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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2239567, member: 75799&quot;]Gary.. I did not claim to be an expert. You are attempting to hold the mantle of &quot;Expertise&quot; on this. Your research is appreciated by others in this forum. But be mindful that your tirade should not be personal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you may be misinformed if you think I made a mistake in revealing my source. It was rather a conscious declaration and nothing to hide in revealing my source as I am fully aware how anyone with simple surfing savviness would not take too long to find out with simple ease.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Be mindful that you are accusing not me but rather Noble numismatics. Between&nbsp; you and them, I believe I know where I would rather place my money on. If I wanted to hide I wouldn&#039;t need to tell you the source. Neither am I interested in any titles u claim I am trying to be. I am merely a collector who knows my stuff enough for myself. Only you are trying to show your authority and expertise on this manner.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like, I can claim myself to be an ignorant and simple armchair market collector of fakes. You can gladly hold on to your ivory tower as the authority in this field in this forum. I have no interest or any benefit in this at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can categorically bring my other items to your tirade, I personally think it is getting rather personal. Most unbecoming for any mature collector. But the rest can judge for themselves based on the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) I did not at any time peddle any of my items in this forum nor do I have requested any benefits, titles nor ask for appraisal here.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) regardless of the price, please remember that it is not I who dictate it but rather the auction house. It is like saying the likes of Heritage Auctions, Baldwinsville and Stacks etc selling fakes. I doubt we should even attempt to bring this up.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) first it was on the characteristics.&nbsp; Then it became a matter of price. Continuously shifting goalposts from the original points (ie characters, patination,&nbsp; material) is not an expected or very appropriate.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) Losing your cool and started getting personal on character and insinuating deceit and all is unbecoming. If you wanna believe you are right, you can believe what you want not am I interested in convincing you otherwise. But this is quickly becoming a situation where a person is being accused of something out of the blue, forced to defend myself and prove myself otherwise, and then being accused of lying in my defence.</p><p><br /></p><p>All because I happen to show a coin! Hahaha haha. ..</p><p><br /></p><p>If it makes u happy, fine.. u win <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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