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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 74277, member: 283&quot;]I know I won&#039;t be popular for saying this but......It has NEVER been dark concerning being a collector of world coins. People who come here either already bask in the light of world / ancient coins or are at least beginning to see the light through their own darkness and have come to recognise&nbsp; the possibility of their salvation through world coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>For me, turning to the dark side would be collecting US coins.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>OK. mea culpa. Indeed mea maxima culpa (on occasions). For my sins, I&nbsp; have been known to occasionally taste the fruits of the dark side by buying the occasional commemorative half dollar or bust half dollar or a silver proof set, MS69 Ike, the odd Morgan etcetera etcetera..... but i&#039;ve always returned to the light. Of course, the brightest possible light hovers over the collecting of french silver jetons of the period 1560-1880. Just thought I would mention that to give you some guidance on your pilgrimage.</p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone wishing to stay in the dark (that is, collecting only US coins), may I humbly suggest that you discuss the finesse associated with state quarters, the differences between NGC MS69 and PCGS MS69, whether a coin has been bent post strike or is indeed some rare mint error over on the US coins forum . It&#039;s much darker there and the coins are not quite so pretty.</p><p><br /></p><p>If however you have seen the light and want to discuss / collect world&nbsp; and ancient coins then welcome brothers and sisters. It is warm here in the light. </p><p><br /></p><p>OK, so i&#039;m an arrogant snob, but it&#039;s not me who is sitting on the dark side.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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