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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2368721, member: 112"]No, I have said straight out that I am not an expert, and I've said it more times than I can count. And I, better than anyone know that because I have met and interacted with many real experts, and believe me it is a humbling experience. I have even had the great pleasure of one of my own students going on to become the world's leading authority on certain coins. THAT is a really humbling experience !</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I do know what you mean. Yes, there are a lot of people who try to come off as knowing a whole lot more than they actually do. And there are even more people who base their so called knowledge on bad information.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then there are people who merely try to share what they do know, who try to help others. And those people are sometimes misconstrued because of the nature of our medium. And some think they are being one way, when they are not being that way at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2368721, member: 112"]No, I have said straight out that I am not an expert, and I've said it more times than I can count. And I, better than anyone know that because I have met and interacted with many real experts, and believe me it is a humbling experience. I have even had the great pleasure of one of my own students going on to become the world's leading authority on certain coins. THAT is a really humbling experience ! That said, I do know what you mean. Yes, there are a lot of people who try to come off as knowing a whole lot more than they actually do. And there are even more people who base their so called knowledge on bad information. And then there are people who merely try to share what they do know, who try to help others. And those people are sometimes misconstrued because of the nature of our medium. And some think they are being one way, when they are not being that way at all.[/QUOTE]
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