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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TimH, post: 3133703, member: 96625&quot;]After reading your comments, I&#039;m not quite sure what you&#039;re trying to tell me. If you&#039;re trying to tell me that every coin is guilty until proven innocent, you don&#039;t have to, because that&#039;s how I collect. That&#039;s why I&#039;m here, and why I spend hundreds of hours researching the things I plan to collect, and then systematically recheck the things I&#039;ve already collected as I learn more.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I strongly agree with the points others have made - I believe that it would be more profitable to explain any specific concerns you may have, and avoid blanket statements that do little more than scare new people away from collecting. Remember that &quot;new to this forum&quot; does not mean &quot;new to collecting.&quot; And &quot;ignorant about German coins&quot; does not mean &quot;ignorant about coins.&quot; I&#039;ve been at this a very long time, but I will never stop seeking the advice of others, many who know far more about certain subjects than I do. No one ever becomes so clever that they can&#039;t be fooled by anything. So, I welcome advice. But I can&#039;t take advice you don&#039;t actually give me. &quot;Watch out&quot; is less educational, and more repellent.</p><p><br /></p><p>In response to the &quot;sensitive&quot; nature of Nazi Germany, I think it is important to remember that this is a collection of history. Not a collection in support of certain parties, countries, etc. The Nazis were only one of thousands of unpleasant groups that have left stains on history. Perhaps it&#039;s the &quot;too soon&quot; complex we have about WW2. After all, the Nazis were the big villains of some our fathers and grandfathers. And many others may have had relatives slaughtered by them. It is understandable that many are uncomfortable with such collections. But no one bats an eye when we collect relics from ancient peoples who butchered each other and make the Nazis look like boy scouts. So, to me, it&#039;s history - nothing more, nothing less. The pursuit of history needs no defense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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