section (Lucania, Paestum). She then responded to my email, notifying me of the proper corrections for my coin. It turned out that we were both wrong initially. But, many times, that's how the discovery process begins. I think we both now have gotten it right. Thank you, Dane. :)

I still don't know if the reverse photo of my example is oriented properly. The main problem is that the reverse of my example is so butchered and mangled. It may be double struck, or it may be some sort of flan/striking defect. The reverse is really a mess. I suspect that is why the dealer screwed up the attribution. About the only thing that is clear on the reverse of my example are the 4 front legs of the 2 horses, which are clearly visible at the 6:00-7:00 position. Beyond that, not much is clear.

It is ironic that the reverse is such a mess, because the obverse of my example is so unusually nice (and artistic) for those Tiberius Paestum issues. It has one of the best Tiberius portraits I've ever seen on a Provincial AE Paestum issue. But the reverse is such a mangled, garbled mess.

It is certainly an interesting (and confusing) coin.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 13, 2016, 08:07:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 2 and Part 3

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 14, 2016, 10:07:12 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of the following Greek Italy pages:

Campania, Capua, Part 1
Lucania, Heraklea

These are new arrivals. I just received them recently.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 18, 2016, 11:28:54 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 19, 2016, 04:13:26 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 5

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 19, 2016, 07:14:49 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 6

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 21, 2016, 09:02:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Mesopotamia, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 22, 2016, 09:49:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Mesopotamia, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 23, 2016, 04:22:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Markianopolis, part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 24, 2016, 01:03:02 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Markianopolis, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 25, 2016, 03:34:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Nikopolis, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 26, 2016, 01:20:46 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Nikopolis, Part 2 and Part 3

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 27, 2016, 01:22:30 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Nikopolis, Part 4

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 28, 2016, 05:21:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Nikopolis, Part 5

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: okidoki on April 28, 2016, 07:00:54 am
Nice hadrian's  +++
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 29, 2016, 03:42:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Nikopolis, Part 6

I also edited the post for my Macrinus coin in my Roman Provincial, Moesia, Nikopolis, Part 3 page. This is the coin with the 2-story building on the reverse. I discovered some new information about that coin. My example is a double die match to the Varbanov plate coin.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 30, 2016, 05:43:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Tomis - Viminacium
Roman Provincial, Mysia, Cyzikos

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 01, 2016, 05:05:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Parion

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 02, 2016, 06:19:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamon, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 03, 2016, 09:39:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamon, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 05, 2016, 05:25:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Palestine
Roman Provincial, Pamphylia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 06, 2016, 04:55:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Ake-Ptolemais
Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Arados

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 07, 2016, 08:39:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Berytos, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 08, 2016, 01:27:37 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Berytos, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 09, 2016, 04:31:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Berytos, Part 3

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 11, 2016, 08:41:09 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Dora

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 13, 2016, 12:34:33 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Sidon

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 14, 2016, 01:29:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Tripolis

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 15, 2016, 03:57:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Tyre, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 16, 2016, 06:17:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Tyre, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 19, 2016, 08:45:35 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Aizanis - Amorion

You will probably notice that there is an entry missing in this page. The reason for this is that I recently ordered a coin, and it is on its way to me. I didn't want to delete that block of code and then be forced to re-write it all over again when the coin arrives. When the coin arrives, I will simply insert it there.

Meepzorp
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Post by: NORMAN K on May 20, 2016, 07:04:25 am
Very impressive and useful information.  Great Job on your website.
Norm
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 20, 2016, 11:20:14 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Apameia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 20, 2016, 11:24:11 am
Very impressive and useful information.  Great Job on your website.
Norm

Hi Norman,

Thank you and everyone else for the positive feedback and advice. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on May 20, 2016, 11:24:54 am
This page doesn't seem to be displaying properly:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_aiz_amor.htm
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 20, 2016, 11:27:14 am
This page doesn't seem to be displaying properly:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_aiz_amor.htm

Hi Nick,

I explained it above, in reply #578.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 21, 2016, 01:52:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Cotiaeum - Eumeneia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 22, 2016, 02:45:26 pm
Hi folks,

Today, regarding my website, I added one coin to each of the following Roman Provincial pages:

Lydia, Part 2 (Sardes)
Phrygia, Amorion

These are new arrivals from Forum (Joe). I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 24, 2016, 01:47:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Grimenothyrae - Laodikeia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 26, 2016, 09:18:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Pisidia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 29, 2016, 10:38:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Pontos
Roman Provincial, Samaria, Caesarea

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 31, 2016, 01:11:33 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Samaria, Neapolis
Roman Provincial, Sardinia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 01, 2016, 03:50:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Sicily

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 02, 2016, 05:01:42 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Acci - Calagurris

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 03, 2016, 05:32:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Carteia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 04, 2016, 06:54:24 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Carthago Nova

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 05, 2016, 06:49:54 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 1 coin to my following website page:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze, Part 2

This is a new arrival form Forum. I just received it yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 06, 2016, 10:15:44 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Castulo - Dertosa

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 07, 2016, 11:00:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Emenira - Ercavica

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Scribonius Probus on June 07, 2016, 12:21:22 pm
Hi Meepzorp

You might want to check your first entry on your most recent page.  I think you will find that the dealer you acquired the first coin from ( the Carisius As ) made one of those "catastrophic" typing errors which get you so worked up, in the city name.  Emenira should instead be Emerita........

Gary
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 07, 2016, 12:54:57 pm
Hi Meepzorp

You might want to check your first entry on your most recent page.  I think you will find that the dealer you acquired the first coin from ( the Carisius As ) made one of those "catastrophic" typing errors which get you so worked up, in the city name.  Emenira should instead be Emerita........

Gary

Hi Gary,

Thank you for pointing that out to me. I thought it was odd.

I'll correct it soon.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 08, 2016, 06:01:13 am
Hi Meepzorp

You might want to check your first entry on your most recent page.  I think you will find that the dealer you acquired the first coin from ( the Carisius As ) made one of those "catastrophic" typing errors which get you so worked up, in the city name.  Emenira should instead be Emerita........

Gary

Hi Gary,

Thank you for pointing that out to me. I thought it was odd.

I'll correct it soon.

Meepzorp

Hi folks,

I corrected the situation.

I think that was something like the 300th dealer error that was discovered on one of my tags. I have approximately 2,000 coins. So, that means that approximately 15% of my coins contained at least one dealer error on the tag. And many of those dealer errors (approximately 50-60% of them) were serious/catastrophic errors. And, by the way, my definition of a "serious/catastrophic error" in this context is an error that is extremely time-consuming to correct and/or requires me to re-write a new tag from scratch. For example, it took me about 50-60 minutes (almost an hour!!!) to straighten out this error. The error had been propagated all the way "down the line" (through the flash drive, the HTML code, file names, website page, RP home page, etc.). It was pervasive.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 08, 2016, 01:32:24 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Gades - Italica

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 12, 2016, 10:57:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Osset - Colonia Patricia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 15, 2016, 11:19:16 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Romula - Turiaso

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 19, 2016, 01:31:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Antioch, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 19, 2016, 05:34:20 am
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Part 1

This is a coin that the dealer had mis-attributed. He attributed it as Syria. It is actually Cilicia(?), Hieropolis-Kastabala(?).

This is yet another example of how a dealer mis-attribution has worked in my favor. It turns out that it is actually a much rarer coin (and city).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 21, 2016, 05:18:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Antioch, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 23, 2016, 05:01:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Antioch, Part 3 and Part 4

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 26, 2016, 12:11:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Apameia - Chalkis

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 28, 2016, 07:06:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Damascus

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 02, 2016, 08:31:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Emisa - Heliopolis

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 04, 2016, 04:41:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Laodicea

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 05, 2016, 02:16:38 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Raphanea - Seleuceia
Roman Provincial, Syrtica (Africa)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 06, 2016, 01:56:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thessalian League

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 08, 2016, 06:08:32 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Kings

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 20, 2016, 05:29:31 pm
Hi folks,

Some of you are probably wondering what happened to me lately. For the past couple of weeks, I've been pretty much inactive here in Forum.

Here is my (fish) story: I took a rocket to Mars. I was hanging out on Mars for a while. And then, I returned to Earth in my space ship. Just kidding. :)

Actually, I was very busy. I decided to edit my previous web pages, all 200-300 pages. I "cleaned them up" and made them more presentable and professional. It took me 12 days and approximately 80-100 hours of work.

In the past, in the interest of speed, I wrote my text in a sort of short hand. During the past 12 days, I went back and expanded on my text.

I added much more proper punctuation (commas, etc.).

I inserted the words "and" and "of" more frequently.

I added Greek/Latin legends, where possible.

I separated my page headings (large red print) and made them more readable.

I even experimented with different colors in my home (index) page.

Along the way, I discovered numerous typos that I corrected.

I encountered 2 more serious/catastrophic dealer errors. This forced me to re-write my tags. One of those is an AE Roman Provincial Macedon, Amphipolis coin of Claudius that the dealer had mis-attributed as Augustus.

I also came across 3 tags that, in my opinion, was severely lacking in information. So, I re-wrote those tags too. All total, I re-wrote 5 tags from scratch and re-uploaded them.

When I was all done editing my website pages, I re-saved them to my hard drive and flash drive. And then, I re-uploaded the files (all 200-300 pages) to Joe's server.

Please feel free to take a look. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know. And, as always, if you have any suggestions, please feel free to make me aware of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2016, 11:09:31 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Lucania, Herakleia
Roman Provincial, Mysia, Cyzikos

These are new arrivals. I just received them last week.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on July 21, 2016, 01:57:24 pm
Looks great Meep.  I like the update.  Maybe incorporate actual Greek fonts at some point too.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2016, 09:14:27 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Abdera - Anchialus

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2016, 09:34:48 pm
Looks great Meep.  I like the update.  Maybe incorporate actual Greek fonts at some point too.

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the positive feedback.

I totally agree with you regarding the Greek fonts (letters). I actually thought about doing that as I was grinding through this update. But I think it would have been too much work for one update, considering what I did (the amount of work, the time consumed, etc.). Maybe for my next update?

I'm not exactly sure how to generate Greek letters in html. I think it involves changing the opening lines ("charset"?) of the code in each page. Of course, I'd have to manually change the code in every page (all 200-300 pages!!!). I'd also probably have to re-format the text in every page because the spacing would change (words would become one letter). And then, I'd have to re-save (to both the hard drive and my flash drive) and re-upload every page to Joe's server. It would be a very time-consuming process. And there is another problem. I don't know how to physically generate Greek letters. In other words, what keyboard function would I have to use? Does anyone know how to do this?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on July 21, 2016, 10:49:05 pm
Most word processing applications have Greek fonts.  You have MS Word, no?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2016, 11:53:54 pm
Most word processing applications have Greek fonts.  You have MS Word, no?

Hi Nick,

No, my computer has no word processor.

Do I need a word processor to generate Greek fonts (letters)? Can I do it without one?

Previously, Andrew had advised me about free word processors that I can download. But I never downloaded and installed one because I never had  a use for one.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2016, 02:23:50 pm
Hi folks,

I figured out how to generate Greek letters in my website pages. I looked at the tutorial that Andrew referred me to earlier in this thread. It turns out that I don't need to change my "charset" setting. UFT-8 can handle Greek letters.  Nor do I need a word processor. I followed the tutorial and tested it on one of my pages. It worked.

At this point, I think I will do another update to my website pages. This may take several days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 03, 2016, 05:28:02 pm
Hi folks,

Here is a progress report:

As many of you know, I am currently grinding through my second website update of the past few weeks. Right now, I am about 75-80% done. I have made several improvements.

In my Greek legends in my text, I converted Greek words (for letters) into actual Greek letters. For example, "lambda" became  :Greek_Lambda:, and "pi" became  :Greek_Pi_3:.

I significantly expanded my Greek/Latin legends in my text.

I expanded my text descriptions.

I re-formatted my text, which I was forced to do when I converted Greek words to letters.

I experimented with different colors in my page headings, and I color-coded each line. They are no longer all red.

Believe it or not, I actually came across 13 more serious/catastrophic dealer errors. This forced me to re-write 13 new tags from scratch. And I'm only 75-80% done.

I also encountered 19 tags where I felt that the information was lacking, so I re-wrote them too. Many of these are my AR-washed AE follis Constantine-era coins. And many of those have camp gate reverses.

All total, I re-wrote 32 new tags from scratch. And I'm only 75-80% done. And that's not even counting the numerous tags I re-wrote from scratch in my first update (a few weeks ago).

As you can see, I've been quite busy lately. I hope you will all like my updated website. Of course, I haven't uploaded any pages yet. I'll upload all 200-300 pages when I'm done with my update, which should be in a few days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 16, 2016, 05:45:35 am
Hi folks,

Here's another progress report:

As many of you know, for the past 6-8 weeks or so, I have been grinding through my second website update. Right now, I am about 95-98% done.

So far, I have had to re-write 55 new tags from scratch (because of serious/catastrophic dealer errors, insufficient information, etc.). This, by far, is eating up the lion's share of my time.

I also found some old Hendin tags. As many of you know, I make a "sandwich" using my own hand-written tags and my dealer tags. But when I first started collecting ancient coins (way back in the beginning), I didn't do that all the time. The tags from my very early Hendin purchases were not with my coins. They were in a box in my bedroom. Since I was doing a website update, I figured that I'd incorporate them with my coins now. I looked for the tags and found them. They were exactly where I thought they were. I added the photos to my website. You will be able to see them when I upload my updated pages.

I hope to be finished within the next few days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: quadrans on August 16, 2016, 04:23:57 pm
Huhh,

 Hard work Mep... +++

 Q.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 18, 2016, 06:58:45 am
Hi folks,

I finally finished my second website update. I re-uploaded all 270 pages to Joe's server.

I started this update on 7/23. It took me 27 days and close to 200 hours of work.

In the past 6-8 weeks, I did 2 website updates. Those 2 updates, combined, consumed 39 days and about 250-300 hours of my time.

All total, I had to re-write 58 new tags from scratch. That's just during my second update alone.

Anyway, please feel free to take a look at my updated pages. As always, if anyone notices any errors, then please let me know. Also, as always, if anyone has any suggestions, then please let me be aware of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 23, 2016, 03:59:44 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Augusta Traiana, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 24, 2016, 02:10:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Augusta Traiana, Part 3

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 26, 2016, 11:53:57 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 1

This coin is a new arrival. I just received it yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 26, 2016, 05:45:20 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Augusta Traiana, Part 4

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 28, 2016, 12:04:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Bizya - Deultum

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 29, 2016, 01:23:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 29, 2016, 11:45:01 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 30, 2016, 09:59:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Pautalia, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 01, 2016, 01:35:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Pautalia, Part 2
Roman Provincial, Thrace, Philippopolis - Sestos

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 03, 2016, 02:32:08 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Provincial, Troas, Alexandria

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 05, 2016, 12:39:30 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Provincial, Troas, Minor Mints
Roman Provincial, Zeugitania

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 05, 2016, 05:01:34 am
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting my Roman Provincial coins, all 9 boxes of them. It took me a long time.

I think I am going to post my Greek coins next. I have 4 boxes of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 07, 2016, 04:25:06 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Achaia - Aitolia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Arados on September 07, 2016, 04:56:01 am
Look forward to seeing the rest of you Greek coins, do you own any Phoenician coins ?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 07, 2016, 07:35:14 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Akarnania - Arkadia

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 07, 2016, 07:43:59 am
Look forward to seeing the rest of you Greek coins, do you own any Phoenician coins ?

Hi MR,

Thanks for the interest.

Yes, I own several Phoenician coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 07, 2016, 08:25:50 am
Look forward to seeing the rest of you Greek coins, do you own any Phoenician coins ?

Hi MR,

I just remembered that I have an interesting AE Seleucid coin minted in Phoenicia, Byblos. A winged Kronos is depicted on the reverse. It was issued by one of the Antiochus kings. I purchased it because the dealer mis-attributed it as Augustus. I was somewhat disappointed when, many years later, I discovered that it isn't an Augustus coin. But it is still an extremely rare (R3) and interesting coin.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Arados on September 07, 2016, 08:35:53 am
Look forward to seeing the rest of you Greek coins, do you own any Phoenician coins ?

Hi MR,

I just remembered that I have an interesting AE Seleucid coin minted in Phoenicia, Byblos. A winged Kronos is depicted on the reverse. It was issued by one of the Antiochus kings. I purchased it because the dealer mis-attributed it as Augustus. I was somewhat disappointed when, many years later, I discovered that it isn't an Augustus coin. But it is still an extremely rare (R3) and interesting coin.

Meepzorp

I have never seen those for sale, do you have the coin with Alexander I Balas or Antiochos IV ?

I must confess to being slightly envious.
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 08, 2016, 03:27:24 am
Look forward to seeing the rest of you Greek coins, do you own any Phoenician coins ?

Hi MR,

I just remembered that I have an interesting AE Seleucid coin minted in Phoenicia, Byblos. A winged Kronos is depicted on the reverse. It was issued by one of the Antiochus kings. I purchased it because the dealer mis-attributed it as Augustus. I was somewhat disappointed when, many years later, I discovered that it isn't an Augustus coin. But it is still an extremely rare (R3) and interesting coin.

Meepzorp

I have never seen those for sale, do you have the coin with Alexander I Balas or Antiochos IV ?

I must confess to being slightly envious.

Hi MR,

I don't have access to that coin right now because it is put away in storage. I am not up to my Phoenicia or Seleucid coins yet. My Greek Phoenicia and Seleucid coins are in a different box. Right now, I only have access to my first Greek box. I am doing one box at a time.

Offhand, from memory, I think it is Antiochus IV. I remember the obverse portrait having a radiate head, which is one of the things that tipped me off that it wasn't Augustus, who is laureate on that issue. That is why I suspected that the dealer mis-attributed it. I did some research and determined that it isn't Augustus and that it is, in fact, a Seleucid coin minted in Phoenicia, Byblos.

There is a wedge-shaped (or triangle-shaped) piece broken off the flan. About 15-20% of the flan is missing. But it doesn't affect any of the devices. Fortunately, the missing part is the fields.

I'll be posting the photos in my website soon, probably within the next few months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Arados on September 08, 2016, 05:26:03 am
I look forward to seeing your Phoenician & Seleucid coins.
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 08, 2016, 06:07:02 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Attica

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 09, 2016, 01:22:07 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Bithynia - Boiotia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 10, 2016, 05:10:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Caria

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 10, 2016, 06:54:45 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Celtic

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on September 10, 2016, 08:03:24 am
Some nice coins in the mix, Meep. 
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 10, 2016, 03:09:58 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Cilicia

The last coin in that page is a coin type that, in the past, Nick had expressed interest in. He wondered what type of animal is depicted on the reverse. Some coins of that type appear to have a MFB. The animal on my example looks more like a goat or a moose.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 10, 2016, 03:13:39 pm
Some nice coins in the mix, Meep. 

Hi Nick,

Thanks :)

I remember you being curious about the animal depicted on my Cilicia, Tarsos coin. What do you think?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on September 10, 2016, 04:26:00 pm
That's a (presumably) later issue after it had devolved into a horned creature.  On some dies it is even further devolved.
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 11, 2016, 11:03:41 am
That's a (presumably) later issue after it had devolved into a horned creature.  On some dies it is even further devolved.

Hi Nick and folks,

Actually, the animal on my example looks like Dino form the TV show "The Flintstones". :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 12, 2016, 04:11:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Corinth
Greek, Crete

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 20, 2016, 02:24:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Egypt

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 21, 2016, 12:21:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Lucania, Copia

This coin is a recent arrival. I just received it today.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 23, 2016, 06:29:57 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Elis

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 24, 2016, 08:47:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Epiros

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 25, 2016, 01:59:55 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Euboia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 26, 2016, 07:53:06 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Gaul
Greek, Illyria

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 27, 2016, 01:21:43 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Ionia, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 28, 2016, 02:29:03 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Ionia, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 29, 2016, 02:52:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Judaea

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 01, 2016, 05:53:49 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Lesbos - Lycia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 02, 2016, 11:03:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Lydia - Lykaonia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 03, 2016, 06:57:16 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Apameia

This is a new arrival. I just received it today.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 05, 2016, 12:13:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Macedon, Kings, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 06, 2016, 02:27:44 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Macedon, Kings, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 07, 2016, 01:25:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Macedon, Amphipolis - Pella

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 10, 2016, 02:52:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Macedon, Thessalonika

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 12, 2016, 04:03:15 am
Hi folks,

I decided to re-arrange my Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras pages. This was necessitated by the fact that I purchased several Calabria, Taras coins since I initially posted those pages. And I am anticipating more future growth. In other words, I plan on buying more of those coins in the future. So, I went from 3 Taras pages to 4. My Taras coin pages are now divided into 4 parts, not 3.

I also "cleaned them up" (my Taras pages, not the coins, of course). Previously, my Calabria, Taras coins were not really divided properly. My denominations were all over the place. They were scattered among different pages. Now, my denominations are all clearly divided. For example, my Campano-Tarentine Alliance issues are now all on one page. They have their own separate page now.

I also re-numbered all of my Calabria, Taras photos. This was necessitated by the fact that many of those coins moved to a different page. Also, many of my numbers were out of sequence because I purchased so many Taras coins since I created those pages. So, I deleted all of my Taras photos on Joe's server (every one of them) and re-uploaded every photo after re-numbering them.

This was a very complex and complicated procedure. It took me 3-4 hours to complete this task.

Anyway, please feel free to take a look at my newly re-arranged Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras pages. As always, your comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 12, 2016, 08:56:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Megaris

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2016, 08:10:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Moesia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2016, 01:47:27 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Mysia, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2016, 02:29:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Mysia, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 16, 2016, 02:46:07 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Mysia, Part 3 (Lampsakos - Parion)

By the way, regarding the first coin in this page, does anyone have any suggestions about the reverse and/or attribution?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Mark Fox on October 16, 2016, 07:21:48 pm
Dear Meepzorp and Board,

Your uncertain Mysian does indeed appear to belong to Mysia, but it is likely an issue of Astyra, struck for the satrap Tissaphernes.  Two examples:

http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=8406 (http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=8406)
http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=830 (http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=830)

You will need to rotate your reverse 90° clockwise.

Hope this helps.


Best regards,

Mark Fox
Michigan
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 17, 2016, 05:04:20 pm
Hi Mark,

Thank you so much for the attribution assistance. Your help is invaluable. I never would have guessed that on my own.

I thought that the object at the "bottom" of the reverse of my coin was a letter "T". So, I went into Wildwinds and looked through every city that started with a letter "T". I went through page after page after page. But I couldn't find any matches.

Regarding the second example in your post, the obverse portrait is a direct match to my example. It is also the exact same size (AE 12).

I am still wondering if the reverse of my example is mis-struck or over-struck or double struck. I think it may be. On my example, the objects/material that hangs from the statue's arms doesn't appear to be parallel. The "lines" are not aligned.

Or maybe the objects/material is parallel. And maybe it isn't double struck. Since the reverse of my example has so many serious issues, it is difficult to tell.

I see what you are saying about rotating the reverse 90 degrees. The base of the statue will be at the bottom of the reverse. However, that puts the club on the left and the legend on the right. This is the exact opposite placement as the examples in your post, which have the legend on the left and the club on the right.

I'll correct the dealer error soon. It is probably going to take me about 2 hours to write up new tags and fix everything (flash drive, HTML code, etc.).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 17, 2016, 07:21:58 pm
Hi folks,

I corrected the dealer error. It took me about 3 hours.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 20, 2016, 05:05:14 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Bruttium, Croton
Greek Italy, Bruttium, Terina
Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 2
Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 4
Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 6 (Thessalonika, Part 2)

These are new arrivals. I just received them recently.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 23, 2016, 12:09:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Mysia, Part 4 (Pergamon)
Greek, Pamphylia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 24, 2016, 03:22:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Phoenicia, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 25, 2016, 01:32:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Phoenicia, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 27, 2016, 04:26:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Phoenicia, Part 3 (Sidon)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Arados on October 27, 2016, 09:22:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Phoenicia, Part 1

Meepzorp

Hi Meep,

I have really enjoyed your collection of Phoenician coins so far.  +++

I am quite confident that your Aradain coin with Zeus & triple ram is year 106 (154-153 B.C), the iconography fits in nicely with that era date.
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2016, 10:07:22 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Phokis
Greek, Phrygia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 29, 2016, 10:10:07 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Phoenicia, Part 1

Meepzorp

Hi Meep,

I have really enjoyed your collection of Phoenician coins so far.  +++

I am quite confident that your Aradain coin with Zeus & triple ram is year 106 (154-153 B.C), the iconography fits in nicely with that era date.


Hi MR,

Thank you for your advice. I edited that page. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 30, 2016, 01:25:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Pisidia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Pekka K on October 30, 2016, 01:38:58 pm

Your 3rd coin of Pamphylia, Side seems to me more like
Ilon, Troas.

Similar to: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2593885

Pekka K
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2016, 07:16:56 am

Your 3rd coin of Pamphylia, Side seems to me more like
Ilon, Troas.

Similar to: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2593885

Pekka K

Hi Pekka,

Thank you so much for pointing that out to me. That coin was driving me crazy. I couldn't figure out what it was.

I knew that the reverse legend didn't match Pamphylia, Side. But I couldn't quite make out what it was. I thought that the second letter was an "A". It turns out that it is actually a  :Greek_Lambda:. And the reverse legend actually reads: I :Greek_Lambda: I.

When I was doing a search in acsearch, I kept entering "Athena pomegranate" in the search box, because I though that the object Athena is holding in her left hand is a pomegranate. That's why I wasn't being directed to Troas, Ilion.

According to the acsearch entry, the object that Athena is holding in her left hand is actually a distaff. However, I am still not convinced. Whatever it is, it has a round, bulbous head. To me, it looks much more like a pomegranate or a poppy than a distaff.

My example is a pedigreed coin from the Lindgren collection. I purchased it from Mr. Lindgren just before he passed away. I guess he mis-attributed it.

I'll correct this situation soon.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 31, 2016, 02:09:43 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Pontus

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 01, 2016, 09:20:49 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Sikyonia

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2016, 09:36:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Spain, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 06, 2016, 05:39:18 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Spain, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 07, 2016, 01:17:24 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Spain, Part 3

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2016, 06:04:17 pm
Hi folks,

I just edited my Greek, Spain, Part 3 page.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2016, 11:25:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Syria, Seleucid, Part 1

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 11, 2016, 07:44:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Syria, Seleucid, Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 11, 2016, 11:28:46 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Syria, Seleucid, Part 3

This page contains a very rare Phoenicia, Byblos coin that MR (Arados) had expressed interest in in the recent past.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2016, 01:47:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Syria, Seleucid, Part 4

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2016, 08:47:45 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Syria, Seleucid, Part 5

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 15, 2016, 02:41:13 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek, The Cyclades
Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Part 1
Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Part 1
Roman Provincial, Sicily

These are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 16, 2016, 05:22:26 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Syria, Seleucid, Part 6
Greek, Syria, Coele-Syria

Meepzorp
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Post by: Akropolis on November 16, 2016, 06:04:00 pm
Well done, Meepzorp.
PeteB
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 18, 2016, 09:08:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Thessaly, Part 1 and Part 2

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2016, 09:39:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Greek, Thrace, Kings
Greek, Thrace, Part 1, Aegospotami - Chersonesos

Meepzorp
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Post by: Mark Fox on November 19, 2016, 12:15:21 pm
Dear Meepzorp and Board,

Your bronze of Aegospotami is most likely an issue of Aegeae in Cilicia.  I am attaching several pages from Hansjörg Bloesch's ANS paper, "Hellenistic Coins of Aegeae," published in the 1982 volume of Museum Notes.

Depending if there is a monogram on your coin, and in consideration of its diameter and weight, Bloesch 8, or something similar to Bloesch 67 (which is very close in style) could be a possible fit.

Hope this helps.


Best regards,

Mark Fox
Michigan
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2016, 01:23:32 pm
Hi Mark,

Thank you for your suggestion. I appreciate your attatchments.

Could it be that Mr. Lindgren mis-attributed another coin?

I see your point. Yes, it does look like some AE Cilicia, Aegeae coins. However, on most of those coins, Athena's hair hangs down in 3 braids. In fact, I have one of those coins. It is already posted in my website.

And yes, it is true that, on some Aegeae coins (Bloesch 67 and 71), Athena's hair does not hang down like that. And the style of the Athena on those issues matches my coin. Actually, it matches my example more so than any Aegospotami coin. However, there is one nagging problem. The reverse inscription on Aegeae coins should read: A I :Greek_Gamma: E A...

On my example, the 5th digit is clearly not an "A". It looks much more like an "O" or a "C". I assume that is what made Mr. Lindgren think it is an Aegospotami coin.

Could it be an Aegeae coin with a typo in the reverse legend?

What does everyone else think?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 20, 2016, 10:43:33 am
Hi folks,

I corrected the dealer error (Aegospotami/Aegeae).

Edit #1: This is strange. My changes (corrected website pages and photo numbers) work in Mozilla, but not in Google Chrome. I re-loaded the page several times, but it is still showing the old photo numbers. I guess I have to give it time. Mozilla is showing the correct photo numbers.

Edit #2: Now it is working in Google Chrome. That was strange.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2016, 07:11:59 am
Hi folks,

Yesterday, when I added my mis-attributed Aegeae coin to my Greek, Cilicia website page, I copied a block of code and edited it, which is what I usually do when I add a coin to a page that already exists. However, I forgot to change the post date from September to November. I just corrected that error.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2016, 01:06:24 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Thrace, Part 2, Mesembria - Odessos

I also added another coin (Maroneia) to my Greek, Thrace, Part 1 page. Since I deleted the mis-attributed coin (Aegospotami) yesterday, I figured that I'd add another coin to that page. That way, I'd even out the number of entries in the pages.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2016, 01:00:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Thrace, Part 3, Pantikapaion

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2016, 04:50:18 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Greek, Thrace, Part 4, Thasos - Thrie

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2016, 03:00:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Greek, Troas

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2016, 03:28:52 pm
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting my Greek (non-Italy and non-Sicily) coins, all 4 boxes of them. Today is 2 days shy of my 49th birthday. Just like the year I was born (1967), my birthday is the day after Thanksgiving.

I started working on my website in November of last year (2015).  So, I am now one year into this phase (Phase 3) of my project. My website is about 70% completed. I was hoping to have it all done within a span of a year, but that looks like a "pipe dream" at this point.

I have 2 major categories left to post: Roman Republic and Medieval. Of course, I have minor categories too (Byzantine, medals, etc.). But I want to do my major categories first.

I think I am going to do my Medieval coins next, mainly because they are going to take longer than my Roman Republic coins (because I have more of them).

I have 2 things to state about my Medieval coins. First, like I did for my Greek coins and Roman Imperial Octavian/Augustus coins, I think I am going to split my Medieval coins into 2 sections: Italy and non-Italy. I have so many Italian Medieval coins that I think they need their own separate section. Second, I have 3 boxes of Medieval coins. However, Medieval coins tend to be much thinner than Greek and Roman Provincial coins. I fit many more Medieval coins into each box, possibly 2-3 times as many. So, those 3 boxes of Medieval coins are probably the equivalent of 6-9 boxes of Greek or Roman Provincial coins. I have 9 boxes of Roman Provincial coins, and look how long it took me to post all of those coins (about 6 months or more). It is probably going to take me about 3-6 months (or more) to post all of my Medieval coins. That should take me into late Spring or early Summer 2017.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2016, 08:33:41 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Crusades, Cyprus - Holy Land

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 25, 2016, 08:05:36 pm
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 4

This is a new arrival. I just received it today.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 26, 2016, 11:27:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Crusades, Libya - Malta

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 27, 2016, 09:31:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Crusades, Syria

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 28, 2016, 11:49:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Ancona

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 30, 2016, 01:53:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, L'Aquila

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 01, 2016, 02:25:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Aquileia
Medieval Italy, Arquata - Asti

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 02, 2016, 04:36:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Beneventum - Bologna

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 04, 2016, 07:10:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Brindisi, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 05, 2016, 06:47:31 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Brindisi, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 08, 2016, 01:30:13 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Capua
Medieval Italy, Carmagnola

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 09, 2016, 01:07:11 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Casale, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 10, 2016, 03:56:26 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 1
Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 4

These are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 13, 2016, 11:11:29 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Casale, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 15, 2016, 11:40:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Chieti - Cremona

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 16, 2016, 09:57:08 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Desana

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 18, 2016, 02:49:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Fermo - Ferrara

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: wileyc on December 18, 2016, 04:58:53 pm
Meepzorps

nice job was looking at your crusaders

nice jerusalem, Baldwin III, 1143-1163, billon denier, doing well on your photos. I remember a while back you were soliciting input on what equipment and technique to use, what do you usually use now?

cw
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 19, 2016, 04:31:59 am
Meepzorps

I remember a while back you were soliciting input on what equipment and technique to use, what do you usually use now?

cw

Hi cw,

Regarding my equipment, nothing has changed. I shoot my photos on my kitchen table. I use my kitchen light fixture, which contains a CFL bulb equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb. I use my father's old work light (from the 1960s), which I clamp to my kitchen light fixture. It also contains a CFL bulb equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb. And I also use an old desk lamp, which I purchased back in the 1980s when I was a graduate student at the University of Michigan. It contains 2 long tube-style fluorescent bulbs. Offhand, I don't remember the exact wattage.

I shoot all of my photos with my niece's old Apple iPhone4, which is now several years old. Yes, I am still using it. And no, I still don't own a digital camera.

I place my coins on a medium grey towel. I make a kink/ridge in the towel so that I can tilt the coin at various different angles to change the light reflectivity. I usually place the coin at a 10-30 degree angle relative to the kitchen table. I hold the iPhone about 4-8 inches from the coin. I usually tilt the iPhone at another 10-20 degrees relative to the coin, both horizontally and vertically. I found that this technique yields the sharpest photos. I usually shoot 8-20 photos of each side (obverse and reverse), at different varying locations in the iPhone's view field. I keep the best photo and delete the rest.

For some reason, my iPhone has difficulty shooting photos of small coins. Sometimes, I must shoot 50-60 photos before I finally get one that isn't blurry. The smaller the coin is, the higher the percentage is of blurry photos.

I "process" my photos on my HP laptop computer, which is now 13 months old. Actually, all I do is rotate and crop them. My photos are all "raw photos". They are not modified or filtered or processed in any way, shape, or form whatsoever. I don't have time for that. I have thousands of photos to post in my website.

