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<p>[QUOTE="Kentucky, post: 3540806, member: 33176"]Fair enough. My initial thought was to get a feeling for the demographics of our little microcosm here. Selling one coin doesn't make you a dealer and keeping a lucky pocket piece doesn't make you a collector. I would define a dealer as a person who often buys coins with the express purpose of resale, AND who derives a significant (say >25%) of their income from their business. That would include all of the big guys and some of the "vest pocket" dealers. On the other hand, a collector doesn't have to study extensively (remember this is MY definition...others are welcome to disagree), but they acquire, arrange and study coins without much or any thought of resale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kentucky, post: 3540806, member: 33176"]Fair enough. My initial thought was to get a feeling for the demographics of our little microcosm here. Selling one coin doesn't make you a dealer and keeping a lucky pocket piece doesn't make you a collector. I would define a dealer as a person who often buys coins with the express purpose of resale, AND who derives a significant (say >25%) of their income from their business. That would include all of the big guys and some of the "vest pocket" dealers. On the other hand, a collector doesn't have to study extensively (remember this is MY definition...others are welcome to disagree), but they acquire, arrange and study coins without much or any thought of resale.[/QUOTE]
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