I have been doing the same REB, so I feel no guilt over skipping it this year. As the Mint says, Proof Coins “Are the finest quality of coin produced by the United States Mint.“. The unique look compared to the lower quality coins and the extra effort that goes into producing them was my reason for collecting proofs.

The only problem here so far is you don’t “think” and the reason why this is going on and on and on. Ask yourself “WWJD”? Is this how you were taught? Are you not religious? Or perhaps in your case I should say “don’t you claim to be religious?” Unlike you, I thought that question (and the other references to Jesus and God) would resonate with you and trigger some self-reflection. Not to attempt to insult you. Why would I use religion for that? Your words and actions leave me plenty of options there. I do not have an issue with respecting others here, you do. Do you adhere to some other religion not based around Jesus? If so, that would the first thing about you that has surprised me. The only thing I can say for sure is you are not an Atheist or you would treat all people better.
Why are you resisting treating people with respect here? Or resisting doing your precious “DD” instead of just talking about doing it? Not one mention of all the valid the points I have made in response to all your misinformation and poorly thought out opinions masking as fact. Why is that? Stop telling me all the things that you “think” (ha!) I should do and start reflecting on your own actions. You really feel offended that I am asking you to be respectful of others here and think before you speak? How dare I, huh? That is all I have been asking of you since the very beginning. You keep offering me suggestions. Different ones every day. I am not the issue here. Your behavior here is. Change it or we can keep this up forever. Keep your opinions, keep your hatred and anger and resentment. Just keep them all to yourself.
Are you having fun yet?

Jeffrey,

I think what you need is a nice vacation. I think you should load up your pinto, or whatever car you own, with your best camera’s, cell phone, laptop computers, any silver/gold coins, and of course lots of cash money (assuming you have any) and head to SF! Go to the Ocean Beach parking lot and enjoy some time watching and listening to the sounds of ocean waves…soothing. You’ll be in your element in the city of SF, being a sanctuary city with inclusive vibes, with absolutely nothing to worry about…nothing at all. Let me know how that works out for you when you get back. Have those gorgeous Quarter Ornaments been delivered to you yet? I’m on the fence as to whether or not I want to buy them and I decided I’d wait for your expert analysis on their quality and appearance. You’re the best!

You are welcome, Kaiser Wilhelm.
The funny part is it was kind of random. If you hadn’t set the original tone when I had first started following the comments here, I would not have known the SENZA era was not “the normal” here or that it was not “how it was meant to be”.

I know what helped me, Seth. I have been skeptical of people and their motives for a long time. Star Trek and Spock with his logic and reason over emotion had a big influence on me. I can see that today, even if I did not realize it then. Then, I remember when I was 11 I caught my mother lying to me. It was something small, I do not even remember what it was, but the effect stayed with me all this time. A big shock. I had never even imagined that was possible before. I lied to her of course (isn’t that what children are supposed to do? “I didn’t do it! The dog did it!”), but my mother lying to me? Earth shaking. When I was 6 and younger I remember how I thought my parents knew everything. By the time I was 7 I started reading books on my own and stopped asking questions of my parents because they couldn’t answer my questions anymore. The first thing I started with was a children’s “World History” book with multiple volumes covering the dawn of planetary history to the dinosaurs to modern times (which was up to the late 1960s probably). Each entry was like one paragraph. I remember the paragraph on the “Alamo” for the year 1836. About the only specific thing I seem to recall from those books today. At age 8 I asked my mother to take me to the library and started picking out books from there to read. I do not remember the first book I read there, but I do remember I started with the “Adventure” section. A Pirate book I think. I know how to research stuff. It is not hard, it just takes “time” and “reading comprehension”. Simply gather as much info as possible from as many sources as possible. I am also pretty good at picking out peoples inconsistencies as they give me more and more information (Thanks Spock!). Trust is a habit gained slowly, but lost quickly. I do not know if I will ever trust anyone completely, but I do know it takes me years before I ever claim to “trust” anyone. That seems to be a good philosophy to have in the world we live in. How others continue to trust people that continually lie to them, I will never understand.