You may have noticed that my photo quality has improved as time goes by. That is because I am gaining experience. Despite numerous "swap-outs", I am still not satisfied with many of my Magna Graecia photos, which I shot first (before I had experience). I'll probably go back and re-shoot the sub-par photos at some point in the future. I may also re-format some of my Magna Graecia website pages.

I store all of my photos and website pages on a 32 GB flash drive. I delete my photos from my computer's hard drive on the following day.

Regarding my website pages, I am writing all of the HTML code myself from scratch. I use a HTML kit so I can see the page before uploading. I upload using Filezilla.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 20, 2016, 05:02:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Florence - Frinco

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2016, 08:17:04 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 1

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Carausius on December 21, 2016, 08:45:17 am
Meep,

Great progress. How much more to go?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2016, 09:41:28 am
Meep,

Great progress. How much more to go?

Hi Cara,

I'm about 70% done.

I have a lot of Italian Medieval coins, especially Genoa and Naples (the 2 cities my grandparents came from). Medieval coins are much thinner than Greek/Roman coins, so they take up less space in my coin boxes. It takes much longer to get through each partitioned section in my blue plastic coin storage boxes because there are more coins per section.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 22, 2016, 09:39:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 2

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 23, 2016, 10:30:14 am
Hi folks,

In a recent PM, Vlad D informed me that one of my Crusades coins (Tripoli) contained an attribution error.

Today, I corrected that error. I also re-formatted my Crusades pages.

Thank you, Vlad. :)

By the way, if anyone notices any errors in my website, please let me be aware of it. Thank you.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 24, 2016, 11:52:07 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 3

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2016, 12:17:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 4

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 26, 2016, 04:20:44 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 5

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2016, 10:19:17 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 6

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 29, 2016, 11:10:15 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 7

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 30, 2016, 06:34:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 8
Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 9
Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 1, Caffa

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 02, 2017, 03:59:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 2, Chios (Part 1)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on January 02, 2017, 06:59:01 pm
I think you should include a URL in you post when you add a new page.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 02, 2017, 09:17:37 pm
I think you should include a URL in you post when you add a new page.

Hi Joe,

If you really think that is necessary, I'll do that.

I thought about doing that at various points in the past. But 98-99% of the time that I add a new page, it is the last page listed in whatever section I am building. So, I always figured that it was kind of redundant and not necessary. Also, unvisited links are in blue, and previously visited links are in purple.

Is simply listing the URL enough, or do I need to also write out a description in addition to posting the URL?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 02, 2017, 09:24:31 pm
Hi folks,

I just corrected the spelling of Baranowsky in my last page.

As you can see, regarding some of my Genoese coins (both Genoa mint and colonial), the dealer included old tags with the coin. He sent them to me along with the coin. The last coin I posted (Chios, castle Tornese) is one of those coins. On that old tag, someone wrote "B.sky" many years ago. I assume this is an abbreviation for "Baranowsky".

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 03, 2017, 01:25:08 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 3, Chios (Part 2)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on January 03, 2017, 11:44:36 am
Much better with a link. :)  Now I can easily check out the new page.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 11, 2017, 09:14:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 4, Cyprus - Greece

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 12, 2017, 09:52:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 5, Rhodes

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt05.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 6, Tripoli (Levant)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt06.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 13, 2017, 11:39:08 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Guardiagrele - Livorno

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_guard_livorno.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 14, 2017, 10:15:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Loano - Manfredonia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_loano_manfred.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 14, 2017, 05:57:54 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Mantua

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_mantua.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 15, 2017, 07:49:32 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Merano - Mesocco

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_merano_mesoc.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 16, 2017, 06:57:09 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Messerano

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_messerano.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 18, 2017, 10:34:01 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 1

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt01.htm

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 2

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on January 19, 2017, 06:19:45 pm
Thanks for the links.  Interesting coins!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2017, 02:37:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 3

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 4

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 26, 2017, 04:19:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 5

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt05.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on January 26, 2017, 06:53:04 am
The coin with buckets on poles is very interesting.  I guess it refers to fire fighting?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2017, 05:14:36 am
The coin with buckets on poles is very interesting.  I guess it refers to fire fighting?

Hi Joe,

That's an interesting theory. I never thought of that.

I always thought that it is a scene depicting the collection of maple syrup. However, there are 3 problems with this theory. First, the "tree" depicted on the coin appears to be a pine tree ("pine needles"(?) visible at right), not a maple tree. Second, buckets that collect maple syrup are usually placed at the bottom portion of the tree (lower trunk area), not up in the branches. Third, the buckets appear to have holes in them.

You may be right. But if the buckets have holes in them, how can they hold water? Maybe that is just a design on the outside of the buckets?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2017, 07:42:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 6

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt06.htm

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 7

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt07.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2017, 09:48:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Mileto - Modena

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_mileto_modena.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 1

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 29, 2017, 12:25:42 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 2

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2017, 02:56:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 3

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 4

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2017, 10:00:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 5

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt05.htm

I also corrected a minor typo in my Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 3 page. I re-uploaded it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2017, 03:28:44 pm
Hi folks,

I just edited my Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 5 page because of a minor error. I re-uploaded it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2017, 07:10:27 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 6

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt06.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2017, 08:24:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 7

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt07.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 03, 2017, 09:45:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 8

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt08.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 9

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt09.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 04, 2017, 08:36:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 10

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt10.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 11

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt11.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 12

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt12.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 09, 2017, 01:18:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 13

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt13.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 10, 2017, 01:51:24 am
Hi folks,

I just corrected another dealer attribution error. In the Medieval section of Forum, member birdsofprey pointed out to me that one of my coins was mis-attributed. The dealer attributed it as Naples. It is actually L'Aquila. Thank you, birdsofprey.

Here are the links to the edited and corrected website pages:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_aquila.htm

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 10, 2017, 04:44:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 14

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt14.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 11, 2017, 02:36:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 15

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt15.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 16

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt16.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 14, 2017, 10:06:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Naples, part 17

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt17.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 16, 2017, 01:20:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Padua

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_padua.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2017, 12:22:29 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Papacy

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_papacy.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2017, 06:19:37 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Parma - Passerano

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_parma_passer.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2017, 05:36:31 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Pavia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_pavia.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2017, 08:21:32 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Perugia - Pesaro

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_perugia_pesaro.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2017, 07:56:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Piacenza

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_piacenza.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2017, 11:39:57 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Sabbioneta - Salerno

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_sabb_salerno.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2017, 11:25:51 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Savona

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_savona.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2017, 01:29:08 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Siena - Sulmona

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_siena_sulmona.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2017, 08:54:49 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Tassarolo

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_tassarolo.htm

Medieval Italy, Torino

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_torino.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 26, 2017, 02:22:41 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Torriglia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_torriglia.htm

Medieval Italy, Urbino

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_urbino.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 27, 2017, 02:16:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, Venice

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_venice.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 28, 2017, 02:42:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, Verona

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_verona.htm

Medieval Italy, Sardinia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_sardinia.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 28, 2017, 02:50:05 am
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting all of my Medieval Italy coins.

I still have 3 more Medieval sections to post:

Medieval Sicily
Medieval Italy, House of Savoy
Medieval (Europe, non-Italy/Sicily)

These are all going to be separate sections. I have decided to post my Medieval Sicily and House of Savoy coins in separate sections because I feel that my Medieval Italy home page is already too lengthy.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: COINS FAN on March 01, 2017, 05:43:05 am
 :) nice work meezorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 01, 2017, 01:17:09 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver, Part 1

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Ionia, Minor Mints

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_ionia_minor_mints.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: peterpil19 on March 02, 2017, 05:45:04 am
:) nice work meezorp

 +++Agree.

Meepzorp,

Your high level of productivity puts many of us to shame (myself included)!

Peter
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 02, 2017, 06:23:57 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Sicily, Part 1

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 02, 2017, 06:29:24 am
:) nice work meezorp

 +++Agree.

Meepzorp,

Your high level of productivity puts many of us to shame (myself included)!

Peter

Hi CF and Pete,

Thanks for the praise. :)

Regarding my photography skills, I wish I knew back then (when I first started my website) what I know now. Unfortunately, I am going to have to re-shoot and/or re-crop many of my Magna Graecia photos and some of my Octavian/Augustus photos. I am not pleased with the quality.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 03, 2017, 04:46:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Sicily, Part 2

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt02.htm

Medieval Sicily, Part 3

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 04, 2017, 04:37:12 am
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 2

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt02.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 05, 2017, 11:41:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Sicily, Part 4

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt04.htm

By the way, regarding the first coin in that page, does anyone out there feel that it is mis-attributed? The dealer attributed it as Spahr 25. I looked all through my Varesi MIR Sicily volume, but I can't find an exact match. MIR (Varesi) 157/Spahr 25 most closely resembles my coin, but it is by no means an exact match. Could it be mis-attributed? Maybe it isn't even a Sicily (or Italy) coin?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 05, 2017, 01:33:06 pm
By the way, regarding the first coin in that page, does anyone out there feel that it is mis-attributed? The dealer attributed it as Spahr 25. I looked all through my Varesi MIR Sicily volume, but I can't find an exact match. MIR (Varesi) 157/Spahr 25 most closely resembles my coin, but it is by no means an exact match. Could it be mis-attributed? Maybe it isn't even a Sicily (or Italy) coin?

Hi folks,

I think I found it. it is mis-attributed. Here is a link:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2734186

I'll correct it soon.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2017, 05:51:32 am
Hi folks,

I corrected the dealer attribution error. I re-uploaded the images and file.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2017, 02:49:50 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Sicily, Part 5

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt05.htm

Medieval Sicily, Part 6

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt06.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2017, 02:52:37 pm
Hi folks,

I finished posting all of my Medieval Sicily coins. Next up are my Medieval Italy, House of Savoy coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 07, 2017, 08:32:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 1

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 07, 2017, 04:19:42 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 2

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 08, 2017, 08:08:23 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 3

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 10, 2017, 10:15:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 4

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 11, 2017, 10:48:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 5

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt05.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 13, 2017, 01:09:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 6

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt06.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 7

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt07.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 13, 2017, 01:13:28 am
Hi folks,

I finished posting all of my Medieval Italy/Sicily coins, including my House of Savoy issues.

Next up are my Medieval (non-Italy/Sicily) coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 14, 2017, 01:12:54 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval, Armenia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_armenia.htm

Medieval, Austria

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_austria.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 17, 2017, 07:08:02 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval, Bolivia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_bolivia.htm

Medieval, France

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_france.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 18, 2017, 03:03:12 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval, Royal France

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_francer.htm

Medieval, France, Gettone (Jetons)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_franceg.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 18, 2017, 07:43:44 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Medieval, Germany, Augsburg

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_germ_aug.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 19, 2017, 08:43:07 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval, Germany, Brunswick-New-Wolfenbuttel

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_germ_bruns.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 20, 2017, 09:04:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval, Germany, Frankfurt - Hall

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_germ_frank_hall.htm

Medieval Germany, Saxony

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_germ_saxony.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 21, 2017, 03:09:33 am
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Hyria

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_hyria.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 22, 2017, 12:38:21 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval, Germany, Silesia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_germ_silesia.htm

Medieval, Hungary

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_hungary.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 26, 2017, 10:03:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Medieval, Lithuania

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_lithuania.htm

Medieval, Netherlands

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_netherlands.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 28, 2017, 05:27:50 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval, Netherlands, Gettone (Jetons)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_netherlandsg.htm

In the past (when I was re-writing my tags), some Forum members had expressed interest in these Jetons. They were curious to see them after my text descriptions. Well, here they are. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 29, 2017, 11:04:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 4 pages to my website:

Medieval, Poland

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_poland.htm

Medieval, Russia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_russia.htm

Medieval, Spain

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_spain.htm

Medieval, Switzerland

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_switzerland.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 30, 2017, 09:13:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Medieval, Transylvania

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_trans.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 30, 2017, 09:17:43 pm
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting all of my Medieval coins.

I have one major section left to do: Roman Republic. Of course, I still have smaller sections left also (Byzantine, etc.).

I've also been wanting to take better photos of the coins I posted early in my website. I'm not satisfied with the quality. I need to re-shoot them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: vrtsprb on March 31, 2017, 02:24:24 am
Medieval, Russia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_russia.htm

1769 is a bit outside of what ought to be considered "medieval", I would say.

"on breast, coat (shield) of arms, containing figure riding horse(?)"

That figure represents St. George, spearing a dragon

"banner containing Russian legend ("5 Kopecs"?)"

Пять Копѣекъ

The banner indeed states the denomination. Besides other bits of history, this coin preserves some Old Cyrillic letterforms.

The word "Kopecs" is now written "Kопеек". The letter "yat" (ѣ) has been completely purged, and the hard sign (ъ) is no longer used in some of the words, after the Revolution of 1917.

"crowned letters"

That's the imperial monogram consisting of E II I  (Yekaterina II Imperatrix)


Cheers,

G/<
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 01, 2017, 02:31:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 pages to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 1

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt01.htm

Roman Republic, Part 2

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt02.htm

Roman Republic, Part 3

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 01, 2017, 02:36:40 am
Medieval, Russia

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/med_russia.htm

1769 is a bit outside of what ought to be considered "medieval", I would say.

"on breast, coat (shield) of arms, containing figure riding horse(?)"

That figure represents St. George, spearing a dragon

"banner containing Russian legend ("5 Kopecs"?)"

Пять Копѣекъ

The banner indeed states the denomination. Besides other bits of history, this coin preserves some Old Cyrillic letterforms.

The word "Kopecs" is now written "Kопеек". The letter "yat" (ѣ) has been completely purged, and the hard sign (ъ) is no longer used in some of the words, after the Revolution of 1917.

"crowned letters"

That's the imperial monogram consisting of E II I  (Yekaterina II Imperatrix)


Cheers,

G/<

Hi vrt,

Thank you for all of the information. I am sure that other Forum members will find it useful. I really don't know much about Russian coins. My specialty is Italian coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 01, 2017, 02:45:04 am

1769 is a bit outside of what ought to be considered "medieval", I would say.

Cheers,

G/<

Hi vrt,

I agree. Technically, it is a late Renaissance-era (pre-1800) coin.

However, I really didn't know what to do with those more recent coins. I didn't know where to place them. I didn't feel like creating a whole new separate section just for them. I think I have enough sections already. :)

For ease of placement purposes, I placed any European coin minted between 1000 and 1800 AD in the Medieval section of my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 02, 2017, 02:32:33 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 4

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 04, 2017, 03:16:50 am
Hi folks,

The Microsoft Windows 10 photo editor app on my computer isn't working. It was working fine until Saturday. Yesterday and today, it is acting crazy. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, but it still isn't working properly. I can't crop any photos or add any pages to my website until I get this problem corrected.

In the meantime, maybe I'll edit my previous pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 06, 2017, 07:10:02 am
Hi folks,

I still can't get my photo editor to work. I'm trying everything, but it is still acting crazy. I can't stand all of this "down time".

In the meantime, I just edited all of the text in my Greek Italy pages. I re-formatted it and "cleaned it up".

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 13, 2017, 01:07:48 am
Hi folks,

My photo editor is finally working properly.

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 5

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt05.htm

Roman Republic, Part 6

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt06.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 13, 2017, 07:40:13 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 7

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt07.htm

Roman Republic, Part 8

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt08.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 15, 2017, 07:54:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 9

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt09.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 17, 2017, 08:04:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 10

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt10.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 22, 2017, 04:19:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Hyria

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_hyria.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it recently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Akropolis on April 22, 2017, 05:32:15 pm
Good catch, Meepzorp!
PeteB
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on April 22, 2017, 11:14:31 pm
I agree, a very nice addition.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 23, 2017, 10:01:28 am
Hi Akro and Nick,

Thanks for the compliments.

When I saw that coin for sale, it caught my attention. When I noticed that it is plated and not pure silver, it really intrigued me. I didn't have any plated Hyria coins. So, I figured that I would bid on it.

It is unusually nice for a Hyria issue. Those coins are typically poorly struck, and many of them have a "runny" look to them (probably the result of worn dies). The fact that this example is plated makes it very ironic. The plated one is nicer than many of the pure silver ones.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Carausius on April 23, 2017, 11:01:25 am
Keep,

I was just perusing your web pages. It's been quite a while since I'd done so.  I must say that the breadth of your collection is very impressive.  Also, I like that you've added text descriptions of the coins. Didn't you begin this project with just the tag photos for descriptions?  Are you nearly finished?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 23, 2017, 09:25:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 11

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt11.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 23, 2017, 09:30:32 pm
Didn't you begin this project with just the tag photos for descriptions?

Hi Cara,

That is partially true. I actually began with minimal text descriptions. But, as I was going along, I installed several updates. With each update, I expanded the text descriptions.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 23, 2017, 09:36:35 pm
Are you nearly finished?

Hi Cara,

Yes, I am almost finished. I'm about 90% done. In fact, my Roman Republic coins are the last major section I need to post. Of course, I still have smaller sections to post (Byzantine, etc.).

However, I am not satisfied with many of my earlier photos (Magna Graecia, etc.). I must go back and re-shoot (and re-post) those photos. So, I still have a lot more work to do. It is questionable if I will be done by the end of the year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 24, 2017, 03:56:14 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 12

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt12.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 25, 2017, 09:00:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 13

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt13.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 26, 2017, 06:21:48 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 14

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt14.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 27, 2017, 10:33:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 15

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt15.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 28, 2017, 11:12:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 16

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt16.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 30, 2017, 02:23:22 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 17

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt17.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 01, 2017, 01:00:44 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 18

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt18.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 02, 2017, 04:43:46 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 19

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt19.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Randygeki(h2) on May 02, 2017, 04:57:10 am
Very nice!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 04, 2017, 06:31:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 20

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt20.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 04, 2017, 06:32:47 am
Very nice!

Hi RG,

Thanks!!! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 06, 2017, 01:04:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 21

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt21.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 06, 2017, 09:13:46 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 22

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt22.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 08, 2017, 09:07:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 23

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt23.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 09, 2017, 02:59:07 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 24

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt24.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 10, 2017, 06:05:43 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 25

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt25.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 11, 2017, 06:03:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 26

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt26.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 13, 2017, 08:35:36 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 27

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt27.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 15, 2017, 09:34:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 28

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt28.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 17, 2017, 02:19:42 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 29

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt29.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 19, 2017, 02:45:57 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 30

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt30.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 20, 2017, 06:18:24 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 31

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt31.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 21, 2017, 05:56:14 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 32

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt32.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 22, 2017, 01:55:03 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 33

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt33.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 22, 2017, 08:14:27 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 34

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt34.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 23, 2017, 05:23:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 35

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt35.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 23, 2017, 08:09:57 am
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 36

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt36.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: peterpil19 on May 24, 2017, 02:00:09 am
I like the coin with the medusa obverse - very interesting!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 25, 2017, 11:13:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 37

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt37.htm

Roman Republic, Part 38

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt38.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 26, 2017, 09:30:17 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another page to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 39

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt39.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 27, 2017, 05:51:46 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 40

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt40.htm

Roman Republic, Part 41

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt41.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 30, 2017, 12:02:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my website:

Roman Republic, Part 42

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt42.htm

Roman Republic, Part 43

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt43.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 30, 2017, 12:41:18 am
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting all of my Roman Republic coins.

I also finished posting all of my major sections. Of course, I still have minor sections to post yet (Byzantine, etc.).

But, before I get into my minor sections, I want to "fix" my early photos. I am not satisfied with the quality of many of my earlier photos (Magna Graecia, etc.). Some of them are blurry, some were shot with improper lighting, etc. I must go back and re-shoot them with proper lighting and obtain maximum sharpness. Also, some photos need to be re-cropped. This process is probably going to take a few months, possibly longer. That should take me to late Summer, or maybe even Fall or Winter.

I began constructing my website in November 2015. So, it is probably going to take me over 2 years to complete it. And my website is only Phase III of my project. Phase I was treating my bronze disease coins, which took 1 1/2 years. And Phase II was re-writing my tags, which took 1 1/2 years. So, my entire project (all 3 phases) is probably going to take me 5 years or more.

Obviously, this entire project (all 3 phases) was a monumental undertaking. By the time I am all finished, it will have consumed 5 years (or more) of my life. When I began this project, I was 45 years old. I will be 50 years old in November. I hope this was all worth it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on May 30, 2017, 07:45:46 am
I have enjoyed seeing the coins. Thanks. I hope you have enjoyed doing the project.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: quadrans on May 30, 2017, 01:30:14 pm
Hi Mep...,

It is nice work and hard work..

I like that.

Congratulation  +++

Q.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 31, 2017, 12:23:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I began the process of swapping out my sub-par photos.

I started with my Greek Italy coins. I swapped out about 25 photos (Apulia-Bruttium).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 31, 2017, 12:30:50 am
I have enjoyed seeing the coins. Thanks. I hope you have enjoyed doing the project.

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the comment.

Yes, I enjoyed doing the project. It was an interesting learning experience too, in numerous ways. I learned about my coins, I learned HTML code, I learned how to use a flash drive, I learned how to upload files and photos, I learned how to treat bronze disease coins, etc.

Additionally, I felt like I was buying my coins all over again. I had forgotten about many of them. I purchased them so long ago that I lost track of them. Now, I have a digital and online record of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 31, 2017, 12:31:59 am
Hi quad,

Thanks for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: peterpil19 on May 31, 2017, 01:07:39 am
Hi Meepzorp,

Your commitment to religiously updating your online catalogue of amazing coins is an inspiration to witness.

You are probably aware, but others might not be, that FORVM's discussion stats show your thread as the 4th largest topic (by number of posts) which is a testament to your efforts.

Regards,

Peter
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 01, 2017, 12:54:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out about 10 sub-par Greek Italy photos.

My new photos are showing in Mozilla, but they are not showing in Google Chrome. I repeatedly click on "reload page", but my new photos are still not showing in Google Chrome. I don't know why. Maybe because I am not uploading any new pages (photos only)?

If you want to see my new (swapped out) photos, you will probably have to use Mozilla until Google Chrome resets/reloads its pages. You may need to click on "reload page", but it is working in Mozilla.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 01, 2017, 12:57:33 am
Hi Meepzorp,

Your commitment to religiously updating your online catalogue of amazing coins is an inspiration to witness.

You are probably aware, but others might not be, that FORVM's discussion stats show your thread as the 4th largest topic (by number of posts) which is a testament to your efforts.

Regards,

Peter

Hi Pete,

Thank you for your comment. :)

I wasn't aware of that stat.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 04, 2017, 12:16:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 13 sub-par Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 05, 2017, 04:34:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Greek Italy photos. I am up to Bruttium, Terina.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 06, 2017, 04:44:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 14 sub-par Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 08, 2017, 10:22:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 19 sub-par Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 11, 2017, 11:32:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 15 sub-par Greek Italy photos. I am up to Campania, Neapolis.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 12, 2017, 08:21:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 13 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Campania, Neapolis.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 13, 2017, 12:23:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Campania, Neapolis.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 16, 2017, 01:19:07 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 14 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Campania, Neapolis.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 17, 2017, 05:27:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Campania, Neapolis.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on June 17, 2017, 07:24:38 pm
Looks great, Meep.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 18, 2017, 09:45:15 pm
Hi Nick,

Thanks for the comment. :)

I wound up swapping out about 80-90% of my Campania, Neapolis photos. My photography skills weren't so good when I first shot photos of those coins about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago.

I still have one more Neapolis page to do.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 19, 2017, 09:37:18 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Campania, Neapolis and Nola.

I am now up to Campania, Nuceria.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 29, 2017, 05:56:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Campania.

Some Forum members may be wondering why I haven't updated my website in several days. The reason is that I had a medical issue. I needed surgery. Since January, I've had abdominal pain and swelling. During the past 6 months, I've had several tests done (2 CAT scans, MRI, sonogram, etc.). Everything was normal. They couldn't find anything wrong with me.

A few weeks ago, I saw my primary care doctor. He told me that I had a hernia. He visually/clinically diagnosed me. My intestine was in my scrotum. That explained my abdominal pain and swelling for the past 6 months. I needed surgery to correct it. I was very worried because of my medical history. I thought I was going to die. I had never had surgery or anesthesia in my life. So many things could have gone wrong.

I "went under the knife" on 6/20. Everything went surprisingly well. My hernia was very large. The surgeon had to install mesh. During the surgery, my surgeon discovered another (smaller) hernia near my belly button, which required him to make another hole in my abdomen. I actually had 2 hernias. He corrected both of them. I wound up with 3 holes in my abdomen, instead of 2. This increased my pain and recovery time.

It has been 9 days since my surgery. I am finally recovered enough to the point that I can do minor things, like work on my website, for example.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: peterpil19 on June 30, 2017, 08:58:07 am
Meepzorp,

I am both glad and relieved to hear that you are OK and on the road to recovery.

Peter
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 30, 2017, 09:50:02 am
Hi Pete,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: quadrans on June 30, 2017, 10:14:28 am
Hi Mep..

I hope yuo are right and everything are OK ..

Regards
 Q.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 30, 2017, 10:16:15 am
Hi quad,

Thank you. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: akeady on July 04, 2017, 08:18:58 pm
Glad to hear you're on the mend and hope you'll be fully better soon.

ATB,
Aidan.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 05, 2017, 04:28:45 pm
Hi ak,

Thank you. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 05, 2017, 04:31:20 pm
Hi folks,

It's been a while since I swapped out sub-par photos. The reason for that is that I got backed up on many things because of my surgery. As soon as I get caught up, I'll resume swapping out my photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 09, 2017, 10:20:09 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, silver, Part 1 (fourth coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar01.htm

Greek Italy, Apulia, Azetium (fourth coin)

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I just received them recently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 09, 2017, 10:27:55 pm
Hi folks,

By the way, in that auction (the one alluded to in my post above), I also bid on the rare Campania, Teanum Sidicinum AE MFB coin. I just missed it. I was the direct under-bidder. I bid 210 euros on it. It sold for 220 euros.

I really wanted that coin. That is why I bid so high on it (3 times the minimum bid). :(

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: peterpil19 on July 10, 2017, 03:37:56 am
Hi Meep,

I like your new coins!

Best not to carry any regret over coins you do not win. You bid a maximum and the coin went for more than you were prepared to pay. It may appear on paper that you only lost by 10 euros, but you do not know how far the winning bidder was prepared to go had you in fact stayed in the game.

Peter
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 11, 2017, 12:31:51 am
Hi Meep,

I like your new coins!

Peter

Hi Pete,

Thank you! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 11, 2017, 12:59:52 am
Hi Meep,

Best not to carry any regret over coins you do not win. You bid a maximum and the coin went for more than you were prepared to pay. It may appear on paper that you only lost by 10 euros, but you do not know how far the winning bidder was prepared to go had you in fact stayed in the game.

Peter

Hi Pete,

I know. I am well aware of that. The winning bidder could have bid 500 euros. Or it may have been a live bidder who attended the auction in person. I suspect the latter.

It is rare that I feel this way regarding coins I didn't win. This happens less than 5% of the time. That coin really appealed to me, for several reasons:

1) Of course, my ancestry is a factor. My maternal grandparents came from the Campania region of Italy.

2) My website's Campania, Teanum Sidicinum page is lacking. In fact, it contains the least number of examples of any of my Campania pages. I'd like add to it.

3) That was a very nice example.

4) This exact same situation happened in the recent past regarding a Campania, Teanum Sidicinum AE MFB coin in an auction. There is something about coins from that city that causes bidders to bid them up to astronomical levels. I don't know why. Coins from that city, especially MFB examples, appear to be unobtainable. I am surprised that I was able to acquire the Lindgren example many years ago.

By the way, there is also a "flip side" to this situation. The winning bidder may be annoyed with me for bidding so high on it in the first place. I bid 3 times the minimum bid. In order for him to win it, he had to over-bid me. And it wound up costing him a small fortune for something that is basically a small-to-medium-sized AE coin.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 12, 2017, 01:34:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 11 sub-par Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 12, 2017, 08:58:21 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek Italy photos. I am now up to Lucania.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 14, 2017, 01:49:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 16 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Lucania.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 16, 2017, 05:37:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Lucania.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 18, 2017, 08:39:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Lucania, Paestum.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2017, 04:14:24 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par Greek Italy photos. They are all Lucania.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2017, 06:23:32 pm
Hi folks,

As some Forum members may have noticed, my swapping out of photos has slowed down considerably in the past few weeks. Because of my hernia surgery one month ago, I couldn't do much for the past few weeks. I got backed up on so many things. I'm still trying to get caught up. Yesterday, I did some things outside. Today, I spent most of the day doing things around the house. I still have some things to do outside.

I recently received a shipment (one coin) from Joe. I need to post it in my website. Maybe tomorrow?

I also have another shipment (one coin) coming next week. I'll need to add that to my website also.

In the meantime, I've been swapping out my sub-par Greek Italy photos when I had time. I am now up to Lucania, Poseidonia.

My AE Poseidonia coin has been bothering me ever since I posted it. Now that I am up to that coin in my "upgrade", I am correcting some things about it. Let me explain. That is a pedigreed coin from the Lindgren collection. Mr. Lindgren only partially (and somewhat incorrectly) attributed that coin. He correctly identified it as Lucania, Poseidonia. But he got the symbol and some of the references wrong. He described the bull side as the obverse and the Poseidon side as the reverse. When it was time for me to originally post it in my website, I looked at several references, both books and online (Wildwinds, acsearch, etc.). They all describe the Poseidon side as the obverse and the bull side as the reverse. So, I reversed Mr. Lindgren's description and posted it in my website as the references describe it. But it always bothered me because the Poseidon side is very clearly incused (concave), and the bull side is very clearly convex. This implies that the bull side is the obverse and the Poseidon side is the reverse, which is the way that Mr. Lindgren described it. I looked at acsearch today and found 2 examples of that issue. I was able to gather more accurate information about it. The symbol is a caduceus, not a trident. I also obtained more accurate references. It is a rare (R1) coin, which I never knew. Those 2 acsearch examples are also incused on the Poseidon side, and the legend (ethnic) is on the Poseidon side. This is more compelling evidence that the Poseidon side is the reverse. Could the references all be wrong? Anyway, I re-wrote my tags today. Regarding my photos, when I get a chance, I'll be switching the sides back to the way that Mr. Lindgren described them (obverse bull, reverse Poseidon). It turns out that he was correct all along (I think).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2017, 06:46:11 pm
Hi folks,

By the way, regarding my AE Poseidonia coin (described above), if anyone wants to look it up in acsearch, you can enter "poseidon bull ae" in the acsearch search box. A correct reference is HN Italy 1172.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 23, 2017, 02:29:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_himera_kalakte.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it recently.

I also corrected my Lucania, Poseidonia, AE coin:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_luc_pos.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 06, 2017, 03:03:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Desana (first coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_desana.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it recently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: NORMAN K on August 10, 2017, 02:31:57 pm
Just a note to say hope you are doing well.
Appreciate all your hard work on your site.  It is very interesting.
Norm
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 11, 2017, 09:33:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 12 sub-par Greek Italy coins. They are all Lucania.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 11, 2017, 09:40:07 am
Just a note to say hope you are doing well.
Appreciate all your hard work on your site.  It is very interesting.
Norm

Hi NK,

Thank you for the message.

It has been a while (a few weeks) since I swapped out sub-par photos. Because of my surgery 6 weeks ago, I got backed up on so many things (things around the house, things outside in the yard, etc.). I am only now getting caught up on things. As you probably know, I am disabled. I can't do things at the same pace as a healthy person. I do a little bit at a time.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 13, 2017, 11:39:44 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Italy photos, Samnium - Sardinia.

I have completed swapping out my Greek Italy photos. I still need to swap out my sub-par Greek Sicily photos and maybe some other sections too (Roman Imperial Augustus, etc.).

I also need to re-crop some Greek Italy photos because they aren't cropped properly.

And, of course, I still need to add the minor sections to my website (Byzantine, etc.).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 14, 2017, 02:30:11 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 18 sub-par Greek Sicily photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 20, 2017, 12:33:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par Greek Sicily photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 28, 2017, 01:14:06 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 14 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (up to and including my Aluntium page).

I also edited my Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 4 (Philippi) page:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_macedon_pt04.htm

The reason I did it is in preparation for a coin that I recently ordered from Joe. It is probably on its way to me.

Regarding my second coin in that page, I always felt that it had something in the neck area of Augustus. That "something" may or may not be a countermark. I know that those Macedon issues are frequently countermarked, and the countermark often appears on the neck of Augustus. In fact, the coin I recently ordered from Joe is countermarked (a capricorn) on the neck of Augustus. So, I decided to write up new tags for that coin (which I purchased about 15-18 years ago), and I modified the text that appears in that page. I also shot new photos of that coin.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 29, 2017, 06:19:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Desana (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_desana.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it recently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 01, 2017, 11:06:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 4, Philippi (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_macedon_pt04.htm

Roman Provincial, Troas, Minor Mints (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_troas_minor_mints.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them recently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 03, 2017, 11:33:41 am
HI folks,

Today, I corrected a dealer (and reference books) attribution error.

I removed one coin from my Roman Provincial, Mysia, Parium page:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mysia_par.htm

And I added that coin to my Roman Provincial, Macedon, Philippi page:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_macedon_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 12, 2017, 12:39:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Parion (second coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mysia_par.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it recently.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: EB on September 12, 2017, 02:02:18 am
Congratulations Meepzorp! That's a really interesting reverse!
-EB
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 12, 2017, 02:57:25 am
Hi EB,

Thank you for the comment. :)

I like that reverse too. It reminds me of a dog giving a human its paw.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 13, 2017, 02:34:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Sicily photos. They are all Entella.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 14, 2017, 06:51:13 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 14 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Entella - Gela).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 16, 2017, 11:05:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 10 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Himera - Kamarina).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 18, 2017, 07:39:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Himera - Katane).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 19, 2017, 07:53:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze, Part 2 (fourth coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_pt02.htm

Greek, Gaul (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_gaul.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 07, 2017, 05:13:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Katane - Leontini).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 08, 2017, 02:02:55 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Kentoripai - Menaenum).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 09, 2017, 05:21:46 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Messana).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 10, 2017, 07:48:24 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Motya - Panormus).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 22, 2017, 12:24:04 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Panormus).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 26, 2017, 04:43:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 10 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Panormus).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 27, 2017, 03:53:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Panormus).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 02, 2017, 12:09:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Part 1 (fourth coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_cilicia_pt01.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it yesterday.

