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<p>[QUOTE="Nathan B., post: 4601572, member: 112852"]Different collecting communities will use terminology differently. That's normal. I think it's important for any group of collectors not to consider themselves superior to other collectors just because they have different tastes. I grew up collecting Canadian coins, and having absolutely no interest in US ones, but I never thought that made me a better collector than my American counterparts. Now, I'm selling my Canadian coins to save up for ancient coins, but again, I haven't improved as a person, and I'm not somehow better or smarter than people who continue to collect modern coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think phrases like "laughing at" another group of people are not helpful. I've actually noticed similar posts in this forum before, and I find it...disappointing. It's also bad for the hobby. We collectors of ancients should be a welcoming bunch, not a group who consider ourselves superior to others. Our motto really ought to be: "each to their own, but you're very welcome to join us." Otherwise, we are scaring off people who might become interested in a hobby that we are eager to share with others because we know how much joy and learning it has brought us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nathan B., post: 4601572, member: 112852"]Different collecting communities will use terminology differently. That's normal. I think it's important for any group of collectors not to consider themselves superior to other collectors just because they have different tastes. I grew up collecting Canadian coins, and having absolutely no interest in US ones, but I never thought that made me a better collector than my American counterparts. Now, I'm selling my Canadian coins to save up for ancient coins, but again, I haven't improved as a person, and I'm not somehow better or smarter than people who continue to collect modern coinage. I think phrases like "laughing at" another group of people are not helpful. I've actually noticed similar posts in this forum before, and I find it...disappointing. It's also bad for the hobby. We collectors of ancients should be a welcoming bunch, not a group who consider ourselves superior to others. Our motto really ought to be: "each to their own, but you're very welcome to join us." Otherwise, we are scaring off people who might become interested in a hobby that we are eager to share with others because we know how much joy and learning it has brought us.[/QUOTE]
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