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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2681864, member: 1892&quot;]I appreciate the kind words, guys (and girls - it&#039;s a testament to the egalitarianism of the Internet that this is the first I&#039;d heard that you were female, TIF), but it&#039;s important to know that my motives are equal parts selfishness and altruism. My answer to the OP&#039;s question is &quot;all of you,&quot; and you are <b>all</b> responsible for fulfilling the selfish part of my numismatic journey. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is <b>all</b> about the learning for me. I learn from those who post things I didn&#039;t know before, but I learn in <b>far</b> broader depth from those of you who post questions I don&#039;t know the answer to. You force me to go out and discover answers, research things I might not have considered left to my own purposes. It is the <i>least</i> knowledgeable among you who make my numismatic experience the <i>most</i> rewarding, as much because it forces me to broaden my own horizons as for the pleasure I derive from answering your questions, and those of you who ask the questions are the ones to whom I owe the greatest debt of gratitude for my own development.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of all are the ones who take what little bit of knowledge I might provide (you&#039;re one of these, TIF), and simply <i>run away from me</i> into some particular direction with energy, intelligence and great success. There is no better feeling than to believe oneself some small part of the success of another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although my signature line is a sort of backhanded swipe at those who would prefer to be spoon-fed, <b>please</b> don&#039;t stop letting me Google that for you. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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