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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 8256079, member: 13650&quot;]Sorry to hear your experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine being female at any of the events I go to.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t get too upset.&nbsp; Zoom out to big picture.&nbsp; And this isn&#039;t a criticism of anyone just facts. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Your average coin collector/dealer doesn&#039;t tend to be a big socialite, probably doesn&#039;t deal with the opposite gender on a regular basis AND is in business for themselves so they are &quot;The boss&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; They don&#039;t send themselves to mandatory trainings to learn about implicit biases, ageism, sexism, racism or who knows what else.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many will inherently not handle a social or business interaction well with a female as it&#039;s just not often encountered in this hobby.&nbsp;&nbsp; Personalities vary.&nbsp; &nbsp; There are implicit biases built in that people aren&#039;t aware of and so aren&#039;t likely to change.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you realize that going in, not much should phase you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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