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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2319257, member: 36230"][USER=22331]@imrich[/USER] You're putting forth the supposition that the coin could be a D. Therefore, it is also your rightful responsibility to at least try to back up your belief, positive or not. All else aside, the simple fact that you bid on it and started this thread does not suggest neutrality on the issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, perhaps I should explain the post that so offended you...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>-"<i>The only "error" I'm seeing is the seller's use of a "D", and perhaps this thread</i>".</p><p><br /></p><p>This, using your poor choice in wording, simply means that the coin, from what evidence it has provided and in my opinion, is not a D. Meaning it is not, as you've proposed, an "error", slab or otherwise. Now, if the should-be obvious is becoming clear, let's move on to sentence two...</p><p><br /></p><p>-"<i>Intentional or accidental it's hard to say for sure, but this would seem a pretty stupid one to try to pass off</i>".</p><p><br /></p><p>Now this means that I don't know, for certain, if the seller was trying to pull a fast one or simply made a mistake, especially since no mention was made in the description. There simply isn't enough information provided for one to come to an <i>educated</i> conclusion. The latter part simply means that it would be "stupid" for him, if trying to scam someome, to go about it in this manner. I now realize you found this part to be "stupid", but the fact is that out of all the ways one could attempt to pass an S off as a D, this would be one if the STUPIDest. It would also be equally stupid for a seller to offer in this manner and risk leaving a significant amount of money (in context... this isn't a welcome mat) on the table.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this really that hard to understand? I make a conscious effort to try to post in a very plain manner so that anyone reading can easily understand what is being said. Considering your, ahem, "tendencies", I would think such every day language wouldn't trip you up so badly, but apparently that's not the case. Nothing I said warranted such a ridiculous response, even from you, and had you wished for a better explanation from me, you simply could have asked. But no... idiocy wins the day.</p><p><br /></p><p>And you still haven't presented anything that furthers the idea that the coin could, in fact, be a D, and I shouldn't have to explain why to someone on your level. After all, peasants didn't educate the lords. I'm clearly just a moron, and this moron isn't going to do this one for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2319257, member: 36230"][USER=22331]@imrich[/USER] You're putting forth the supposition that the coin could be a D. Therefore, it is also your rightful responsibility to at least try to back up your belief, positive or not. All else aside, the simple fact that you bid on it and started this thread does not suggest neutrality on the issue. With that said, perhaps I should explain the post that so offended you... -"[I]The only "error" I'm seeing is the seller's use of a "D", and perhaps this thread[/I]". This, using your poor choice in wording, simply means that the coin, from what evidence it has provided and in my opinion, is not a D. Meaning it is not, as you've proposed, an "error", slab or otherwise. Now, if the should-be obvious is becoming clear, let's move on to sentence two... -"[I]Intentional or accidental it's hard to say for sure, but this would seem a pretty stupid one to try to pass off[/I]". Now this means that I don't know, for certain, if the seller was trying to pull a fast one or simply made a mistake, especially since no mention was made in the description. There simply isn't enough information provided for one to come to an [I]educated[/I] conclusion. The latter part simply means that it would be "stupid" for him, if trying to scam someome, to go about it in this manner. I now realize you found this part to be "stupid", but the fact is that out of all the ways one could attempt to pass an S off as a D, this would be one if the STUPIDest. It would also be equally stupid for a seller to offer in this manner and risk leaving a significant amount of money (in context... this isn't a welcome mat) on the table. Is this really that hard to understand? I make a conscious effort to try to post in a very plain manner so that anyone reading can easily understand what is being said. Considering your, ahem, "tendencies", I would think such every day language wouldn't trip you up so badly, but apparently that's not the case. Nothing I said warranted such a ridiculous response, even from you, and had you wished for a better explanation from me, you simply could have asked. But no... idiocy wins the day. And you still haven't presented anything that furthers the idea that the coin could, in fact, be a D, and I shouldn't have to explain why to someone on your level. After all, peasants didn't educate the lords. I'm clearly just a moron, and this moron isn't going to do this one for you.[/QUOTE]
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