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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 1468402, member: 15309"]Ruben,</p><p><br /></p><p>That post proves that you are light years ahead of most intermediate collectors. Novice collectors have very little knowledge and are usually very deferential in almost every area of numismatics. However, give that novice a little knowledge and experience and quickly they become legends in their own minds. When I see a collector who recognizes his own limitations, especially with respect to grading, I am very impressed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, you are the rare exception. And I am not trying to slam the majority of intermediate collectors but if you have been collecting coins for a few years and you have gotten pretty good at grading Morgan Dollars, that does not make you qualified to give your opinion about the grade of a Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. If you started collecting toned coins a few months ago, that does not make you qualified to discern NT from AT with any degree of certainty. I just wish that people who participate on coin forums would only post about what they actually know about.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 1468402, member: 15309"]Ruben, That post proves that you are light years ahead of most intermediate collectors. Novice collectors have very little knowledge and are usually very deferential in almost every area of numismatics. However, give that novice a little knowledge and experience and quickly they become legends in their own minds. When I see a collector who recognizes his own limitations, especially with respect to grading, I am very impressed. Unfortunately, you are the rare exception. And I am not trying to slam the majority of intermediate collectors but if you have been collecting coins for a few years and you have gotten pretty good at grading Morgan Dollars, that does not make you qualified to give your opinion about the grade of a Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. If you started collecting toned coins a few months ago, that does not make you qualified to discern NT from AT with any degree of certainty. I just wish that people who participate on coin forums would only post about what they actually know about.[/QUOTE]
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