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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2404282, member: 56859"]The statement about the sea of slabbed Morgans was simply a colorful fact. Criticism was your perception. I collect ancient coins so the massive quantity of slabbed modern coins held no interest for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the "poor saps waiting for Kennedy gold", many of those people weren't even collectors, they were paid to stand in line by people hoping to make a quick flip and quick buck. Many of those people didn't even leave with a coin because they sold out. So yes-- "poor saps". The volume of Kennedy-seekers who attended that show and the poor planning and poor crowd control was to the detriment of the show as a whole.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right though-- it would have been nicer had I refrained from any comments which could be construed as insults by any members of CoinTalk. That's probably not even possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your next comment illustrates why I (and most of us on Ancients) are not terribly interested in TPG'd modern coins: the emphasis seems to be on dollar value rather than numismatics. There's nothing wrong with that; it just isn't what I find interesting about coins. Obviously many people disagree with that opinion, and that's okay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2404282, member: 56859"]The statement about the sea of slabbed Morgans was simply a colorful fact. Criticism was your perception. I collect ancient coins so the massive quantity of slabbed modern coins held no interest for me. As for the "poor saps waiting for Kennedy gold", many of those people weren't even collectors, they were paid to stand in line by people hoping to make a quick flip and quick buck. Many of those people didn't even leave with a coin because they sold out. So yes-- "poor saps". The volume of Kennedy-seekers who attended that show and the poor planning and poor crowd control was to the detriment of the show as a whole. You are right though-- it would have been nicer had I refrained from any comments which could be construed as insults by any members of CoinTalk. That's probably not even possible. Your next comment illustrates why I (and most of us on Ancients) are not terribly interested in TPG'd modern coins: the emphasis seems to be on dollar value rather than numismatics. There's nothing wrong with that; it just isn't what I find interesting about coins. Obviously many people disagree with that opinion, and that's okay.[/QUOTE]
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