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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2465731, member: 77413&quot;]I hear a lot of subtexts in these messages but I can&#039;t make out the underlying reasons for so much vitriol.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the fantasy strkes.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I love the Standing Liberty quarter. To fully appreciate the design I would want all the detail present. But every mint state specimen is out of reach financially.</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel it&#039;s entirely consistent with my appreciation of the coin to get a fantasy version instead. It is really that or nothing at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not complicating the issue with any other concerns, whether moral, philosophical, or personal.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I get one of these, it is to let me enjoy this hobby more deeply without any harm done to anyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe if folks focused on the relationship between themselves and the coins, the discussion might be calmer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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