The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 13, March 27, 2005, Article 25

ONLINE CHATS WITH NUMISMATIC CELEBS?

Michael Savinelli writes: "I was wondering if there are any
"online chats" being conducted anywhere with either famous
numismatists, famous dealers, or famous authors. At my
job, we have monthly online chats with our CEO in real
time. I don't know what the exact technology is, but it works
basically like a chat room where you submit a question (your
identity is hidden), and then the CEO (or other guests) type
answers. You can see all of the questions and answers of all
of the participants on your screen, and the questions and
answers just scroll down your screen as more questions and
answers come in. It is usually held for an hour and an
incredible amount of information gets disseminated.

Does anyone know of a similar forum in the numismatic
context? I know there are various message boards on
the Internet, but I am not aware of any scheduled chats
with special guests. Wouldn't it be great to get to "chat"
with some of the major numismatic authors on a monthly
basis, maybe for an hour or so? For a regular collector
like me, it would be a special treat to ask a question and
get a response, along with seeing the questions and
answers that others might have."

[Well, it's not a chat, but The E-Sylum is the biggest
gathering of numismatic luminaries I know of (E-Syluminaries,
as Dick Johnson described them). In this issue alone, we
have submissions from several top numismatic researchers
authors, collectors and dealers from around the U.S. and
the world. I'd rather be here than anywhere else on the
web. I'm not familiar with many other numismatic sites
or their chat schedules; perhaps one of our readers can
fill us in. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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