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<p>[QUOTE="Evan Saltis, post: 7853607, member: 103066"]I'm not much in a mood to type too much (a bad car day today), so feel free to ask whatever if I'm not too clear.</p><p><br /></p><p> I've made great connections and learned many things (mostly from folk here, and my own intuition) but specifically, my view of this hobby changed intensely in late 2019, mere months after my joining here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] - bless his heart, sent me a gift. This gift, was actually many gifts in one box. In fact, I received <b><i><u>TWELVE</u></i></b> roman coins, something which I had not delved into earlier because the inconsistency of flan quality, etc made it hard to judge authenticity as a know-nothing like I was at that time. I've picked up a bit since <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two of the coins from Doug I have photos of right now.. all ten coins I treasure immensely and plan to keep forever. The generosity of men like him is seldom seen nowadays, it appears.</p><p><br /></p><p>First is Trajan Decius, second Septimus Severus. Thanks for reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1352906[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1352909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1352910[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Evan Saltis, post: 7853607, member: 103066"]I'm not much in a mood to type too much (a bad car day today), so feel free to ask whatever if I'm not too clear. I've made great connections and learned many things (mostly from folk here, and my own intuition) but specifically, my view of this hobby changed intensely in late 2019, mere months after my joining here. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] - bless his heart, sent me a gift. This gift, was actually many gifts in one box. In fact, I received [B][I][U]TWELVE[/U][/I][/B] roman coins, something which I had not delved into earlier because the inconsistency of flan quality, etc made it hard to judge authenticity as a know-nothing like I was at that time. I've picked up a bit since :D Here are two of the coins from Doug I have photos of right now.. all ten coins I treasure immensely and plan to keep forever. The generosity of men like him is seldom seen nowadays, it appears. First is Trajan Decius, second Septimus Severus. Thanks for reading. [ATTACH=full]1352906[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1352909[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1352910[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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