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<p>[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 2799781, member: 60292"]Yea I wouldn't expect a dealer to know what I am talking about if I simply asked him/her to show me "metal objects of value". To be fair I would probably never ask to see such items since I don't buy or sell them. However if I were to ever ask I would say "let me see those so-called coins".</p><p><br /></p><p>I really would say it that way too. The line has to be drawn somewhere and just cause others aren't willing to doesn't mean I won't. If we don't then the next thing you know they'll start making animal-shaped objects and calling them "coins". Look at Palau and their skull "coins". Most ridiculous thing ever!</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to make one clarification to my previous assertions... if a coin was made round and even sided, as intended, but was damaged and no longer round or even, I would make an exception and call it a coin. But only in that instance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 2799781, member: 60292"]Yea I wouldn't expect a dealer to know what I am talking about if I simply asked him/her to show me "metal objects of value". To be fair I would probably never ask to see such items since I don't buy or sell them. However if I were to ever ask I would say "let me see those so-called coins". I really would say it that way too. The line has to be drawn somewhere and just cause others aren't willing to doesn't mean I won't. If we don't then the next thing you know they'll start making animal-shaped objects and calling them "coins". Look at Palau and their skull "coins". Most ridiculous thing ever! I would like to make one clarification to my previous assertions... if a coin was made round and even sided, as intended, but was damaged and no longer round or even, I would make an exception and call it a coin. But only in that instance![/QUOTE]
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