tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post2432051887538203017..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: "Capital" example of Collectors' HypocrisyPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-56182498558514979312011-06-10T06:56:43.021-07:002011-06-10T06:56:43.021-07:00Thank you for the comment, I have answered it - ap...Thank you for the comment, I have answered it - apart from the floppy shoes - here: http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2011/06/gunning-for-fertiliser-argument.html<br /><br /><br />Why do you think we should all "love America" and uncritically accept everything about it whether we live there or not and there must be something wrong with somebody who does not? <br /><br />What, actually, do you have that I'd be "jealous" of Mrs Gruszczynska? Europe suits me just fine.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-36380734572723390112011-06-10T04:10:15.262-07:002011-06-10T04:10:15.262-07:00Paul.... Do you suggest we leave the coins in the ...Paul.... Do you suggest we leave the coins in the ground to rot from fertilizers and other corrosion sources? Your argument is complete and utter crap. You are just another American hating clown. Now go take your red floppy shoes and bugger off jealous one.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Chip GruszczinskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-7414866509341167382010-12-26T11:56:49.169-08:002010-12-26T11:56:49.169-08:00see now: http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2010/12/...see now: http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2010/12/numbers-and-diligent-research-show-that.htmlPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-52498960135794676572010-12-26T01:19:19.416-08:002010-12-26T01:19:19.416-08:00Norman W. (no other details on fresh profile) writ...Norman W. (no other details on fresh profile) writes:<br /><i>"The enormous number of uncleaned coins entering the market annually is far beyond what could be produced by the number of archeological sites being looted. Diligent, open-minded research reveals that the numbers simply do not add up."</i><br /><br />So... where does YOUR "diligent open-minded research" lead you to consider they come from? You do not say. Like Pastor Head.<br /><br />I am sure if I was a Christian gun-owning coin collector living in Friendswood, Texas I'm sure I'd think he was a great bloke and invite him round for a few beers, however I am not.<br /><br />Somehow I get the impression that you are both dodging the questions I posed based on what he writes (and does not write) on his blog.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-88657498992082577602010-12-25T23:53:40.168-08:002010-12-25T23:53:40.168-08:00I appreciate that you are drawing attention to thi...I appreciate that you are drawing attention to this problem, but I believe you have overgeneralized. While looting of archeological sites is a real problem in Europe and elsewhere, your claim that the bulk of uncleaned coins currently available on the market are the product of looting is not true. <br /><br />The enormous number of uncleaned coins entering the market annually is far beyond what could be produced by the number of archeological sites being looted. Diligent, open-minded research reveals that the numbers simply do not add up.<br /><br />There can be little doubt that some illegally obtained coins do end up in uncleaned lots, but they constitute a tiny fraction of the whole. I can tell you that I am personally acquainted with more than one European coin hunter who only metal detects on private lands.<br /><br />This being said, in my opinion the overall lack of transparency in revealing sources of ancient coin finds is a problem in the ancient coin hobby, one that makes it too easy for illegally obtained artifacts to enter the market. I also am of the opinion that where a coin was found is part of the history of the coin. It is information that should be as relevant to the collector as it is to an archeologist.<br /><br />In closing, I must rise to the defense of Scott Head. He is honest, kind, and respected in his local community. If you lived in Friendswood, Texas and knew him personally, your comments about him would be of a very different character.<br /><br />Norman W.NormanWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994377629621984097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-44339267183294406042010-07-10T01:20:19.516-07:002010-07-10T01:20:19.516-07:00I see pastor head has "replied" to the p...I see pastor head has "replied" to the post here, please take a moment to read what I wrote about where I see the moral dilemmas and then look how Pastor Head answers them...<br /><br />or avoids answering them. <br /><br />http://scotvscapitis.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-lows-for-academia.htmlPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-72787092044844771122010-06-22T09:59:19.297-07:002010-06-22T09:59:19.297-07:00Yes, I expect you do, sir.Yes, I expect you do, sir.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-29559525184433802462010-06-22T07:06:35.647-07:002010-06-22T07:06:35.647-07:00Nice, thanks for the write up! Appreciate the bump...Nice, thanks for the write up! Appreciate the bump in traffic.Scott M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461403399978910970noreply@blogger.com