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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 3321468, member: 13650&quot;]I&#039;d say true coin collecting/study itself is a small niche group of people.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; You just have to realize there are even smaller niches within that small group.&nbsp; Like smaller pieces of the pie.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some folks are only into ancients.&nbsp; I love ancients and think they&#039;re really cool but I don&#039;t even own one.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have many books and have read a lot about them.&nbsp;&nbsp; A very small fraction of the coin collecting community are well versed in ancients, but the ones who are really know their stuff.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Same with foreigns.&nbsp; Another relatively small group compared to US collectors.&nbsp; &nbsp; Most people collect the coinage of the country they live in because it&#039;s readily available, and they speak the language.&nbsp; &nbsp; If you want to collect Japanese coins, do you speak Japanese to be able to utilize their books and references?&nbsp; &nbsp; As some have said the best books will be in the language of the country.&nbsp;&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t mean you can&#039;t collect their coins but how serious you want to be about it.&nbsp; Do you want to be a connoisseur or just a casual collector?&nbsp; How fulfilled will you be with the choice?&nbsp; What interests you?&nbsp; Only you can answer this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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