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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 22110, member: 57463&quot;]That is good to know!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is hard to imagine a love of money not going along with accounting.&nbsp; In an essay, I once suggested that in a rational universe, accountancy would be the over-arching study, of which economics and numismatics would both be branches, just as zoology, botany, etc., come under &quot;biology.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Agreed.&nbsp; You still have know your coins as a buyer, but as a seller, in a pinch, as you say, a reputable label goes a long way.&nbsp; Yes, you will have to take the hit on the buyer supposing your 63 is the worst possible looking 63, but that is better than it used to be.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I keep the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition on the same shelf as Ayn Rand and Principles of Accounting. I do not do well at the buy and the sell.&nbsp; I learned that when I started in the hobby.&nbsp; I write.&nbsp; So, I make my money writing and use that to buy numismatic items, usually in order to write the next piece.&nbsp; I am more of a Diogenes: more likely to sleep in a barrel while searching for truth.&nbsp; My wife once found a personal counselor she liked and recommended that I deal with some of my (ahem) &quot;issues.&quot;&nbsp; So, I told this empathetic if not empathic woman that I wanted to be wealthier but that I lacked greed.&nbsp; (Blank stare.)&nbsp; I want to find out why I am not greedy.&nbsp; (Stare.)&nbsp; I want to be greedy, so I can be successful.&nbsp; &quot;Greed is such a harsh word. I&#039;m sure you don&#039;t mean that.&quot;&nbsp; End of discussion.&nbsp; So, I don&#039;t know why I do not want &quot;things&quot; but I accept the fact that I do not.&nbsp; It is who I am.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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