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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2865204, member: 71723&quot;]Sorry sir or madam, but numismatics, like nearly any field of STUDY, and that’s what it is - a field of study, requires COMMITMENT to it, to do it properly. I have a short fuse for the casual who feel we are a free resource. We “paid”, not only or even primarily financially, but with literally DECADES of study, commitment, travel, education, and self-discipline to learn our craft. For you or ANYONE (sorry, Tommy, this is how I truly feel about this) to expect that all we have learned is now open for free to all WITHOUT similar commitment, DEVALUES our many decades of study. I prefer to interact with, if not peers per se, at least those who desire to someday be, and exhibit a desire to make a similar commitment. I don’t like “shortcut takers”. And yes, to my way of thinking, the entire internet is one giant “shortcut takers’” paradise.</p><p><br /></p><p>We had free resources too. They’re called “libraries”, and last I heard, they still exist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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