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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1894531, member: 19463&quot;]I fell for it until the write up got ridiculous but I have an excuse.&nbsp; Over the years I have known several people who worked for big coin dealers who sold off their collections and moved along into the business.&nbsp; Most notable, perhaps, were Kerry Wettstrom (once collected Alexandria; later bought the Celator) and Barry Murphy (Septimius Severus to VAuctions and Triskles Auctions).&nbsp; David Sear does not collect coins.&nbsp; The question is whether a dealer needs to collect or whether handling tens of thousands of other people&#039;s treasures is enough.&nbsp; I would have loved to have worked for one of the big boys and been able to flip decadrachms to see who goes out for lunch.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;d be broke now (even worse than I am) and I would have no coins to call my own.&nbsp; Hearing another &#039;numismatist&#039; sold his collection was not all that far fetched.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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