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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3049379, member: 84179&quot;]Numismatic videos on YouTube are filled with a tremendous amount of incorrect info, clickbait, and just plain old lies.&nbsp; There are some worthwhile videos, but with all of the crap, it&#039;s nearly impossible for a newbie to sort it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest source of contention on CT is when a new collector sees something on youtube and posts a question here.&nbsp; Many times, when told they have nothing valuable from experienced and knowledgeable collectors who freely give their time to help, the newbie insists the experienced collector doesn&#039;t know what they are talking about.&nbsp; After all, they saw a video.&nbsp; Which then leads into other discussions on people being rude to newbies.&nbsp; And things just go downhill.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe you tube is the biggest perpetrator of garbage numismatic information.&nbsp; LOOK!!! your shiny penny may be worth thousands (with no mention of how to grade MS67+ coins) or everybody&#039;s favorite, the 1982-D copper small date with rarely a mention that out of 6 BILLION coins minted in Denver that year, only 1 has been found.&nbsp; Heck, some don&#039;t even tell you how to determine if it&#039;s a LD or SD or how to get an accurate weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least on CT, if you give somebody an incorrect answer, there are enough people who will correct it (and God forbid, if you&#039;re pretending to be an expert and give a wrong answer).</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why most people on CT who actually know something about numismatics despise what youtube can do to new collectors</p><p><br /></p><p>[Dismount Soapbox now]</p><p>saw another CTer write this and decided to steal it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie40" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj5n4rj_K3aAhWanoMKHVNdDSoQjRx6BAgAEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fannalevensonpsy.wordpress.com%2F2016%2F07%2F19%2Fthere-were-moments-of-gold-and-there-were-flashes-of-light%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw2Z_PHDJGEf-jWfaIrv7E75&amp;ust=1523390136113790" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj5n4rj_K3aAhWanoMKHVNdDSoQjRx6BAgAEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fannalevensonpsy.wordpress.com%2F2016%2F07%2F19%2Fthere-were-moments-of-gold-and-there-were-flashes-of-light%2F&amp;psig=AOvVaw2Z_PHDJGEf-jWfaIrv7E75&amp;ust=1523390136113790" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://annalevensonpsy.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/soapbox.jpg?w=800" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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