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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2971364, member: 24314&quot;]Numismat,<span style="color: #5900b3"> admonishes: &quot;Except that you&#039;re not asking for a subjective opinion on a grade, </span><b><span style="color: #ff0000">you&#039;re asking for an identification</span> </b><span style="color: #5900b3">which is a matter of fact and not opinion</span><b><span style="color: #336600">****</span></b><span style="color: #5900b3">.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>OMG! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Please look this word up and let all of us learn from you:<span style="color: #ff0000"> ATTRIBUTION</span>.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I&#039;ve learned is that many folks who give opinions on a coin, even those who claim to be professional numismatists, don&#039;t know the meaning of numismatic terms, cannot grade, cannot authenticate, and <span style="color: #ff0000">CANNOT ACCURATELY <b>ATTRIBUTE</b> </span>a piece!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is no one around to give me any clues to an attribution.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the piece in question has me stumped and I reached out hoping to find a true &quot;expert&quot; on these.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, if any true &quot;expert&quot; of these coins renders an opinion, until I confirm it for myself, I&#039;ll consider it to be only as good as anything written in this thread.&nbsp; <b><i><u><span style="color: #5900b3"> NISM</span></u></i></b>?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":muted:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #336600">****</span></b> In cases where the person giving the opinion knows what he is doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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