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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 2443514, member: 22602&quot;]What I find interesting about this thread is, regardless of level of expertise, I&#039;d doubt any poster here would feel comfortable saying he knew with 100% certainty what has happened to this coin. The two quotes above are coming from obviously knowledgeable collectors and yet even these views don&#039;t coincide; they are hardly conclusive.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me this shows that some coin situations are simply going to be beyond consensus and left ultimately to opinion. (Granted, a look under a microscope might reveal a bit more about this coin—but I doubt it would resolve, e.g., whether the scratches in the field are &quot;natural&quot; or intentional.)</p><p><br /></p><p>My point is you don&#039;t have to know everything in order to make a smart decision; in fact, in most cases you probably won&#039;t be able to know everything. We all make the best use of our own knowledge as we can. If a coin raises a red flag for you, best to let it be. Some might want to pursue this coin (or one like it) for their collection; others, given any uncertainty, might want to avoid it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I believe this makes for the argument that, lacking complete knowledge, it&#039;s better to have access to more opinions rather than fewer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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