Jeff,

I would guess from most of Craig’s seemingly very strong, far-right conservative political views that are often on the fringe & basically non-inclusive & simply factually incorrect most times that he gets most of his “news” from headlines & short articles in FOX’s opinion/entertainment Division (click bait) & almost definitely not the “hard news” Division of FOX News. But, to be fair, I don’t know him personally & just from his comments here on this coin blog website. I would like to try hard to stay fair & kind & inclusive, as is my basic nature, but as a minority myself (gay & Jewish) it rubs me the wrong way at times. I also do feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t know how to differentiate between hard facts that are not debatable & lies/misinformation/opinions that are debatable. But, I’m not perfect either.

NumisdudeTX

As a matter of fact, she never did. It is not my name. Regardless of that, are you my mom? How did that make it ok for you to give it a shot?
Calling people by the name they prefer is just a small sign of respect. Even transgender people deserve at least that much respect from you, no matter your personal inner feelings about them (I can just imagine). It is the root of why insults are bad. Showing disrespect. KKKraig, Craig, or Idiot. What’s the difference, right? You can’t tell me your mom didn’t call you Idiot before at least. Even if it was under her breath.
You can keep your own opinions, but nobody gets to keep their own facts. Think all the vile thoughts you want, but why do you feel you have to share them out loud here? Reading books outside your wheelhouse must be dangerous for you. My Goodness, what if one changes your mind? How dare it!
Stop pushing political misinformation here. Did you notice this is a coin site? Opinions are not facts. An opinion can be based upon facts (good) or based upon nothing but emotion and misinformation (bad). Couldn’t you have at the least said something like “I heard illegal aliens are stealing all the catalytic converters. Do you think it’s true? I heard it on Fox from “whomever”.” Not the way you said it though, is it? You showed no doubt as to its “truth” because you want to believe it.
Is it really to much to ask for you to remember that not everyone holds the same opinions as you do? Not everyone had the same life experiences as you? Be respectful to everyone in a public sphere? How do you not know this stuff already? Empathy is not just a word.
You wonder why America is in trouble? How about because too many people talk at each other, past each other, or ignore each other, instead of talking to each other. Speaking of that, if you had read my posts earlier instead of choosing one of the options above (at, past, ignore), you would know I am an Atheist. Why do you keep asking me about Christmas ornaments? Idiot. Or was that your attempt at an insult? If so, at least something you read was retained. Less of an Idiot. You are reading and retaining some things I said, I noticed above. Apparently not the important stuff so far. I see you mentioned video games. Not the insult it might have been 30 years ago though. Nearly everyone plays them today. The video game industry is larger than the movie industry now. You want to bring up non-coin related topics here, fine. I don’t mind. Some others do. Just pay attention to what is opinion versus fact, and the tone. Is your post positive or negative? Inclusive or exclusive? For like the third time now, this is not RepublicanCoinNews.net. It is not DemocratCoinNews.net either. Just CoinNews.net.
Still having fun trading insults? Nobody else here is. I am guessing even the Fox fans here would like to get back to coins and off of politics. They probably get their political information from a different website.
Even SENZA gave up after 3 weeks. You two are at day 15 now. Are you a quicker learner than he was or slower? I can’t say he actually learned. He just disappeared. Maybe to be reborn as your Superhero today. He didn’t learn too much in his absence, if so. Whenever you two are ready.

Hi Seth,
Which division do you suppose the “fact” Craig mentioned came from (“Saw a report on FOX (( sorry girls about using profanity)) about an increase in catalytic converter thefts particularly in the major cities. Apparently, and I hadn’t a clue about this, these crimes are being perpetrated by an influx in ‘illegal aliens’ into the cities.I did not know this!“)? Do you think it was the “News” division or the “Opinion” division? Craig thought it was the “News” division obviously—“At least one trust-worthy network is reporting sane, pertinent news,…” He didn’t think it was important to mention which host, but he did get to bring up Tucker Carlson here (?) at least.

C’mon man, doesn’t your mom call you Jeffrey? Jeffrey or Jeff, what’s the difference? For what it’s worth, I could care less what you think of me, why would I? I do find it amusing that you try to change my opinions/views on important topics.I can tell you that is a pursuit destined for failure. If I were you, perish the thought Lord, I’d go back to playing your video games. You probably are more successful with that endeavour. Am I right? How many of those gorgeous Quarter Ornaments do you have on order?