who can find the value of this one???

News: Welcome to the Canadian Paper Money Forum.

Racheprivates as a CPMF regular, and as a member of the Canadian Paper Money Society, I'm surprised that you take such offense to the moderation of this forum.  I cannot see anything wrong with BWJM's attempts at keeping the peace here.  What did he do to deserve being jumped all over like this?  Is "Ottawa" a buddy of yours that you feel needs defending?  Or is he an alias?  Do you think that every time a member on here is extremely sarcastic that that will foster input on this site?  My Lord HOW RIDICULOUS!!!

I read your post about an error  (which is totally unrelated to this thread BTW) and I don't really see what your beef is (or your point).  You've been insistent to point out how experienced you are (in collecting/dealing), and have contributed some interesting articles/posts, so it would be only natural to question why (as an expert) you'd be soliciting 2nd and 3d opinions on an error note's value.  IMO There was nothing untoward with the moderator's response.

This caustic retort to BWJM's post here is not really in keeping with the rules of this forum (read Rules before you post or Before you ask what its worth)  You seem to have been waiting to jump all over this excellent moderator.  The majority of CPMF contributors, (except you apparently), know how much tireless effort BWJM puts into this fine site, so if he comes across a bit stern, than it easy to overlook.  However much he tries to enforce the rules, we've only seen impartial professionalism on his part.  That is lacking in your posts.

The accusation

to re-open the investigation into the heavy-handed moderation

as well as the implication that there's something seriously amiss:

How many complaints do there have to be before something is done about this behaviour?

IS WAY OVER-THE-TOP and merits an apology on your part!

Hey not to gang up on any 1 person but, reading this post I have to say a few words. I do find that BWJM is doing a wonderful job even over the top seeing as its not his JOB to do this. There is nothing more in it for BWJM then the other 700+ members using the site.


Arthur

"Your post here is far from respectful, and is completely out of line. In fact, in a nice twist of irony, your posts are actually SPAM because you double-posted the exact same thing in two separate threads. Let's not repeat this outburst again, shall we? Thank you. --- BWJM"[/b][/i]

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I've evidently stirred up a hornet's nest with my "far-from-respectful and completely-out-of-line" comments. I'm sorry for all of the inconvenience that I've caused. Please allow me to explain my "outburst":

(1) I double-posted my comments because Frankie himself had double-posted his 1900 Shinplaster comments (he posted in both the "Who can find the value of this one???" thread and the "Packets" thread) -- that's why I assumed it was SPAM -- BWJM deleted Frankie's duplicated posting from the Packets thread and added the comment "Off topic replies have been moved to This Thread". By the way, Frankie subsequently mentioned that he had submitted the same information request last year(!), i.e.,

... I dont spend my whole life on here and everytime i try to look up something ,it never gives me what i want...plus this whole canadian site thing sucks and is way to complicated for the simple minded individual who expects to get the rusults of what he types in in the search box, but instead he gets a bunch of cow poop forums and jibberish talk that has nothing to do with what he's lookin for,and collecters that dont have nothing to do all day but talk about money from centries ago that cant be used and dont mean nuts... in fact, i already now (sic) what its worth, {from last year},and needed an updated {this years} price ...[/color]8-)

(2)  I was under the impression (obviously mistakenly) that the "What's It Worth?" thread is primarily intended for the benefit of members who possess unusual and/or uncatalogued items and who want to obtain a range of opinions as to the status and value of their items, e.g., notes with non-matching serial numbers, non-matching prefixes (like rachelsprivates' $20 1991 rarity), printing errors, curious serial numbers, unlisted varieties of chartered notes, etc., etc.

I would be more than pleased to donate $20.00 so that Frankie can purchase a Charlton catalogue of his own. Please let me know where I should send my cheque, and to whom.

Hi Frankie,

The Shinplaster for which you posted the scan (Cat. #DC-15a) does not appear to be in any better than VG condition, in which case it is worth $12.00 according to the 19th/2007 edition of Charlton's.

For DC-15a, the current book values are as follows:

G $7, VG $12, F $16, VF $30, EF $100, AU $165 and UNC $450.

There.  The original question that started this thread has been answered (finally).  Now that the original poster's question has been answered, any further posts here should be unnecessary.

Brent PLEASE close this thread so that this "sandbox squabble" can hopefully be put to bed and not be flogged like the proverbial dead horse.  We're supposed to be adults for God's sake!

Brent PLEASE close this thread so that this "sandbox squabble" can hopefully be put to bed and not be flogged like the proverbial dead horse.  We're supposed to be adults for God's sake!

Done.

Sorry Brent, my 2 cents...

Frankie - shinplasters in this condition are fairly common. You can expect them to increase in value of about $0.50 per year, if even that much. I'm sorry the search engine does not meet your needs. I know it needs improvement, but I haven't gotten around to it. You seem to have forgotten about the main site www.CdnPaperMoney.com where much general information is available. We're working on making all of it more streamlined, searchable and interactive. Maybe by next year...  

Ottawa - believe, I share your pain! The "What It's Worth" section was actually started because in the early days of the forum, the main site was more commonly used. Since it does not contain prices (and always clearly stated that on the main page), people where constantly emailing me personally with these questions. About the 6 billionth time I got asked how much a 1867-1967 $1 note was worth, I moved the process over to the forum thinking people would "look" first, ask later. Only somewhat successful.