I collect classic coins because I like the design's and history of those old and hard to find dates and mintmarks. It's like the time someone, when finding out that I was into woodworking, ask me why don't you make things and sell them?
One might argue that you "buy" classic coins collected by others, while modern collectors examine large stocks of raw coins and decide which of them are collectible.
Developing theory is what we are meant to do as academic researchers and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
<< <i> One might argue that you "buy" classic coins collected by others, while modern collectors examine large stocks of raw coins and decide which of them are collectible. >>
Great point.
I never really thought of it this way but modern collecting is like the old way of collecting except instead of scouring coins for scarce dates we're looking for Gems and varieties.
The "true" classical collectors are collecting moderns.
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One might argue that you "buy" classic coins collected by others, while modern collectors examine large stocks of raw coins and decide which of them are collectible.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
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One might argue that you "buy" classic coins collected by others, while modern collectors examine large stocks of raw coins and decide which of them are collectible.
Great point.
I never really thought of it this way but modern collecting is like the old way of collecting
except instead of scouring coins for scarce dates we're looking for Gems and varieties.
The "true" classical collectors are collecting moderns.