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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2111278, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;m sorry I offended but my experience has been considerably different from yours.&nbsp; When a dealer advises against a coin, I find it usually means he does not have the coin.&nbsp; I have been told by a dealer that the only coins of Septimius Severus worthy of collecting are those of the Rome mint because the others were just trash.&nbsp;&nbsp; I admit considerable prejudice against any dealer who tells youth and older beginners that there is no place for them in the hobby if they don&#039;t spend $1000 a coin.&nbsp; I was not treated that way by Joel Malter and Frederick Knoblock back when I was starting and it irks me to no end when I see it now.&nbsp; The hobby of US coins once was enjoyed by kids and old men who pulled pennies from their change.&nbsp; Now kids are told that RAW coins are only good for spending.&nbsp; After 50 years of collecting I have purchased not one $1000 coin (tops was $991 and it is a &quot;but&quot; coin since I have seen a better specimen) but I have enjoyed and, I feel, benefited from the several thousand imperfect coins I have owned.&nbsp; I tire of hearing the opinion that my way of collecting is only for fools.&nbsp; We each can select the features we value most for our acquisitions.&nbsp; I&#039;m fine with those who can afford and be satisfied by MS70 ancients pursuing them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I only ask that they allow the rest of us the dignity of pursuing a different course.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I will make every effort never again to comment here on a coin based on its grade or value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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