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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1027740, member: 112&quot;]cc - I know what you are talking about and basically stand on the same side of the fence as you do. To my way of thinking the practice of identifying minor varieties has gone too far. Yes, it is still a valid area of study and I have no problem with those who have an interest in such study doing so. But it&#039;s the marketing aspects that bother me I guess. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ever since the popularity of ebay took off it seems as if people have been hyping this or hyping that variety, assigning catchy names and assigning outrageous values to coins that are no more deserving of those values than a common coin found with a metal detector. And they do all this to take advanatge of those who are gullible enough to buy into the hype.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, major varieties, those that can be seen with the naked eye, or those that have entirely different design elements, have and always have had a deserved place in our hobby. But when you need a 60 power stereo-microscope just to see the differences - nah, count me out on those.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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