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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2052488, member: 36230"]Mr. Hughes,</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not believe that anyone said nor implied "books are stupid". To the contrary, those promoting the concept of books not always being necessary have admitted that even in their opinion, quality references can be of great value. Their point is only that, depending on how one wishes to start collecting, there are, or at least can be other viable options. There is nothing wrong with one who wishes to enter into this hobby starting out with junk bin widgets, and doing so without owning a single related coin book; it is simply not necessary. However, there are those who do not wish to start out at such a level, or wish to quickly jump into more costly material; for such people, and there certainly are a lot of them out there, buying the book first is solid, tried, and true advice, but even then the "right" book can make all the difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2052488, member: 36230"]Mr. Hughes, I do not believe that anyone said nor implied "books are stupid". To the contrary, those promoting the concept of books not always being necessary have admitted that even in their opinion, quality references can be of great value. Their point is only that, depending on how one wishes to start collecting, there are, or at least can be other viable options. There is nothing wrong with one who wishes to enter into this hobby starting out with junk bin widgets, and doing so without owning a single related coin book; it is simply not necessary. However, there are those who do not wish to start out at such a level, or wish to quickly jump into more costly material; for such people, and there certainly are a lot of them out there, buying the book first is solid, tried, and true advice, but even then the "right" book can make all the difference.[/QUOTE]
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