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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 7502321, member: 111067&quot;]It is on all of us to ensure that this site doesn&#039;t degenerate. New collectors should be welcome, after all it is the future of the hobby. People overlook the fact that established members are not only posting their own stuff, they are giving their time, free, answering hundreds of questions a week, with their knowledge/experience base.</p><p>What has the detrimental effect is when a new member, new to collecting, posts what they think is something different to the norm and the response is</p><p>Damaged, spend it, or similar. </p><p>A brief sentence saying what, from experience, is visible on the coin, radial flow lines of a deteriorated die for example, split plating, roller marks, coin rolling/wrapping machine damage etc. would go a long way to helping said new member understand a little more.</p><p>Throwaway answers do not give a clue and so they post another one with similar characteristics and so on ad nauseum.</p><p>My opinion only on how I see this subject[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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