Meepzorp
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Post by: EB on November 03, 2017, 12:10:49 am
Hi Meepzorp,
Nice coin! really interesting reverse. Tyche looks like she's driving.
-EB
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2017, 09:46:22 pm
Hi EB,

Thanks. :)

I actually bid on numerous coins in that auction, including 2 Greek Italy, Campania AR coins (Cales with a Phyrgian helmet symbol, and Suessa Aurunca with a lyre symbol) and a Roman Imperial Augustus/Pax denarius. But I was over-bid on everything except for this Cilicia coin.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2017, 10:03:16 pm
Hi folks,

As some Forum members know, I purchased a brand new HP laptop computer in November 2015. I extended the warranty for an additional year, for a total of 2 years. In the past, the keyboard broke 2 times, and I had to have it replaced. It recently broke again for the third time. Yes, my computer is less than 2 years old, and the keyboard broke 3 times already. It is going on its fourth keyboard. I had to ship it to the manufacturer to be repaired. Consequently, I am going to be without my computer for up to 2-3 weeks.

In the past, when my keyboard broke, HP sent a technician to my home to repair it. But, this time, they insisted that I ship it to them.

Needless to say, I am very disappointed with HP products and their insistence that I ship my computer to them instead of repairing in my home, which has severely inconvenienced me.

Since all of my website files are stored on my computer's hard drive, it is going to be a few weeks before I can do anything regarding my website.

I am typing this message right now on my niece's computer, which will be alternating between my home and my sister's house until my computer is shipped back to me. I have no other internet access. I can't go 2-3 weeks without reading my emails.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 18, 2017, 05:44:50 am
Hi folks,

I finally got my computer back from HP. It is repaired. I have many things to get caught up on before I can resume swapping out my sub-par website photos.

Today, I corrected my Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Augusta coin tag (the one I received recently) and re-uploaded it. I swapped out the first tag photo.

I also re-arranged my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 and Part 4 website pages. I moved the first coin that was in my Part 4 page to the bottom of my Part 3 page. I also re-numbered all of my Part 4 photos on my flash drive and in my HTML code, and then re-uploaded them after deleting all of my pre-re-numbered Part 4 photos from Joe's server. It sounds much easier than it is to do ("Easier said than done."). It is actually quite complicated and time-consuming to do this. It took me almost 2 hours. I did this in anticipation of receiving coins I recently won in an auction. I hope to be posting them soon.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2017, 07:24:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 and Part 2 pages. I moved the last coin in my Part 1 page to the top of my Part 2 page. I also re-numbered all of my photos in my Part 1 and Part 2 pages, and I re-uploaded them. As I mentioned in my previous post in this thread, I did this in anticipation of receiving coins that I won in a recent auction. I won 2 Campania, Neapolis AR didrachms in that auction. I will post them soon.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 20, 2017, 05:59:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 4 and Part 5 pages. I moved the last coin in my Part 4 page to the top of my Part 5 page. As I mentioned above, I did this in anticipation of receiving 2 Neapolis didrachms that I won in a recent auction. I guess you can say that I "cleaned up" my Neapolis Silver pages, and I evened out the number of coins per page so that they are now more evenly distributed.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2017, 03:30:17 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Sicily, Adranon (third coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_abacaenum_adranon.htm

Roman Provincial, Ionia, Smyrna (fourth coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_ionia_smyrna.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them recently.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2017, 03:40:03 pm
Hi folks,

As some Forum members know, in the ID section, Canaan recently posted a Roman Provincial, Syria, Gabala, Augustus AE coin with a countermark. He wanted further ID for it. I posted in that thread because I have a similar coin. In the process, I learned some things about my coin - thanks to Canaan, Pekka, and other Forum members.

My example, which I purchased a few years ago, had been minimally attributed and described by the dealer. The countermark wasn't identified at all. I don't know why. He usually fully attributes and describes his coins.

Armed with the knowledge I learned in that thread in the ID section, I decided to re-write my hand-written tags for that coin. Today, I shot photos of my new tags, and I uploaded them. I also edited my text in that website page.

Here is a link (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_syria_emisa_helio.htm

Meepzorp
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Post by: peterpil19 on November 25, 2017, 12:44:39 am
Hi Meep,

I saw that topic.

This is one of the things I love about this hobby. Each time a coin is passed on, the new owner potentially discovers something new about the coin. Having access to different resources, that new owner might improve the attribution, or might discover something about the coin's provenance, or correct the dating based on new findings.

That is precisely what you have done, to the benefit of future owners of that coin!

Peter

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Post by: Meepzorp on November 25, 2017, 03:04:28 pm
Hi pp19,

Thanks for the kind words.

Of course, it was a group effort. I wouldn't have learned any of those things without the knowledge of other Forum members. If Canaan hadn't posted his example, that process never would have begun. And I still wouldn't know what the countermark is on that coin. I previously had it listed as "uncertain countermark". I now know that it is a bee.

It also validates all the time and effort I invested in my website.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 06, 2017, 07:53:27 am
Hi folks,

As most Forum members know, for the past several months, I've been swapping out my sub-par photos in my website. Some of you may have noticed that I haven't done much updating to my website lately.

For the past few weeks, I've been very busy. Unfortunately, this "busy period" in my life will probably last until at least the end of January. All total, it will last for about 10-12 weeks or so (mid-November to the end of January). The result of all of this is that I probably won't be able to make any significant progress regarding my website until early February of next year or so.

It isn't any one thing that happened. There is just a series of events that I have going on in my life right now. I got hit with everything at once. And these things are consuming just about all of my free time.

Unfortunately, as I mentioned above, I don't see this situation resolving itself until at least the end of January of next year.

One of the things that went wrong is that my mother recently had a medical issue. This isn't the only reason why I can't work on my website, but it is one of the main contributors. My mother, who is 75 years old, needed routine hip replacement surgery. She was in the hospital and nursing home for about a month. She came home for a few days, but she was leaking a lot of fluid from the surgery site. Her surgeon put her back in the hospital because he suspected an infection. It turned out that he was right. She has MRSA. Her surgeon had to re-do the surgery. She was in the hospital in "operational isolation" for another 3-4 weeks. She has been on IV antibiotics for about one month now. She finally came home a few days ago. Fortunately, she was relatively healthy prior to the surgery and infection. If she hadn't been, there is a good chance that she would have died.

As many Forum members know, I am disabled. And my mother does many things for me. Since she has been unable to do these things for me lately, I have been forced to pick up the slack. But there are some things I can't do. My sister and niece are also helping when they can.

On top of all of that, a bunch of other things all went wrong lately. It is a sort of "perfect storm".

Meepzorp
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Post by: peterpil19 on December 06, 2017, 06:57:18 pm
Hi Meep,

I am sorry to hear that. That sounds tough. I hope your mother has a speedy recovery.

Your optimism, enthusiasm and very evidently, your intelligence, means you are equipped to deal with any challenge that comes your way. It sounds like you are doing a great job in dealing with things given the circumstances as well as overcoming challenges in the past, some of which you have shared with us.

Your website is quite comprehensive. You have spent a lot of time on it and you have built something great. You deserve a short break - and it is only a break. It is almost holiday season anyway. :)

Wishing you all the best,

Peter
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Post by: Akropolis on December 06, 2017, 08:21:03 pm
I add my wishes for a speedy recovery for your mother. She must be TOUGH to have conquered those medical issues at 75!
As you have correctly observed, coins should be your LAST priority. A hobby for leisure time.
May The Good Lord watch over both of you.
PeteB
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Post by: quadrans on December 07, 2017, 01:32:25 am
Dear Meep
I wish you a healing sooner than your mother.
We'll be back sooner.

Best regards

Q.
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 07, 2017, 09:49:20 am
Hi folks,

Thank you for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Joe Sermarini on December 09, 2017, 08:37:41 pm
Please tell your mother that your friends on Forum are thinking of her and hoping she is better soon.

I hope the storm has passed and everything improves.

Take care, Joe
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 10, 2017, 08:34:49 am
Hi Joe,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on December 17, 2017, 05:51:43 pm
Take care of her; it was a hip operation that finally killed my mother. Mind you, she was 95.
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 17, 2017, 11:01:02 pm
Hi RB,

Thank you for the message. :)

I've been hearing a lot of that lately. The same thing happened to my cousin several years ago. His mother had routine hip replacement surgery. She was about 77 years old. She got infected with MRSA and died.

Fortunately, my mother seems to be making progress (for a change). For a while there, everything kept going wrong, and her recovery was going backwards. I have a female cousin who is a nurse. For several weeks, whenever she referred to my mother, she kept reciting Murphy's Law: "If anything can go wrong, it will."

In the past 1-2 weeks, my mother finally appears to have "turned the corner." She seems to be "out of the woods."

Meepzorp
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on December 18, 2017, 05:53:57 pm
Sounds good. Let's hope she's OK! Mention of old people and hip operations still brings it back.
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Post by: peterpil19 on December 18, 2017, 07:39:39 pm
That is great news Meepzorp.

I hope you share a wonderful Christmas / holiday together.

Peter
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 18, 2017, 08:08:46 pm
Hi folks,

Thanks for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2018, 10:52:32 am
Hi folks,

I figured that I'd provide everyone with a status report.

My mother is making slow but steady progress. It appears that, when all of this is done, she should be about 80-90% of her former self. She will probably have some lingering minor issues. For example, she will probably have some permanent kidney damage from all of the IV antibiotics that were administered to her. It could nave been much worse.

Unfortunately, I continue to be very busy. Between helping my mother, temporarily taking over some of her duties, and helping my other family members (another very long story), I've been very busy lately. And now, it appears as if this "busy period" in my life will last much longer than I anticipated earlier. It now looks like I am going to be very busy until at least late Spring or early Summer. It is very unlikely that I will be able to make any significant progress regarding my website until that time.

I've been so busy lately that I didn't have time to process my newly purchased coins (my "new arrivals"). I haven't done that since November of last year. For the past few months, whenever I received a coin package, I've been just throwing it in a pile in my den. Since then, I've received a few packages (approximately 20 coins or so). I've been so busy lately that I didn't even have time to write up my tags.

It appears that, for the next few days, I am going to have a brief respite from my "busy period". I am going to try to process these newly arrived coins, write up my tags, and post them in my website.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Carausius on February 19, 2018, 12:24:36 pm
Meep,

I've not been on the discussion board much lately, and only just noticed this string.  I'm so sorry to hear about your and your mom's recent troubles.  Happy to hear she turned the corner. 

Best,
Carausius

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Post by: Stkp on February 19, 2018, 06:02:06 pm
Wishing you and your mom (and family) the best. I had somehow missed your earlier posts on point. Stkp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2018, 09:52:38 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 (first coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 4 (fourth coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar04.htm

I also added 2 coins to this page:

Greek Italy, Lucania, Heraklea (first coin and last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_luc_herk.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2018, 09:54:30 pm
Hi Cara and stkp,

Thanks for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Molinari on February 20, 2018, 09:12:34 am
I really like the first coin.  Is the second a fouree?
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2018, 02:00:35 pm
I really like the first coin.

Hi Nick,

I do too. And the rarity makes it even more desirable.

That's why I bid so aggressively on it and paid so much money for it. It cost me a fortune!

That's the first example of that issue that I've seen for sale in 20 years.

It is actually a Hyria type that is significantly rarer for Neapolis.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2018, 02:08:45 pm
Is the second a fouree?

Hi Nick,

That's a good question.

I thought the same thing when I looked at my photo.

When I bid on it, I didn't think it was. And, in hand, it doesn't look like a fouree.

But when I shot my photos of it and enlarged them during processing, I started to suspect that it may be a fouree. The clues weren't evident until I blew it up.

It certainly has quite a bit of exfoliation, particularly on the obverse.

It has brown areas at the 11:00 to 2:00 position on the obverse. It even has some green tint on the nymph's cheek.

However, the weight is consistent with pure silver.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2018, 02:07:30 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Apulia, Caelia (fifth coin)

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 4 (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt04.htm

Roman Republic, Part 38 (second coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt38.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2018, 04:30:48 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Sicily (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_sicily.htm

Medieval Italy, Padua (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_padua.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Today, I also swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Greek Italy photos that I had posted within the past few days.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2018, 02:50:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Philippopolis (second coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_phil_sestos.htm

Roman Provincial, Phoenicia, Ake (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phoen_ake.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 24, 2018, 06:39:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek, Mysia, Part 1 (second coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_mysia_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Apameia (second coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_apameia.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 4 (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt04.htm

Medieval Sicily, Part 5 (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

I am now done posting my new arrivals. I don't know when I'll be able to resume working on my website.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Stkp on February 24, 2018, 10:16:50 am
you are on a roll! Nice coins. Keep them coming. Stkp
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Post by: quadrans on February 24, 2018, 12:12:43 pm
Nice return, Mep  +++

Great group of coins,  :)

Q.
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2018, 06:05:52 am
Hi stkp and quad,

Thanks for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: peterpil19 on February 26, 2018, 01:14:02 am
I agree,

Good to see you back in fine form Meep!

Peter
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 04, 2018, 05:49:11 pm
I hope she recovers OK.
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Post by: Gil-galad on May 15, 2018, 06:38:10 pm
Quite the extensive website with a lot of coins and even attribution tickets as well. That's a nice touch for sure. It will take some time to read through your site. Reading a section at a time starting from the top.

I'd also like to know if I can add your site link to my website links page? I am trying to get as many sites as I can to be useful for other people looking for ancient coin sites.
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2018, 08:45:48 am
Hi folks,

I figured that I'd provide everyone with an update.

As some Forum members already know, this past year has not been good for me.

In the Fall of last year, my mother had routine hip replacement surgery done. She wound up getting infected with MRSA and almost died. Fortunately, she seems to be making good progress. Obviously, I had to help her with things.

In addition to that, another one of my family members asked me to help her with something. This consumed even more of my time.

On top of all of that, something else went wrong that I don't even want to discuss. I don't want to burden Forum members with all of my problems.

So, for the past year or so, I had 3 major, serious things all going wrong in my life simultaneously. I felt like I was doing a juggling act.

The result of all of this is that I was unable to work on my website for the past year because I had no free time. Hopefully, optimistically, this situation should remedy itself in a few weeks. I should be able to resume working on my website in a few weeks, unless something else goes wrong.

I have about 5 coins where there are errors in the tags. I need to correct these.

I've received about 20-30 coins in the past 6-12 months. I've been so busy that I didn't even have time to write up my tags. For the past 6-12 months, whenever I received a coin package, I've just been throwing the package in a pile in my den. I now have a whole pile of coin packages that need to be processed.

I still have hundreds of sub-par (blurry, etc.) photos in my website that need to be swapped out. And many photos need to be re-cropped.

I still need to add whole, entire sections to my website (Byzantine, etc.).

As some forum members already know, I divided my project into 3 phases. Phase I of my project was treating my bronze disease-infected coins. This took 18 months. Phase II of my project was correcting my erroneous and insufficient tags. This took 18 months. Phase III of my project is my website. I began my project in the Fall of 2012. That was 6 years ago. I began Phase III of my project (my website) in November 2015. That was 3 years ago. I now have 6 years of my life invested in this project, and 3 years of my life invested in my website, and there is no end in sight.

(continued in next post...)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2018, 09:08:15 am
Hi folks,

On top of all of this, as if enough things weren't going wrong in my life, a few weeks ago, my computer broke (again!).

The left mouse button broke (again!). This is the 5th time it broke. I purchased this computer less than 3 years ago, in November 2015. It is a HP laptop. It it less than 3 years old, but this is the 6th time it broke. And this is the 5th time that the left mouse button broke.

Every 6 months, my left mouse button breaks. And, every 6 months, I need a new keyboard. My computer is less than 3 years old, but it is currently on its 5th keyboard. And it just broke again. I don't know why this keeps happening. If it was still under warranty, it would be getting its 6th keyboard.

Obviously, my computer is now out of warranty. It isn't worth it to fix it. I guess I need a new computer.

Unfortunately, I can't buy a new computer now because I have too many files on my hard drive that I don't want to lose. Under normal circumstance, whenever I had x number of files on my hard drive, I would process them and transfer them to my flash drive. Unfortunately, because I've been so busy for the past year, I didn't have time to do that, and I just let everything go. And I had so many files on my hard drive. They all need to be processed and transferred to my flash drive. I don't want to lose them. I actually started processing them a few months ago, whenever I could squeeze in some free time.

Additionally, I don't think this is an appropriate time to buy a new computer because it is auction season. I've placed bids in auctions. I don't want to stretch my financial resources too thin.

The result of all of this is that I probably won't be able to buy a new computer for a few weeks or a few months. In the meantime, I bought a wireless external mouse. I am now sitting on my sofa in my den. My laptop is on my lap. And my wireless external mouse is on top of my laptop. I know. It is absolutely ridiculous. But what am I going to do?

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 13, 2018, 09:11:46 am
I'd also like to know if I can add your site link to my website links page? I am trying to get as many sites as I can to be useful for other people looking for ancient coin sites.

Hi Gg,

I've been so busy lately that I am just reading your post now.

Of course you can add my site link to your website links page. I'd be honored.

Thank you for asking. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: cmcdon0923 on October 13, 2018, 04:17:47 pm
What about just buying a USB or wireless keyboard to plug into the laptop?

It's a heckuva lot cheaper than a new laptop.
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 13, 2018, 05:52:27 pm
If you're worried about your files, you could get an external hard drive and copy them onto that.
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Post by: cmcdon0923 on October 13, 2018, 07:04:13 pm
Quote
Unfortunately, I can't buy a new computer now because I have too many files on my hard drive that I don't want to lose. Under normal circumstance, whenever I had x number of files on my hard drive, I would process them and transfer them to my flash drive. Unfortunately, because I've been so busy for the past year, I didn't have time to do that, and I just let everything go. And I had so many files on my hard drive. They all need to be processed and transferred to my flash drive. I don't want to lose them. I actually started processing them a few months ago, whenever I could squeeze in some free time.

Just because you haven't yet processed them shouldn't prevent you from copying them to an external backup....thumb drive or external disk drive.  As a matter of fact, letting the files accumulate without ever backing them up is just asking for a mini-disaster, should your hard drive ever fail.  External storage, of either type, is ridiculously cheap, so there is no excuse for ever not backing up your data.
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2018, 12:18:38 am
As a matter of fact, letting the files accumulate without ever backing them up is just asking for a mini-disaster, should your hard drive ever fail.  External storage, of either type, is ridiculously cheap, so there is no excuse for ever not backing up your data.

Hi cmc,

I understand. And I agree with you.

Until October of last year, I was doing that (backing up my files).

But I was so busy this past year that I just let everything go. And I accumulated so many unprocessed files on my hard drive. Then, my computer broke.

I think I have a valid "excuse". I was so busy this past year that I didn't know if I was coming or going. For most of this past year, I didn't know what planet I was on.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 14, 2018, 12:25:05 am
If you're worried about your files, you could get an external hard drive and copy them onto that.

Hi RB,

Thanks for the advice. I am aware of external hard drives.

But I didn't want to buy one just to serve as a solution for (what I hope is) a short-term problem. I already have a flash drive. My intention all along was that, when this "storm" in my life passed, I was going to go back to processing and transferring my files on a regular basis.

Also, I didn't want to clutter up my flash drive with raw, unprocessed files.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: shanxi on October 14, 2018, 07:09:42 am
Hi RB,

Thanks for the advice. I am aware of external hard drives.

But I didn't want to buy one just to serve as a solution for (what I hope is) a short-term problem.
Meepzorp

Having a back-up on a hard drive or online is essential and not only a short term necessity, or what do you do when next time the hard drive is broken instead of the keyboard?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 14, 2018, 04:57:43 pm
Flash drives can break down, so they're not ideal for long-term backups.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 16, 2018, 01:04:08 am
Hi RB,

I didn't know that.

I had always assumed that an external hard drive would be more prone to breaking down because it has moving parts. A flash drive has no moving parts.

To draw an analogy, a cassette player is more likely to break than a radio or some type of digital device with no moving parts.

I am not an expert in these matters (flash drives versus external hard drives), but conventional wisdom would lead someone to believe the exact opposite of what you stated. Is my thinking flawed?

Perhaps someone who is knowledgeable about these types of devices can comment.

Note to RB: I am not implying that you are not knowledgeable, but your statement totally surprised me because it goes against conventional wisdom.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Dominic T on October 16, 2018, 06:54:05 am
When used in the same manner as external rotating drives (hard drives, optical drives, or floppy drives), i.e. in ignorance of their technology, USB drives' failure is more likely to be sudden: while rotating drives can fail instantaneously, they more frequently give some indication (noises, slowness) that they are about to fail, often with enough advance warning that data can be removed before total failure. USB drives give little or no advance warning of failure. Furthermore, when internal wear-leveling is applied to prolong life of the flash drive, once failure of even part of the memory occurs it can be difficult or impossible to use the remainder of the drive, which differs from magnetic media, where bad sectors can be marked permanently not to be used.
DT
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: cmcdon0923 on October 16, 2018, 11:57:41 am
There are compelling arguments to be made for either...but for true LONG TERM (i.e., archival) data storage, hard drives may win out by a hair.


https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/usb-flash-drive-vs-external-hard-drive-better-storing-data/

https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/pricekart+com-epaper-prikart/usb+flash+drive+vs+external+hard+drive+which+one+is+best+for+you-newsid-82586692

https://www.hellotech.com/blog/portable-hard-drives-flash-ssd-sd/

Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 16, 2018, 03:48:57 pm
Hi RB, DT, and cmc,

Thank you for your comments. I really appreciate it. This mini discussion has enlightened me.

After reading RB's post yesterday, I decided to look into USB flash drives more deeply. It was the first time I had done this.

It turns out that there are 3 different types of USB flash drives: TLC, MLC, and SLC. The sub-type refers to the density of the stored data. SLC is single density. MLC is double density. And TLC is triple density.

Most USB flash drives sold today are the TLC type, because they are economical.

According to the websites I visited, the data stored in a TLC USB flash drive is expected to last for 1-3 years. After that, the data can become unstable, and you may lose it.

The data stored in a SLC USB flash drive is expected to last for 10 years before it becomes unstable.

The data stored in a MLC USB flash drive has a lifespan in between those 2.

I have a Sandisk 32GB TLC USB flash drive. They cost about $13. I've been using it almost every day for 3 years now. Maybe it is reaching the end of its lifespan?

According to these websites, there are 2 other issues to consider when using a USB flash drive. First, every time you use it, energy flows from the laptop to the flash drive. This slowly kills it. It is basically a long, slow death. Second, the number of plug/un-plug cycles becomes a factor over time. I suspected this all along. These websites only confirmed my suspicions. According to these websites, most USB flash drives are designed to survive only about 1,500 plug/un-plug cycles before the connector breaks. According to my calculations, I've already gone through about 1,000 plug/un-plug cycles with my flash drive (3 years, almost every day). This means that the connector on my flash drive is expected to last only another 500 plug/un-plug cycles, which is a little over a year for me.

According to these websites, most external hard drives are expected to last for 3-5 years before something mechanical breaks. As I mentioned in my previous posts in this thread, the problem with external hard drives is that they have moving parts. Apparently, the data stored in them can last for decades (maybe 50 years or more), but the moving parts tend to break. The data is still there, but the drive is mechanically broken. And once the drive is 3-5 years old, it isn't worth it to fix it. It will cost you more money to fix it (or even attempt to retrieve the data) than a 3-5 year old hard drive is worth. What good is having the data there still intact for decades if you can't access it because the drive is mechanically broken? This is the paradox.

After visiting these websites, I am now seriously considering buying a SLC USB flash drive at some point in the near future. Since the data is expected to last for 10 years, it is an option worth looking into. The problem with SLC USB flash drives is the cost. A 32GB SLC USB flash drive costs about $53 or more. That is 4 times the cost of a 32GB TLC USB flash drive ($13). But, if the data will last for 10 years before becoming unstable, it may be worth it.

My website should be completed in about 1-2 years (I hope). Once my website is completed, my flash drive should experience a significant reduction in the number of plug/un-plug cycles. Maybe a SLC USB flash drive will be a good option at that point. It can also serve as a back-up to my TLC USB flash drive, which will be 5 years old at that time.

What do other Forum members think? Should I buy a 32GB SLC USB flash drive in the near future?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 16, 2018, 03:57:03 pm
When used in the same manner as external rotating drives (hard drives, optical drives, or floppy drives), i.e. in ignorance of their technology, USB drives' failure is more likely to be sudden.

Hi DT,

Thank you for the information.

You used the phrase "in ignorance of their technology". By this, I assume that you are referring to the fact that some people who use USB flash drives very frequently erase and re-write.

When I visited those websites yesterday, I learned that doing this will significantly and substantially reduce the lifespan of a USB flash drive.

I very rarely do that. More than 90-95% of the time, my USB flash drive is used for "write only".

Less than 5-10% of the time, I erase and re-write.

So, that shouldn't be an issue for me.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Dominic T on October 16, 2018, 05:31:10 pm
It’s clear that all stockage devices have their own durability limits in time. So the big question remains :Is the Cloud safe enough to really be trusted ??
DT
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 16, 2018, 05:37:12 pm
That's what I thought till one died on me. Fortunately there was nothing important on it. It wa one I regularly used to transfer files.

https://www.cnet.com/news/reliability-of-usb-flash-drives-questioned/
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: cmcdon0923 on October 16, 2018, 09:53:38 pm
In addition to newer ones, I have flash drives that are over 10 years old that I still use from time to time.  The first one I ever bought was LEXAR JumpDrive with 128 megabytes, which I though was amazing.  My newest ones are 256 gigabytes.....2000 times the capacity of my first one.  When the 512 gigabyte units come down in price a bit more, I'll probably spring for one.

I also have at least three of them that over the years have gone through a washing cycle when I forgot to empty my pockets before throwing my pants in the wash.  After a few days sitting in a warm sunny spot, they worked just fine again.  So if you stick with better name brands, they seem pretty hardy.

Any real data protection program probably consists of at least two and ideally three components:

1.  short term data backups
2.  long term (i.e., archival) storage
3.  remote data storage/cloud

No matter what you use for the first two aspects, flash or disk based storage, many people fail to have a plan also encompassing #3.  If you have everything backed up on a flash drive or hard drive sitting right next to your computer and your house catches fire or suffers some other catastrophic event, you run a risk of still losing everything if the external storage is also destroyed.  This is one reason why cloud based storage services are becoming so popular....not to mention that you can access your files from any computer, anywhere.  

Personally, at the beginning of every month, I make one disk based backup of all my files as well as two flash drive copies.  One flash drive I carry with me, and the other goes into my safe deposit box.  I am still not at a point where I want to entrust my data to the cloud....especially confidential/personal/financial data.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2018, 07:58:20 pm
Hi folks,

Here is another progress report:

I finally finished processing and transferring (to my flash drive) all of the files I had on my computer's hard drive. My hard drive is nice and empty now. It has been over a year since it was this empty.

Now, I have some "loose ends" I need to tie up. Some things around the house need to be taken care of, etc. This should take me a few days to a week. So, unless something goes catastrophically wrong in the next few days, I should be able to resume working on my website within the next week.

I haven't been able to work on my website since October of last year. That was 13 months ago. This past year (October 2017 - October 2018) has been very harrowing for me. It may have been the worst one year period of my life. It appears that this "storm" in my life has finally passed (I hope).

Of course, as I mentioned in my previous posts above, my laptop computer is broken. The mouse pad area of my keyboard is basically dead. It is unusable. When I finally get around to working on my website again (hopefully, within the next week), I must crop and process all of my coin photos using my wireless external mouse. It will probably take some getting used to.

I probably won't be able to buy a new computer until next Spring, possibly later.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2018, 12:50:51 am
Hi folks,

I finally started working on my website again.

I have several coins where there are errors in my tags. I figured that I'd start with those.

Today, I corrected a Roman Provincial, Mesopotamia, Rhesaena coin (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mesopot_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2018, 11:17:27 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected 3 more errors.

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

Roman Provincial, Crete (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_crete.htm

Greek, Caria (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_caria.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 10, 2018, 02:11:44 am
Hi folks,

I just corrected 3 more errors.

Roman Provincial, Mesopotamia, Rhesaena (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mesopot_pt02.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt06.htm

Roman Imperial, Claudius II (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_claudius2.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 10, 2018, 01:27:26 pm
Hi folks,

This is just a friendly reminder to those of you who are using Google Chrome. For some reason, Google Chrome has their browser set up so that you can't see my new photos unless you clear the cache. I assume they do this for speed purposes. Even if you reload the page, you still won't see my new photos. The only way to see my new photos is to clear the cache.

If you are using Mozilla Firefox, you will be able to see my new photos if you reload the page. But you usually must reload the page in order to see them.

Please keep this in mind going forward because I will be adding many new photos in the coming weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 10, 2018, 09:03:03 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split 3 of my website pages. It took me 3 hours. It is a very complicated, technical, and tedious process.

I did this in anticipation of posting photos of new arrivals. Of course, in this case, a "new arrival" is any coin I received in the past 6-12 months.

I split my Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca page into 2 pages. In the past 6-12 months, I have received several coins from this city. I had to split this page into 2 pages to accommodate the coming growth. I also did this to put Suessa Aurunca on par with some of my other Campania cities (Cales, Capua, etc.), which currently have 2 pages each.

I split one of my Roman Provincial, Phrygia pages into 2 pages. The city of Eumeneia now has its own page.

I also split my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Caffa page into 2 pages. My second page is currently empty. There is nothing posted in it yet. My second page will contain countermarked issues of Caffa.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2018, 08:35:32 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Eumeneia (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_eumeneia.htm

Roman Provincial, Spain, Caesaraugusta (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Kings (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_kings.htm

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Bizya (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_bizya_deultum.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2018, 11:43:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Sicily, Panormus, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_pan_pt01.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Greece (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt04.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Caffa:

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Dominic T on November 14, 2018, 06:16:14 pm
You have a very impressive collection my friend ! If my memory is right, you are collecting since 1998, aren’t you ? It’s 20 years already, I hope you made a party to celebrate the event.... 😁
DT
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 15, 2018, 09:32:57 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to this website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca, Part 1 (first and last coins):

[This page no longer exists.]

I also added 1 coin to this website page:

Greek Italy, Lucania, Paestum, Part 1 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_luc_paest_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 15, 2018, 09:36:12 pm
Hi DT,

Thank you. :)

Yes, your memory is correct. I started collecting ancient coins in 1998. I think it was October/November 1998. So, it is 20 years to the month.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 17, 2018, 07:29:13 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Cumae (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cumae.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca, Part 1 (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca, Part 2 (first coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them with in the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: EB on November 18, 2018, 10:12:44 am
Hi Meepzorp,
That's three great coins, congrats!
-EB
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 18, 2018, 11:13:37 am
Hi EB,

Thank you for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2018, 10:48:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Part 1 (third coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: okidoki on November 19, 2018, 11:02:45 am
Impressive Collection
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2018, 11:22:23 am
Hi oki,

Thank you for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 20, 2018, 11:12:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to this website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (first and last coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

I also re-cropped 3 photos in my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 page:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on November 20, 2018, 12:27:33 pm
I don’t think it is an animal below Acheloios.  Just a damaged die or mistruck specimen, IMO.  When I saw the original it looked like a baby calf, but on closer inspection of the photo I realized it wasn’t.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 20, 2018, 02:51:44 pm
Hi Nick,

Thank you for your opinion.

Looking at my enlarged photo (compared to the dealer's photo), I see what you mean. I think you are right. It does look something like a die break. The "animal's" legs are actually the MFB's legs. I will have to write up new tags and edit my website entry.

It is still an interesting coin though.

What do you (or anyone else) think the obverse symbol is? Is it a club? Is it a thunderbolt? Is it just globs of metal on the circular border? Is it something else?

How do I attribute it?

Looking through your MSP reference book, I noticed some Cales coins that have a club on the obverse. For a moment, when I was examining the coin in hand and tilting it at different light reflection angles, it almost looked as if I could see "...NO" as the last 2 letters of the obverse legend. The entire obverse legend is very faint, almost non-existent. Could it be a Cales coin?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2018, 04:29:25 am
Hi Nick,

Regarding my Campania coin with the die break on the reverse, I looked at your MSP reference book again. I've narrowed it down to 3 candidates:

MSP I, 162 (Cales, club)
MSP I, 419 (Suessa Aurunca, thunderbolt)
MSP I, 420 (Suessa Aurunca, thunderbolt)

When I looked at my coin in hand, the obverse symbol looked more like a club. But after studying my enlarged photos, I am thinking that it looks more like a thunderbolt. I am leaning more towards that now. This implies Suessa Aurunca.

There is more evidence to support that tentative attribution.

First, the obverse legend (ethnic) is very faint, if it exists at all. When I look at the coin in hand and tilt it at different light reflection angles, sometimes I think I see SVESANO. I don't know if my eyes (or mind) are playing tricks on me, but it does sort of look like that. Again, it is extremely faint. Maybe I am trying to make something out of nothing? Maybe not?

Second, if it is Cales, the reverse style of my coin (particularly the bull and his head) does not look like the reverse die in your MSP reference book (#162). The reverse style of my coin (particularly the bull and his head) more closely matches the reverse die of #420 in your MSP reference book (Suessa Aurunca). The illustration for #419 is a drawing, not a photo, so I can't compare dies.

What do you think?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on November 21, 2018, 11:47:08 am
Definitely Suessa.  The bolt looks clear to me.  Whether or not there is an N below Acheloios is impossible to say from here, but perhaps a die break near the N caused what we see.  Rare in either case!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2018, 01:31:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to this website page:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Caffa (second and third coins):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2018, 01:48:59 pm
Hi Nick,

Thank you for confirming my suspicion.

I can't believe all of the coins I've purchased in the past 6-12 months that turned out to be Suessa Aurunca coins because they were mis-attributed by the dealer. This happened multiple times. I think I've more than doubled the number of coins in my 2 Suessa Aurunca pages (which used to be only one page until 7-10 days ago). After I move this coin from my Neapolis pages, I may have more coins in my Suessa Aurunca pages that were mis-attributed by the dealer than coins that were attributed correctly. :)

I figured that it is a rare coin based on your MSP reference book. There are only 2 examples illustrated, and one of them is a drawing. I inferred from that information the fact that it must be a rare coin.

I assume that the correct reference is:

MSP (Molinari) I, 419-420

I can't pinpoint it any further (to either 419 or 420) because I can't tell for certain whether or not there is an obverse legend.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on November 21, 2018, 06:13:32 pm
I would omit “Molinari” from the reference, since MSP means Molinari Sisci Potamikon, and it was certainly not a solo adventure.

Most dealers just put Neapolis on Campanian types unless the inscription is very clear (and even then sometimes they don’t).  I’ll also see Gela, even though they issued no true man-faced bull bronze series.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2018, 03:49:33 am
I would omit “Molinari” from the reference, since MSP means Molinari Sisci Potamikon, and it was certainly not a solo adventure.

