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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3936048, member: 76194"]Truth be told when I first posted here I probably sounded like a bit of a troll, asking about an eBay coin I had just massively overpaid for and trying to justify it despite the polite posts trying to tell me otherwise. Sometimes uninformed newbies might sound a bit trollish with their lack of knowledge and lack of experience with the rules and the personalities of a new forum. I'm not convinced he was a troll, just stubborn, a bit unsure about what he wanted to do (sell it or provide it free of charge), and and way over this head with the topic of the book (he clearly lacked knowledge and experience needed to accomplish it).</p><p><br /></p><p>Writing a book about ancient coins is no easy feat. Heck, I've owned 27 Gordian III coins and I don't even have the experience necessary to even write an essay about his coinage. You'd need to study at least 1000+ of his coins just to write a competent book on the subject.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3936048, member: 76194"]Truth be told when I first posted here I probably sounded like a bit of a troll, asking about an eBay coin I had just massively overpaid for and trying to justify it despite the polite posts trying to tell me otherwise. Sometimes uninformed newbies might sound a bit trollish with their lack of knowledge and lack of experience with the rules and the personalities of a new forum. I'm not convinced he was a troll, just stubborn, a bit unsure about what he wanted to do (sell it or provide it free of charge), and and way over this head with the topic of the book (he clearly lacked knowledge and experience needed to accomplish it). Writing a book about ancient coins is no easy feat. Heck, I've owned 27 Gordian III coins and I don't even have the experience necessary to even write an essay about his coinage. You'd need to study at least 1000+ of his coins just to write a competent book on the subject.[/QUOTE]
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