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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3540655, member: 112"]This kind of thing has come up many times over the years. And when it does I find myself almost always pointing something out. Namely that before one can ask such questions I think it important that one first needs to define what a dealer is. And then, one also has to define what is a collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I'm gonna predict, right now, what's going to happen because the same thing always happens - there's not going to be any consensus as to what defines a dealer, or a collector. Instead, there's going to be a whole gaggle of definitions ! And dang few of them are ever going to agree with each other. And some will be night and day different.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I'll give ya mine, and defining a dealer is the easy one ! A dealer is somebody who makes his living selling coins - his primary source of income is derived from selling coins. That's it, plain and simple. If you don't meet that criteria - you're not a dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what defines a collector ? That's much more complicated, in my eyes anyway. And I say that because just acquiring coins, and putting them away in a jar or bowl or bags does not make one a collector. Nor does using a coin board like those for the State Quarters when they first came out. No, being a collector means much much more. </p><p><br /></p><p>To be a collector one needs to acquire the coins because there is something specific about them that he likes, organize them in one way or another, study them, and learn about them - including how they are made, what they are made of, their specifics, their history, etc etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I'll grant you there are a great many degrees to which that last line can be carried. But that last line is the defining criteria for a collector. And if you don't meet it, then you're not a collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yeah, this is a classic example of something I say quite often. Very few people ever have the same definitions for anything ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3540655, member: 112"]This kind of thing has come up many times over the years. And when it does I find myself almost always pointing something out. Namely that before one can ask such questions I think it important that one first needs to define what a dealer is. And then, one also has to define what is a collector. And I'm gonna predict, right now, what's going to happen because the same thing always happens - there's not going to be any consensus as to what defines a dealer, or a collector. Instead, there's going to be a whole gaggle of definitions ! And dang few of them are ever going to agree with each other. And some will be night and day different. But I'll give ya mine, and defining a dealer is the easy one ! A dealer is somebody who makes his living selling coins - his primary source of income is derived from selling coins. That's it, plain and simple. If you don't meet that criteria - you're not a dealer. So what defines a collector ? That's much more complicated, in my eyes anyway. And I say that because just acquiring coins, and putting them away in a jar or bowl or bags does not make one a collector. Nor does using a coin board like those for the State Quarters when they first came out. No, being a collector means much much more. To be a collector one needs to acquire the coins because there is something specific about them that he likes, organize them in one way or another, study them, and learn about them - including how they are made, what they are made of, their specifics, their history, etc etc. And I'll grant you there are a great many degrees to which that last line can be carried. But that last line is the defining criteria for a collector. And if you don't meet it, then you're not a collector. And yeah, this is a classic example of something I say quite often. Very few people ever have the same definitions for anything ![/QUOTE]
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