Hi Nick,

I know that. And people who are into MFB coins know that. But most ancient coin collectors probably don't know that, especially if they are not Forum members. If I wasn't a Forum member, I probably wouldn't know what "MSP" means. And I am into Campania/MFB coins.

That is just you being humble.

Your reference book covers an extremely limited sub-area of ancient coins. It is sort of obscure. It's not like it's RIC, RPC, or a Sear reference book.

I do the same thing for my MIR references for my Medieval Italy coins. I write them as "MIR (Varesi)".

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2018, 05:57:53 am
Hi folks,

I just corrected the error in my Campania coin with the die break on the reverse.

I removed it from this page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

I added it to this page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca, Part 1 (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 22, 2018, 11:37:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 9 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt09.htm

Greek Italy, Lucania, Herakleia (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_luc_herk.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2018, 12:20:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to this website page:

Greek Italy, Bruttium, Vibo Valentia (last coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past 6-12 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2018, 12:32:21 pm
Hi folks,

I finally finished posting my new arrivals. Of course, in this case, a "new arrival" is any coin I received within the past 6-12 months.

I have some things to take care of around the house. This should take me 2-3 days.

At that time, I will finally be able to get back to working on my website again. Up until October of last year, I was swapping out my sub-par (blurry, etc.) photos. I was replacing them with better quality photos. If I remember correctly, I left off with my Greek Sicily, Panormus pages. I assume that I will resume there.

Because of all the negative things I had going on in my life during the past year, I stopped working on my website (swapping out my blurry photos, etc.) in October 2017. This "storm" in my life set me back 13 months. I am only now getting back to the point I was at in October 2017. It took me all this time just to get back to that point. This was a 13 month long setback in my life.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2018, 12:23:29 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized my 2 Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca pages. They were a mess because I added so many coins to them in the past 10 days or so. My photo numbers were all out of sequence.

I moved one coin (the last one) from the bottom of my Part 1 page to the top of my Part 2 page because it belonged there. It had much in common with the second coin in my Part 2 page.

I re-numbered all of my Suessa Aurunca photos (all 54 of them) and re-uploaded them to Joe's server.

I guess that I will resume swapping out my blurry photos in 1-2 days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 25, 2018, 06:52:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek Sicily, Panormus photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 26, 2018, 10:11:03 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 12 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Panormus - Syracuse).

I also edited my index page (home page).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 27, 2018, 10:18:17 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Segesta - Syracuse).

I also edited the text in my Greek Sicily, Panormus, Part 4 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 28, 2018, 08:06:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 11 sub-par Greek Sicily, Syracuse photos.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 29, 2018, 11:14:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Sicily, Syracuse photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 30, 2018, 11:13:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Greek Sicily, Syracuse photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 01, 2018, 10:13:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek Sicily, Syracuse photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 02, 2018, 01:14:11 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 8 more sub-par Greek Sicily, Syracuse photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 03, 2018, 03:19:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Syracuse - Tauromenium).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 05, 2018, 01:49:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 11 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Tauromenium - Punic).

I think I am finished swapping out my blurry Greek Italy and Greek Sicily photos. I know that some photos may need to be re-cropped at some point in the future.

Next, I will continue to swap out my blurry photos. I may do Greek next.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 05, 2018, 11:43:52 am
Hi folks,

I thought I was done swapping out my Greek Sicily photos, but that thinking was premature.

Upon examining my last few Greek Sicily pages, I noticed 2 problems.

First, regarding my Thermai coin, the Hera side is incused (concave), and the Herakles side is convex. But the dealer described the Hera side as the obverse and the Herakles side as the reverse. That fact was bothering me. So, I looked in a few reference books. It appears that the dealer must have mixed up the obverse and reverse. And that error propagated down to my tags and photos. I had to correct that error. I wrote up new tags and edited the text in my website. It took me over 2 hours.

Second, a few of the photos in my last few Greek Sicily website pages are still blurry. So, it appears that I need to swap out some photos in that section. I guess that I am not quite done with that section yet.

By the way, as always, if anyone notices any errors in any section of my website, please let me be aware of it so that I can correct it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 08, 2018, 05:54:14 pm
Hi folks,

Something came up, and I probably won't be able to work on my website for about 10-14 days or so.

In about 2 weeks, I should be able to resume swapping out my blurry photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 14, 2018, 02:48:57 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected the error regarding my Augustus AE sestertius coin. I had posted about this coin in a different section of Forum recently.

The countermark had been mis-attributed. After many years, I finally correctly figured out what it is. I had to re-write my tags and edit the text description in my website. I also re-shot my photos for this coin.

It is this coin (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 15, 2018, 10:21:02 am
Hi folks,

Yesterday and today, I treated my bronze disease-infected Sicily Punic coin.

I edited the text in my website to reflect that.

This is the coin (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_siculo_punic.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 18, 2018, 04:16:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Medieval Italy, Desana page into 2 pages. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2018, 02:47:16 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Greek Sicily photos (Tauromenium - Punic).

I think I am finally done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) Greek Italy and Greek Sicily photos.

I am going to be busy for the next few weeks. So, it is unlikely that I will be able to get any significant work done on my website until the middle of January or so.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 26, 2018, 08:40:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Greek Italy, Bruttium, Bretti page into 2 pages. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 01, 2019, 02:01:38 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Torriglia (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_torriglia.htm

Medieval Italy, Desana, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_desana_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 12, 2019, 08:35:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Bruttium, Bretti, Part 2 (second and third coins)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_brut_bret_pt02.htm

I also added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 4 (second coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt04.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 6 (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt06.htm

Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum, Part 1 (first coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_luc_paest_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them a few weeks ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 13, 2019, 09:50:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Greek Italy, Bruttium photos (Bretti and Locri).

I also corrected an error in the tags for one of my Crusades coins (Tripoli). I wrote up new tags.

I also edited the text in my Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Part 1 page (second coin).

Tomorrow, I think I can finally begin swapping out my sub-par Greek (non-Italy/Sicily) photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: stevex6 on February 13, 2019, 10:22:52 am
Nice! => wow M-Zorp, great new additions ... oh,and great overall collection! (congrats)

 +++
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 13, 2019, 10:29:10 am
Hi SP,

Thanks! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 14, 2019, 01:52:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 13 sub-par Greek photos (Achaia - Attica).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 15, 2019, 12:56:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 10 sub-par Greek photos (Aegina - Euboia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 16, 2019, 02:27:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par Greek photos (Caria - Gaul).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 18, 2019, 09:12:50 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Greek photos (Illyria - Ionia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2019, 04:11:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek photos (Judaea).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2019, 10:50:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Greek photos (Lesbos - Lycia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2019, 02:06:22 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Greek photos (Lydia).

I also swapped out 2 sub-par Greek Italy, Campania, Capua photos.

I also edited the text in my Greek Italy, Campania, Hyria page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 27, 2019, 02:31:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Greek photos (Lydia - Macedon).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 02, 2019, 04:38:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek photos (Macedon - Moesia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 05, 2019, 09:26:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Greek photos (Macedon - Moesia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2019, 07:33:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Greek photos (Megaris - Mysia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 07, 2019, 09:03:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Greek photos (Mysia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 08, 2019, 12:39:29 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Greek photos (Pamphylia - Phoenicia).

I also edited the text for my Mysia, Miletopolis coin to correct a probable dealer error.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 19, 2019, 01:44:14 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Greek photos (Phoenicia, Sidon).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 20, 2019, 05:18:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Greek photos (Phoenicia, Sidon - Sikyonia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 21, 2019, 01:52:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Greek photos (Spain).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 22, 2019, 05:06:09 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Greek photos (Spain - Syria).

I also edited the text for my Greek, Spain, Sagunto coin. And I edited the text in my Greek, Syria, Seleukid, Part 2 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 23, 2019, 05:23:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek photos (Syria - Thessaly).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 02, 2019, 08:36:16 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Greek Italy, Campania, Cumae photos (second coin).

I also corrected an error in the tag for my Greek, Ionia, Klazomenai coin. And I edited the text to reflect that change.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 04, 2019, 01:03:06 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Kings (sixth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_kings.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them last week.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 06, 2019, 01:05:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected an error in my Roman Provincial, Thrace, Kings page (fifth coin). The obverse and reverse were mixed up. I wrote up new tags, switched the photos, and edited my text.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_kings.htm

Also, in my Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamon, Part 1 page, I fully attributed a coin that had been only partially attributed (third coin). Recently, another Forum member inquired about a Pergamon coin in the ID section of Forum. As a result of the information that was provided, I was able to fully attribute my coin. I wrote up new tags and edited my text.

[This page no longer exists.]

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on April 07, 2019, 01:04:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Greek photos (Thrace).

Also, the obverse and reverse were mixed up on one of my Greek, Thrace, Pantikapaion coins (second coin). I corrected it. I wrote up new tags, switched the photos, and edited my text.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 09, 2019, 02:05:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Greek photos (Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 10, 2019, 06:49:54 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Greek photos (Thrace - Troas).

Also, the obverse and reverse were mixed up om my Greek, Troas, Kebren coin. I corrected it. I edited my tag, switched the photos, and edited the text in my website.

By the way, I tried to get a better photo of the reverse of that coin (Kebren). Today, I shot several dozen photos of the reverse of that coin, but I couldn't improve upon the existing photo. This has happened numerous times as I was going through my Greek photos. As I mentioned in the past, for some reason, my old iPhone 4 has trouble shooting clear photos of small coins. Some of my small Greek coins still don't have clear photos, but that is the best I can do.

I am finally done swapping out the sub-par (blurry, etc.) photos in my Greek Italy, Greek Sicily, and Greek sections. I think I am going to do my Roman Provincial photos next.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 11, 2019, 06:26:51 am
HI folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Aeolis - Attica).

Also, regarding the second coin in my Arabia page, there were numerous errors in my tags. I corrected it. I wrote up new tags and edited the text in my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 12, 2019, 08:21:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Aeolis - Bithynia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 13, 2019, 05:21:33 am
Hi folks,

As some Forum members know, all of the major sections have been added to my website. But I still have a few minor sections to add to it (Byzantine, etc.).

Lately, I've been swapping out my sub-par photos in my major sections. My intention was to complete the swap outs and then add the minor sections to my website.

However, due to "accessibility issues", I've been forced to change my plans. I am going to temporarily abandon my swap outs for now. Today, I will begin adding the minor sections to my website. When I am done adding the minor sections, I will resume swapping out my sub-par photos in my major sections.

As always, if anyone notices any errors, please let me know.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 13, 2019, 08:21:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one Ostrogoth page and one Byzantine page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 14, 2019, 10:31:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_tib2_phocas.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: RL on April 15, 2019, 05:32:08 am
Hi Meepzorp, just wanted to say that I enjoy browsing your webpage, you have a fantastic collection!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 15, 2019, 11:22:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_herc.htm

I also corrected errors in the tags of 2 of my previously posted Byzantine coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 15, 2019, 01:19:29 pm
Hi Meepzorp, just wanted to say that I enjoy browsing your webpage, you have a fantastic collection!

Hi RL,

Thank you for the message! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 16, 2019, 02:21:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_constans2_const5.htm

I also edited a tag for one of my Byzantine coins I posted yesterday, and I edited the text in my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 17, 2019, 03:32:03 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_leo5_leo6.htm

I also edited a tag for one of my Byzantine coins I added yesterday, and I edited the text in my website page.

I also "cleaned up" the text in all of my Byzantine website pages, and re-uploaded all of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 18, 2019, 04:57:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_john1_mike4.htm

I also corrected an error in the text in my Leo page and re-uploaded it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: stevex6 on April 19, 2019, 05:24:36 pm
Great effort, Meepzorp!

 +++

Your stuff is awesome

Cheers

stevex
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 19, 2019, 09:34:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_const10_alex1.htm

My Nicephorus coin tags were severely lacking in information, and they contained dealer errors too. That is why I didn't post them. I will probably correct it tomorrow.

I also edited a tag for a Byzantine coin I added yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 20, 2019, 12:28:25 am
Hi SP,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 21, 2019, 01:58:48 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Byzantine page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_isaac2_andron2.htm

I also wrote up new tags for 2 of my Byzantine coins I added yesterday, and I edited the text in my website.

I also corrected an error in the text for my Constantine V coin.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 23, 2019, 08:14:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I edited the tags for 2 of my Byzantine coins in my last page (first 2 coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_isaac2_andron2.htm

I also added a new Eastern Cultures section to my website, which includes 2 pages (Sassanids and Ancient China):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/easterncult_home.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: peterpil19 on April 24, 2019, 12:07:27 am
Hi Meep,

It has been a while since I visited your site. Glad to see it has continued to evolve. Looking great!

Regards,

Peter
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 24, 2019, 01:47:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added a new Weights section to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/weights_home.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 24, 2019, 01:48:37 am
Hi pp19,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 26, 2019, 01:43:16 am
Hi folks,

Due to "accessibility issues", I have decided to begin adding another new section to my website. These are Modern World Gold coins. I purchased these coins decades ago, when the price of gold was much lower.

Today, I added a new page:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/modwrldgold_home.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 27, 2019, 03:02:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_cand_colb.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: quadrans on April 27, 2019, 03:57:48 am
Dear Mep,
 
  your site includes more and more areas... :) ;)


   Congratulation   +++

 
    Q.

Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 28, 2019, 07:18:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_dnmrk_france.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 28, 2019, 07:19:03 am
Hi Quad,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 01, 2019, 03:13:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_germ.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 02, 2019, 05:06:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_gbrit_hngry.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 04, 2019, 07:42:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_italy.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 06, 2019, 01:13:44 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_mex_pruss.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 07, 2019, 12:08:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_roman_safrica.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 08, 2019, 06:14:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added another Modern World Gold page to my website:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mwg_swiss_venzl.htm

This is the last page for this section.

Tomorrow, I can probably get back to swapping out my sub-par (blurry, etc.) photos. I left off with my Roman Provincial coins. I assume that is where I will resume.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 09, 2019, 06:18:10 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Attica - Bithynia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 10, 2019, 07:14:06 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Caria - Crete).

I also edited the text in my Roman Provincial, Crete page (first coin).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 11, 2019, 06:59:48 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Part 1 (last coin)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_egypt_pt01.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it today.

As you can see, Joe included an old tag. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 13, 2019, 10:55:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Crete - Egypt).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 17, 2019, 01:45:04 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Egypt - Epiros).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 18, 2019, 12:38:24 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Ionia, Ephesos).

I also edited the text in 2 of my Roman Provincial, Ionia, Ephesos pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 19, 2019, 02:49:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Judaea).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 21, 2019, 02:13:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Judaea).

I also edited the text in my Roman Provincial, Judaea, Part 1 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 22, 2019, 02:52:12 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Judaea).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 23, 2019, 02:12:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Judaea - Lucania).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 24, 2019, 03:42:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Lucania).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 25, 2019, 08:17:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Lucania).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on May 28, 2019, 10:21:30 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Lucania - Lycia).

I also corrected errors in my tags for 2 of my Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum coins.

I also edited the text in my 2 Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 30, 2019, 07:12:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Lucania).

I also edited a tag for one of my Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum coins.

I also edited the text in my Roman Provincial, Lucania, Peastum, Part 2 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 04, 2019, 07:26:39 pm
Hi folks,

Some of you may have noticed that I haven't swapped out photos in several days. The reason is that it is Spring, and I am busy doing things around the house and yard. I should resume working on my website in the next few days.

In the meantime, I heard something today that put a smile on my face. I was so happy, and it made my day.

First, a little back story. Obviously, my username in this Forum is Meepzorp. As some Forum members already know (because I have written about this in the past), there are 3 different versions (or incarnations) of Meepzorp in the media. The first 2 versions are "Saturday Night Live" (the "Coneheads" sketches) and Disney. The thought of using Meepzorp as my username is from the third version of Meepzorp, which is the "Howard Stern Show".

As some Forum members already know, I am a huge Howard Stern fan. I have been listening to his radio show almost every single day since 1984, when I was 16 years old. Several years ago, Howard and his staff created a character called "Meepzorp", who is an alien from outer space. Howard's staff members used to prank call Riley Martin (one of Howard's Whack Pack members) as Meepzorp. It was hilarious. I think those are some the greatest prank phone calls ever made. Every time I heard them, I would be hysterical laughing. That is the reason why I selected "Meepzorp" as my username for this Forum.

Unfortunately, Riley passed away a few years ago. And Meepzorp was never heard from again - until today.

Today, on the "Howard Stern Show", during the "Jeopardy" segment, Howard was talking to High Register Sean (another one of Howard's Whack Pack members) on the phone. And Meepzorp called in!!!

I hadn't heard from him in a long time. In fact, Howard himself said, "We haven't heard from Meepzorp in years!"

When I heard Meepzorp's voice, it immediately put a smile on my face. And I screamed out, "Meepzorp!" I was so happy to hear his voice.

If any Forum members have SiriusXM satellite radio, they can hear it because Howard's show re-plays on a continuous loop all day long on channel 100. As I mentioned above, Meepzorp called in during the "Jeopardy" segment.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Jay GT4 on June 04, 2019, 07:45:51 pm
Meep do you have today's code word? I need to be sure it's you... ;D

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Post by: Meepzorp on June 04, 2019, 11:15:01 pm
Hi Jay,

 :) ;D

What if it is not really me? What if I am a shape-shifter? Or a dog-man? :)

Actually, according to Shuli, today's code word is "Gargoyle".

I love how Howard turned a situation where Shuli had to prove he was really Shuli (and not a shape-shifter or a dog-man) into a situation where he was goofing on both Shuli and High Register Sean. Shuli was even goofing on himself. Then, Meepzorp calls in and adds to the comedy. And it was all spontaneous and totally un-rehearsed. That's why Howard is the best.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on June 05, 2019, 11:53:17 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Midaeum (last coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

This is a new arrival. I received it recently.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on June 08, 2019, 02:48:59 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar03.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 12, 2019, 04:14:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Lydia - Macedon).

I also edited the text in my Roman Provincial, Macedon, Part 5 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 19, 2019, 04:22:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Macedon - Mesopotamia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 20, 2019, 04:39:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Macedon - Moesia).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on June 21, 2019, 08:57:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Vicina (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt06.htm

Medieval Italy, Salerno (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_sabb_salerno.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 22, 2019, 07:11:21 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Moesia).

I also corrected the orientation of a photo I posted yesterday. My obverse Vicina photo was upside-down (I think). I rotated it.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on June 25, 2019, 12:29:09 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Teanum Sidicinum (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_teasid.htm

This is a new arrival. I just received it today.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on July 20, 2019, 10:03:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 7 (second and third coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt07.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them recently.

Meepzorp
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Post by: EB on July 21, 2019, 10:25:06 pm
Hi Meeps,
Great additions! I really like the Campania. The Philip II Trillina (crowned letter F) also has a lot of character. Congrats!
-EB
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2019, 10:52:43 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Moesia).

I also edited the text in my Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 7 page.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2019, 10:54:12 pm
Hi EB,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on July 24, 2019, 12:06:04 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Mysia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 25, 2019, 12:39:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Pamphylia - Phoenicia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 25, 2019, 10:50:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Phoenicia).

I also re-cropped a photo I uploaded yesterday (Pamphylia) and re-uploaded it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 30, 2019, 01:02:53 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Phoenicia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 31, 2019, 07:15:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Phoenicia - Phrygia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 01, 2019, 06:20:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Phoenicia - Phrygia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 11, 2019, 11:13:51 pm
Hi folks,

Some Forum members may have noticed that I haven't worked on my website or posted here in about 6 weeks. The reason for this is that things have been rather hectic around here lately, and I've been very busy.

I think I finally got caught up on everything. Hopefully, I should be able to resume working on my website within the next 2 days.

I have a bunch of "new arrivals" to post, and I have more on the way.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 15, 2019, 12:34:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Irnthi (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_hyria_irnthi.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 16, 2019, 02:55:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 3 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 7 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt07.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Caffa, Part 1A (last coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 17, 2019, 01:09:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 2 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt02.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past 2 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 18, 2019, 01:18:35 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Pisidia - Spain).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 19, 2019, 05:25:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 5 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt05.htm

Medieval Italy, Savona (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_savona.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them today.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 21, 2019, 06:04:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 2 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar02.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar03.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae02.htm

Greek Sicily, Panormus, Part 4 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_pan_pt04.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 22, 2019, 02:57:31 am
Hi folks,

I just split my first Greek Italy, Apulia page into 2 pages. It was getting too crowded in there.

Additionally, I will be adding another coin to that page later tonight.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 22, 2019, 06:14:58 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Apulia, Hyrium (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_apulia_caelia_hyrium.htm

Roman Republic, Part 5 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them a few days ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 23, 2019, 05:46:59 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Sicily, Part 4 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt04.htm

Medieval Sicily, Part 5 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ms_pt05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them a few days ago.

I also wrote up a new tag for my Apulia, Hyrium coin that I posted yesterday.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 24, 2019, 06:21:24 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Spain).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 25, 2019, 06:39:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Syria, Antioch).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 27, 2019, 08:57:17 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Syria).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on September 28, 2019, 05:48:09 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Syria).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 01, 2019, 07:03:38 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Syria - Thessalian League).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 03, 2019, 08:19:48 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Thessalian League).

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on October 07, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 09, 2019, 12:51:21 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 12, 2019, 12:48:57 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 15, 2019, 04:32:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par Roman Provincial photos (Thrace - Troas).

I am now finished swapping out my sub-par Roman Provincial photos.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2019, 07:28:27 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Cyprus - Lesbos page into 2 pages:

Cyprus - Greece
Lesbos

I decided to give my Colonial Genoese, Lesbos coins their own page. I also did it to accommodate future growth. There is only one coin in that page now, but I know that I will be receiving at least one Colonial Genoese, Lesbos coin in the near future.

I haven't worked on my website in a few weeks, since mid October. I've been very busy lately. I've had a lot on my plate. It's not one thing. It's a bunch of little things all converging at once. And this is preventing me from working on my website. Unfortunately, this situation is going to persist for at least the next few weeks. Hopefully, optimistically, I should be able to resume working on my website in a about one month (circa mid December). This means that I am not going to be able to work on my website for at least 2 months (mid October to mid December).

I had some free time today, so that is why I split that page into 2 pages.

Today, I also edited the text in my Greek, Epiros page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 04, 2019, 08:40:44 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2 page into 2 pages. I created a new Part 2A page. I did this to accommodate future growth. It was getting too crowded in there. I will be adding several AE Campania man-faced bull coins to my website in the coming months.

I also edited the text in my Greek Italy, Bruttium, Croton page.

Hopefully, I will be able to resume working on my website in a few weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 11, 2020, 08:12:15 pm
Hi folks,

This may or may not be an appropriate place to post this message, but I am not a member of Facebook or any similar social networking sites. And Forum is the only message board where I regularly post. So, I figured that this is as good a place as any to post this. I think I need a place to vent.

Today is one of the saddest days of my life. It feels like the whole world just came crashing down on me. I am still in shock, and I am still trying to process what happened. I feel like I have a hole in my heart, and I don't know if it can ever be filled.

Several hours ago, I was listening to my stereo. And I learned that Neil Peart died of brain cancer. He was the drummer and lyricist of the rock band Rush.

As many Forum members already know, I am one of the biggest Rush fans in the world. Rush has been my favorite band since 1984, when I was 16 years old. With the exception of the years that I was too sick to attend their concerts, I have seen every Rush tour since their "Power Windows" tour in 1985-1986. All total, if my memory serves me correctly, I have seen 9 Rush tours. Seeing Rush perform live has been one of the highlights of my life. For me, whenever Rush came to town, the world stopped.

Rush has certainly been one of the biggest influences in my life. In fact, I would list Rush and Howard Stern as the 2 biggest influences in my life, even more so than my own parents.

In typical Neil Peart fashion, he kept his illness a secret. No one knew. And that is why his death was such a shock to me and everyone else.

I am glad that I was able to see Rush perform live so many times. When possible, I made sure that I pushed through my illness to attend their concerts. I will cherish the memories.

Here is a list of Rush tours that I saw live:

Power Windows
Hold Your Fire
Presto
Roll the Bones
30th Anniversary
Snakes & Arrows
Time Machine
Clockwork Angels
40th Anniversary

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: PMah on January 11, 2020, 11:46:48 pm
Hang in there, Meep!   Music is one of the strongest personal and cultural connections that anyone can experience. My wife has tweeted about Neil several times today, and Don McLean recognized your feelings a long, long time ago.

Be well!
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Post by: Carausius on January 12, 2020, 03:25:12 pm
Meep, I'm very sorrry for your loss.  Years ago, I was a semi-professional blues guitarist.  I've experienced the loss of many of my musical influences and idols over the years.  You hit the nail on the head when you said "cherish the memories" and of course all the music.  In this case you have records and probably lots of video on YouTube to carry you through.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 13, 2020, 07:07:40 pm
Hi PMah and Cara,

Thank you for the messages. Yes, it is true that I have Rush's albums and concert DVDs. But it is difficult to deal with the loss of such a significant influence in my life. I have dreaded this event ever since I was a teenager.

And this is in addition to all of the other deaths/losses I have had to deal with recently. In the recent past, so many members of my extended family have died. My mother is one of 7 children. She is the youngest. She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. We are Italian-Americans, so we were all very close and very involved in each other's lives. My mother's brothers and sisters (my aunts and uncles) were all children of Italian immigrants who emigrated to America in the 1920s. My mother's 3 brothers died several years ago. Within a span of about 20 months (Spring 2018 - December 2019), my mother's 3 sisters and a close female cousin all died. My mother's last remaining sister died a few weeks ago, in December 2019. The spouses are all dead too. My mother is the last one left, and she is going to be 78 years old in a few months. It seems like all I have doing lately is going to wakes. I'm tired of going to wakes. That whole "second generation" in America (children of Italian immigrants) is gone. They are all dead. For me, being someone who grew up "very Italian", it is like the end of an era. At my aunt's wake last year, one of my first cousins commented, "That whole generation is gone now. We are the next generation." It's sort of like the passing of the torch.

When I was a kid back in the 1970s, we had such a large family. Between my mother's siblings and their children (my first cousins), there were dozens of us. And, if you add to that my mother's first cousins (who had many siblings) and their children (my third cousins), there were well over 100 of us, probably 200 or more people. When we had parties back in the 1970s, there were well over 200 relatives there. At some point in the late 1970s, it just got to be "too much". And we literally had to "dis-invite" over 100 people (relatives) just to get the guest list down to 100 plus people.

But most of them are dead now, and many of my surviving relatives have moved away. When we have parties now, it is such a stark contrast. Now, we are lucky if we can scrape together 5 or 10 people to show up. My mother is constantly commenting about this fact. She really misses her family.

My father (who died in 2010) was also the child of Italian immigrants. But he came from a completely different situation. He was an only child. He had no siblings.

My parents often jokingly told a true story about the time when they were dating (before they were married). Believe it or not, my mother's 200 plus relatives all lived within 2 or 3 blocks of each other. They were all children of immigrants from Maddaloni (Naples), Italy. Their parents (my grandparents and their relatives) all came from the same town in Italy, and they all settled in the same area, literally within 2 or 3 blocks of each other. It was like "little Italy" here in America. When my parents started dating, my mother introduced my father to all (and I mean ALL) of her relatives. My father lost track of them, and he didn't know who was who. He just knew that they were my mother's relatives, so he just waved and said "Hello" to anyone in that neighborhood. But he had no idea who he was sating "Hello" to. My father really didn't care anyway. He wasn't a "people person". My father had a one track mind: cars, cars, cars. If something didn't have 4 wheels and a battery, he wasn't interested in it. My father didn't remember people, but he remembered their cars.

This is where my post comes full circle. Neil Peart of Rush was also a "car person", like my father (and myself). And Neil had an extensive antique car collection.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 22, 2020, 05:46:03 pm
Hi folks,

As some of you may have noticed, I haven't done any significant work on my website since 10/15/19. That was over 3 months ago.

Things have been rather hectic around here lately. For the past few months, my mother and I have had to deal with numerous things going wrong. This caused me to get backed up on things. It took me all this time just to get caught up on everything.

Assuming that nothing goes catastrophically wrong in the next few days, I should be able to resume working on my website within then next 2-3 days or so.

During the past few months, I have received numerous coins. I was so busy that I didn't have time to process them or write up my tags. I have a whole pile of coin packages that need to be processed. I will be posting them here soon.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 23, 2020, 03:35:12 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Compulteria:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_compltr.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Part 1 (third coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2020, 11:22:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I expanded my Greek Italy, Campania, Cales pages from 2 pages to 3 pages. It took me 2 hours. I did this to accommodate future growth. It was getting a little too crowded in there, and I have more Cales coins on the way.

I also re-numbered all (approximately 65) of my Cales photos because the old numbers were all out of sequence. They were a mess. For this reason, depending on which browser you use, if you want to look at my Cales pages, I think it would be a good idea if you re-load the pages and/or clear your cache first before looking at my coins. Otherwise, the photos may not display properly.

Yesterday, I added 3 MFB coins to my website. I have many more MFB coins (approximately 10-15 more) to add to my website in the coming days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2020, 04:52:41 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Egypt, Alexandria, Part 1 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_egypt_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Syrtica (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_syrtica.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 25, 2020, 10:24:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

Surprisingly, this is a Molinari MSP plate coin. I was not expecting it to be.

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Lesbos (first coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2020, 05:33:46 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Carteia (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_spain_carteia.htm

Greek, Spain, Cunbaria (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_spain_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2020, 11:49:22 pm
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Macedon, Philippi (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_macedon_pt04.htm

Roman Provincial, Spain, Turiaso (fifth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them with the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2020, 11:26:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae02.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze Part 2A (second coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2020, 07:44:57 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 1 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Part 3 (second coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca, Part 2 (last coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them with the past 3 months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 07, 2020, 04:27:40 am
Hi folks,

Here we go again! :(

After so many things going wrong the past few months, about 2 weeks ago or so, I was finally able to resume working on my website. And I did so for about a week.

Then, as you may have noticed, about a week ago, I was forced to stop again. The wheels keep falling off. This time, it was because of health reasons.

Believe it or not (I don't even know how it is physically possible), I have had a cold/virus (or multiple colds/viruses), continuously since 12/27/19. That was over 6 weeks ago. Of course, that is on top of my Lyme Disease, which I have had since 1990. Up until one week ago, I was pushing through my illness to get my new arrivals posted in my website, but at half my normal speed. You may have noticed that my "posting rate" was about half its normal speed. I was posting 3 coins every other day instead of 3 coins every day (my normal posting rate). It was because I didn't feel good.

About one week ago, I finally started feeling a little better. Then, suddenly, on Thursday of last week (8 days ago), I developed a serious eye infection. It came out of nowhere, and it was totally unexpected. I had to go to my medical center's Urgent Care. It spread to both eyes. I couldn't see right for a few days. I was really worried that I was going to lose my eyesight. The Urgent Care doctor told me that it was probably viral, but she gave me antibiotic eye drops just in case it was bacterial. I used the eye drops for several days, and my eyes have now returned to about 90% normal. That's the good news.

The bad news is that, the day after my Urgent Care visit, I developed the flu. That was Friday of last week (7 days ago). I have been sick as hell for the past week. I can barely get out of bed. I haven't been able to do anything. I have no energy. I am not even eating right (no solid food). If I am out of bed for a half hour, I am so tired and so drained that I have to go back to bed again. It took me 8 days just to have enough energy to type this post. Today is the first day that I feel like the symptoms are starting to lessen. Hopefully, tomorrow, I can go back to eating solid food again.

Meepzorp
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Post by: lawrence c on February 07, 2020, 11:14:46 am
My wishes for a full recovery for you; I know you haven't been having fun. We have to keep you on the discussion boards!
Best,
Larry
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Post by: quadrans on February 07, 2020, 04:31:51 pm
Dear Mep, I wish you a speedy recovery.  ;) +++

Best

 Joe/Quad.
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Post by: Akropolis on February 07, 2020, 05:55:18 pm
Dear Meepzorp:
I add my wishes for a full and speedy recovery. Lyme disease is another, long term matter.
Hopefully, a cure may be developed for it.
Hang-in there!!!!
PeteB
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 08, 2020, 03:49:48 am
Hi folks,

Thank you for the messages. :)

For the first time in over a week, I was finally able to eat solid food today. It was a great feeling. Of course, I ate a small fraction of what I normally eat.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 13, 2020, 09:23:13 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 2 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt02.htm

Roman Republic, Part 35 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt35.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3-4 months.

I still have the flu. I am doing a little at a time. Obviously, my current processing and posting speed is a fraction of my normal speed.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2020, 12:05:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized 2 of my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze pages: Part 2A and Part 3.

Those 2 pages were a mess. I had 2 coins in my Part 2A page and 8 coins in my Part 3 page (and more to be added soon). I re-arranged the coins in those 2 pages and distributed them more evenly. Also, my photo numbers were all out of sequence. I "cleaned them up".

A few months ago, I had created my Part 2A page. The first coin in that page originally came from my Part 2 page. Now, regarding what is above the MFB, all of my "symbol" coins are together, and all of my "Nike" coins are together. They are more organized.

I think I am finally getting over the flu. I have been sick (colds/viruses/flu) continuously and relentlessly since December 27th of last year. I have coins (new arrivals) sitting here for 3-4 months now. Hopefully, very soon, I can resume processing and posting my new arrivals in my website. I still have about 10 more coins to add, including a few more Campania AE MFB coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2020, 10:47:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Part 1 (last coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2A (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3-4 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 24, 2020, 10:20:36 pm
Hi folks,

i forgot to mention in my previous post that the Campania, Cales coin that I posted yesterday is a double die match to both the SNG ANS plate coin and the MSP (Molinari) plate coin.

In fact, the distinctive die break is visible on Apollo's nose.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2020, 11:21:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 3 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt03.htm

Roman Provincial, Bithynia, Nicea, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_bithy_nicea_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3-4 months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 26, 2020, 08:21:05 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Roman Provincial, Bithynia, Nicea page into 2 pages. It was getting too crowded in there.

I also edited my previous post in this thread so that the second link wouldn't be a dead link. I deleted that page from Joe's server. It no longer exists.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 27, 2020, 10:21:27 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Republic, Part 5 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt05.htm

Roman Republic, Part 44:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt44.htm

I just created that page today. My website now has 545 pages! :o

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 3-4 months.

I also corrected a typo in my Roman Republic, Part 43 page.

