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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3589043, member: 84179"][USER=104582]@Spiritawahili[/USER] I wasn't criticizing what people collect. I will never criticize another persons choice if it makes them happy. However, many times, new collectors will ask CT if they should save something because it may have value. My response was to clarify that your "you never know" response was not applicable to notes ending in 00 being valuable. They aren't and they won't be valuable based on the ending 2 digits.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to trusting the consensus. As you continue reading the posts on CT you'll be able to judge who gives accurate and credible info about numismatics. I understand that when you're new to a group, it's hard to know who is knowledgeable, but it's my experience that there are number of CT members who really try to make sure that new collectors receive the right answers and correct any misinformation. Based on that, if you receive the same answer from 2 or 3 members (consensus), then you can be reasonably comfortable that it's a good answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you hang around here, you're sure to increase you're numismatic knowledge. Best of luck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3589043, member: 84179"][USER=104582]@Spiritawahili[/USER] I wasn't criticizing what people collect. I will never criticize another persons choice if it makes them happy. However, many times, new collectors will ask CT if they should save something because it may have value. My response was to clarify that your "you never know" response was not applicable to notes ending in 00 being valuable. They aren't and they won't be valuable based on the ending 2 digits. As to trusting the consensus. As you continue reading the posts on CT you'll be able to judge who gives accurate and credible info about numismatics. I understand that when you're new to a group, it's hard to know who is knowledgeable, but it's my experience that there are number of CT members who really try to make sure that new collectors receive the right answers and correct any misinformation. Based on that, if you receive the same answer from 2 or 3 members (consensus), then you can be reasonably comfortable that it's a good answer. If you hang around here, you're sure to increase you're numismatic knowledge. Best of luck[/QUOTE]
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