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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2026314, member: 112&quot;]Let me ask a question, which one of my comments in post #12 was not a positive suggestion for new collectors ? Which one ? I&#039;d really like to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another question, which one of my comments in that post is something that is unimportant or something that new and even experienced collectors do not need to know ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Another question, where did I, in this thread or any other, ever say that collectors should not use the internet in pursuit if this hobby ? Now this one I&#039;ll answer, I&#039;ve never said it. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the contrary, I have always recommended that all collectors use the internet. I started using the internet in the pursuit of knowledge about coins and coins themselves long before most of those here. The internet is an invaluable resource for this hobby. There is even an entire section of this forum, created by me, posting nothing but links to various sites where collectors can gain both knowledge about coins, and be able to buy the coins. This very site itself is obviously on the internet and I have dedicated over 12 years doing everything I could to help others in regard to this hobby - on the internet. So claiming that I am against using the internet in pursuit of coins or that collectors should not do it and instead only use other methods, well, it&#039;s just ridiculous. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I have said is to not rely <b>ONLY</b> on the internet. But instead to use the internet and <u>all other sources</u> in pursuit of both knowledge about coins and the coins themselves. This includes buying books, going to coin shows, and going to dealer shops. Now is that a bad thing ? If it is I&#039;d like to know why every knowledgeable person there is recommends doing the exact same thing ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Now it has been said that going to coin shows is not necessary, that it is too expensive because you have to travel. Well you can do that to go to coin shows, but you certainly don&#039;t have to. Just about every town and city, even many of the small ones, have coin shows every year. Some of them have them several times a year. And all you have to do is jump in the car and drive there, usually less than an hour&#039;s drive. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now are there exceptions ? Of course there are, but as a general rule any collector who wants to go to a coin show can find one reasonably close by that they can get to, for gas money. You do not have to travel across the country to go to coin shows. There are coin clubs all over the country and most of them have coin shows every year.</p><p><br /></p><p>What are the advantages of coin shows ? The advantages are that you get to meet many, many other collectors. And many of the most knowledgeable people there are when it comes to coins. You get to talk to them about coins, learn from them about coins. They can hold a coin and point to this or point to that and explain to you, in person, why it is important or unimportant. You can&#039;t do that on the internet. And being able to do it provides you with a huge advantage. And above all, you get to see, and closely examine and in hand, thousands and thousands of coins. And you get to do all of that without having to buy any coins. It&#039;s hard for me to see where that is not a huge advantage. And of course you can buy coins if you want to.</p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t even bother to debate the advantages of books. Denying the advantages of books when it comes to learning is like denying that the world is round.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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