I am finally done posting my "new arrivals" (coins I received within the past 3-4 months). I guess that tomorrow I can finally get back to working on my website again. Because of everything that has been going wrong lately, I haven't swapped out my sub-par (blurry) photos since circa October 15th of last year. That was 4 1/2 months ago. If I remember correctly, the last section I did was Roman Provincial. Proceeding in order, I assume that I will be starting my Roman Republic coins tomorrow.

Meepzorp
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Post by: PMah on February 27, 2020, 11:19:57 pm
A strong re-launch!  Thanks for sharing your coins.  I have a few favorites among your Republicans.
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 28, 2020, 10:23:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Republic photos: in my Part 2, Part 5, and Part 17 pages.

Generally speaking, my Roman Republic coin photos are already okay. The reason is that I posted them later rather than sooner. By that time, my photography skills had improved. By contrast, the photos in the sections that I posted early (like Greek Italy, for example) were a mess. My photography skills were lacking early in my project. As a result, I had to swap out many of those coin photos.

But 95-99% of my Roman Republic coin photos are okay. Today, I made it about 40% of the way through my Roman Republic coins, and I had to swap out only 3 photos. At this rate, I should be able to go through all of my Roman Republic coins in just a few days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 29, 2020, 08:08:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par Roman Republic photos: in my Part 23, Part 33, and Part 38 pages.

I am now done swapping out my sub-par Roman Republic photos. I blew through them in 2 days.

Proceeding in order, I guess I will do my Roman Imperial coins next.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 03, 2020, 01:40:31 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out one sub-par Roman Republic photo, in my Part 38 page.

I thought I was done swapping out my sub-par Roman Republic photos. But what happened was that I had recently (within the past few days) swapped out the reverse photo of my Roman Republic sphinx coin, which is the second coin in my Part 38 page. It was a dramatic improvement compared to what I had posted previously. It was so good that it made my obverse photo look sub-par. So today, I decided to swap out the obverse photo of that coin.

Now, I really am done swapping out my sub-par Roman Republic photos. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 07, 2020, 07:15:01 pm
Hi folks,

I figured that I would provide everyone with an update regarding working on my website.

A few months ago, I was busy posting coins that I had purchased last Fall and Winter. I had so many new coins to post that it caused me to get backed up on things. It is probably going to take me a while to get caught up on everything so that I can resume working on my website.

It is also Spring. It is time for "Spring cleaning". I have a bunch of things to do around the house and in the yard. On Saturday, I started my 1988 Mustang GT and ran it for a while. I hadn't started it since last Fall (about 7 months ago).

In addition to that, medically speaking, this Winter has been particularly bad for me. Just about everyone here in Forum knows that I have been suffering from a serious, chronic illness for 30 years. Generally speaking, I feel worse in the Winter. But this Winter has been a bad one for me, compared to other Winters over the past 10-20 years. I have been very sick almost all Winter.

I got sick in late December 2019 with what I thought (at that time) was the flu.  Looking back on it, I may have had the coronavirus. I still don't know what I had. I was very sick for 9 weeks. I didn't return to "normal" (for me) until the first or second week of March 2020. I felt "okay" (for me) for about 5-6 weeks. About 3-4 weeks ago, I got very sick again. And I have been seriously ill for about a month now. For me, medically speaking, I don't now what is going on this Winter.

Of course, the fact that I have been so sick for several months now is preventing me from getting caught up on everything I need to do so that I can get back to working on my website again. It is probably going to be a while before I can resume working on my website again.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 14, 2020, 05:08:40 pm
I hope you're well soon. It could have been coronavirus; people are telling me it's very unpredictable, and sometimes people are unwell for ages after having it.
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Post by: Meepzorp on May 14, 2020, 07:54:38 pm
Hi RB,

Thank you for the message. :)

No one really knows what this coronavirus can do to people. Just within this past week, the fact that it causes an inflammatory syndrome several weeks after a patient is supposedly "cured" has been all over the news.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 18, 2020, 05:42:48 pm
That could explain why a friend's still ill a couple of months after having it.
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Post by: Akropolis on May 18, 2020, 05:57:12 pm
Meepzorp: Best wishes for an early and complete recovery!!
PeteB
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Post by: Meepzorp on May 20, 2020, 01:51:37 am
Hi Akro,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Lech Stępniewski on December 02, 2020, 01:13:24 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

I just browsed your coins from RIC VI and VII. Few attributions need correction.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_diocletian_maximianus1.htm

Maximianus attributed as RIC 23 ver. is in fact RIC VI CARTHAGO 25b

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_galerius_maxentius.htm

Maxentius attributed as SR (Sear?) 3779v from Rome mint is in fact RIC VI TICINUM 95

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_constantine1_helena.htm

Constantine attributed as RIC 85 from Antioch mint is in fact RIC VII CYZICUS 78 (probably - because mintmark is not fully legible)

Constantine attributed as RIC 56 from Heraclea mint is in fact RIC VII HERACLEA 60 (note star inside wreath)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_maximinus2_licinius2.htm

Maximinus II attributed as RIC 147c frm Antioch mint is in fact RIC VI ANTIOCHIA 148c (it's GENIO IMPERATORIS, not EXERCITVS)

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_crispus_constantine2.htm

CONSTANTINOPOLI attributed as RIC 63d, should be 63
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 02, 2020, 03:47:42 pm
Hi Lech,

Thank you for the corrections. I always welcome feedback from other Forum members regarding my website. That is especially true regarding correcting errors. I need all the help I can get because it is such a monumental effort.

As you can see, most, if not all, of my erroneous attributions and reference numbers were simply copied from dealer tags. They were actually dealer errors that I simply carried over to my tags and website. The coins that you pointed out are not in my specialty areas of expertise (Greek Italy, Augustus, Medieval Italy, etc.). Also, at the time I purchased those coins (approximately 20 years ago), I lacked reference books regarding those areas of collecting (and I still do). Additionally, I had no internet access back then, which caused me to have no access to online resources. For these reasons, I had no way of fact checking the dealers' attributions and reference numbers.

I am having a very bad year this year, for numerous reasons. So many things are going wrong. This has caused me to be unable to work on my website since circa March 2020. Hopefully (optimistically), I should be able to resume working on my website again in about 2-3 months or so. There are also a bunch of errors in my website that I noticed during the past year that need to be corrected. I have a list of them written down. Correcting all of these errors (the ones I noticed and the ones you pointed out) will be the first thing I do when I can finally resume working on my website again.

Again, thank you for the corrections.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on December 02, 2020, 04:15:10 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

you are welcome.

And don't be so concerned about errors. Just correct them. Such errors are everywhere - even on the British Museum website. I have found several dozen errors also on Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien pages etc. On my own page I am correcting errors constantly.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2021, 02:04:39 pm
Hi folks,

It's time for a status report.

As many Forum members already know, I haven't worked on my website since the first week of March of last year (2020). This past year has been particularly bad for me. I got what I suspect was Covid in December 2019. I was very sick for 9-10 weeks, until early March 2020. I felt "okay" for several weeks. Then, I got sick again for several weeks. Of course, this is all in addition to my chronic Lyme disease that I have had for the past 31 years (since 1990). Medically speaking, I am still not back to my pre-December 2019 condition.

In the past year, I had 4 Covid-related deaths in my "circle" (extended family, etc.). All 4 of these people had the 2 lethal pre-existing conditions (obesity and diabetes). About a year ago, my mother's best friend died from Covid. She was elderly. A few months ago, my cousin's husband died from Covid. He was 61 years old. But those 2 deaths were small compared to the 2 "big ones" (for me). In July 2020, a woman who meant a lot to me died from Covid. She was 56 years old. I dated her in the past. At the time, I thought she was "the one". I wanted to marry her and have children with her. Everyone in my extended family (my "big fat Italian family") liked her. I still don't know why the relationship failed.

In April 2020, my cousin Tommy died from Covid. He was 54 years old. He wasn't just my cousin. He was my best friend. We were very close. We were like brothers. Whenever I had something on my mind, or if something was bothering me, he was the person I called. This loss was compounded by the fact that my cousin Joe died of a heart attack in 2010 at the age of 49. I was very close with him too. We were also like brothers. My cousins Joe and Tommy were my 2 best friends, and they are both dead now.

This is the just the "tip of the iceberg" for me regarding things that went wrong in the past year. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, Neil Peart died in January 2020 from brain cancer. Rush has been my favorite band since 1984. Now that Neil Peart is deceased, it looks like I won't be attending Rush concerts any more.

About a thousand other things went wrong this past year. And it caused me to get backed up on things. It took me all this time just to get caught up on everything. The result of all of this is that I was unable to work on my website since the first week of March 2020. That was 11 months ago. Hopefully, tomorrow, I can finally resume working on my website again.

As many Forum members know, I started working on my project in 2012. The was 9 years ago. I started working on my website (which is Phase III of my project) in November 2015. My computer and flash drive are both now 5 1/2 years old. My iPhone4 is now 10 years old or more. I still have entire sections to add to my website. Some of my text needs to be edited. I still have many sub-par photos that need to be swapped out with better quality photos. In fact, that is what I was doing in March 2020 when I had to stop my work because of everything that went wrong in my life this past year. So, presumably, that is where I will resume my work.

However, before I can do that, because I neglected my website for 11 months, and because I haven't processed any incoming coins for 11 months, I must address those issues first. I have 11 month's worth of incoming coins (my "new arrivals") that I must process and add to my website. This will probably take me several weeks to do.

But, before I can even do that, I have some small website-related things that need to be addressed. A few of my website pages need to be split to accommodate future growth. Also, Lech pointed out to me several errors that need to be corrected, and I noticed some myself. So, I will probably spend the next few days addressing those issues.

Hopefully, I won't have any more setbacks.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Carausius on January 27, 2021, 02:15:15 pm
Sorry for all your 2020 losses, Meep.  I hope 2021 offers some improvement to your situation. 
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on January 27, 2021, 05:07:30 pm
That sounds awful. Did you recover fully from the covid? I hope things get better!
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Post by: SC on January 27, 2021, 05:43:19 pm
Hoping you continue recover Meep.  And condolences on the losses.  Covid is ripping through families and communities all over.

At risk of being off-topic, when I think of the stories I know personally and hear the experience of others like you I just get so mad at the deniers and minimizers......  There is too much real suffering going on.

Anyway, you and I will need to find a Rush tribute band as the real thing is no longer an option.....

SC
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2021, 06:21:16 pm
Sorry for all your 2020 losses, Meep.  I hope 2021 offers some improvement to your situation. 

Hi Cara,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2021, 06:28:21 pm
That sounds awful. Did you recover fully from the covid?

Hi RB,

I think I am about 98% recovered from Covid.

I do have one nagging symptom though. Just about every day, sometimes multiple times a day, I taste blood in my mouth. It is not originating in my mouth. The blood is dripping down into my mouth from somewhere else (my nose or head?). I never had this symptom before (even from 31 years of Lyme disease), so I assume it is from my Covid infection. For several months, I didn't understand the link to Covid. Then, fairly recently, there have been several news stories about how Covid is primarily a vascular infection that causes blood clots and strokes. Now, it all makes sense.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2021, 06:33:58 pm
Hoping you continue recover Meep.  And condolences on the losses.  Covid is ripping through families and communities all over.

At risk of being off-topic, when I think of the stories I know personally and hear the experience of others like you I just get so mad at the deniers and minimizers......  There is too much real suffering going on.
SC

Hi otl,

Without getting too much into modern politics, I agree with you 100%. As you may know, in addition to being a Rush fan, I am also a huge Howard Stern fan. I have been listening to the "Howard Stern Show" on the radio and SiriusXM almost every day since 1984. And literally almost every day for the past year, Howard has been extremely critical of the US government's response to the whole Covid situation.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 27, 2021, 06:40:44 pm
Anyway, you and I will need to find a Rush tribute band as the real thing is no longer an option.....
SC

Hi otl,

 :) :) :) :) :)

Either that, or we need to find a suitable replacement for Neil Peart, if that is even possible. How about Dave Grohl on drums? We still need a lyricist if we want new albums. If new albums aren't a priority, perhaps Rush can just tour and play their old material with someone (like Dave Grohl) on drums. Just some food for thought.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2021, 03:20:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 page into 2 pages, creating a Part 3A page. I did this to accommodate future growth. I will be adding more coins to both pages in the coming weeks.

I also re-organized and re-numbered all of my coins in my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 5 page.

Additionally, I moved one coin (bucranium symbol) from my Part 5 page to my Part 3A page. I purchased that coin many years ago from Mr. Lindgren before he passed away. When I initially created my website, I didn't know where to place that coin because it had a previously unlisted symbol. So, I just placed it at the end of my Neapolis silver coins (Part 5 page). I now know where it belongs in my website, so I moved it to its proper page (Part 3A page). In the coming weeks, I will be writing up new tags for this coin and editing the text for it in my website page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 29, 2021, 03:46:11 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my 3 Greek Italy, Campania, Cales pages into 5 pages. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 29, 2021, 07:30:30 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Roman Provincial, Sicily page into 3 pages.

I also split my Roman Provincial, Cilicia, Part 1 page into 2 pages, creating a Part 1A page.

I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2021, 11:24:38 am
Hi folks,

Today, I moved one coin from my Greek Italy, Campania, Capua, Part 1 page to the end of my Part 2 page. This is the coin I mentioned yesterday in the ID Help section of Forum. I wrote a note in the text description in my website. In the coming weeks, I will be writing up new tags for this coin and editing the text in my website.

I also moved one coin from my Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamon, Part 1 page to my Part 2 page. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Additionally, I corrected a bunch of typos in my 2 Roman Provincial, Bithynia, Nicaea pages.

For now, I think I am done splitting pages and moving coins from one page to another, which involves re-numbering numerous photos and moving blocks of HTML code. The entire process takes hours.

Now, I have about 10 coins with errors in my tags that need to be corrected. About 6 of them are errors that Lech pointed out to me. I noticed the other ones. Some of those tags are total losses, and I will need to write up new hand-written tags, which is an extremely time-consuming process. Depending on how lengthy they are, it typically takes me about 20-45 minutes (per coin) to write up new tags.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Anaximander on January 31, 2021, 02:41:48 pm
Sounds like you've been at it, hammer and tongs, on your coin website.  I applaud the initiative. 

I no longer try to keep up with my (offline and unpublished) web pages, which supplemented my coin collection on display in Flickr. I had started on Frontpage, then Expression Web when Frontpage was discontinued, but now Expression Web is discontinued, and it all feels so difficult, time-consuming, and pointless; even Flickr disappointed when they started asking for money.  I'm happier here on FAC. 

My big accomplishment for 2020 (heck it's a lifetime achievement), is my building a bespoke database.  I mention it because it gives me something I hadn't realized I needed: tag management.  I can now print my coin tags a dozen at a time, with all the fields populated from the database.

In viewing your collection online, I came to the realization that I need images of the sellers' coin tags, as well as the coins and even coin thumbnails.

That's what I'm up to these days.  Of course, I cannot help but check all the attributions when going through my coins. And photographing the coins and sellers' tags. And updating my database before printing new tags. Then updating the entries on my Forum gallery.  So, yeah, it's a time-slayer.  I'll take days to update a dozen coins. It all started out as me photographing the seller tags...    Here's a sample tag (for the coin flip) and a sellers tag:
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Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2021, 08:51:23 pm
Hi folks,

I had 14 coins with errors in my tags and/or in my website text description. Of those 14, 11 of them had errors in both the tags and text description. Regarding about 50-65% of the 14 error coins, my tags were total losses. And I had to re-write new tags from scratch, which is extremely time-consuming.

Today, I corrected 8 of those 14 error coins.

Here are the 8 errors I corrected today:

Greek Italy, Campania, Capua, Part 2 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_capua_pt02.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3A (third coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 3 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt03.htm

Roman Provincial, Lydia, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_lydia_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Spain, Celsa (third and fourth coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_spain_cast_dert.htm

Roman Provincial, Spain, Colonia Patricia (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_spain_osset_pat.htm

Roman Provincial, Byzacium (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_byzacium.htm

Hopefully, tomorrow, I will correct the 6 error coins that Lech pointed out to me earlier in this thread.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2021, 09:00:44 pm
Hi Anax,

Thank you for the message.

Yes, it is time-consuming. And it is extremely disappointing when web services are discontinued. You feel like all of that work and lost time were for nothing.

I hope that all of my work and time aren't for nothing. I have more than 5 years of my life invested in my website so far, and I am not done yet. Someday in the future, I hope that someone appreciates all of my work.

I think I was the first Forum member to post photos of my dealer tags in addition to my coin photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2021, 09:52:14 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected the 6 errors that Lech pointed out to me earlier in this thread.

I am now done splitting pages and correcting errors. Hopefully, tomorrow, I can begin processing my new arrivals. Of course, in this case, my "new arrivals" are any coins that I received within the past 11 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2021, 09:20:42 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Capua, Part 1 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_capua_pt01.htm

I also added 2 coins to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 (second and third coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar03.htm

These are new arrivals, I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 03, 2021, 11:21:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 5 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar05.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

I also added 2 coins to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Bruttium, Croton (first and sixth coins):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 05, 2021, 01:29:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 3, Chios, Part 2 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 2 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt02.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

I also split my Greek Italy, Bruttium, Croton-Kaulonia page into 2 pages. That page was getting too crowded. I gave my Croton coins their own page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 06, 2021, 03:45:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 2, Chios, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt02.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 1A, Caffa, Part 2 (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 4 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt04.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 09, 2021, 02:54:44 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Compulteria (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_compltr.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 5 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 10, 2021, 08:10:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae03.htm

Greek Sicily, Messana, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_messana_pt01.htm

Medieval Italy, Florence (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_flor_frinco.htm

Medieval Italy, Genoa, part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 11, 2021, 10:14:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, part 3 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt03.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 3 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar03.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2A (second coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Roman Provincial, Syrtica (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_syrtica.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: okidoki on February 11, 2021, 10:34:35 am
nice MFB  +++ +++
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: quadrans on February 11, 2021, 11:22:09 am
Hi Mep 👍

Good to know you are very active again 👍


So many nice addition lately...🤗😉

All the best

Joe/Q.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 11, 2021, 01:12:27 pm
Hi oki and quad,

Thank you for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 12, 2021, 09:06:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2A (fifth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Roman Provincial, Sicily, Uncertain mint (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_sicily_seg_uncer.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 14, 2021, 04:46:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3A (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Roman Provincial, Judaea, Ascalon (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_judaea_pt05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 15, 2021, 07:34:28 am
Hi folks,

I just split my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 3 page into 2 pages. It was getting too crowded in there. I created a Part 3A page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 15, 2021, 01:46:41 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 9 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt09.htm

Medieval Italy, Manfredonia (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_loano_manfred.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 16, 2021, 04:48:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Bronze, Part 1 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_pt01.htm

Byzantine, Constans II (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/b_constans2_const5.htm

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamon, Part 1 (third coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2021, 04:42:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Sicily, Solus (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_sel_sol.htm

Roman Provincial, Syria, Antioch, Part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_syria_ant_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals, I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2021, 05:26:50 pm
Hi folks,

I just moved 2 coins from my Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 5 page to my Part 4 page. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2021, 06:07:48 pm
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website page:

Mediaeval Italy, Genoa, Part 5 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt05.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 18, 2021, 07:41:18 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 1 (sixth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt01.htm

Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 7 (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_milan_pt07.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

I also swapped out 3 sub-par (blurry) photos that I posted yesterday. I wasn't pleased with the quality.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2021, 08:06:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 2 (second and third coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt02.htm

I also added one coin to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 5 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2021, 09:47:28 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 7 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt07.htm

Roman Provincial, Caria (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_caria.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2021, 10:40:50 pm
Hi folks,

I just moved one coin from my Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 9 page to my Part 8 page (last coin).

I also added one coin to my Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 9 page (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt09.htm

Depending on which browser you are using, you may need to clear your cache to see the proper photos because I moved a coin (see above) and swapped out the new photos into the old photo numbers.

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past year.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2021, 11:14:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Anchialos (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_abdera_anch.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past year.

For now, I am done posting "new arrivals" (coins I received within the past year). I have one package on the way from Europe (that was shipped about 3 weeks ago) that I haven't received yet. And I am waiting for one dealer in Italy to obtain an export permit from the Italian government (since September 2020). But these are all the incoming coins that are here.

Next, I will probably resume swapping out my sub-par (blurry) photos. If I remember correctly, I left off with my Roman Republic coins. I think I had just finished swapping out those sub-par (blurry) photos when I had to stop working on my website because of all the bad things that happened in my life this past year. So, that is probably where I will resume sometime this week. In the next few days, I have a few things I need to take care of.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2021, 05:26:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 15 sub-par (blurry) photos in my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver, Parts 1-5

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 27, 2021, 12:18:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 12 sub-par (blurry) photos in my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver, Parts 3-8

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 28, 2021, 12:47:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 10 sub-par (blurry) photos in my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver, Parts 7-10

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 01, 2021, 02:20:02 am
Hi folks,

Today, I moved one coin from my Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver, Part 10 page (last coin) to my Part 4 page (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt04.htm

I also swapped out the sub-par (blurry) photos of that coin with better quality photos.

Additionally, I wrote up new tags for that coin and the preceding coin (fourth coin), and I edited the text description for both coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 02, 2021, 02:00:31 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par (blurry) photos in my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze, Parts 1-4

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 03, 2021, 12:04:30 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) photos in my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze, Parts 3-4

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 05, 2021, 08:12:06 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 4 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt04.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 2 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae02.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them Wednesday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2021, 10:51:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Sicily, Akragas, Part 3 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_akragas_pt03.htm

Greek Sicily, Kentoripai (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_kentor.htm

Greek Sicily, Syracuse, Part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_syra_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them a few days ago.

I also corrected a typo in yesterday's entry in my Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 2 page.

I need to take care of some things, so I probably won't be able to work on my website for about 2-3 weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 02, 2021, 11:21:16 am
Hi folks,

This is my first post in this topic since Joe moved it from the Website section of Forum (which no longer exists because he merged sections) to this section of Forum.

I finally got caught up on everything I had to take care of. So, I can get back to working on my website. Before I resume swapping out my sub-par (blurry) photos, I need to post a new arrival. I received one coin in the past month, and I must process it.

However, before I do that, I must correct an error. There is an article in the current issue of "The Numismatist" magazine regarding a Trajan AE sestertius that depicts a bridge over the Danube River. This bridge was constructed by Trajan during the Roman wars with the Dacians. I have one of those coins (RIC 569). After reading this article, I realized that the dealer made an error in his text description of the coin (Tiber River instead of Danube River). Of course, I copied that error onto my hand-written tags. My tags are also clumsily and awkwardly written because I literally translated them from German instead of taking poetic license and "cleaning them up" so that the English translation flows better. I must now write up new tags for my coin and edit the text description in my website. I will probably do that later today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 02, 2021, 07:47:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected the error in my Trajan AE sestertius. I wrote up new tags and edited my entry in that website page.

The coin is in my following website page:

Roman Imperial, Trajan (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_trajan.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 03, 2021, 03:37:03 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Sicily, Panormus (first coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

This is a new arrival. I received it 2 weeks ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: okidoki on April 03, 2021, 07:25:06 pm
very nice  +++
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 03, 2021, 08:12:55 pm
Hi oki,

Thank you for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 04, 2021, 10:51:24 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Octavian/Augustus (bronze) - Vespasian.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 05, 2021, 08:21:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Domitian - Trajan

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 07, 2021, 12:19:48 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Antoninus Pius - Faustina I

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 08, 2021, 11:12:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Faustina I - Lucilla

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 10, 2021, 02:27:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Faustina II - Julia Domna

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 11, 2021, 08:22:03 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Julia Domna - Caracalla

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 15, 2021, 01:12:07 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 10 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Caracalla - Elagabalus

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 21, 2021, 02:45:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Caffa (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt01.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Chios (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt02.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them last week.

The Chios specimen is a coin that I have trying to obtain for decades. I finally got one. And it is a super rare variety.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 25, 2021, 10:11:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Julia Paula - Trajan Decius

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 26, 2021, 08:12:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Trajan Decius - Valerian II

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 27, 2021, 11:30:16 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Gallienus - Diocletian

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 29, 2021, 05:40:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Casale, Part 2 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_casale_pt02.htm

Medieval Italy, Desana, Part 2 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_desana_pt02.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on April 30, 2021, 02:17:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Maximianus I - Constantine I

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 02, 2021, 12:55:38 am
Hi folks,
 
Yesterday, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Constantine I - Constans

I am posting this message now because the discussion board was down yesterday. I was getting a strange error.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 02, 2021, 04:58:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Constantius II - Valens

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on May 02, 2021, 09:13:14 am
Do you know the total number of coins you have listed?
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 02, 2021, 11:09:33 pm
Hi Joe,

No, I don't know. Why are you asking?

However, I do know how many website pages I have. It is exactly 553 pages, including "home" pages (pages that don't have any coins listed and simply direct you to another page via a menu).

Based on that number, I can approximate the total number of coins I have listed. Each page contains 1-8 coins. Most pages contain 3-4 coins. A rough estimate would be 3.5 coins per page. If you deduct all of my home/menu pages that don't have any coins listed, I have approximately 540 website pages with coins listed in them. At a rough average of 3.5 coins per page, that comes out to approximately 1,900 coins listed. That makes sense because, even before doing the calculations, I assumed that the total number would be approximately that amount.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on May 03, 2021, 06:26:11 am
I was just curious. You have an big collection! Thanks for taking the time to put them online.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 03, 2021, 12:20:46 pm
Hi Joe,

Thanks for the message.

Giving my website a quick glance, I didn't realize how many of my pages actually have more than 3-4 coins per page. So, that would raise the average number of coins per page to approximately 4 or possibly even more. As a result, that would mean that my total number of coins listed would actually be 2,000 or more. For several years (like when my relative ask me, for example), I suspected that the total number of coins was approximately that amount.

And I still have more coins and medals/medallions to post in my website in sections I haven't created yet.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 03, 2021, 12:32:01 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 11 sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos:

Constantius II - Leo I

Regarding my AE 4 coins in my last page, I decided to leave the photos small (by not cropping them so much) so as not to make them blurry. These coins are very small, and my previous photos (that I swapped out today) were very blurry. By keeping them small, I made the photos sharper and much less blurry.

I am not pleased with the way my Valentinian III photos turned out. That coin is also an AE 4, but it is larger than the other AE 4 coins in that page. Maybe I will re-shoot that coin later today or tomorrow and not crop it so much. I am undecided. What do other Forum members think? Is it too blurry?

The last 2 coins in that page are pedigreed coins from the Lindgren collection. I purchased them from Mr. Lindgren before he passed away.

Otherwise, I am all done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos, and I can move on to my next section.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: lawrence c on May 03, 2021, 08:38:03 pm
The photos of the AE4's are probably as good as they can get. They're impossible little devils.
Best
Larry
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 03, 2021, 09:11:31 pm
Hi lc,

Thank you for the feedback.

Yes, you are 100% correct. They are little itty bitty tiny coins, especially the first and last coins in my last page.

And I am using an old iPhone 4 that is probably 10 years old or more. From what I have heard, the newer generation iPhones have better cameras. For some reason, those small coins give my old iPhone 4 fits. It really struggles with small coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 03, 2021, 09:13:45 pm
Hi folks,

I just swapped out my Valentinian III photos (again!!!). Because it is a small coin, I didn't crop the photos as much.

I am now finally done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) Roman Imperial photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Jay GT4 on May 04, 2021, 12:27:03 am
Huge collection
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 04, 2021, 04:26:43 am
Hi folks,

I had only one Byzantine coin where my photos were blurry. It is a Heraclius coin, the last one in that page. I just swapped out my 2 photos of it. As with my small AE 4 Roman coins, I didn't crop my Heraclius photos as much because it is also a small coin.

I also edited the text description for that coin.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 04, 2021, 04:38:13 am
Huge collection

Hi Jay,

Thanks for the message.

This is what happens when someone has no life. :)

I would have traded all of this to have led a normal life, but that wasn't "in the stars" for me. I am trying to make the best of the bad hand I was dealt in life. It turned out that ancient coins were my "outlet" and my "passion". If someone would have told me this back when I was 20 years old, and in college, and still healthy (before being stricken with my illness when I was 22 years old, which SEVERELY altered my life path and turned my entire world upside-down), I never would have believed them. When I was 20 years old, I never imagined that my life would turn out this way.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on May 04, 2021, 07:12:37 am
I am sorry your health has taken much from you, but I am glad you found something you enjoy.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Jay GT4 on May 04, 2021, 08:33:06 am
+1 to what Joe said.

Most of us didn't end up where we thought we'd be, for various reasons.  It's a cliche, but take those lemons and make lemonade.  Some of us have more lemons unfortunately.  Just gotta keep squeezing...
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 05, 2021, 06:13:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Bruzos (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_bruz_eucarp.htm

Roman Provincial, Thrace, Hadrianopolis, Part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_thrace_hadr_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 05, 2021, 06:15:28 am
Hi Joe and Jay,

Thanks for the messages.

And Jay, you are correct about the lemons. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Ron C2 on May 05, 2021, 09:11:51 pm
Meep - such an impressive collection, forgive me for saying the coins deserve more than iphone photography.  Have you considered a decent digital camera and macro lens?  Compared to what you have invested in your collection, it would be a pittance to take the photos you obviously enjoy taking.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 06, 2021, 04:25:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Ancona - Capua

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 06, 2021, 04:44:45 am
Hi RC2,

Thanks for the message.

At this point, it would be too much time and trouble to go back and re-shoot all of my photos. There may be more than 10,000 photos. I began this project in 2012. That was 9 years ago. And I began my website (which is Phase III of my project) in 2015. That was 6 years ago. I would like to get this project finished so that I can get on with my life. This entire project, including my website, has consumed too many years of my life already. When I first began this phase of my project (my website), I thought it would take 6 months. Here I am, 6 years later, and there is no end in sight.

I know that you are relatively new to Forum. You weren't active when I began this project all those years ago. Coming into this project, it was never my intention to shoot auction quality photos. I just wanted to shoot decent photos for educational purposes, for the purpose of documenting my collection in the event of loss or theft, and maybe for posterity purposes (possibly establishing a pedigree after I pass away).

To be perfectly honest with you, I (along with many Forum members at that time) was shocked that my website even got off the ground and actually worked. A few Forum members at that time publicly wrote that my website would be a "train wreck" (and that is a direct quote). Considering the very low expectations of me at that time, I think it turned out very well. I am satisfied with my photos. They are good enough for me.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on May 06, 2021, 07:49:15 pm
Meepzorp,

I think that your website is outstanding. The photos are great and I love the pictures of the handwritten tags. It is always a treat to take a stroll through your site.

All of the best.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Ron C2 on May 06, 2021, 08:26:14 pm
Hi RC2,

Thanks for the message.

At this point, it would be too much time and trouble to go back and re-shoot all of my photos. There may be more than 10,000 photos. I began this project in 2012. That was 9 years ago. And I began my website (which is Phase III of my project) in 2015. That was 6 years ago. I would like to get this project finished so that I can get on with my life. This entire project, including my website, has consumed too many years of my life already. When I first began this phase of my project (my website), I thought it would take 6 months. Here I am, 6 years later, and there is no end in sight.

I know that you are relatively new to Forum. You weren't active when I began this project all those years ago. Coming into this project, it was never my intention to shoot auction quality photos. I just wanted to shoot decent photos for educational purposes, for the purpose of documenting my collection in the event of loss or theft, and maybe for posterity purposes (possibly establishing a pedigree after I pass away).

To be perfectly honest with you, I (along with many Forum members at that time) was shocked that my website even got off the ground and actually worked. A few Forum members at that time publicly wrote that my website would be a "train wreck" (and that is a direct quote). Considering the very low expectations of me at that time, I think it turned out very well. I am satisfied with my photos. They are good enough for me.

Meepzorp

It's an impressive commitment to document so many coins, and if you are happy with a phone camera, then that's all that matters - not my opinion.  I actually started on FORUM in around 2002, but I went inactive around 2010 for the last few years and my old account got deleted.  My old posts were under a different user name and now they all show up as guest account posts if I search for them.  I had to re-start my gallery from scratch.  Oh well.  It was not well maintained back then anyhow :)

At some point I'll photograph the non-denarii coins I have, but to be honest, I really only care about the silvers :)
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 07, 2021, 03:30:37 am
I think that your website is outstanding. The photos are great and I love the pictures of the handwritten tags. It is always a treat to take a stroll through your site.

Hi TA,

Thank you for the positive message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 08, 2021, 09:59:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Casale - Desana

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 10, 2021, 04:05:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Casale - Fosdinovo

That Casale coin with the deer on the obverse gave my old iPhone 4 fits. It really struggled with the obverse. It is a small coin. Also, the obverse is flatly struck (low relief), whereas the reverse is more struck up (high relief). That is why the reverse photo is fine. I swapped out the obverse photo several times since I first posted it. I finally decided not to crop it all the way. The image is small, but it is now clearer and crisper.

I also decided not to crop one of my Desana coins all the way. That is another coin where I swapped out the photos several times since I first posted it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 11, 2021, 01:46:41 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Frinco - Genoa

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 11, 2021, 02:11:23 pm
Hi folks,

I just re-cropped and swapped out (re-uploaded) 14 Medieval Italy, Genoa tag photos. They weren't cropped properly.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 12, 2021, 09:02:14 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Genoa - Colonial Genoese

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 12, 2021, 06:13:51 pm
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 3 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Colonial Genoese

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 13, 2021, 04:38:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Colonial Genoese (Rhodes) - Naples (Part 2)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 14, 2021, 08:54:49 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Naples (Parts 1-6)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 22, 2021, 09:20:10 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Padua

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 24, 2021, 12:21:09 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Passerano - Salerno

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 24, 2021, 10:58:12 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy photos:

Passerano - Venice

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 25, 2021, 06:46:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy (Sardinia) photos and 4 Medieval Sicily (Part 1) photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 26, 2021, 03:49:10 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Sicily photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 26, 2021, 08:31:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Sicily photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 27, 2021, 01:45:52 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Medieval Italy, House of Savoy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 28, 2021, 02:09:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 1 sub-par (blurry) Crusades photo (Holy Land) and 2 Medieval photos (Germany, Hall).

Edit: Because of the issues Joe is having with the Forum upgrade, one of my posts was deleted/lost. I will re-post it here: I swapped out 2 sub-par (blurry) Crusades photos (Syria and Tripoli) and 2 Medieval photos (Germany, Silesia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 29, 2021, 03:29:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Medieval photos:

Switzerland - Transylvania

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 29, 2021, 03:52:30 am
Hi folks,

I think I am finally done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) photos. It took me a long time (a few years, I think). It was a very long, tedious process. But I finally did it.

