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<p>[QUOTE="5dollarEdunote, post: 1084163, member: 28757"]Hello collectors,</p><p><br /></p><p>Me and my friend are both coin collectors, and at the moment we are having a stupid little disagreement. It all started when I asked if he knew who designed the Jefferson nickel. He said no, and went on to tell me that he thinks that kind of thing (ex. history of the coin coin designer, wear points, etc.) is not important unless you actually have a profession in numismatics. From then on out we would have mini-debates. I beleived that in order to have a well-rounded coin collection, you should not only have a good lot of coins, but good knowledge about them too. After all, for example, wouldn't it be weird if a person spent a good amount of cash on a 1909 S VDB and didn't know whose initials the VDB was for?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to get your input on this subject, as I know there are many experienced members here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="5dollarEdunote, post: 1084163, member: 28757"]Hello collectors, Me and my friend are both coin collectors, and at the moment we are having a stupid little disagreement. It all started when I asked if he knew who designed the Jefferson nickel. He said no, and went on to tell me that he thinks that kind of thing (ex. history of the coin coin designer, wear points, etc.) is not important unless you actually have a profession in numismatics. From then on out we would have mini-debates. I beleived that in order to have a well-rounded coin collection, you should not only have a good lot of coins, but good knowledge about them too. After all, for example, wouldn't it be weird if a person spent a good amount of cash on a 1909 S VDB and didn't know whose initials the VDB was for? I would like to get your input on this subject, as I know there are many experienced members here. Thank you! :)[/QUOTE]
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