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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tommyc03, post: 2737750, member: 17665&quot;]A few comments and feel free to call me out also.</p><p>1. The state of the union of collectors. I have been in this for 50 years and have constantly heard the doom and gloom scenarios from all sorts of people, both published and personal. It is cyclical and seems generational. People start young, then drop out for years to marry, raise families, pursue careers, etc. Then they come back. Up and down and all over again. It ain&#039;t over, &#039;till it&#039;s over and no one has a crystal ball that really works.</p><p>2. The internet... is both a bane and a modern miracle. It is taking the life out of mom and pop stores and transferring much to internet sales. It is taking the life out of published hard copy material. It has taken the life out of the family structure and normal socialization. But to say the material available online is not truth is just not so. We have all become used to using many different sites for info that is not feasible to print in books. I mean, what would (I) do w/o sites like John Wexler&#039;s or cuds-on coins or so many others, not in physical print in my selected pursuit of what I collect and or sell. On the other hand I do not believe much of what I see on F.B., Twitter and the like, a LOT of non truth.</p><p>3. Internet availability...sad to say but the F.C.C. is not doing their job. It took forever to get DSL in the area around me and was a constant source of frustration. I never needed anything as fast as FIOS so my DSL serves me well right now. I feel for you in this respect Kurt.</p><p>4. Selling problem coins...This is a Capitalist society and free market. I do not see a problem with this just as long as these type of items are advertised properly. There will always be a market for the tougher varieties and dates for those w/o deep pockets. But, and even though most will disagree, I believe in acid dating and cleaning dug coins, at the very least saving them for posterity, history and from jewelry makers. All this is said humbly and not meant to offend anyone. Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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