I have a few more sections to add to my website.

However, before I do that, I have 2 more issues that need to be resolved. First, some of my photos need to be re-cropped. In some of my photos, there is too much space between the edge of the coin and the edge of the photo. And some of my coin photos are distorted (oblong, etc.). Some of the coins themselves are oblong, so naturally, I tried to duplicate that when I originally posted them. Obviously, I will leave those photos alone. Fortunately, I don't have to re-shoot my photos, which is extremely time-consuming. It is just a matter of re-cropping them. I took care of some of them as I was going along.

Second, some of my text needs to be edited. I need to "clean it up" and make it more uniform. As above, I took care of some of this as I was going along.

When I am done addressing these 2 issues, I will begin adding new sections to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on May 29, 2021, 04:49:44 am
Sounds like a victory!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: PMah on May 29, 2021, 03:09:51 pm
Your diligence is admirable.  Thank you for sharing your coins!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 30, 2021, 06:30:26 pm
Hi Joe and PMah,

Thanks for the messages. :)

Now, I think it is time to call the psychiatric hospital and reserve a padded room for me. I will need to be measured for a straight jacket too. ;D

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Serendipity on May 31, 2021, 04:48:24 pm
A very impressive collection of coins! It’s been an absolute pleasure browsing your collection!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 31, 2021, 11:50:11 pm
Hi Ser,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 03, 2021, 07:47:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2 (sixth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae02.htm

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 6 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt06.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them 2 days ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 13, 2021, 10:35:32 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized my Medieval Italy, Naples, Parts 1-3 pages. I moved one coin from my Part 2 page to my Part 1 page, and I moved one coin from my Part 2 page to my Part 3 page. Then, I re-numbered all of the coins in my Part 2 page. I did this to accommodate future growth. My Part 2 page was getting too crowded.

Hopefully, sometime within the next few days, I can begin re-cropping my photos and editing my text, which I alluded to about 2 weeks ago (in one of my above posts). I have been taking care of a bunch of things for the past 2 weeks, and I hope to resume working on my website within the next few days.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 14, 2021, 06:35:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 1 page into 2 pages. I created a Part 1A page. I decided to give my Amedeo VIII coins their own page. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 19, 2021, 03:25:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-cropped about 50 Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 20, 2021, 01:00:50 am
Hi folks,

Yesterday, I re-cropped about 50 Greek Italy photos.

I began re-cropping photos yesterday because I thought I was done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) photos. However, when I was looking through my website yesterday for photos that needed to be re-cropped, I noticed that numerous Greek Italy coin photos were still blurry, particularly my smaller coins. So, I decided to swap out my sub-par (blurry) photos. Regarding my smaller coins, I decided to not crop them all the way and to leave some room on the edges of the photos.

Today, I swapped out 15 sub-par (blurry) Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 20, 2021, 01:53:30 am
Hi folks,

I just re-cropped about 35 Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 21, 2021, 04:55:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 12 sub-par (blurry) Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 22, 2021, 04:55:14 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 12 sub-par (blurry) Greek Italy photos (Metapontum - Paestum).

I also re-cropped 2 Greek Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 23, 2021, 08:25:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 12 sub-par (blurry) Greek Italy photos (Paestum - Velia).

I a now finished swapping out my blurry Greek Italy photos. I thought I was done a few weeks ago, but my small coins needed to be re-shot and not fully cropped. I will probably have to do the same thing for my other sections (Greek Sicily, etc.).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on June 24, 2021, 09:22:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 10 sub-par (blurry) Greek Sicily photos (Abacaenum - Entella).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 18, 2021, 05:02:08 pm
Hi folks,

I figured that I would provide a status report.

As Forum members know, several weeks ago, I thought I was all done swapping out my sub-par (blurry) website photos. And I decided to re-crop my photos and then edit my text. However, while I was going through my website photos, I noticed that many of them, particularly my small coins, were still blurry. So, I decided to re-shoot them and leave them partially un-cropped so that they wouldn't be so blurry. I was in the process of doing that when something came up.

That "something" is the fact that my computer is 6 years old. I purchased it in 2015. Little by little, things have been breaking on it. The entire navigation area has been broken for about a year or more. I have been using a wireless mouse since then. Recently, my computer got very, very slow. It literally takes 10-20 times longer to complete simple tasks. And it keeps freezing up. Obviously, I have needed a new computer for quite some time now, but I kept putting it off. Yesterday, I finally broke down and ordered a new computer. It should arrive in a few days.

However, there was a minor problem. My computer's hard drive was cluttered with many files that had accumulated over the past few years. I had about 1,500 files on my hard drive that needed to be sorted and processed. That is what I have been doing for the past few weeks. And that is why I haven't been working on my website for the past few weeks. I finally finished sorting and processing all 1,500 files today. So tomorrow, I should be able to resume working on my website.

I ordered a computer that is very similar to the computer I have now (HP laptop, Intel i5 microprocessor, Windows 10 operating system, etc.). It is basically a newer version of this computer. The only major difference is that HP no longer uses hard drives. Everything is SSD now, which I think is the same technology as flash drives. Part of the reason for buying a very similar computer is that I want a smooth transition, especially considering the fact that I am still in the process of working on my website after 6 years (I began in 2015, when I got this computer). When my new computer arrives, hopefully, I will transfer all of my website-related files from my old computer and/or from my flash drive to my new computer. Hopefully, it will go smoothly, without any "bugs" or bumps in the road.

If anyone has any advice to offer me regarding this transition, then please offer it. As always, I appreciate any and all advice.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 18, 2021, 05:07:57 pm
Hi folks,

I have a question for Forum members.

When I got this computer 6 years ago, several Forum members (including owner Joe and Andrew McCabe) advised me to delete and un-install the McAfee that came with my computer. I assume that it was good advice because nothing bad happened as a result of me deleting and un-installing it. Assuming that my new computer comes with McAfee (I don't know yet), should I do the same thing? Should I delete and un-install it?

Thank you in advance for your advice.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 19, 2021, 01:31:19 pm
Hi folks,

My new computer was supposed to arrive on Thursday. However, it arrived yesterday.

I set it up today. I am typing this post on my new computer.

I deleted and uninstalled McAfee. Then, I went to the Mcafee website and used the removal tool to remove all associated files.

I downloaded my browsers, Apple iTunes, and Filezilla. I set up all of my icons on my desktop.

I tested my mouse. It worked.

I tested my flash drive. It worked. I successfully transferred all of my website pages (files) from my flash drive to my new computer.

I tested my old iPhone 4 and did a test run. I successfully transferred photos from my iPhone 4 to my new computer.

I set up my Filezilla app (page) and successfully linked it to the appropriate file folder in my hard drive.

However, I encountered one major problem. I tried to download the HTML-Kit to my new computer, but it wouldn't work. I tried numerous times. I kept getting an error (502 "Bad Gateway"). I tried 2 alternate links numerous times, but they also failed. I kept getting the same error or a 404 error ("backend" error). Without the HTML-Kit, I can't work on my website. I sent an email to the HTML-Kit technical support. I haven't received an answer yet.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 19, 2021, 03:48:16 pm
Hi folks,

I received an email response from HTML Kit technical support. They provided me with a working link. I successfully downloaded the HTML Kit file onto my new computer. I think I am all ready to go now. I can resume working on my website, either tonight or tomorrow.

As I mentioned above, I successfully loaded everything else and tested everything I can think of, including doing trial runs.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 20, 2021, 07:33:28 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 1A (second coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 2 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt02.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 4 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt04.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

This is the first batch of coins I processed with my new computer.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2021, 06:49:49 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Arabia (first coin);

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_arabia.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past week.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2021, 08:38:53 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Greek Sicily photos (Entella - Katane).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 23, 2021, 10:55:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Greek Sicily photos (Katane - Messana).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 25, 2021, 11:44:11 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 9 sub-par (blurry) Greek Sicily photos (Messana  - Selinus).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 27, 2021, 12:24:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Greek Sicily photos (Syracuse).

I finished swapping out my blurry Greek Sicily photos. Some photos need to be re-cropped at a later date.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 27, 2021, 08:10:49 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Caria - Gaul).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 28, 2021, 12:59:39 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Gaul).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 28, 2021, 06:31:36 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Ionia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 29, 2021, 02:21:22 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Lesbos - Lykaonia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 30, 2021, 03:29:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Macedon - Mysia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 30, 2021, 09:05:51 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 3 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Mysia - Phoenicia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 31, 2021, 05:05:49 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Phoenicia, Sidon).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on July 31, 2021, 07:16:16 pm
I know I am responding to an old request regarding your new computer and I am sure you already know the answer. I also just want to say I appreciate your web site, although I don't comment much about it. I do look at it quite often.

Anyway, I am sure you know your new computer is fine and in fact the SSD is better as a hard drive than the mechanical ones. Less chance for failure and faster and everything is going this way eventually. I built a desktop last year and used a SSD for the C: drive and installed a large capacity mechanical drive for data storage just to keep the main drive clutter free and only for programs.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 04, 2021, 11:19:36 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Pisidia - Spain).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 05, 2021, 05:24:18 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Seleucid - Thessaly).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 06, 2021, 01:56:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 06, 2021, 06:40:07 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Thrace - Troas).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 07, 2021, 02:31:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Greek photos (Thrace - Troas).

I think I am done swapping out my blurry Greek photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 12, 2021, 06:49:52 am
Hi folks,

It's time for a status report.

I last posted here in this topic about 5 weeks ago. That is also the last time I worked on my website.

The month of August was busy for me. My mother went on vacation. I haven't been on vacation since 1988 because of my illness. When my mother goes on vacation, I must take care of and run the whole house. Since I am disabled, it is a lot on me. I have to do all of the chores that my mother usually does for me. That caused me to get backed up on some things.

In addition to that, a bunch of other things went wrong. That caused me to get even more backed up on things.

It took me a few weeks to get caught up on everything. Today, I finally finished getting everything taken care of. Sometime within the next 2 days, I should be able to resume working on my website again.

Of course, as usual, I have some new arrivals that need to be processed and posted in my website. These are coins that I received within the past 5 weeks. I will be doing that first.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 13, 2021, 05:22:03 am
Hi folks,

I resumed working on my website again today. However, I encountered a problem. I use Filezilla, and I can no longer connect to Joe's server. His server keep rejecting my request to connect. I must get this technical glitch worked out before I can upload anything to my website.

I was able to connect to Joe's server as recently as 5 weeks ago. Are any other Forum members encountering any similar problems lately?

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on September 13, 2021, 07:16:42 pm
I don't want to insult you as I know you know what you are doing and Filezilla is a great program. I wonder if the address has changed? Are you using secured login versus straight FTP? I know a lot of servers have gone to secured only logins (sftp) over the years. Just a couple of guesses from n old web guy who is pretty out of tough technically these days.

Good luck.

Regards,
Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 13, 2021, 08:24:35 pm
Hi VH,

I finally got the problem resolved. It appears that Lech had a similar problem. He wrote about it in the "Forbidden Errors" topic in the Forum Announcements and Website Help section of Forum. Sorin answered him. Today, I followed Sorin's advice to Lech, and it worked. I was able to successfully connect to Joe's server. I wrote about it in that topic.

By the way, I am similar to you in the sense that I used to be really into computers when I was younger. I am so "out of the loop" now.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 13, 2021, 08:40:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today (actually yesterday), I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Syria, Seleucia (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_syria_raph_sel.htm

Greek Sicily, Syracuse, Part 6 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_syra_pt06.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 14, 2021, 03:40:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Bruttium, Terina (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

Roman Provincial, Moesia, Markianopolis, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_moesia_mark_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Spain, Caesaraugusta (fourth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on September 14, 2021, 05:51:59 pm
I like that Seleucia coin, I mean all are nice, that one hits my fancy.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 16, 2021, 03:21:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected errors in one of my Roman Provincial, Moesia, Markianopolis coins. I wrote up new tags and edited my website entry.

Here is a link (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_moesia_mark_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 17, 2021, 10:19:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I wrote up new tags for a mis-attributed coin. I also edited my website entry.

It is this coin (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_judaea_pt07.htm

I also wrote up new tags for another coin and edited my website entry.

It is this coin (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_pan_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 18, 2021, 02:00:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Compulteria (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_compltr.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 2 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt02.htm

Weights, Medieval:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/wt_med.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on September 18, 2021, 02:40:43 pm
Great coins and write-ups, as always, Meep.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on September 18, 2021, 05:11:48 pm
I like those man-faced bulls.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 20, 2021, 03:56:15 pm
Hi Tracy and Joe,

Thank you for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 20, 2021, 03:58:32 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2A page into 2 parts: Part 2A and Part 2B.

I did this to accommodate future growth. That page was getting too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 21, 2021, 04:04:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today,. I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Achaea - Crete).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 24, 2021, 10:16:35 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 7 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Judaea - Lucania).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 26, 2021, 06:54:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Judaea - Moesia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 28, 2021, 09:04:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Moesia - Mysia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 28, 2021, 08:16:04 pm
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Pamphylia - Phoenicia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 29, 2021, 12:53:55 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Phoenicia - Phrygia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 29, 2021, 03:07:09 am
Hi folks,

I just split my 4 Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras pages into 8 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth. Those pages were getting too crowded. Also, my photo numbers were hopelessly out of sequence from add-ons.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 30, 2021, 08:56:32 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Phoenicia - Samaria).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 30, 2021, 10:14:22 am
Hi folks,

I just split my 2 Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum pages into 4 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth. Those pages were getting too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 30, 2021, 11:12:16 pm
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Phrygia - Spain).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 30, 2021, 11:58:13 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Roman Provincial, Spain, Acci - Calagurris page into 3 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth. That page was getting too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 01, 2021, 11:17:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Syria).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 02, 2021, 01:02:39 am
Hi folks,

I just split my Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Apameia page into 2 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth. That page was getting too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 02, 2021, 01:51:09 am
Hi folks,

I just split my Roman Provincial, Spain, Romula - Turiaso page into 3 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth. That page was getting too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 03, 2021, 04:18:10 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Syria).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 03, 2021, 05:08:54 am
Hi folks,

i just split my 2 Roman Provincial, Spain, Emerita - Italica pages into 3 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth. Those pages were too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 04, 2021, 02:52:17 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Syrtica - Thessalian League).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 05, 2021, 04:42:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Syrtica - Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 06, 2021, 02:37:02 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Thrace).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 07, 2021, 10:05:41 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial photos (Thrace - Troas).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 08, 2021, 03:29:21 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Roman Provincial (Troas) and Roman Republic (Parts 1-5) photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 09, 2021, 08:02:53 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 10-12).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 10, 2021, 06:47:19 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Part 15).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 03, 2021, 02:33:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2B (fourth coin and sixth coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

I also added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze, Restitution issues, Part 4 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_ptR04.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them a few weeks ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 04, 2021, 04:29:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum, Part 1 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_luc_paest_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Lucania, Paestum, Part 4 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_luc_paest_pt04.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them a few weeks ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 05, 2021, 05:50:55 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 4 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 16-19).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 06, 2021, 06:30:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 20-22).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 06, 2021, 08:35:03 am
Hi folks,

I just swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 23-25).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 08, 2021, 11:37:11 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 25-28).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 09, 2021, 06:03:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Spain, Arse (second coin):

[This page no longer exists.]

This is a new arrival. I received it yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 10, 2021, 02:54:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 8 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 29-32).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 11, 2021, 11:39:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 5 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 29-33).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 11, 2021, 12:26:14 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Greek Sicily, Himera - Kalakte website page into 2 pages. I also changed the page title of my first newly created page to include Herbessos.

I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 12, 2021, 09:11:58 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Parts 34-39).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Joe Sermarini on November 13, 2021, 08:11:52 am
Quite an impressive collection. Thanks for sharing it.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2021, 11:36:27 am
Hi Joe,

Thanks for the comment.

I hope that people appreciate it, not just now, but also in the future. I put many hours of work into it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2021, 11:37:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 2 sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos (Part 43).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2021, 11:54:37 am
Hi folks,

I am now finished swapping out my sub-par (blurry) Roman Republic photos. Since that was my last section where I needed to swap out photos, I am now finished swapping out all of my photos. Back in May 2021 (6 months ago), I thought that I was all finished swapping out my sub-par (blurry) photos. At that time, I had just finished going through all of my photos and swapping out my blurry ones. However, my thoughts at that time were pre-mature. It turned out that many of my photos of my smaller coins weren't quite right. They had some blurriness because my old iPhone 4 struggles with small coins. So, I decided to go back and re-shoot many photos of my smaller coins. This time, I didn't fully crop them. I left them partially uncropped so that they wouldn't be blurry. These coin photos are significantly smaller, but they aren't blurry. They are nice and clear now. I hope everyone agrees that I made the right decision.

Some of my photos need to be re-cropped. And some of my text needs to be edited. I will be doing those 2 things next. I will probably start sometime within the next few days.

When I am all done doing that, I have some new sections to add to my website.

I also have a few website pages that need to be split in order to accommodate future growth. I will probably be doing that later today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2021, 01:48:49 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 1 page into 2 pages. That page was getting too crowded. I created a Part 1A page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2021, 04:52:48 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 2 page into 2 pages. I created a Part 2A page. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 13, 2021, 05:35:10 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 7 page into 2 pages. I created a Part 7A page. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2021, 10:34:27 am
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Medieval Italy, Genoa Part 4 page into 2 pages. I created a Part 4A page. That page was getting too crowded.

I also moved one coin from the top of my Part 5 page to bottom of my Part 4 page.

I think I am finally done splitting and re-arranging my Medieval Italy, Genoa pages. In 2 days, I split 4 Genoa pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 14, 2021, 07:57:31 pm
Hi folks,

I just re-cropped 23 Greek Italy and Greek Sicily photos. I am done re-cropping photos in those 2 sections.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 15, 2021, 06:16:29 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-cropped 35 Greek photos. I am done re-cropping my Greek photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 16, 2021, 07:50:32 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-cropped 16 Roman Provincial photos (up to Phoenicia).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 17, 2021, 07:16:13 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-cropped 9 Roman Provincial photos. I am now done re-cropping my Roman Provincial photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 17, 2021, 11:18:30 pm
Hi folks,

I just re-cropped 40 Roman Imperial - Medieval Italy photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 19, 2021, 07:29:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-cropped 19 Medieval Italy - Medieval photos.

I am now finished re-cropping all of my photos.

Next, I need to edit and/or re-format some of my text.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 20, 2021, 12:20:02 am
Hi folks,

I just edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Greek Italy - Greek Sicily pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 21, 2021, 02:05:28 am
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Greek pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 23, 2021, 04:20:08 am
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Roman Provincial pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2021, 02:26:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Roman Provincial pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 24, 2021, 07:26:52 am
Hi folks,

As I was editing my text, I noticed that one of my Roman Provincial, Phrygia coins was mis-attributed by the dealer (Mr. Lindgren). He attributed it as Cotiaeum. It is actually Hierapolis. I corrected it. I wrote up new tags, re-named and re-numbered my photos, and edited and moved blocks of text.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 28, 2021, 10:44:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Roman Provincial pages.

I am now finished editing the text in my Roman Provincial pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on November 29, 2021, 09:25:26 am
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Roman Republic and Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus pages.

I am finished editing text in those 2 sections.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 01, 2021, 01:33:43 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Roman Imperial pages (up to Elagabalus).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 01, 2021, 04:58:15 pm
Hi folks,

I just edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Roman Imperial pages.

I am now finished editing the text in my Roman Imperial pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 09, 2021, 06:17:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Byzantine, Crusader, and Medieval Italy pages (up to and including Colonial Genoese).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 09, 2021, 09:24:50 pm
Hi folks,

I just edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Medieval Italy and Medieval Sicily pages.

I am now finished editing and/or re-formatting the text in my Byzantine, Crusader, Medieval Italy, and Medieval Sicily pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 10, 2021, 01:56:32 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I edited and/or re-formatted the text in numerous Medieval pages.

I am now finished editing and/or re-formatting the text in all of my website pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 10, 2021, 02:05:41 pm
Hi folks,

About 6 weeks ago, I finally finished swapping out my sub-par (blurry) photos. I actually did 2 "run throughs". It took me a long time.

In the past 6 weeks, I re-cropped my photos that needed to be re-cropped. I also edited and/or re-formatted the text in my website pages.

I still need to add more sections to my website.

However, before I can do that, I have some new arrivals that I need to post in my website.

But before I can even do that, there is something else I need to do. Some of my website pages are a mess. This is particularly true for my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis pages (both silver and bronze) and my Medieval Italy, Genoa pages. I have too many A and B pages. It is a result of adding too many coins since I initially posted my website pages. I need to "clean them up". Also, one of my Medieval Italy, Milan pages needs to be split.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 10, 2021, 02:55:50 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Medieval Italy, Milan, Part 7 page into 2 pages. That page was getting too crowded. I created a Part 8 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 11, 2021, 12:45:35 am
Hi folks,

I just re-organized all of my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze pages. I got rid of all those A and B pages (I had 3 of them). I also split 3 pages. I now have 10 pages. Of course, I had to re-number all of my photos and edit my text. It is a very time-consuming and tedious process. It took me more than 3 hours.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 12, 2021, 02:57:13 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized all of my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver pages. I got rid of my Part A pages, and I split several pages. I now have 10 pages. I also moved a few coins to different pages. Of course, I had to re-number all of my photos, edit my text, and move blocks of code. It is a very time-consuming and tedious process. It took me more than 4 hours.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 13, 2021, 09:51:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized all of my Medieval Italy, Genoa pages. I got rid of all of my A pages (I had 4 of them). I now have 13 pages. Of course, I had to re-number all of my photos and edit my text.

Next, I need to re-organize my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese pages. They are a mess. I have too many A pages, and at least one page needs to be split.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 14, 2021, 04:05:23 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized all of my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese pages. I got rid of all of my Part A pages (I had 2 of them). I also split one page. I now have 9 pages. Of course, I had to re-number all of my photos and edit my text.

I think I am finally done re-organizing my website pages, for now. It is possible that I may do more in the future, but I am done for now.

Next, I need to add my new arrivals. These are coins that I received within the past 2-3 weeks.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 14, 2021, 05:13:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Sicily, Herbessos (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_herb_himera.htm

Greek Sicily, Thermai (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_thermai.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2-3 weeks.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Steve Moulding on December 14, 2021, 05:25:10 pm
 Love the Herbessos! Really nice.

Steve
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 15, 2021, 01:26:49 am
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 4 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt04.htm

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 10 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt10.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2-3 weeks.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 15, 2021, 01:51:17 am
Love the Herbessos! Really nice.

Hi SM1,

Thanks for the message.

Believe it or not, that coin was in the dealer's list of unsold lots. No one bid on it in the auction. I purchased it from his list of unsold lots. I even negotiated a lower price too. I got it for significantly less than the minimum bid.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 15, 2021, 09:49:27 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 1, Caffa (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt01.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 2 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt02.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2-3 weeks.

I also swapped out one photo I posted yesterday because it was blurry.

One photo I posted today (Caffa reverse) needs to be re-cropped. I will probably do it later tonight.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 19, 2021, 04:59:41 am
Hi folks,

As some Forum members know, I began working on my project in circa November 2012. I began working on my website (which is Phase III of my project) in November 2015. I think I reached another milestone today.

As I mentioned here recently, I finally finished updating my previously existing website pages and photos a few days ago. I swapped out my sub-par (blurry) photos (2 "run throughs"). I re-cropped my photos that needed to be re-cropped. I edited and re-formatted my text. I re-organized and split numerous pages and photos. This process took me 2-3 years (I think).

With that aspect of my project behind me, I can now turn my attention to adding new sections to my website.

I still have several more sections to add:

Modern World (after 1800)
Modern Italy (after 1800)
Renaissance Medals & Medallions
Antiquities

I haven't added any new sections to my website in 2-3 years. Today, I began that process.

I created a Modern World (after 1800) section and added one page to it.

I added an Argentina - Austria page:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_argtn_aus.htm

Meepzorp
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Post by: Virgil H on December 19, 2021, 12:01:27 pm
Nice start for the new sections. I look forward to seeing the modern coins as you add them.

Regards,
Virgil
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Post by: PMah on December 19, 2021, 06:32:05 pm
Congratulations on your milestone!  Your consistent photo upgrades and organizational tweaks are inspiring.   
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Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2021, 07:31:00 am
Hi VH and PMah,

Thanks for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 14, 2022, 01:46:22 pm
Hi folks,

It is time for a status report.

I last posted here on 12/21/21. That was almost 2 months ago. At that time, I had just begun posting coins in my newly created Modern World section.

Then, the holidays came. Then, some things came up that I had to take care of, which caused me to get backed up on things. It took me all this time to get caught up on everything. I am now about 98% caught up on everything. As a result, I should be able to resume working on my website again sometime in the next few days.

Obviously, I need to add more coins to my Modern World section. Right now, there is only one page in that section.

However, before I do that, I have some new arrivals that I need to add to my website.

But before I can even do that, I noticed that some of my website sections are a mess, and I need to address that issue. In particular, my Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus pages (both silver and bronze) are over-crowded and disorganized. I need to re-arrange and re-organize those pages. I will probably need to create more pages. I also think that I need to split my Greek Italy, Bruttium, Croton page. All of those pages have become over-crowded and dis-organized as a result of adding coins since I first created the pages. For example, regarding my Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus bronze pages, there is one moneyer (Gallus) that is literally split between my first page and second page. And I have more Augustus coins to add to my website in the coming weeks. I need to correct all of these issues before I add any more coins to those pages.

Meepzorp
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Post by: SC on February 15, 2022, 07:55:22 am
You are a perfectionist!

And we benefit from it....

SC
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 15, 2022, 05:45:44 pm
Hi otl,

Thanks for the message. :)

Yes, I am a perfectionist. And I have always been that way.

I wish I felt better though. Yesterday, I received my Covid vaccine booster shot (my third Pfizer shot). And I am feeling today. I woke up today with everything hurting me. I feel like I got attacked with a baseball bat. I also have a headache, and I feel nauseas. Usually, these symptoms let up within 48-72 hours.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 16, 2022, 01:01:21 am
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Greek Italy, Bruttium, Croton page into 2 pages. I also split my Greek Italy, Lucania, Heraklea page into 2 pages.

Meepzorp
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Post by: SC on February 16, 2022, 08:25:09 am
I had three pfizers too.  The second was the toughest though, the third was ok.

SC
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 16, 2022, 06:46:12 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized 4 Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze pages. I also created one new page. I converted Parts 4-7 into Parts 8-12. I do them in reverse order (from highest part/page number to lowest) so as not to create any conflicts with my photo numbers.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 17, 2022, 05:23:52 am
Hi folks,

I just re-arranged and re-organized 3 Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze pages. I also created 4 new pages. I converted Parts 1-3 into Parts 1-7.

I am now finished re-arranging and re-organizing my Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze pages. Next, I need to do my Silver pages.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 18, 2022, 03:15:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized 4 Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver pages. I also created 3 new pages. I converted Parts 7-10 into Parts 12-18.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 18, 2022, 08:52:11 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized 3 Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver pages. I also created 3 new pages. I converted Parts 4-6 into Parts 6-11.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 19, 2022, 08:57:37 am
Hi folks,

I just re-arranged and re-organized 3 Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Silver pages. I also created 2 new pages. I converted Parts 1-3 into Parts 1-5.

I am now finished re-arranging and re-organizing my Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus pages. I think those pages turned out well. They are certainly more organized. I tried to group certain types and styles together. For example, my Emerita coins have their own page (Part eight), and my Peloponnesos coins have their own page (Part 9). I also moved one coin (RIC 299) to a different page (Part 13). Additionally, by splitting pages, I accommodated for future growth.

Next, I need to add my new arrivals to my website. Of course, in this case, my "new arrivals" are any coins I received within the past 2 months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Curtis JJ on February 20, 2022, 04:20:51 pm
Meepzorp, I wasn't on these boards for a long time. It seems that one great loss I suffered from my absence is failing to learn of your site until now! Since yesterday I've strolled through most of the RPC and plan to keeping going through all the rest.

There's much to say and much already said; I'll just add that I very much appreciate that you've included so many old collector and dealer tags! (I dream of a future database in which images of old tags are indexed so we can figure out who produced our tags and to whom their coins once belonged. It would also include translations of collectors' codes and abbreviations -- such as BCD's, some of which have been explained here and on other coin discussion sites, and many examples of which are thankfully transcribed in Forum's sold coins archives.)

I have photographs/scans of many of my tags, but I'm realizing I need to capture the rest, since I'd like to check and compare some against the ones you've shown, but they're in the safety deposit box now. I really feel like I recognize at least one of the tags for your "Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Elagabalus, AE 29, 15.35g" -- not the Spartan one, but the old collector labels (page LINK (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_judaea_pt04.htm)). Perhaps one of them is a Lord Grantley? (I'll double-check when I can, it may match a label for my Pyrrhos bronze from the Grantley Coll.)

Interesting to notice trends in tag styles over the history of collecting. At different times (probably in different countries as well), I think many collectors even tended to use similar sets of colors in ink (e.g., black & red on white seems to have been a common one from mid-20th century and earlier; I think red & blue, sometimes with black, became popular in the late 20th and continues). And it always gives a bit of nostalgia to see tags from old dealers no longer around, such as the Colosseum Coin Exchange tags, one of the coolest dealer logos in my opinion. (One of my first, and thus among my favorite, coins was a little Aegina Turtle Drachm -- image LINK HERE (https://imgur.com/o2MpPJN.png), will update w/ Forum Gallery link ASAP -- that I bought from a CCE mail bid sale ca. 1990-2, possibly CCE 53 (22 Jan 1991), though I've lost the catalogs and labels/receipts years ago).
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2022, 07:33:37 pm
Hi CJJ,

Thanks for the comment.

Since you weren't a Forum member when I began this project, the fact hat I wanted to post photos of my dealer tags (along with photos of my coins) is one of the reasons why I created my own website instead of using Forum's gallery.

It is interesting that you mentioned Lord Grantley. Those old tags with that Aelia Capitolina coin may be his. I don't know because the dealer didn't provide any ownership history. You are the first person to point it out. If that coin really is from the Lord Grantley collection, that would be really cool.

Speaking of Lord Grantley, I have a Corinth coin from his collection. You may have seen it.

Here is a link (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_corinth_pt01.htm

Regarding the Corinth coin, the dealer did the opposite. He provided a pedigree, but not the original tags.

I think I have another coin from the Lord Grantley collection. I remember posting it. But offhand, I can't remember which one it is.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2022, 09:30:51 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 10 page into 2 pages. I created a Part 11 page. I did this to accommodate future growth. There were already 4 coins in that page, and I will be adding 2 more in the coming weeks.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2022, 04:03:56 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 11 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar11.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 6 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae06.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Teanum Sidicinum (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_teasid.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2 months.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Curtis JJ on February 21, 2022, 10:45:42 pm
Ding-ding-ding! I knew that saving photos when I find old collection labels online would pay off eventually! (My imagined future database is in its infancy but I'm glad it's proving its value already.) I believe I've found a match for your Judaea Capotilina Elagabalus tag (LINK (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_judaea_pt04.htm) to page) -- not Grantley as I suspected, but an even better one I'd say. You'll notice that your tag is highly similar (in multiple ways) to the following tag, which is reportedly from Rev. Rogers Collection (current London Ancient Coins listing for a Lucius Verus of Gadara)!

Reverend Edgar Rogers (1873-1960/1?) is, of course, a great provenance for any coin. In addition to his famous coins of Thessaly, I believe he wrote a book citing many of his Holyland coins ('Handy guide to Jewish coins', 1914, is mentioned in his British Museum online bio: LINK (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG97741) and listed here in the Numiswiki under "Rogers Jewish" -- LINK (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Rogers%20Jewish) complete with a link to the full-text of his "Handy Guide...", though it doesn't seem to illustrate your coin). I believe there may have been a few auctions of the Rogers Collection (including Naville X -- LINK (https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/kundig_naville1925_06_15) via Uni Heidelberg Catalog Repository), but if yours is included in one it may not be illustrated or be in a group lot (or sold privately). Still worth checking if you track down the auctions!

It also looks like Rogers may have noted on the back that he bought your coin in Vienna, 1931?

Here is an example of a Rev Rogers tag:
(https://i.imgur.com/colLIwy.png)
You can find the URL for the VCoins listing in this imgur album: LINK (https://imgur.com/a/nErLaAl). (So far that's the only tag I've uploaded, but I may start uploading more of the ones I've saved on my computer so others can browse them.)

I hope you don't mind me reproducing your tag images here (directly from your forum website image urls), but these are your tags:
(https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/img_rp_judaea_pt04_17.jpg)(https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/img_rp_judaea_pt04_18.jpg)
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2022, 02:25:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae01.htm

Greek Italy, Samnium, Aesernia (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_samnium_aesernia.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2 months.

I am now finished posting my new arrivals, for now. I have another batch to post when I receive them, which includes 3 Campania MFB coins, 2 Augustus coins, and a Greek Sicily coin.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2022, 02:54:48 am
Hi CJJ,

Thank you so much for the information. Yes, I do see the multiple similarities in the tags. I think you are right. My coin does appear to be from the Rev. Rogers collection.

No, I don't mind that you posted my tag photos here in this topic.

I updated the text in that page in my website to reflect this new information.

Please feel free to offer any advice in the future. As you can see, my website is a monumental undertaking that has consumed many years of my life. I began working on my my project in 2012. That was 10 years ago. I began working on my my website (which is Phase III of my project) in November 2015. That was 6 1/2 years ago. And I am still not finished yet. I can use all the help I can get, so please feel free to offer any advice or suggestions.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2022, 10:49:55 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 11 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar11.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 1 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 1 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2022, 12:46:59 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Sicily, Uncertain mint (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_sicily_seg_uncer.htm

Roman Imperial, Octavian/Augustus, Bronze, Part 3 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ae_pt03.htm

Greek Sicily, Nakona (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_morg_nakona.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them 2 days ago.

I am now finished posting my new arrivals. Tomorrow, I should be able to resume adding new pages to my website.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 26, 2022, 07:02:08 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one page to my Modern World section:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_barb_belg.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 27, 2022, 07:59:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one page to my Modern World section:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on February 28, 2022, 12:03:57 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 pages to my Modern World section:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt02.htm

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
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Post by: Meepzorp on March 05, 2022, 07:21:31 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one page to my Modern World section:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2022, 05:02:32 am
Hi folks,

As some Forum members are already aware, I haven't worked on my website since March. That was over 4 months ago. I had some things to take care of. I also had some setbacks (things going wrong, etc.).

