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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Boss, post: 636202, member: 15110&quot;]Wow- this is fun stuff.&nbsp; Real debate!&nbsp; I see both sides of these arguements.&nbsp; If someone pays $495 for a 1954 P XF lincoln, than they have absolutley lost their mind IMHO.&nbsp; Sorry Charmy, I am with Doug all the way on that one.&nbsp; They will NEVER EVER sell it for even the slighest fraction of that.&nbsp; So it may make that person happy and the seller &quot;rich&quot; on that particluar transaction, the person still has no intelligence in the purchase.&nbsp; We have all overpaid for coins at one point or another.&nbsp; That&#039;s why you have to ask yourself why you collect?&nbsp; To invest and make money on the sale or to invest in the best coins you can afford.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for Doug, I agree with taking off the administrator tag when posting as a regular Joe.&nbsp; I think giving people a little grace goes a long way.&nbsp; I have to say to Doug, I partly went on my debacle of my 1909 S VDB when I posted it on &quot;Post some Lincolns&quot; and you said it was hairlined everywhere.&nbsp; At that point I tried to fix it which I should never have done.&nbsp; I even showed it to a dealer before I tried to fix it (with Dellars) and he said it would grade at PCGS no problem (a high end well known dealer who regularly advertises in the mags and whom PCGS personally told me to preview my submissions first with).&nbsp; I let that criticism bug me and tried to fix it.&nbsp; I accept full responsiblity for my actions.&nbsp; No blame at all whatsover.&nbsp; However, I was influenced by the &quot;all or nothing&quot; approach from an authority figure when I lacked the knowledge I have now, and essentially messed up a key date coin.&nbsp; That&#039;s where being a little less harsh will help us.&nbsp; We are who we are, but grace is an important concept.&nbsp; Coin people can get snobby, emphatic, and very opinionated.&nbsp; This is not always good.&nbsp; Just MHO&#039;s.&nbsp; All said I have learned a lot from Doug, and mostly appreciate him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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