I'm glad to have found this forum and am looking forward to regular participation. I recently discovered Flickr and have posted some coin photos and a number of comments as well. I am also (slowly) putting together a we site at http://www.valuable-coin-stories.com wherein I wander all over the coin map. I am clearly not a specialist -- don't want to miss anything in the numismatic / coin collecting world.

Also interested in model railroading. How could I tie that with coin collecting? How 'bout a hopper car full of double eagles? Sorry... fantasizing again. But I do have a silver medal awarded to one of my relatives / ancestors "for adherence to Duty, May 1857..."

When I get my camera back from my daughter I'll send up a photo.

Glad to be here!

Dave Baker
http://www.valuable-coin-stories.com

Nice site. Welcome aboard! I am a flickerite also.

Welcome To CP, Dave
Like Tiffy said "nice site"
Have fun,

Another Dave

Welcome to CoinPeople, Dave!

Coin Stories website looks great.

Welcome!

Welcome aboard! Never too late to join these friendly people.......

Welcome aboard, nice site. I particularly enjoyed reading of the Maryland coinage. When I lived in Maryland I lived pretty close to St. Mary's City in southern Maryland. One time when I was there I was talking to someone who mentioned that they had found a couple of Lord Calvert's coins only a few weeks before in a dig.

Welcome and enjoy.

Scottishmoney, I added the Maryland page because I'm from there -- Baltimore County. Finding one of these coins would definitely make my day!

Welcome!!!

Welcome. I really like you website. Interesting and well written. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Thanks for the kind comments -- There's so much I want to write about on that site -- it will likely take forever! But always open to suggestions!

Hello,
Always good to see another Baker!
Great site too!
Do you know which line of Baker's you come from?

Hi James,
Supposedly the family was from Germany (Bavaria), not England as might be expected (at least our branch, who changed the name from "Becker".) How 'bout you?
Dave

All my Baker's are as English as tea at 4:00. At least as far back as the 1300's.... before that , who can tell?

welcome to coinpeople