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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 2447037, member: 5682&quot;]Geez. I think the ad hominem attacks have been regrettable. Let&#039;s all take a deep breath.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know Barry, but I think he has shown a lot of courage joining the muck of this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although in collecting ancient coins (unlike other coins) one buys the coin and not the slab, they are easy enough to remove if one doesn&#039;t like the slab. When buying a coin over the internet from an unknown seller, however, I appreciate coins having been examined by NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate the knowledge Dave Vagi and others from NGC have shared about numismatics. I hope Barry will continue this tradition.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will be a forever-novice collecting coins (because I don&#039;t) despite examining coins and other numismatic material for more than four decades. So, I hope Barry continues to participate in this subforum. I, for one, have a lot to learn and I always appreciate new insights.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are first world problems, folks. Let&#039;s keep things in perspective.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]bwvlbJ0h35A[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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