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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 494199, member: 112"]Mike, if you feel I am overbearing and a know it all - sorry about that. I really don't know how else to say things that are factual other than to just say them. And I have repeatedly stated that I am not, never have been and never will be an expert. How is that being a know it all ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I gave very valid answers and provided facts for my reasoning. Yet you chose to ignore them for whatever reason. And it is not just my opinion that I have been stating. I have been stating facts, facts that are agreed to and recognized as facts by the greatest numismatic minds we have. People like Dave Bowers, Ken Bressett, Walter Breen, Michael Fahey, Bill Fivavz, James Halperin, Cliff Mishler - I could go on and list another 100 names if you like. But every single one of those people all agree that in order to grade a coin properly that you have to make allowances for date and mint. And that the reason for that is that the coins are not equal so they cannot be judged as equal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you wish to think that all of these people are wrong - fine that is your right. But to tell me that I am being overbearing and acting like a know it all because I happen to agree with them - I don't think that's right at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 494199, member: 112"]Mike, if you feel I am overbearing and a know it all - sorry about that. I really don't know how else to say things that are factual other than to just say them. And I have repeatedly stated that I am not, never have been and never will be an expert. How is that being a know it all ? I gave very valid answers and provided facts for my reasoning. Yet you chose to ignore them for whatever reason. And it is not just my opinion that I have been stating. I have been stating facts, facts that are agreed to and recognized as facts by the greatest numismatic minds we have. People like Dave Bowers, Ken Bressett, Walter Breen, Michael Fahey, Bill Fivavz, James Halperin, Cliff Mishler - I could go on and list another 100 names if you like. But every single one of those people all agree that in order to grade a coin properly that you have to make allowances for date and mint. And that the reason for that is that the coins are not equal so they cannot be judged as equal. Now if you wish to think that all of these people are wrong - fine that is your right. But to tell me that I am being overbearing and acting like a know it all because I happen to agree with them - I don't think that's right at all.[/QUOTE]
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