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<p>[QUOTE="Broucheion, post: 4828641, member: 104887"]Hi [USER=38412]@7Calbrey[/USER],</p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone will have an option at every point in the spectrum from “no tooling is acceptable”, to “it’s ok if noted” to what you said, and everything in between. All are acceptable to me. Live and let live. I only despair that it temps sellers to make some coins I might have bought no longer interesting to me. It thins the population of coins acceptable to me (and possibly increases those for others like you).</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not normally buy a painting that had areas painted over or a wood carving or cameo that had been recarved or “enhanced” by some tooling that did not come from the Original artist. If those changes to the original were not disclosed I would feel cheated, which explains why many ethical codes prohibit such business practices. However, if you can see your way to accepting these, fine. I won’t criticize that position. It’s just not how I collect my coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>- Broucheion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Broucheion, post: 4828641, member: 104887"]Hi [USER=38412]@7Calbrey[/USER], Everyone will have an option at every point in the spectrum from “no tooling is acceptable”, to “it’s ok if noted” to what you said, and everything in between. All are acceptable to me. Live and let live. I only despair that it temps sellers to make some coins I might have bought no longer interesting to me. It thins the population of coins acceptable to me (and possibly increases those for others like you). I would not normally buy a painting that had areas painted over or a wood carving or cameo that had been recarved or “enhanced” by some tooling that did not come from the Original artist. If those changes to the original were not disclosed I would feel cheated, which explains why many ethical codes prohibit such business practices. However, if you can see your way to accepting these, fine. I won’t criticize that position. It’s just not how I collect my coins. - Broucheion[/QUOTE]
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