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So, what is your definition of a "collection", a "hoard", and an "accumulat

SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
Which label would apply to the coins that you have?

And what is the difference (perceived or actual) in the three labels?

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  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    To me it is a collection. To my accountant it is an accumulation. To my mother-in-law, it is a hoard!
  • nagsnags Posts: 789 ✭✭✭✭
    An accumulation is a collection without defined standards and focus. A hoarder is an accumulator that needs therapy.
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 30,977 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some of mine are a collection and the remainder more like an accumulation since to be a hoard it would have some sort of organization by date, mintmark, type etc. Generally hoards are the result of some sort of obsessive/compulsive behavior. I'd consider the Binion situation a hoard and an accumulation. In those days some might well have been whored too!
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The definition will vary according to perspective.... to an individual, it is usually a collection, to the non-collector it frequently appears to be an accumulation. The 'hoard' definition is usually applied when the accumulated collection is discovered (often post-humously) and reported. Cheers, RickO

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