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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 395120, member: 9204&quot;]In my opinion, collecting by die variety adds nothing. Die studies, of course, do. Take the 1861-O half for example, precise dating would not have otherwise been possible. Think of it this way - what has been added to the corpus of knowledge by you purchasing a coin? Nothing. What has been added to the corpus of knowledge by you publishing a book on die varieties of bust half dollars? Tons. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m an odd case - on one end, I find that minor varieties such as the date are unimportant and boring to collect, thus my interest in ancients. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> On the other end, I have a date complete collection of US-Philippino coinage, and I&#039;ve started on die varieties. In any case, it doesn&#039;t matter. If someone desires an extra berry and is willing to pay big bucks for it, then they have every right to. There&#039;s nothing I can say or do to encourage or dissuade them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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