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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3664902, member: 39084&quot;]Know <i>what</i>, exactly?&nbsp; Factually supported data and analysis of a coin, or your <i>opinion</i> of a coin?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone on this site needs to think about this critically rather than cavalierly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you examined the coin in person?&nbsp; Has it passed through your collection?&nbsp; Have you previously sold it or examined it at an auction?&nbsp; Or are you posting an <i>opinion</i> based on an Internet picture of the coin? </p><p><br /></p><p>Is your opinion accompanied by examples (&quot;Here&#039;s a similar coin that doesn&#039;t exhibit the negative characteristics of your coin,&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Here&#039;s a picture of a known forgery,&quot; etc.) or is it simply an assertion without any supporting data or analysis? (Analogy: Proof of Fermat&#039;s Last Theorem: I&#039;m really good at math.&nbsp; I&#039;ve proved a lot of other theorems in my career.&nbsp; This one is true.&nbsp; QED)</p><p><br /></p><p>My informal observation is that at least 50% of the negative opinions posted on this site are unsupported with any data or analysis.&nbsp; It&#039;s worse to post an unsupported (negative) opinion than to post no opinion at all.&nbsp; If you&#039;re going to do this, have the courtesy to do so via a private message to the coin&#039;s owner.&nbsp; Otherwise, state your reasons for your opinion, support those reasons with illustrations and pictures, and have the courage to have your logic challenged and tested.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more factual, verifiable information you can have about your ancient coins, the better -- even if such information has a negative impact on your coin.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t confuse opinions with facts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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