The latest thing to go wrong is my mother's health. She is 80 years old now, and she is having some medical problems. She has been having a lot of back pain lately. She recently had 2 visits to "urgent care" facilities. She also had X-rays done. Fortunately, nothing is fractured. It was diagnosed as "compression" in her back. The situation now finally appears to be under control with medications, but she still has quite a bit of pain.

Hopefully, assuming that nothing else goes wrong, I should be able to resume working on my website some time within the next few days.

As usual, I have some "new arrivals" to add to my website. Of course, in this case, a "new arrival" is any coin that I received within the past few months (since March).

I also have a few website pages that I need to split to accommodate future growth. That is probably the first thing I will do.

Meepzorp
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Post by: Virgil H on July 21, 2022, 06:05:06 pm
All the best to your mother, looking forward to your site updates.

Virgil
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Post by: Meepzorp on July 21, 2022, 09:10:00 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

I may be able to resume working on my website tomorrow. I have few loose ends to tie up in my life (mundane things). Assuming I can get everything done today, I should be able to resume working on my website tomorrow.

I know for certain that I will need to split my website pages regarding 2 Greek Italy cities. Those 2 cities represented in my website are over-due for an overhaul. One of those cities (my Campania, Cales bronze pages) is especially in dire need of an overhaul and/or expansion (splitting of pages). My Campania, Cales, bronze, Part 1 page is already over-crowded (or on the verge of it), and I have more "new arrivals" to add to it. There are already 6 coins in that page, and I currently have 2 or 3 more to add to it. And in the near future, I may be adding even more. I may need to split that one page into 3 pages. That will give me 6 Campania, Cales bronze pages and one silver page.

As Forum members can easily figure out, I love Campania man-faced bull coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on July 22, 2022, 09:46:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I tried to resume working on my website for the first time since March 2022. I couldn't log into my hosted website. I couldn't connect to Joe's server suing Filezilla. I can't update my website until this issue gets resolved.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 05, 2022, 12:04:32 am
Hi folks,

My FTP still isn't working. I am still waiting for Sorin to resolve the problem.

In the meantime, I discovered another problem. A few days ago, I tried to connect my old iPhone 4 to my HP laptop computer. And it wouldn't connect or sync. It took me a few days, but I finally resolved the problem.

So, I actually had 2 different technical problems occurring simultaneously. But one has been corrected.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 05, 2022, 11:26:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I developed another technical problem. This is the third technical problem that has occurred since I attempted to re-start working on my website.

Of course, the first technical problem is the fact that my FTP hasn't been been working for about 14 days now. I am still trying to get that problem resolved.

I described the second technical in my previous post here. My old iPhone 4 wouldn't sync with my HP laptop computer. I finally resolved that problem yesterday. Last night, I transferred almost 700 photos from my iPhone 4 to my HP laptop computer. I never have that many photos on my iPhone 4 at one time. I usually have about 100 photos on my iPhone 4 at any one given time. And I usually process them in batches of 100 or so. However, since my FTP isn't working, I just kept shooting more photos and storing them on my iPhone 4 until my FTP is working. It's a good thing I transferred my almost 700 photos to my computer last night because a third technical problem developed today.

Today, I attempted to shoot a few more photos, and my old iPhone 4 broke. It died right in the middle of my shooting photos. It is totally dead. There is nothing but a white apple flashing on the screen. If I hadn't transferred those almost 700 photos to my computer last night, I would have lost every one of them. And I would have had to re-shoot all of them.

For the past 7 years (since 2015), I have been using my old iPhone 4 to shoot my coin photos. Going forward, I will have to use a different device as a digital camera. I have an Android cell phone that is less than one year old. I guess that I will use that. I will have to figure out how to use it. And I assume that I will need to download a different app because iTunes only works with Apple products.

It seems that everything is going wrong at once. When it rains, it pours.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on August 06, 2022, 12:36:39 am
Technology is always a limitation. Most digital photos these days will not be around in 20 years (or less), unlike film and prints that last for decades or centuries. That said, I transfer photos off my phone as soon as I take them and put them in folders that get backed up on the cloud. The thing that is nuts about even this is even those will not last, It is how things work these days. People take photos that are put on social media and looked at once and then immediately forgotten. After a few days, no one ever sees them again. Putting them on a web site or in a gallery gives them perhaps longer life, but all that is still limited. There will come a time when the web site and galleries are gone. I don't know what the answer is, people today don't even care about photo albums their relatives leave behind and eventually no one cares and I know my heirs are not going to go through my extensive folders and files of photos, some scanned from slides I took decades ago. I care about my trips to Turkey, literally no one else does. I get it.

Just musing. I have a few family photo albums that no one is going to want when I am gone and even I don't know who most of the people are in them. Reminds me of the stanza from the song, Green Field of France, about Willy McBride, who died in World War I:

and did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind
in some loyal heart is your memory enshrined
and though you died back in 1916
to that loyal heart you're forever nineteen
or are you a stranger without even a name
forever enshrined behind some old glass pane
in an old photograph torn, tattered, and stained
and faded to yellow in a brown leather frame

Such is life. But honestly, the old photograph in a brown leather frame is way better than any digital photo.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 13, 2022, 06:25:31 am
Hi folks,

My FTP is finally working. 3 weeks (21 days) ago, I attempted to split some of my website pages, but I couldn't proceed any further because my FTP wasn't working. Now that it is working again, I split pages in 5 sections of my website:

1) I split my 4 Greek Italy, Campania, Cales bronze pages into 6 pages.

2) I split my 2 Greek Italy, Campania, Capua pages into 3 pages.

3) I moved 2 coins from my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis bronze Part 4 page to my Part 3 page.

4) I split my Greek Italy, Lucania, Thurium page into 2 pages.

5) I split my Greek Italy, Lucania, Velia page into 2 pages.

I did all of this to accommodate future growth. Since I haven't worked on my website since March, I have about 20 coins to add to it.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 13, 2022, 11:21:13 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Calabria, Taras, Part 4 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_calb_taras_pt04.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 1 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 9 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar09.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 14, 2022, 08:09:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to my following website page:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 4 (second and third coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae04.htm

I also added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 5 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae05.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis. Bronze, Part 6 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae06.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 15, 2022, 04:20:43 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 2 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae02.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 2, Caffa (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt02.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 5 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt05.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 15, 2022, 09:17:54 am
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 6 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt06.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 3 (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, Parma (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_parma_passer.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 16, 2022, 04:03:42 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Modena (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_mileto_modena.htm

Roman Provincial, Arabia (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_arabia.htm

Roman Provincial, Cyrenaica (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_cyrenaica_cyrrhestica.htm

Roman Provincial, Lesbos (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_laconia_lesbos.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 5 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 16, 2022, 10:02:33 am
Hi folks,

I just added one coin to my following website page:

Roman Republic, Part 16 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt16.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past 5 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 16, 2022, 10:08:18 am
Hi folks,

I am now done posting my "log jam" of files (photos) that was a result of my FTP not working. Those were my "new arrivals". I finally got caught up.

Those were also the last photos I shot before my old iPhone 4 died. Going forward, I will probably have to use my Android phone. I will have to figure out how to use it and sync it with my computer.

I assume that I will resume working on my website now. I will probably pick up where I left off in March.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 17, 2022, 08:13:40 am
Hi folks,

As I explained above, my old iPhone 4 died several days ago. For several years (since 2015), I had been using it to shoot photos for my coin project. Going forward, I will have to use my Android phone, which is only a few months old. However, since I am unfamiliar with it, it is taking time for me to figure everything out. Today, I shot my next series of photos.

When I attempted to transfer the photos to my HP laptop computer, I experienced a major problem. My computer wasn't recognizing my Android phone. The USB cable was connected to my computer and Android phone, but my computer kept telling me that it wasn't connected. I opened my file window, and it was the same reading. My computer was showing that my Android phone wasn't connected to it despite the fact that it really was. It was another one of those "technical glitch moments". I figured that it had to be something simple and/or stupid. But what?

I did several internet searches and came across about 15 different trouble-shooting websites for these types of issues. Of course, as usual, most of them are absolutely useless. I finally came across one technically-detailed and lengthy website that seemed to contain useful information. There was a big, long list of trouble-shooting techniques and sets of instructions to follow. I grinded through them one by one. When I reached the fifth or sixth set of trouble-shooting instructions, I finally hit "pay dirt".

It turned out that my Android phone had the "data transfer" mode turned off. It was blocking all data transfer. I don't know why. I assume that this is some sort of factory default setting. That is why my computer wasn't recognizing it, and it kept telling me that it wasn't connected despite the fact that it really was. As soon as I clicked on "enable file transfer", the photos appeared in my computer's photo app almost instantaneously, faster than you can blink your eyes. There they were.

I knew it was something simple and/or stupid. But the hardest part is trying to figure out which one of those simple/stupid things is actually the problem. It took me about 45 minutes of trouble-shooting, and I wanted bang my head against the wall, but it finally worked. I was able to successfully transfer my photos from my Android phone to my HP laptop computer.

I didn't process the photos yet. I will probably do that later today or tomorrow.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 17, 2022, 11:24:45 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Canada, Part 5:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt05.htm

Modern World, Canada, Part 6:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt06.htm

These are the first photos I shot with my Android phone. I think I need to re-shoot one of my photos tomorrow. It is the first photo in my Part 6 page. Apparently, my new Android phone struggles with small coins, just as my old iPhone 4 did. And there is about 15 years of technology between them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on August 17, 2022, 03:57:26 pm
Meepzorp,

I had exactly the same problem and learned that every time I connect my new phone to my computer, I have to go on the phone and enable data transfer. My old Android was automatic, like a USB stick. I haven't found a way to make this a permanent setting (if you figure it out, let me know), so I have just made this step part of my process.

That said, I have found the new Android (not a high end model, but it has three lenses) takes the best coin photos I have so far managed to make, it zooms nicely (while being very touchy) and it seems to work well for coins. I have a nice SLR with a macro attachment that I have never been able to get decent pictures from and I don't want to spend the money on a real macro lens.

I think your Canada coin photos are good, maybe that first one on page 6 could use better focus, but all the pictures look nice to me.

Cheers,
Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 18, 2022, 05:53:13 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Canada, Part 7:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt07.htm

Modern World, Canada, Part 8:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt08.htm

I also re-shot and swapped out the first photo in my Canada, Part 6 page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 18, 2022, 05:59:09 pm
Meepzorp,

I had exactly the same problem and learned that every time I connect my new phone to my computer, I have to go on the phone and enable data transfer. My old Android was automatic, like a USB stick. I haven't found a way to make this a permanent setting (if you figure it out, let me know), so I have just made this step part of my process.

Cheers,
Virgil

Hi VH,

You are right. I didn't know until today if my new Android phone would do that. It did. Every time I use it, it goes back to blocking all data/file transfers. I must change it manually every time I use it. I also don't know how to make it permanent. Yes, it is annoying, and it is an extra step in the process.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 19, 2022, 02:26:59 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Canada, Part 9:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt09.htm

Modern World, Canada, Part 10:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_canada_pt10.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 19, 2022, 06:49:15 pm
Hi folks,

I just added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, China - Colombia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_china_colmb.htm

Modern World, East Africa - Estonia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_eafr_eston.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 20, 2022, 08:25:31 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, France, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_france_pt01.htm

Modern World, France, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_france_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 21, 2022, 09:54:50 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, France, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_france_pt03.htm

Modern World, France, Part 4:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_france_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Anaximander on August 23, 2022, 01:08:15 pm
You've been busy!  So many additions to your website this August...  I was perusing the medieval Italian pages in particular, looking for denaro minuto (denaro piccolo) to help Joe on a specific |search (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=129189.0) of his.  My search on FAC members' galleries don't include your site, does it?  I often saw your site when using Google. 
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 23, 2022, 06:57:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Germany, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_germ_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 23, 2022, 07:04:10 pm
My search on FAC members' galleries don't include your site, does it?  I often saw your site when using Google.

Hi Anax,

I don't think that a search of FAC members' galleries would include my site. Technically, it isn't a gallery. It is a separate website that is hosted by Joe's website. In other words, it is a website that is contained within another website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 23, 2022, 11:47:46 pm
Hi folks,

I just added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Germany, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_germ_pt02.htm

Modern World, Germany, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_germ_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 25, 2022, 04:47:59 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Gibraltar:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_gibraltar.htm

Modern World, Great Britain, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_grbr_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 25, 2022, 04:53:09 am
Hi folks,

I have Covid again. I had it once before, from December 2019 to March 2020. I am vaccinated (2 shots) and boosted (1 shot).

My mother (who is 80 years old) got it about 10 days ago. She tested positive for Covid twice in the past several days. She is vaccinated (2 shots) but not boosted.

She must have given it to me because I started feeling Covid symptoms today. I feel terrible.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Anaximander on August 25, 2022, 07:24:34 am
Och! Terrible news. Can't imagine your going through this, yet again. Get well soon, you and yours.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on August 25, 2022, 07:19:18 pm
Oh my, I hope you both have mild symptoms. Get well soon.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: PMah on August 25, 2022, 10:26:24 pm
Speedy recovery to both of you.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 26, 2022, 06:12:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Great Britain, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_grbr_pt02.htm

Modern World, Great Britain, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_grbr_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 26, 2022, 06:14:13 am
Hi Anax, VH, and PMah,

Thanks for the messages. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 26, 2022, 09:24:20 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Great Britain, Part 4:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_grbr_pt04.htm

Modern World, Colonial Great Britain:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_grbrcol.htm

Modern World, Iran:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_iran.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on August 26, 2022, 10:38:58 pm
Very nice, I especially like the Iranian coin.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 27, 2022, 11:51:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt01.htm

I also created a separate section for my Modern World Italy coins. I have so many of them that I think they need their own section.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 27, 2022, 11:53:29 am
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

I appreciate the feedback.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: ChefStu22 on August 27, 2022, 04:02:32 pm
Evening Meepzorp just had a look at your website, it's very interesting and informative good work :)
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 28, 2022, 05:04:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 28, 2022, 05:05:41 am
Hi CS22,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 28, 2022, 11:23:33 pm
Hi folks,

I just added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 30, 2022, 07:04:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 4:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt04.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on August 31, 2022, 12:47:52 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 5:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt05.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 01, 2022, 05:33:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 6:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt06.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 02, 2022, 05:21:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 7:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt07.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Blindado on September 11, 2022, 08:47:18 pm
Dear Meepzorp: I have greatly enjoyed several hours perusing your amazing collection of Roman republic-era coins. In fact, the entire collection is breathtaking, and thank you for sharing it. If I might offer one suggestion. I encountered coins at times of which I possess examples, and for which I know the views of expert numismatists on the events commemorated by the pieces. I include such information in my own galleries, and to me, that knowledge enhances the experience of viewing the coin. For example, Farsuleia 1 appears to allude to the Lex Julia of 90 BC, by which all of Italy gained Roman citizenship. It's just a thought. Cheers!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 12, 2022, 03:28:47 pm
Hi Blind,

Thanks for the compliments.

I thought about doing that, but I didn't do it, for 2 reasons:

1) I figured that it would be too time-consuming. The way it is (without doing that), it is already taking me many years to complete my project. I began my project in 2012. I began working on my website (which is Phase III of my project) in 2015. It has already consumed so many years of my life. Adding that information would cause my project to take even longer.

2) I figured that it would be redundant. I am sure that most (or all) of that information is readily available online and/or in reference books, history books, etc.

I actually have included some historical background information for some of my coins, but not many. I wish I had more time to do that for all of them. Maybe someday in the future, when my project is all completed, I can consider doing that for all (or most) of my coins.

I am currently taking a break from working on my website. I have a bunch of things to take of. Most of it is related to the change in the seasons. I have some things to take of around the house and outside (in my yard, etc.), before the Winter comes. Hopefully, sometime within the next few weeks, I should be able to resume working on it again.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2022, 07:18:07 am
Hi folks,

It's time for an update regarding my project and website.

I last worked on my website in early September. That was 4 months ago. At that time, I took a break because I had a bunch of things to take care of around the house and outside (in my yard, etc.). It was related to the change in the seasons. Of course, that caused me to get backed up on things. It took me all this time to get everything done and get caught up on everything. In addition to that, it is Winter, and as usual, I haven't been feeling well. My Lyme symptoms have been flaring up for several weeks now. This happens almost every Winter because viruses and flus tend to "get around", which stimulates my immune system. And chronic Lyme disease is basically an auto-immune disorder. The result of all of this is that I have been unable to work on my website (at least directly) for the past 4 months.

Hopefully, sometime within the next few days (maybe Monday?), assuming that nothing else pops up or goes wrong, I should be able to resume working on my website.

When I suspended my work, I was posting my Modern World Italy coins. I will pick up where I left off.

However, as usual, before I can do that, I have a few things to take care of regarding my website. I noticed at least 2 errors that need to be corrected. And one of them is going to be very time-consuming, involving re-numbering numerous photos.

I also need to split and/or re-organize and/or re-arrange and/or re-number numerous website pages (and photos too) in order to accommodate future growth. I may need to re-number (and upload) 200 or more photos. This is a very tedious and time-consuming process.

And of course, I have a bunch of "new arrivals" to post. In this case, a "new arrival" is any coin I received within the past 4 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2022, 07:55:58 am
Hi folks,

I decided to do a "test run". I checked to make sure that my Filezilla app was working and that I can connect to Joe's server. It worked. Everything functioned well.

I also decided to correct one of the errors in my website (the easy one) that I mentioned above. The error was in my Roman Provincial, Arabia page. I corrected the error. It took only a few minutes.

The other error is probably going to take a few hours to correct. I will take care of it during the week.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 26, 2022, 03:27:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I corrected my second error. This was the big (and very time-consuming) one. It took me more than 2 hours to correct this error.

The coins in my Roman Provincial, Syria, Laodicea and Phyrgia, Laodicea pages were all mixed up. I re-organized and re-arranged them. I had to re-number numerous photos.

I also split one of my Roman Provincial, Phrygia pages (the one containing my Laodicea coins) into 3 pages.

I did this for 2 reasons:

1) To accommodate the coins I moved from my Syria, Laodicea page to my Phyrgia, Laodicea page.

2) To accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on December 26, 2022, 11:34:35 am
Great work, Meep. It is always a great undertaking to correct and rearrange.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2022, 07:31:26 am
Hi Tracy,

Thanks for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2022, 07:36:25 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized and re-arranged my Medieval Italy, House of Savoy section. I moved a few coins around to different pages. I also expanded that section from 8 pages to 10 pages. I had to re-number numerous photos. It took me 2 1/2 hours.

I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2022, 08:38:38 am
Hi folks,

I just re-organized and re-arranged my Roman Provincial, Cilicia pages. I got rid of my Part 1A page. I also moved one coin from page 3 to page 2. I had to re-number numerous coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2022, 09:32:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I re-organized and re-arranged my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze coins. I split 2 pages and expanded that section from 10 pages to 12 pages. I had to re-number more than 100 photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 27, 2022, 10:19:43 pm
Hi folks,

I just split my Greek, Cilicia page into 2 pages. That page was too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 28, 2022, 01:43:22 am
Hi folks,

I just re-organized and re-arranged my Roman Provincial, Lydia pages. I expanded that section from 3 pages to 5 pages. I moved a few coins to different pages. I had to re-number numerous photos. I did this to accommodate future growth.

I think I am now done correcting errors and re-organizing and re-arranging my pages. Next, I need to add my "new arrivals". I will probably start doing that tomorrow.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 29, 2022, 02:19:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 10 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar10.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 11 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae11.htm

Greek Sicily, Tauromenium, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_taur_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 4 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on December 29, 2022, 11:50:23 am
I love the newly posted coins. Wonderful designs.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 29, 2022, 10:32:15 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 30, 2022, 01:49:40 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 4 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt04.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 3 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 8 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt08.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 4 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 31, 2022, 02:07:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Modena (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_mileto_modena.htm

Medieval Italy, Savona (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_savona.htm

I also added 2 coins to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Laodicea (third and fifth coins):

[This page no longer exists.]

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 4 months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 01, 2023, 05:58:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Caffa, Part 1 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt01.htm

Roman Provincial, Aeolis (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_achaea_aeolis.htm

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Hierapolis (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_grim_hier.htm

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Siblia (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_midaeum_siblia.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 4 months.

I also corrected an error in my Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Laodicea page. It was a coin I posted yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on January 01, 2023, 12:35:57 pm
Nice coins, that Caffa one is super interesting..

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 02, 2023, 02:03:38 am
Hi VH,

Thanks for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 02, 2023, 11:56:26 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek, Cilicia, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_cilicia_pt01.htm

Roman Imperial, Philip II (fifth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_max1_philip2.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 4 months.

I am now done posting my "new arrivals". I am still waiting to receive a few packages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 05, 2023, 08:25:16 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Genoa, Part 3 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_genoa_pt03.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 7 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt07.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 9 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt09.htm

Medieval Italy, Naples, Part 10 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_naples_pt10.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 05, 2023, 10:43:42 pm
Hi folks,

I am done posting my "new arrivals" (again), for now. There are still a few packages from Europe that I didn't receive yet. The dealers are waiting for export permission.

When I last worked on my website in September 2022, I was creating new website pages. I was posting my Modern World, Italy coins. I assume that I will pick up where I left off. I will probably start creating new website pages later today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 06, 2023, 12:17:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 8:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt08.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 07, 2023, 08:48:51 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 9:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt09.htm

Modern World, Italy, Part 10:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt10.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 07, 2023, 10:19:33 am
Hi folks,

I just added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Italy, Part 11, Sicily:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_italy_pt11.htm

I am now finished posting my Modern World, Italy coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 09, 2023, 03:19:43 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Jamaica - Latvia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_jam_latvia.htm

Modern World, Mexico, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_mexico_pt01.htm

Modern World, Mexico, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_mexico_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 10, 2023, 07:13:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Monaco - Netherlands:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_monc_nether.htm

Modern World, Panama - Philippines:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_panama_phlpns.htm

Modern World, Prussia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_prussia.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 11, 2023, 01:30:12 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Russia, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_russia_pt01.htm

Modern World, Russia, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_russia_pt02.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 11, 2023, 06:21:57 pm
Hi folks,

I just added another page to my website:

Modern World, Russia, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_russia_pt03.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 12, 2023, 08:00:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Russia, Part 4:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_russia_pt04.htm

Modern World, San Marino - South Korea:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_sanmar_skor.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 13, 2023, 07:18:28 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Modern World, Switzerland, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_swiss_pt01.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 14, 2023, 10:47:45 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Switzerland, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_swiss_pt02.htm

Modern World, Tibet - Trinidad & Tobago:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_tibet_trin.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Serendipity on January 15, 2023, 09:36:31 am
What a stunning Tibetan tangka on your website! Here’s the 1888 Tibetan silver tangka I acquired last year. Struck in an exotic faraway kingdom explorers have long regarded as Shangri-La - the fabled Land of Dreams and Lamaseries, this silver coin features a stylized lotus flower surrounded by the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism: a victory banner, two fish, a lotus flower, an endless knot, the wheel of law, a parasol, a conch shell and a vase. On the reverse is an eight-petalled wheel/flower within a star.

Tibet, Silver Ga-den Tangka (1½ sho), ND (1888), L&M 628, Rhodes Biv, KM YB13.4, Type B, single line base (NW), aUNC, plain edge, weight 4.49g, maximum diameter 27.0mm, die axis 0°, Dodpal mint, 1888; obverse Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism (Victory Banner, Two Fish, Lotus Flower, Endless Knot, Wheel of Law, Parasol, Conch Shell and Vase) clockwise from 12:00, within radiating petals of eight-petalled lotus flower arrayed around circle, beads in inner angles and three beads in outer angles, ornate lotus flower set on double waterline at centre, double linear beaded border surrounding; reverse དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ། (Ganden Palace, Victorious In All Directions) clockwise from 12:00, within oval frames of eight-petalled lotus flower arrayed around concave octagon, wavy lines between outer angles, eight-spoked Wheel of Law with three crescents within central hub, double linear beaded border surrounding.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 16, 2023, 12:09:25 am
Hi Ser,

Thanks for the information. I took an educated guess regarding what is depicted on that coin. I was close.

I'll probably correct it tomorrow.

That is one of the first ancient coins I ever purchased. I bought it way back in 1998/1999, when I first began collecting ancient coins. I bought it as a "curiosity piece".

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 16, 2023, 11:51:13 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Modern World, Turkey, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_turkey_pt01.htm

Modern World, Turkey, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mw_turkey_pt02.htm

I also corrected the errors in my text description of my Tibet coin.

I am now finished posting my Modern World coins. I think that the next section I post will be my Renaissance-era medals. I have a bunch of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on January 17, 2023, 08:24:21 am
Love the Turkish coins. I have a few modern Turkish coins I got in change there.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 17, 2023, 05:43:50 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 18, 2023, 01:13:07 am
Hi folks,

As I mentioned above, I will post my medals next. However, there is a bit of a problem.

When I was posting my coins, I would do 1 or 2 batches at a time. I was able to do that because my coins are organized and in order.

My medal are not organized or in order. They are randomly and haphazardly stored in boxes. Consequently, I must change my procedure for them. I can't do a batch at a time because I don't know how to label/number my photos or even organize and number my website pages. Therefore, I have decided to shoot all of my medal photos at once. I actually did that today. I shot almost 800 photos today. I will process them, organize them, and number them. This process may take a few days or a few weeks.

After I am done processing and numbering all of my medal photos, I will have a better idea of exactly how to organize and number my website pages. Then, I will save the photos and website pages to my flash drive and then upload them to Joe's server.

I also shot all of my antiquities photos today. I have only about 10 antiquities.

Due to this change in procedure, I probably won't be uploading and posting anything to my website until I have figured out how to number my photos and pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 20, 2023, 02:02:00 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Medals, Italy, Genoa, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_genoa_pt01.htm

Medals, Italy, Genoa, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_genoa_pt02.htm

Medals, Italy, Genoa, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_genoa_pt03.htm

I have a few dozen medals. This is the first batch of medals I am posting.

By far, I have more Genoa medals than any other city or type. So, I decided to do those first. My paternal grandparents came from Genoa, and that is why I like to collect Genoese coins and related items (medals, etc.).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on January 20, 2023, 09:43:03 am
Meep,

Wow, magnificent specimens.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 20, 2023, 02:14:15 pm
Hi TA,

Thanks for the message! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 20, 2023, 07:29:31 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one page to my website:

Medals, Italy, Turin:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_turin.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on January 20, 2023, 07:45:41 pm
Your medals (both Genoa and Turin) are just amazing, such an interesting area to collect. I look forward to seeing future entries.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 20, 2023, 10:39:43 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

I did those 2 cities first because they are my "bulk cities". I have multiple medals from those cities. I have medals from other Italian cities, but it is pretty much one medal per city. I also have Italian medals issued for a person (scientists, etc.).

Additionally, I have medals from other countries, including 3 different 1892-1893 Columbus Exposition medals issued here in the USA.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 21, 2023, 04:40:57 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 new pages to my website:

Medals, Italy, Aeronautical - Borelli:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_aero_borel.htm

Medals, Italy, Ethiopia - Florence:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_ethop_flor.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 21, 2023, 10:40:36 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Medals, Italy, Forli - Garibaldi:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_forli_garib.htm

Medals, Italy, Ghiberti - Gioberti:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_ghib_giob.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 22, 2023, 03:50:14 am
Hi folks,

I just added 2 new pages to my website:

Medals, Italy, Milan - Naples:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_milan_naples.htm

Medals, Italy, Palasciano - Ruggieri:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_palas_rugg.htm

I am now finished posting my Italy Medals.

Of course, I have Medals from other countries to post.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 22, 2023, 08:49:46 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Medals, USA:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medal_usa.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on January 22, 2023, 09:40:54 pm
Love those Columbian Exposition medals.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 23, 2023, 12:06:27 am
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 23, 2023, 05:28:27 am
Hi folks,

I just added 5 new pages to my website:

Medals, Copernicus:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medal_copern.htm

Medals, France:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medal_france.htm

Medals, Germany:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medal_germ.htm

Medals, Russia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medal_russia.htm

Medals, Switzerland:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medal_swiss.htm

I am now finished posting my medals. Next, I will post my antiquities. I have about 10 of them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on January 23, 2023, 11:28:26 am
Hi Meep,

Love these medal pages, and I especially love that Swiss medal. Such intricate detail.

Will you be updating a Japanese medals page in the future? Collecting Japanese Orders, Decorations, and Medals is another obsession, err I mean collecting focus, of mine.  :)

All the best,

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on January 23, 2023, 10:51:40 pm
I know I keep saying it, but I just love the medals, the last one are so different depending on country and all beautiful.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2023, 03:07:02 am
Hi Meep,

Love these medal pages, and I especially love that Swiss medal. Such intricate detail.

Will you be updating a Japanese medals page in the future? Collecting Japanese Orders, Decorations, and Medals is another obsession, err I mean collecting focus, of mine.  :)

All the best,

Tracy

Hi TA,

Thanks for the message.

No, I don't have any Japanese medals. The only Japanese item I have is the one coin I posted in my Modern World pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2023, 03:08:12 am
I know I keep saying it, but I just love the medals, the last one are so different depending on country and all beautiful.

Virgil

Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 24, 2023, 07:15:29 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Antiquities, Arrowheads:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_arrow.htm

Antiquities, Bells:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_bell.htm

Antiquities, Dice:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_dice.htm

I also added one item to my following website page:

Weights, Roman (last item):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/wt_rome.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Richard2 on January 25, 2023, 03:22:01 pm
You have a really great collection!  I think the arrowhead that you labeled obsidian? is more likely to be chert.  Obsidian is a natural glass, and has a glassy luster.  Chert has a waxy luster, and appears to me to be like the arrowhead in your photo.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 26, 2023, 04:31:51 am
Hi R2,

Thank you for the information. I will correct it soon.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: blank on January 27, 2023, 11:09:21 pm
I don't understand why you can't just store your images on your own computer like I have done since the the late 1990's

http://images.mrbrklyn.com/coins/

It is not hard and not expensive.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2023, 09:49:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Carmagnola (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_carmagnola.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it a few days ago.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2023, 09:53:58 am
I don't understand why you can't just store your images on your own computer like I have done since the the late 1990's

http://images.mrbrklyn.com/coins/

It is not hard and not expensive.

Hi RS,

Huh? ???

I don't fully understand your comment. What is your point?

I keep a copy of my images. My website is an educational and research tool. Anyone in the world can look at it. It also acts as a registry site in the event of loss or theft.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Curtis JJ on January 28, 2023, 10:20:25 am
I'm with Meepz. on this one! I've just been scanning through all the pages (again!) lately looking for any matching collector tags to one I just received (British, late 19th / early 20th cent, not Grantley, Rogers or Lockett -- though Lockett did add "AE8" at the top! Couldn't find it in the Brit. Num. Soc. database of coin tickets [LINK] (https://www.britnumsoc.org/contributors/2-uncategorised/266-6-people-pages-coin-tickets) either but may email them).

In the process, really enjoyed seeing the breadth of the collection and variety of prior old collections from which it's been constituted. I love all the dealer / collector tags! (Wow, I thought I had a lot of Lindgren plate coins, but you must have at least several dozen!)

I'm sure I'm not the only one who uses it for such purposes, though our exact interests surely vary, which is the value in making your data public, of course.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: blank on January 28, 2023, 10:31:56 am
I don't understand why you can't just store your images on your own computer like I have done since the the late 1990's

http://images.mrbrklyn.com/coins/

It is not hard and not expensive.

Hi RS,

Huh? ???

I don't fully understand your comment. What is your point?

I keep a copy of my images. My website is an educational and research tool. Anyone in the world can look at it. It also acts as a registry site in the event of loss or theft.

Meepzorp

It is cheap and inexpensive to just put up your own webserver to store your images, and over time it is more stable than any commercial offerings.   You just connect an apache webserver to the wall and assign and ip address to it.  The link I posted to you have my coin images going back to 2000... before the twin Towers were destroyed.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2023, 11:01:27 am
Hi folks,

I just added 4 new pages to my website:

Antiquities, Keys:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_key.htm

Antiquities, Rings:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_ring.htm

Antiquities, Sling Bullets:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_slgblt.htm

Antiquities, Terracotta Tesserae:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/antq_terratess.htm

I am now finished posting my antiquities.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2023, 11:15:52 am
Wow, I thought I had a lot of Lindgren plate coins, but you must have at least several dozen!)

Hi CJJ,

Thanks for the positive comment. :)

I am not 100% certain, but offhand, I think I purchased about 200 coins from Mr. Lindgren. Of course, I purchased all of them (except for one) directly from him before he passed away. I spoke to Mr. Lindgren on the phone numerous times. He was always so full of information. When I spoke to him, I felt like I was back in college again.

I wish I had more resources (money) back then to purchase even more coins from Mr. Lindgren. There are so many that "got away" because I just couldn't afford to buy any more. To this day, I still routinely think about 5 or 6 of his coins that "got away". And it really bugs me.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 28, 2023, 11:18:27 am
It is cheap and inexpensive to just put up your own webserver to store your images, and over time it is more stable than any commercial offerings.   You just connect an apache webserver to the wall and assign and ip address to it.  The link I posted to you have my coin images going back to 2000... before the twin Towers were destroyed.

Hi RS,

Thanks for the information. I wasn't aware that I could do that.

Of course, this information is too late. My website is now about 98% done.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 29, 2023, 05:52:33 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I split my 2 Greek Italy, Campania, Suessa Aurunca pages into 4 pages. I did this to accommodate future growth. Those pages were too crowded.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2023, 12:59:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I swapped out 6 sub-par (blurry) Antiquities photos and one Roman Weight photo. I shot new photos, and they are much better.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2023, 01:33:29 pm
Hi folks,

Now that my medals and antiquities are posted, I will turn my attention to my next sections.

I have a debate in my mind regarding exactly which items I will post.

I have a few boxes of antique US coins, but I don't think I will post them, for several reasons. First, my website is primarily intended to be an educational and research tool. Much has already been written about them, and they have been studied extensively. What can possibly be learned by me posting my antique US coins that people don't already know? Second, the overwhelming majority of my antique US coins aren't rare. With ancient coins, it is different. Most people (especially people who don't collect ancient coins) haven't seen many of them before. And much can be learned by me and others posting them. Third, I don't want to waste any more of my time unessecarily posting my antique US coins. My project has already spanned 10 1/2 years, and my website (which is Phase III of my project) has already spanned 7 1/2 years. I would like to get on with my life. I think it would be wasteful to invest my time into posting my antique US coins.

That is one area that I am definitely not posting.

