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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2915114, member: 19463&quot;]Perhaps we can note that it is possible to collect &#039;just one&#039; coin of a series or type but when you open the &#039;bag of chips&#039; we call numismatics, you really must eat the whole thing down to the last tiny crumb.&nbsp; After we assemble all those links, the urge hits to see if you can figure out which ones were made first using die wear or progressive cracks.&nbsp;&nbsp; After we find an order of two coins, we have to look for clues whether all the uses of a die were at one time or do we see any suggestion that it was brought out of retirement at a later date following a period of inactivity.&nbsp; It is fine to collect individual coins that interest us but never get to the point you think you have all the answers.&nbsp; We don&#039;t even have a complete list of the questions.&nbsp; A good start is try to figure out where your coin falls in relation to the others made at the same time or shortly before and after.&nbsp; In this thread, Martin has shown some very rare (scary rare) coins.&nbsp; We are glad to see what we know to exist but we can not stop wondering what will turn up next.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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