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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 3094828, member: 46237&quot;]A truly fantastic reply, but take special care to read the excerpt above. I&#039;ve found this to be especially true. Some of my good friends were dealers that started off as &quot;grouchy old bastards&quot; when I was a newer collector. I put in many years studying and researching my areas of specialty and now seasoned dealers and collectors track me down to get my opinion on a regular basis.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rachel, I have read many of your posts. Though I do not collect or specialize in errors, I know enough to cherry pick them and where to sell them. It&#039;s great to think you have found something and ask for help evaluating it. Many people here are willing to help, but realize this is a service many would charge for that you are getting here for free. It&#039;s important to be respectful with the frequency and seriousness of requests, because there are so many posts here from people who are obviously looking for a quick answer to make a buck but don&#039;t care to learn.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you demonstrate that you are the type of poster who is looking to gain knowledge to be able to evaluate coins yourself and are not just looking to get free answers, help will come. If not, at some point, people are going to feel like their time is being taken advantage of. Many of your posts have been fine, but I noticed you recently posted <i>an entire album</i> of 55 Lincoln cents asking for evaluation. I didn&#039;t respond to the thread (almost nobody did), but personally I thought that crossed a line.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, I hope you do choose to stay and learn. This is a great hobby and the best forum for it on the internet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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