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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volodya, post: 3567503, member: 19615&quot;]A couple of days ago I had occasion to note that my posts here almost always reflect my activities as a collector, not as a dealer. So naturally, almost immediately after saying that, here I am starting a thread wearing my dealer hat. Only sort of though...</p><p><br /></p><p>List members on the HJB mailing list will have received an email today announcing the closing of the current Buy or Bid sale. The same email also announced the sale of a fine, well-matched collection of Shield Nickels. I&#039;m generally uninvolved in putting these mailings together, even regarding ancient coins; I&#039;m <b>emphatically </b>uninvolved regarding the US department. So the description of Lou B&#039;s nickel collection was as fresh and new to me as it would be to anyone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>We (HJB) have access to the collector&#039;s notes and commentary and used them in this mailing. Lou B wrote:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Collecting means assembling a set of coins in which each enhances the significance of the others.&nbsp; Having limited resources helps define a purpose that brings coherence to a collection.&nbsp; Finding that purpose means assembling a collection in your mind before purchase.&nbsp; Serving that purpose makes it hard to find coins on which to spend money and ensures years of enjoyment in learning, searching and purchasing.&quot;&nbsp; </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I was really struck by this. It really is as apt a statement of my own collecting philosophy as I&#039;ve ever seen. Every sentence and clause rings true to me. I touched on similar points from time to time in my&nbsp; old <i>Celator </i>column, but honestly, never as concisely and eloquently as this. Makes me wish I could&#039;ve known Lou B. (he passed away in 2010) and thanked him in person.</p><p><br /></p><p>Phil Davis[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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