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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7714196, member: 110350"]None of this is practically relevant to the majority of us who aren't "serious" collectors, given that I strongly suspect that what "serious" actually means is "willing and able to spend four figures (perhaps five figures?) on individual coins." Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. Still, even though it's not personally relevant to me, I find the discussion fascinating as a window into the practice of coin collecting at an elite level. It's the sport of kings, right? Or is that horse racing or polo? I wonder if there are still any actual kings or princes who collect coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add: sorry, the hobby of kings, when they're not busy playing polo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7714196, member: 110350"]None of this is practically relevant to the majority of us who aren't "serious" collectors, given that I strongly suspect that what "serious" actually means is "willing and able to spend four figures (perhaps five figures?) on individual coins." Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. Still, even though it's not personally relevant to me, I find the discussion fascinating as a window into the practice of coin collecting at an elite level. It's the sport of kings, right? Or is that horse racing or polo? I wonder if there are still any actual kings or princes who collect coins. Edited to add: sorry, the hobby of kings, when they're not busy playing polo.[/QUOTE]
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