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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3122722, member: 10461&quot;]Thanks for the breakdown!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve decided to include a balanced-as-possible &quot;pros &amp; cons&quot; section in my upcoming writeups.&nbsp; Obviously there is positive bias when we are discussing a coin I liked enough to buy.&nbsp; But the &quot;pros &amp; cons&quot; are an attempt to &quot;zoom out&quot; a little and try for a more objective viewpoint.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I fully confess to ripping off the idea of the &quot;pros &amp; cons&quot; format from the <a href="http://www.antiquesage.com/france-1848-ae-essai-10-centimes-pcgs/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquesage.com/france-1848-ae-essai-10-centimes-pcgs/" rel="nofollow">Antique Sage</a> blog&#039;s &quot;spotlight&quot; articles.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the polls, well ... It&#039;s not necessarily a given that I&#039;ll automatically vote &quot;10&quot; on all my own coins.&nbsp; This one got an 8 from me, for example.&nbsp; Most get a 9.&nbsp; I reserve 10 for my top favorites.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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