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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2980930, member: 71723&quot;]This, this right here, edited down to its essence, is why my opinions so often differ from so many here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I choose NOT to be picture-dependent, nor even Internet dependent, BECAUSE I DON&#039;T HAVE TO BE! I have an embarrassment of local riches in the coin hobby, with the opportunity to see and touch coins in person, in the hand. Not just, nor even primarily, brick and mortar shops, but coin clubs, frequent local coin shows, a veritable plethora of massively open coin-specific auctions without Internet bidding, and yes, person-to-person buying opportunities. I also typically get to 3-6 large national caliber shows per year, the kind with judged exhibits and talks and a killer bourse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I frankly don&#039;t think I&#039;d be interested in coins if I felt I needed the Internet to carry it off well. But I understand some people choose to live in places different from where I do, so they might feel they have a need to use Internet resources to carry off the hobby well. That&#039;s fine, but I wouldn&#039;t like it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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