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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 3359669, member: 83956&quot;]I didn&#039;t find TIF&#039;s tone to be condescending. In fact, I found it to be reasonably charitable, even though TIF has the experience and the collection to be legitimately condescending if she so pleased.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can appreciate the concept that a free exchange of thoughtful, informed opinions can make a community better. But I&#039;m not going to treat as equally valid the opinion of a recognized expert who has handled many of these coins in-hand and someone who has made a brief trip to Wikipedia and thought he&#039;d weigh in.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there are indeed experts who might be inclined to disagree with Barry Murphy, who are they? One expert, Victor England, felt that Barry&#039;s professional judgment was enough. The concept that there is someone out there who might possibly disagree with Barry Murphy is just an argument to ignorance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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