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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 8218288, member: 10461"]<b><i><u>I</u></i></b> am the one who included those weasel words "or similar", because I have very little confidence in my attribution ability, and when I see an attribution on a ticket, I usually don't second guess it. In the past, when I've posted an attribution (either one I've made myself or cited from the coin's holder), someone has invariably popped up to correct it. So with me, one has to settle for, "I think it's RIC 551 because that's what I was told."</p><p><br /></p><p>Catalog attribution is not my strong suit at all, and to be candid, it doesn't interest me much. (A <i>tiny</i> bit, sure, but not enough for it not to seem a tiresome chore which I'm bound to goof up on anyway.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I like ancient coins for their aesthetics and history, but the minutiae of catalog numbers is entirely secondary to my interest. However, if I am selling or gifting a coin, I do try to pass that information along if I have it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 8218288, member: 10461"][B][I][U]I[/U][/I][/B] am the one who included those weasel words "or similar", because I have very little confidence in my attribution ability, and when I see an attribution on a ticket, I usually don't second guess it. In the past, when I've posted an attribution (either one I've made myself or cited from the coin's holder), someone has invariably popped up to correct it. So with me, one has to settle for, "I think it's RIC 551 because that's what I was told." Catalog attribution is not my strong suit at all, and to be candid, it doesn't interest me much. (A [I]tiny[/I] bit, sure, but not enough for it not to seem a tiresome chore which I'm bound to goof up on anyway.) I like ancient coins for their aesthetics and history, but the minutiae of catalog numbers is entirely secondary to my interest. However, if I am selling or gifting a coin, I do try to pass that information along if I have it.[/QUOTE]
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