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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 3199463, member: 26302&quot;]Probably the best answer one can give, because it is a continuum.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, a numismatist has deep knowledge of at least one subject area. Not about prices but history, context, why certain issues have different survivability rates, etc. Coin collectors, otoh, deal with costs and availability. They may read some light articles of background, but are mainly concerned with prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another tip off to me is a person&#039;s library. Having 5 or 6 price guides as a &quot;coin library&quot; means that is a coin collector. A numismatist will have a lot of books on coins, and many others on history of the era they collect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Neither is right or wrong, just different focuses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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