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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3564615, member: 74968"]I have been quite alarmed lately by the number of people jumping up and down and screaming that a coin is fake. Joe on Forum has a saying that I like very much. It goes something like - If you do not know enough to have an opinion then do not express it. The idea being that condemnations should be taken quite seriously and not be the subject of thoughtless posts on boards like this. These spurious condemnations can influence the thinking of others and are dangerous as such. Alexander Pope expressed this as "a little learning is a dangerous thing". People who know more actually say less as they are fully aware of the power of opinion.</p><p> </p><p>As for the coin let me just say that I do not find the so called arguments condemning the authenticity of this coin to be at all persuasive. This is especially so given that the coin was purchased by David who has 16 years of experience with Flavian coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3564615, member: 74968"]I have been quite alarmed lately by the number of people jumping up and down and screaming that a coin is fake. Joe on Forum has a saying that I like very much. It goes something like - If you do not know enough to have an opinion then do not express it. The idea being that condemnations should be taken quite seriously and not be the subject of thoughtless posts on boards like this. These spurious condemnations can influence the thinking of others and are dangerous as such. Alexander Pope expressed this as "a little learning is a dangerous thing". People who know more actually say less as they are fully aware of the power of opinion. As for the coin let me just say that I do not find the so called arguments condemning the authenticity of this coin to be at all persuasive. This is especially so given that the coin was purchased by David who has 16 years of experience with Flavian coinage.[/QUOTE]
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