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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zohar444, post: 2044953, member: 13450&quot;]I don&#039;t get dragged down easy in this hobby, especially as most collectors or forums are open minded. This forum (especially a few opinionated forum gods here who invented the ancient collecting rule book) like to bash anything that doesn&#039;t match their perspectives, slabbing in particular. To me a crusty low grade coin is as much included in the hobby as much as a high end $150,000 coin - we all enjoy each others &quot;goods&quot; for various reasons - history, art, quality. I may not like a coin or an approach yet make it a point to let each of us enjoy and share their passion. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When it comes to slabbing in particular, I sense ongoing resentment. I can accept a &quot;critical&quot; comment once yet it seems that every post I have ever made gets the same negative response from the same folks regarding my coins being slabbed. This is why I checked out of this forum - it is simply not welcoming nor enjoyable due to the demeanor of a few, where I assume most being pleasant passionate collectors. I collect for myself not for a forum. If the enjoyment is impaired by sharing, then no need to fight it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lastly, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/brg5658.29751/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/brg5658.29751/">brg5658</a> posted these as he did me a great favor by imaging these coins along with the Talers. Do these slabs diminish from the images captured? I wish everyone can capture a raw coin as accurately as brg5658 did through plastic. He, as myself, has passion for the coins regardless of how they come -&nbsp; raw or slabbed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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