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<p>[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 3447538, member: 87186"]Hiya [USER=102459]@Cat27[/USER] - I know you were not speaking to me specifically, but, if you don't mind, I have a few observations about your response to Chris.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. You may not yet know it, but on CoinTalk those who ask about their coins almost always get responses from experts - (real experts who would easily qualify, for instance, to testify as expert witnesses in a court of law about their areas of emphasis)- not merely others who have at least better knowledge than a new collector. I believe that people asking questions here do not appreciate that they will and do receive responses from some of the most important collectors and numismatists around. They are not just a little more knowledgeable than newbies. (I am a brand newbie numismatist).</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I am dismayed by your stated goal - to not need to have to continue learning the "beginning crap" required when looking at/through coins. I believe it takes many years of consistent practice and study to get to the place where you hope to arrive. I hope that as you dive into the material, you will grow to love the study part of coin collecting for its own sake.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. If you are planning to make the valuable coins you may find the gifts you leave to your grandchildren, then you may do better for them by purchasing coins that have already been certified actual 'errors' or by setting a modest sum of moolah aside for them so that they can acquire something to their own liking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my two cents offered with good intent and welcome to CoinTalk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 3447538, member: 87186"]Hiya [USER=102459]@Cat27[/USER] - I know you were not speaking to me specifically, but, if you don't mind, I have a few observations about your response to Chris. 1. You may not yet know it, but on CoinTalk those who ask about their coins almost always get responses from experts - (real experts who would easily qualify, for instance, to testify as expert witnesses in a court of law about their areas of emphasis)- not merely others who have at least better knowledge than a new collector. I believe that people asking questions here do not appreciate that they will and do receive responses from some of the most important collectors and numismatists around. They are not just a little more knowledgeable than newbies. (I am a brand newbie numismatist). 2. I am dismayed by your stated goal - to not need to have to continue learning the "beginning crap" required when looking at/through coins. I believe it takes many years of consistent practice and study to get to the place where you hope to arrive. I hope that as you dive into the material, you will grow to love the study part of coin collecting for its own sake. 3. If you are planning to make the valuable coins you may find the gifts you leave to your grandchildren, then you may do better for them by purchasing coins that have already been certified actual 'errors' or by setting a modest sum of moolah aside for them so that they can acquire something to their own liking. Just my two cents offered with good intent and welcome to CoinTalk.[/QUOTE]
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