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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1324770, member: 25357&quot;]As many have previously stated, I don&#039;t think there is a right answer to what differentiates an accumulator from a collector.&nbsp; That being said, for me it comes down to organization.</p><p>A collector has a collection of coins, widgets or whatever.&nbsp; The coins in that collection are usually sorted, cataloged, displayed in an album, by date, mint mark, country, or somehow categorized so they may be viewed, inventoried, have their value assessed etc.</p><p>An accumulation to me implies that there is lack of organization.&nbsp; An accumulator may have thousands of coins, but those coins are heaped in bags, boxes, drawers, sometime to the point of overflowing.&nbsp; There is little organization in an accumulation.&nbsp; The accumulator just keeps on adding to his hoard.</p><p>Anyhow, that&#039;s what separates the two for me.&nbsp; I&#039;m more of a collector than an accumulator, although certain parts of my collection closely resemble an accumulation! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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