Regarding my ancient numismatic reference books, I am 50/50 on that section. As I have described in the past, I don't have a bookcase or any book shelves. All of my numismatic reference books are stored in boxes. It would take me a long time to go through every box (and move numerous boxes, which can be quite heavy) just to shoot photos of my books. I don't know if it would be worth the time. Also, what can be learned by others looking at photos of a book cover? However, it would be good for me to document my book collection. I am undecided regarding posting photos of my numismatic reference books.

I also have a few dozen modern commemorative coins. I am also 50/50 regarding posting them. I probably won't.

I have several dozen antique/obsolete US banknotes and foreign banknotes (mostly Italy). I also have a few dozen antique stamps, including several Columbus stamps issued in 1892. I will post those next. However, like with my medals, they are not stored in order. They are stored semi-randomly. For that reason, I can't shoot photos of one batch at a time, as I did with my ancient coins. Consequently, I had to use the same process I used for my medals. I had to shoot photos of all of them at once. I actually shot my photos yesterday. I shot 1,050 photos yesterday. Of course, I shoot multiple photos of each side, and I select the best one. As I process them, I will figure out how to name them and how to organize my pages. This process will probably take several days, at least, before I can start posting them.

After that, I have a few minor areas that I may or may not post. I am 50/50 regarding posting them. For example, I have several antique tokens, including a few antique coal mine tokens. I also have several antique stock certificates. I don't know if I will post them.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Curtis JJ on January 30, 2023, 02:24:20 pm
Meepz.,

I, for one, really appreciate your investment of time & energy. As I've mentioned, I most frequently have used it for provenance research (or browsing for fun), but each time, I've also found some new interesting type, some useful "comparanda" for my coins, and collector notes that provoked my curiosity.

Aside from books, I don't collect the categories you mentioned next, but your reasoning sounds good.

These days, electronically publishing something rare but historically interesting (wow, antique coal mine tokens!!), even if the audience might be quite limited, can be of outsized value. Perhaps they'll be found by some historian or graduate student working on an article or dissertation about the turn-of-the-century economics in rural America, or sociologists studying how corporations used scrip as a form of social control, or someone at ANS or Smithsonian will prepare an exhibition on numismatic depictions of labor. Or who-knows-what purposes we haven't even imagined yet.

That's what's great about digitizing obscure numismatic (and other) objects and describing them in enough detail to be searchable: The diversity of types is "out there," just waiting for someone to come along and catalog it, or to assemble each specimen into a corpus, or to draw new interpretations from the old data. All the individual collectors with websites, people hosting them like Forum, and other dealers who make images available online -- they're all contributing to our new data-rich environment.

As you can see, I'm quite optimistic and utopian about coin photography!  ;D

Personally, I'm always interested to see a listing of the titles in collector libraries -- along with any details of "object biography" (bookplates or owner stamps, inscriptions, author signatures, when/where purchased, etc.). But I do know how much work that can involve, for potentially less payoff than posting coins. I've been trying to do it myself, among other modest projects, but have only gotten through (most of) the auction catalogs.
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 30, 2023, 05:16:39 pm
Hi CJJ,

Thanks for the encouraging message. :)

I particularly like your third paragraph. I have actually thought of that many times.

A few hours ago, I started processing (cropping, etc.) my obsolete US banknote photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on January 30, 2023, 10:48:23 pm
Hi Meepzorp,

I am writing to you after your last couple of posts and what Curtis had to say. I fully understand you're not posting certain things, but you just never know what will turn people on. I absolutely loved your medals and I do not collect them. The idea of coal tokens also sounds very interesting. I have a small collection of modern coins that go back to 1875 (German Mark) that I picked up in change when living in Europe. Most are pre-Euro, although I have some of those, too. I never planned on posting those. But who knows what people may want to see. I think you should just post what you want to and leave the rest. At some point, you may decide to do it.

But, this also made me think of a few things I have that maybe I should post, such as Iraqi banknotes or my military challenge coins. I always think that Forum is a place for ancient coins, but many people have much more than that and I look at them all when I have time (Robert L3's weapons collection comes to mind here). In the end, we all have to do what we have time for and what is most important to us and, as you said, trying to post things that others will find useful.

Your collection is great and I enjoy the ancients as well as your not so ancients. Like I said, your medals blew me away. Since a web site like yours or a gallery is such a personal thing, you should do what you think is best. I won't even get into stamps, I have inherited the dregs of my grandfather's collection as my dad sold off anything with any value and what I have is a mess and I am not sure what to do with them all. I am not a stamp collector, even though I appreciate them.

Wow, anyway, carry on and I always look forward to what you post.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2023, 08:13:48 am
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

Yesterday, I processed/cropped about 90-95% of my obsolete/antique US banknotes. These are obsolete US banknotes that were issued prior to circa 1870s. I think I have 21 so far. I have 2 or 3 more to add.

Maybe I will post them before I move on to my next section, which will probably be my US National currency banknotes. These are banknotes the were issued circa 1902-1929. The city and state are printed on the note, along with the issuing bank's charter #. I have a few dozen of these.

Of course, I will need to re-size my website photos. I must get the number of pixels right, or my photos will be distorted. I measured a few of my banknotes so that I can estimate the correct number of pixels. I think my website coin photos are 500 x 500 pixels. Obviously, that is no good for my banknotes because they are rectangular.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2023, 12:23:28 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

US Banknotes, Obsolete, Georgia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_ga.htm

I will probably add more pages later today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on January 31, 2023, 07:31:44 pm
Great additions to your website, Meep. I'm glad that you decided to post your obsolete US banknotes. I look forward to more.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2023, 09:16:27 pm
Hi folks,

I just added 5 new pages to my website:

US Banknotes, Obsolete, Idaho - Louisiana:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_id_la.htm

US Banknotes, Obsolete, Michigan:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_mi.htm

US Banknotes, Obsolete, New Jersey:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_nj.htm

US Banknotes, Obsolete, New York:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_ny.htm

US Banknotes, Obsolete, Ohio:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_oh.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on January 31, 2023, 09:17:14 pm
Hi TA,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2023, 05:12:02 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 5 new pages to my website:

Banknotes, Obsolete, Pennsylvania:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_pa.htm

Banknotes, Obsolete, South Carolina - Virginia:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_sc_va.htm

Banknotes, Obsolete, Railroads:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_rr.htm

Banknotes, Obsolete, Colonial:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_col.htm

Banknotes, Obsolete, Military:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bno_milt.htm

I am now finished posting my obsolete US banknotes.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 01, 2023, 09:47:53 pm
Hi folks,

I just added 2 new pages to my website:

Banknotes, National, Nebraska:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnn_ne.htm

Banknotes, National, New York:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnn_ny.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on February 02, 2023, 02:05:29 am
Since I live near Augusta, Ga, and have lived in the actual city in the past, you got me with the Georgia banknotes, Very cool. As a kid, I had a stack of Confederate money, I wish I knew where it was now (along with all my Mickey Mantle baseball cards). Confederate money back then was essentially worthless (early 60s), now it is worth big bucks. As are Mickey Mantle cards.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2023, 10:45:02 am
Hi VH,

It must be very unnerving not knowing where those items are.

Something similar happened to my father, only worse. My father was a child in the 1940s. He was born in 1933. He owned several "Superman" comic books from the 1940s. In the 1980s, my paternal grandfather was in his 80s. He was born in 1899. He was a little "around the bend" (half senile). One day in the 1980s, he decided to clean out his cellar. He threw out my father's "Superman" comic books from the 1940s. Of course, they were 40 years old at that time. He put them out for the garbage. He said to my father, "The neighbors were going crazy over them". My grandfather's neighbors were picking through the garbage and keeping things. My father was so aggravated over that incident.

In the 1980s, my paternal grandfather owned a few grandfather clocks. He sold them for $5 each. He didn't realize what things (and money) were worth. In the 1980s, he thought that $5 was $1 million. My grandfather grew up in the 1900s and 1910s. Back then, $5 was a lot of money.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2023, 02:05:36 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Banknotes, National, Pennsylvania, Part 1:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnn_pa_01.htm

Banknotes, National, Pennsylvania, Part 2:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnn_pa_02.htm

Banknotes, National, Pennsylvania, Part 3:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnn_pa_03.htm

I am now finished posting my National Currency.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on February 02, 2023, 07:54:05 pm
These banknotes are fascinating. In terms of my Confederate money and baseball cards, I know exactly what happened. My mother threw them away. No one knew they would be worth something one day. LOL. I also had no idea there was a  Charlotte, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad company. I live on that corridor. All of the items you posted are interesting. Thanks for sharing them.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2023, 10:29:33 pm
Hi folks,

I just added 2 new pages to my website:

Banknotes, Large, 1899:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnl_1899.htm

Banknotes, Large, 1914-1917:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnl_1914_1917.htm

I am now finished posting my large size banknotes.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 02, 2023, 10:30:34 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 03, 2023, 10:22:52 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 7 new pages to my website.

They are all in one section:

US Banknotes, Small:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bns_home.htm

I am now finished posting my US banknotes. Next, I will probably post my Italy banknotes.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 20, 2023, 01:27:42 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 7 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae07.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 6 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt06.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past 2 weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on February 20, 2023, 07:30:53 pm
That Campania coin is amazing.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 21, 2023, 07:01:49 am
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

When I saw that coin, I knew that I had to have it. It is one of the nicest Campania MFB coins I have ever seen. I already have another example of that specific type ( :Greek_Theta: symbol). But this coin is so nice that I couldn't pass it up. It cost me an arm, a leg, and a lung. For the price of that coin, I could have purchased a really nice Greek silver coin. I had placed other bids in that auction. But that one coin was so much money that I had to let all of my other bids go. And I concentrated all of my efforts (and money) on that one coin. It was the only coin I won in that auction.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Curtis JJ on February 21, 2023, 09:35:20 am
Well worth it! Almost worth it just for Manbull's facial expression...feels like a "surprised glare" ("Oh! I didn't see you there.  Don't be creepin' up on me like that or next time you'll get the hoof").
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on February 21, 2023, 06:48:48 pm
I love that story Meepzorp, I completely get it. I actually bid on a similar coin recently that was nowhere near as nice and it went for far above my budget. This is one of the coin types (man faced bull) that I would love to get an example of. Major congrats to you on this wonderful coin.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 22, 2023, 06:33:15 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Banknotes, Italy, Genoa:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bni_genoa.htm

Banknotes, Italy, Turin:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bni_turin.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 23, 2023, 08:22:39 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website:

Banknotes, Italy, 1973-1979:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bni_1973_1979.htm

Banknotes, Italy, 1981-1982:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bni_1981_1982.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 24, 2023, 07:42:44 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Banknotes, Foreign, Poland:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnf_poland.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 25, 2023, 09:09:47 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 4 new pages to my website. They are all in one section (the Poland page was added yesterday):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/bnf_home.htm

I am now finished posting my banknotes.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on February 26, 2023, 11:56:12 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 new pages to my website. They are both in one section:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/stpcc_home.htm

Those are my Columbus stamps that were issued in 1892.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 02, 2023, 06:18:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 8 new pages to my website. They are all in one section:

Stamps:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/stp_home.htm

I am now finished posting my stamps. I will probably post my coal mine scrip (tokens) next.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on March 03, 2023, 06:51:51 pm
Great collection, Meep. I enjoyed looking at each one of them.

All the best,

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 03, 2023, 08:13:49 pm
Hi TA,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 04, 2023, 01:09:36 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website. They are all in one section:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/cms_home.htm

I am now finished posting my coal mine scrip. Next, I will probably post my tokens.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 05, 2023, 05:32:22 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Tokens, Italy:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_italy.htm

I also corrected 5 typos in my 3 coal mine scrip pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 06, 2023, 04:31:04 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website. They are all in one section (I added the Italy page yesterday):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_home.htm

I also corrected a typo in my Tokens, Italy page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 07, 2023, 05:29:47 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one new page to my website:

Tokens, Tax:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_tax.htm

I also corrected (re-formatted/re-cropped) one of my OPA photos that I posted yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 09, 2023, 04:44:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Tokens, ANA - Angel:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_ana_angel.htm

Tokens, Buffalo - Chicken:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_buff_chick.htm

Tokens, Ford - History:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_ford_hist.htm

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on March 10, 2023, 02:22:19 am
The tokens are really interesting, especially the Chickens Get Laid ones. LOL.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 10, 2023, 02:54:20 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized my Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamon pages. Those pages were dis-organized, and many of my photo numbers were out of sequence. I re-numbered numerous photos. I expanded that city from 2 pages to 3 pages. I gave my silver coins from that city their own page. I did all of this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 10, 2023, 03:05:09 am
The tokens are really interesting, especially the Chickens Get Laid ones. LOL.

Virgil

Hi VH,

Thanks for the comment. I had a feeling that someone was going to comment on my chicken tokens. They are funny.

I am a third generation American of 100% Italian descent. My 4 grandparents were immigrants from Italy.

I got those tokens from my aunt's boyfriend back in the 1970s, when I was about 12 years old. I had an aunt (my mother's sister) who was divorced. In the 1970s and 1980s, she dated a man who was "off the boat" from Italy. He spoke broken English. He was a funny guy, and he had those tokens. I don't know where he got them. But he gave them to me when I was about 12 years old. I remember him laughing when he gave them to me. ;D

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 11, 2023, 09:33:39 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Galatia (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_epiros_galilee.htm

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Pergamum (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mysia_perg_ae02.htm

Roman Provincial, Syria, Seleucia (fourth coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_syria_raph_sel.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2023, 11:15:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added 3 new pages to my website:

Tokens, Lone Ranger:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_lonerngr.htm

Tokens, Sears:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_sears.htm

Tokens, World's Fair:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/tkn_worldfr.htm

I am now finished posting my tokens.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2023, 11:37:25 am
Hi folks,

I think I am finished working on my project. It took me 10 1/2 years. I began working on my project in November 2012. I began working on my website (which is Phase III of my project) in November 2015. My website alone spanned 7 1/2 years. My website consumed 7 1/2 years of my life, and my entire project consumed 10 1/2 years of my life.

Let's mark the date: March 12, 2023. That's the day I finished working on my project.

As I mentioned previously (above), I have some things that I decided not to post. For example, I decided not to post my antique US coins, my antique stock certificates, and my numismatic reference books. I may post my books at some point in the future, but not now.

Of course, whenever I receive new coins in the mail (my "new arrivals"), I will post them in my website. In fact, I am waiting for a few coins to arrive from Italy. I paid for them back in November/December 2022. The dealer is still waiting for export permission from the Italian government.

But I am finished posting my "previously acquired" material.

I think my website contains 766 pages. And I think I have approximately 2,500 ancient coins.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Molinari on March 12, 2023, 12:06:27 pm
Congratulations on a truly great accomplishment!!!
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Curtis JJ on March 12, 2023, 01:51:56 pm
Congratulations on a truly great accomplishment!!!

Hear! Hear!

I didn't know there would be a finish line. On the front of your site I see that you've been collecting ~25 years. I didn't know haven't found a description of the different phases of the project, but now I'm curious to know what they are... (If it involves shipping artifacts of human numismatic achievement through outer space & back to the home planet, make sure you get the proper export licenses where required!)
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2023, 02:21:58 pm
Congratulations on a truly great accomplishment!!!

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2023, 02:24:25 pm
If it involves shipping artifacts of human numismatic achievement through outer space & back to the home planet, make sure you get the proper export licenses where required!

Hi CJJ,

 ;D :o ::) ;D

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2023, 02:48:41 pm
Hear! Hear!

I didn't know there would be a finish line. On the front of your site I see that you've been collecting ~25 years. I didn't know haven't found a description of the different phases of the project, but now I'm curious to know what they are...

Hi CJJ,

Phase I of my project lasted 18 months. I had about 20-30 coins with bronze disease, some mild, some moderate, and some severe. For 18 months, I treated them by soaking them in sodium sesquicarbonate.

Phase II of my project also lasted 18 months. In this phase of my project, I basically "cleaned up" my inadequate and/or sloppy tags. Over the years, I purchased ancient coins from many different dealers. Some of those dealers used hand-written tags. Many of those hand-written tags were sloppy or severely lacking in information (or both). I re-wrote hundreds of my tags, making them neater and more full of information. This process took 18 months.

In particular, I purchased hundreds of coins (at least 200 coins) from Mr. Lindgren before he passed away. As you probably know, he was a famous collector who owned about 10,000 ancient coins. He turned into a dealer near the end of his life in order to properly dispose of his collection. Unfortunately, Mr. Lindgren stored his coins in paper packets, not plastic flips. Over the many decades that he owned his coins, the seams on the paper packets split open, and the coins were falling out. Also, he wrote the information about the coins by hand on the paper packets. He had sloppy handwriting, and the packets were severely lacking in information. They contained very brief descriptions of the coins, and that was it. Consequently, I had re-write close to 100% of my Lindgren tags. Of course, I wrote them neater. And I wrote much more thorough information. His tags were such a disaster that I was able to save only a tiny fraction of them (maybe 1-2%). In some cases, I saved only pieces of them, because the paper packets were literally disintegrating. It is a shame because I would have liked to have saved many more of his handwritten tags.

Phase III of my project was my website. This phase took 7 1/2 years.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 12, 2023, 02:54:03 pm
I didn't know there would be a finish line. On the front of your site I see that you've been collecting ~25 years.

Hi CJJ,

Why wouldn't there be a finish line?

Eventually, I was going to run out of "previously acquired" material to post.

Of course, as I stated above, I will continue to post my "new arrivals".

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on March 12, 2023, 04:08:08 pm
Congratulations Meep. What a heck of an accomplishment.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Curtis JJ on March 12, 2023, 06:06:36 pm
In particular, I purchased hundreds of coins (at least 200 coins) from Mr. Lindgren before he passed away. As you probably know, he was a famous collector who owned about 10,000 ancient coins. He turned into a dealer near the end of his life in order to properly dispose of his collection. Unfortunately, Mr. Lindgren stored his coins in paper packets, not plastic flips. Over the many decades that he owned his coins, the seams on the paper packets split open, and the coins were falling out. Also, he wrote the information about the coins by hand on the paper packets. He had sloppy handwriting, and the packets were severely lacking in information. They contained very brief descriptions of the coins, and that was it. Consequently, I had re-write close to 100% of my Lindgren tags. Of course, I wrote them neater. And I wrote much more thorough information. His tags were such a disaster that I was able to save only a tiny fraction of them (maybe 1-2%). In some cases, I saved only pieces of them, because the paper packets were literally disintegrating. It is a shame because I would have liked to have saved many more of his handwritten tags.

Oh yes, I have spent a lot of time noticing all your Lindgren coins! It's quite a special "Lindgren Collection-Collection." I wasn't 100% certain which of my envelopes were written by him until I compared to the handwriting/paper types in your images.

I also checked your coins against an empty Lindgren envelope that I have (vol III, 379, from Miletos) -- I've been hoping to find the owner & reunite it with its coin -- and a page of notes I think he made while preparing to sell 9 or 10 plate coins from his third volume (Nos. 436, 532/582, 825, 886, 947, 1147, 1225, 1313). (It was all laid inside my copy of vol. III.). His cursive isn't the easiest to read, but when he wrote in block letters it's much better.

I paid attention to yours because one of my own favorite "provenance clusters" is Lindgren. My "Lindgren Cluster" includes about 9 of his collection coins (6 in his books -- one of them illustrated in two volumes, plus errata entries in both vols! -- and 6 with his envelopes), his 3 books (one signed), a Malloy catalog that I discovered illustrated 2 of the coins, and the folder with his (I think) handwritten notes and empty envelope & tag. Next I'm hoping to add a run of Antioch Associates catalogs. The Malloy catalog was ex-BCD Library, which happily connects my Lindgren Cluster to my "BCD Cluster" & "Malloy Cluster," which are, in turn, connected to others. (Not sure what to call them besides "clusters," but that's what I collect. This one has helped me learn a lot more about Greek/RPC bronze coins.)

(Personal question, if you know & feel comfortable answering: Did he smoke cigarettes? My Lindgren III, signed by him & with the written material inside, was definitely owned by a smoker!)

Here's a thumbnail of a group photo showing all my Lindgren stuff together (for a few more photos, see [external LINK] (https://imgur.com/a/ItnOiBx))

Click image = expand  (https://i.imgur.com/76NV6Z3.jpg)
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 13, 2023, 06:01:07 am
Congratulations Meep. What a heck of an accomplishment.

Tracy

Hi TA,

Thank you for the comment. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on March 13, 2023, 06:27:38 am
HI CJJ,

Those definitely look like Lindgren tags (paper packets).

Regarding his books, I have volumes 2 and 3, which you appear to have. I purchased them directly from Mr. Lindgren. He signed the books for me and included a short note. My Lindgren books don't smell like cigarette smoke. I have no idea if he was a smoker. I assume that you didn't purchase your books directly from him. You may have purchased them from someone else after Mr. Lindgren passed away. It is possible that the previous owner was a smoker.

I never met Mr. Lindgren in person. I spoke to him on the phone many times, probably about 30-50 times. Some of my phone conversations with him were quite lengthy. He was very educational to speak to. I felt like I was in college when I spoke to him. He was in "college professor mode" even when he was selling his coin collection. That was back in the days before I had internet access (circa 1999-2003).

I have many of his Antioch Associates catalogs, both his auction catalogs (with photos) and his discount lists (without photos). They are not for sale. They were "low budget" productions (nothing fancy). Only a small fraction of his coins for sale (maybe 10-20%) had photos, and those were black and white photos. About 80-90% of his coins for sale were "text descriptions only" (no photos). His catalogs were certainly nowhere near as nice as today's high quality auction catalogs. I think that his catalogs were also published in the "Celator" magazine.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 08, 2023, 03:47:00 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I installed an update to my website.

I have 2 Roman Provincial, Sicily, uncertain mint, Augustus coins that were very recently (within the past few weeks) attributed to Agrigentum. Consequently, I moved those 2 coins from my uncertain mint page to my Agrigentum page.

Here is a link:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_sicily_agri_lily.htm

I have some "new arrivals" to post, which I will probably do tomorrow. Tonight, I have another update to install. I need to split and re-arrange some of my Medieval Italy pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: SC on May 08, 2023, 04:54:49 pm
So any other big projects in mind other than keeping your pages updated??

SC
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 09, 2023, 01:28:55 am
Hi SC,

I am currently working on a big project now, but it is not numismatics related. When I am done with this project (which may take a few years), I may begin another numismatics project. I'll see.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 09, 2023, 01:30:48 am
Hi folks,

I was planning on updating, splitting, and re-arranging some of my Medieval Italy pages tonight. But something came up, and I couldn't get to it. I will probably do it tomorrow.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 10, 2023, 12:16:18 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese pages. I also expanded that section from 9 pages to 11 pages. I re-numbered dozens of files. I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 11, 2023, 02:51:49 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae01.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 9 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae09.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 12, 2023, 02:38:03 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Sicily, Akragas, Part 1 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_akragas_pt01.htm

Greek Sicily, Hybla Megala (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gs_sicl_herb_hybla.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on May 14, 2023, 02:12:58 pm
I love your latest additions, especially the Campania coins.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 14, 2023, 10:06:23 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 17, 2023, 11:34:01 am
Hi folks,

Today, I re-arranged and re-organized my Roman Provincial, Egypt pages. Those pages were a mess.

I also expanded that section from 5 pages to 6 pages. I also corrected 6 errors. I re-numbered dozens of photos.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 28, 2023, 01:41:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 2, Caffa (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt02.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 10, Rhodes (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt10.htm

Roman Provincial, Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_asiam_um.htm

These are new arrivals. I just received them today.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 28, 2023, 11:27:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added 2 coins to my following website page:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 3, Caffa (second and fourth coins):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt03.htm

I also added one medal to my following website page:

Medals, Italy, Gioberti (last medal):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/medalitl_ghib_giob.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on May 28, 2023, 11:30:19 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I also edited my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Part 10, Rhodes page.

Based on my observations, I added a note to my Rhodes coin that I posted yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 03, 2023, 09:58:04 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I began the process of expanding my Roman Republic section from 44 pages to 51 pages. I have 7 pages that need to be split. I am doing this to accommodate future growth. Some of those pages were getting too crowded.

I am working in reverse order because it is easier that way. It avoids confusion and over-lapping files and filenames.

I spent 3 hours today working on this. I am about 1/3 of the way done. At this rate, the entire process will take me about 9 hours of work. I have literally hundreds of files to re-number.

I began with page 44 (old page), which is now new page 51. So far today, working in reverse order, I made it up to page 27 (old page), which is now new pages 33 and 34. That is one of the pages I split.

I plan on doing some more tonight and probably more tomorrow.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 04, 2023, 02:23:09 am
Hi folks,

Tonight, working in reverse order, I did up to page 16 (old page), which I split into pages 18 and 19 (new pages).

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 05, 2023, 12:00:04 am
Hi folks,

Today, I finally completed the process of expanding my Roman Republic section from 44 pages to 51 pages.

All total, it took me about 9 hours of work. I re-numbered hundreds of files.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 05, 2023, 01:50:43 am
Hi folks,

Tonight, I expanded my Greek Italy, Lucania, Paestum section from 2 pages to 3 pages.

I also expanded my Roman Provincial, Sicily, Panormus section from 1 page to 2 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 05, 2023, 03:26:40 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I expanded my Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese section from 11 pages to 12 pages. I split my Part 8 page into 2 pages, page 8 and page 9. I have 2 "new arrivals" that need to be added to that that page, so I decided that it would be best if I split that page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 05, 2023, 05:45:47 pm
Hi folks,

I just expanded my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver section from 11 pages to 12 pages. I also moved one coin from my Part 10 page to my Part 11 page.

I also re-arranged and re-organized 2 of my Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze pages, Part 2 and Part 3.

Additionally, I re-arranged and re-organized 2 of my Medieval Italy, House of Savoy pages, Part 8 and Part 9.

I did all of this to accommodate future growth, including my "new arrivals" (any coin that I received in the past few months) that I will be posting shortly.

I am now finished modifying my website and/or expanding my website pages. My next step is to add my "new arrivals". I have approximately 20 coins to add to my website.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 06, 2023, 02:02:46 am
Hi folks,

Tonight, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Corsica, Bonifacio (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt08.htm

Medieval Italy, Colonial Genoese, Greece, Achaia, Corinth (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_gencol_pt09.htm

Both of these coins are Extremely Rare (R3) and missing from many reference books.

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on September 06, 2023, 05:22:45 pm
Those are fascinating coins. I have two Crusader coins in my gallery from the Principality of Achaea from the de Villehardouin famiily.
Guillaume II de Villehardouin
Isabelle de Villehardouin

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 06, 2023, 07:29:29 pm
Hi VH,

Thanks for the message.

Yes, they are fascinating coins, especially the Corsica coin. In fact, I was going to wrote that (the fact that it is "fascinating") in my post last night, but I was tired and went to bed. Prior to seeing that coin for sale, I never knew that the Genoese Empire minted coins on the island of Corsica.

When I saw that Corsica coin for sale, my eyeballs popped out of my head. I "pulled out all the stops" and "bent over backwards" to acquire it. Believe me, it wasn't easy to obtain it. I had to jump through hoops.

I noticed 2 typos in my website posts that need to be corrected. I will probably correct them tonight.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 07, 2023, 01:16:37 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 8 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae08.htm

Roman Provincial, Sicily, Panormos, Part 1 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_sicily_panormus_01.htm

Roman Provincial, Mesopotamia, Carrhae (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mesopot_pt01.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

I also corrected 2 typos in my posts in my website regarding the 2 coins that I posted yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 08, 2023, 03:20:09 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Imperial, Augustus, Silver, Part 13 (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/ri_aug_ar_pt13.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 7 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt07.htm

Medieval Italy, House of Savoy, Part 8 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt08.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 09, 2023, 12:43:05 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Kyzikos (third coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mysia_cyz.htm

Roman Provincial, Pamphylia (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_pamphylia.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

I am now finished posting my new arrivals. I am still waiting for several more coins to arrive.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Serendipity on September 10, 2023, 04:19:07 am
Meepzorp, thanks for sharing your wonderful coin gallery with us. I love browsing through your website which is very easy to navigate. Your coding experience has really paid off. I share some of your numismatic interests and have an 1888 Tibetan Silver Tangka in my world collection. I had to do a lot of research into dating the coin because the French dealer misdated it.

Tibet, Silver Ga-den Tangka, 1½ Sho, ND (1888), L&M 628, Rhodes Biv, SCWC KM YB13.4, Type B, single line base (NW), aUNC, plain edge, weight 4.49g, composition Ag, diameter 27.0mm, thickness 1.0mm, die axis 0°, Dodpal mint, 1888; obverse Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism (Victory Banner, Two Fish, Lotus Flower, Endless Knot, Wheel of Law, Parasol, Conch Shell and Vase) clockwise from 12:00, within radiating petals of eight-petalled lotus flower arrayed around circle, beads in inner angles and three beads in outer angles, ornate lotus flower set on double waterline at centre, linear pearled border surrounding; reverse དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ། (Ganden Palace, Victorious In All Directions) clockwise from 12:00, within oval frames of eight-petalled lotus flower arrayed around concave octagon, wavy lines between outer angles, eight-spoked Wheel of Law with three crescents within central hub, linear pearled border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex NumisCorner 846549 (31 Jul 2022).
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Serendipity on September 10, 2023, 04:25:57 am
I also have another Buddhist coin in my collection, a 1957 Ceylon 2500 Years of Buddhism Silver 5 Rupees. The legends are in English, Sinhala and Tamil. Buddha Jayanthi or "Buddha Day" is a festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism and Navayana.

Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Elizabeth II (1952-72), Silver 5 Rupees, 1957, SCWC KM 126, 2500th Anniversary of Buddhism commemorative, Choice UNC, obverse motif adapted from the Anuradhapura Moonstone, bright crisp lustre, attractive example, edge milled, weight 28.26g (ASW 0.8404oz), composition 0.925 Ag, 0.075 Cu, diameter 39.0mm, thickness 2.5mm, die axis 0°, London mint, 1957; obverse 2500 across centre, with open petals of twelve-petalled lotus flower around inner annulus, procession of four animals (elephant, horse, lion and bull) in two repeating sequences clockwise from upper left around large linear circle, encircled clockwise by sixteen geese, with lotus buds hanging from their beaks, engraved by Bernard Sindall, linear and foliate creeper (liyavel) border surrounding; reverse රුපියල්/පහයි/1957 (Five Rupees, 1957) in three lines on ornate jasmine flower, surmounted by lotus, within beaded circle broken by concave arc below, FIVE RUPEES ❈ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ❈ ஐந்து ரூபாய் (Five Rupees, Sri Lanka, Five Rupees) clockwise from lower left, ❈ බුදධ/ජයනති ❈ (Buddha Jayanthi) in two lines below concave arc, beaded border surrounding; from the Roger Belmar Collection; ex Timothy Medhurst Coins & Antiquities (13 Jun 2023).
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 11, 2023, 12:22:31 am
Hi Seren,

Thanks for the comments.

Your second coin (with all of the animals) is interesting.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 19, 2023, 06:45:24 am
Hi folks,

Yesterday and today, I expanded my Roman Provincial, Macedon section from 6 pages to 8 pages.

I also split my Roman provincial, Thrace, Bizya-Deutum page into 2 pages.

I did this to accommodate future growth.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on September 19, 2023, 02:49:54 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 10 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar10.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Bronze, Part 2 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ae02.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on October 09, 2023, 12:05:27 am
Not sure how I missed those two. Wonderful coins.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 09, 2023, 03:38:34 am
Hi VH,

Thank you for the message. :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on October 25, 2023, 01:20:17 am
Hi folks,

Today, I split my Greek Italy, Bruttium, Skylletium - Vibo Valentia page into 3 pages. I did this to accommodate future growth. That page was getting too crowded. I gave my Terina coins their own page.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 20, 2023, 04:48:56 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I expanded my Greek Sicily, Syracuse section from 7 pages to 10 pages.

Tomorrow, I will probably expand my Greek Sicily, Panormos section.

The pages in those 2 sections were too crowded and dis-organized.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2023, 10:05:50 am
Hi folks,

Today, I expanded my Greek Sicily, Panormus section from 4 pages to 6 pages.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: SC on December 21, 2023, 05:27:52 pm
Did it involve a panormus amount of work????

SC
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 21, 2023, 06:29:54 pm
Hi SC,

Yes! :)

Actually, it does take a lot of work to do this. Expanding my Syracuse section (from 7 pages to 10 pages) yesterday took me 4 hours. Expanding my Panormos section (from 4 pages to 6 pages) today took me 2 hours.

I had to re-number literally hundreds of files (photos). And I must do that renumbering process 3 times, once on my flash drive, once in my hand-written computer code, and once on Joe's server. It is very tedious. I also must move around blocks of computer code and transfer those blocks of code between pages.

Before I began this expansion process, I drew a diagram on a sheet of paper, sort of like a flow chart. I did that so that I would know which coins are going where, and I wouldn't get confused or lose track of coins.

But the end result is well worth it. My pages are now less crowded and more organized. For example, regarding my Greek Sicily, Panormos coins, my Punic issues now have their own page (page 1). They no longer have to share a page with non-Punic issues.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: SC on December 22, 2023, 08:04:02 am
It would have taken me far longer to do such work.  You are a master at it.

SC
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 23, 2023, 02:11:34 am
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 9 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar09.htm

Greek Italy, Campania, Neapolis, Silver, Part 11 (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_neap_ar11.htm

Roman Republic, Part 8 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rr_pt08.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Virgil H on December 23, 2023, 10:01:23 am
All are super nice coins, but that first man faced bull is simply amazing, such wonderful detail on both sides of the coin. Plus the rarity. Congrats on all of them.

Virgil
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: SC on December 23, 2023, 10:21:56 am
Yah, that's a pride-of-the-collection coin!

SC
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 23, 2023, 12:25:42 pm
Hi VH and SC,

Thanks for the messages! :)

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 23, 2023, 09:20:22 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to my following website page:

Greek, Bosporos:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/g_bosporos.htm

This is a new arrival. I received it within the past few weeks.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2023, 04:51:23 pm
Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Greek Italy, Campania, Cales, Bronze, Part 2 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/gi_camp_cales_ae02.htm

Medieval Italy, Castiglione (first coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/mi_cast_cremona.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them yesterday.

Meepzorp
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Tracy Aiello on December 25, 2023, 05:13:15 pm
Nice additions, Meep. Congrats.

Tracy
Title: Re: Meepzorp's coin website
Post by: Meepzorp on December 25, 2023, 09:50:00 pm
Hi TA,

Thanks for the message. :)

Meepzorp