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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2433776, member: 78244&quot;]I&#039;ve been away all day. Let me try to explain myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>I say that the &quot;crack and resubmit&quot; mentality is ruining our hobby because it is taking away the fundamentals of numismatics. With such a strong focus on &quot;Top-Pop&quot; coins, coin-collecting is becoming more of an investment game than a hobby. Also, a focus on slabs is taking away grading skills because people buy the slab, not the coin. When these two aspects combine, you don&#039;t have a hobby that appreciates the coins for their history and what they are. You have people who only care about the hunk of plastic with the number printed on it, and the coin is just a side-effect.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, you are condoning dishonesty?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with your first point. But the thrill of the &quot;crack-out game&quot; is getting that one grade increment higher which will make your coin &quot;worth&quot; more because some grade-illiterate (for lack of a better word) collector would pay up for a higher number. That does not sound like numismatics to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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