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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 3255135, member: 71723&quot;]Doug, I am nowhere near as troubled by the lack of consistency in this hobby’s standards as you are. I’ve become resigned to the fact that is actually the very essence of this hobby. Nothing is ever constant. Everything is always changing. Now..., is that an invitation for mischief? Oh my goodness, yes. In fact, I suggest that is the whole point. I believe that “ethics” and “numismatics” have a disturbingly small intersection set, and the proverbial “powers that be” pretty much want it EXACTLY that way. How else could the unholy alliance of dealers and graders extract maximum possible value from unwary collectors, that which I believe is the ONLY true goal?</p><p><br /></p><p>Cynical? Not nearly enough, Doug, not nearly enough. In this hobby, NO ONE is on “your side”. No one is trying to help enrich YOU, they’re all trying to enrich THEMSELVES at your expense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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