I'll tell you...as I examine myself...as a collector...and look back, and look at myself now, I feel like I'm walking a tightrope.

And maybe that's a good thing.

Because the more people I interact with on the boards, and the more coins I examine, and the more dealers I deal with, the more and more I see my own frailties. I look at my mistakes...and gosh...I still make them.

But at least I'm the one now who's figuring out WHAT'S a mistake and what is not. And basically, how you can only really trust your own un-trustworthy self.

Am I being too hard on myself?

No.

I'm being SMART!