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<p>[QUOTE="Fallguy, post: 4306594, member: 84739"]First my apologies to the OP. I had intended to add to, "If you are looking for a windfall," <b><i>or even trying to learn something new.</i></b> In addition, the "you" was said in the plural; not the singular. Nevertheless, this point is still valid . . . a badly damaged coin is just that, a badly damaged coin and needs to be recognized as such. Whatever merit (or information) these coins may have once had, they are certainly of no use now; no, not even as a learning tool and certainly NOT to put in a collection. We all want to give "beginning collectors" or even those who are just interested, a chance. At the same time, I think we also have an obligation to impart as much useful information to those asking as possible; if not, then what's the purpose of this forum. People post, we respond, or not as the case may be. Sometimes those responses are not all that pretty, but sometimes learning can only be done the hard way. These types of responses are not intended to demean or belittle (though admittedly I have seen some that might fall into that category), they are meant to inform to the extent that is possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would close by saying that I believe most of us needed a little encouragement and a helping hand to learn how to walk. In the same vein, I also believe most of us learned to crawl on our own. Semper Fidelis[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fallguy, post: 4306594, member: 84739"]First my apologies to the OP. I had intended to add to, "If you are looking for a windfall," [B][I]or even trying to learn something new.[/I][/B] In addition, the "you" was said in the plural; not the singular. Nevertheless, this point is still valid . . . a badly damaged coin is just that, a badly damaged coin and needs to be recognized as such. Whatever merit (or information) these coins may have once had, they are certainly of no use now; no, not even as a learning tool and certainly NOT to put in a collection. We all want to give "beginning collectors" or even those who are just interested, a chance. At the same time, I think we also have an obligation to impart as much useful information to those asking as possible; if not, then what's the purpose of this forum. People post, we respond, or not as the case may be. Sometimes those responses are not all that pretty, but sometimes learning can only be done the hard way. These types of responses are not intended to demean or belittle (though admittedly I have seen some that might fall into that category), they are meant to inform to the extent that is possible. I would close by saying that I believe most of us needed a little encouragement and a helping hand to learn how to walk. In the same vein, I also believe most of us learned to crawl on our own. Semper Fidelis[/QUOTE]
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