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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3020041, member: 10461&quot;]I know you were not trying to be mean, and indeed you were perhaps tying to be helpful, but your post came off sounding rather patronizing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consider that asking a question like the one in the OP is in fact part of that learning process.&nbsp; Not everyone knows what books to buy or where to go for information.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I&#039;m</i> not trying to be mean, but I have found that many collectors of ancient coins come off sounding like stuffed shirts sometimes, even though they&#039;re usually trying to be helpful.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it has something to do with the academic, scholarly mindset.&nbsp; Which certainly isn&#039;t a bad thing- but it can make one seen unapproachable, or as though one is pontificating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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