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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2099807, member: 39084&quot;]I&#039;m not sure how you may have gotten the impression that &quot;the majority here... [are] coins snobs&quot; but this forum is about as far away from being snobbish as any online discussion group you&#039;ll ever visit.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, the first response to your post (&quot;I don&#039;t know Anacs&#039; criteria for grading ancients.&quot;) is the least snobbish response you can hope for -- a fellow member admitting his lack of familiarity with the company who slabbed and graded your coin, yet trying to answer your question helpfully with his experienced opinion about the grade of that coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t ever mistake directness and candidness for being snobbish.&nbsp; The aforementioned two qualities are much to be desired when asking for information about a topic as intricate and difficult as evaluating ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, Doug is by far the most experienced collector here and routinely offers a level of help and knowledge that you probably can&#039;t find elsewhere even if you were willing to pay for it, but most others here are equally motivated to help novices in their learning curve about ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>Never hesitate to ask a question here about any coin in which you&#039;re interested, especially prior to purchasing, and be sure to recognize the value of objective and candid information (and opinions) about those coins.&nbsp; You&#039;ll never run into snobbishness about coins on this forum, at least in my experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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