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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2333385, member: 19463&quot;]I believe most people are a mix of the two except perhaps a few numismatists who study coins but own none because they work in a museum or run a service like David Sear.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Signs of a Numismatist are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Having an interest in coins that are not likely to ever be in your collection </p><p>2. Being able to ask several questions about a coin other than how much it is worth</p><p>3. Discovering that every answered question generates two more questions</p><p>4. Retaining interest in a coin when the price/value drops</p><p><br /></p><p>Signs of a Collector are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Trying to figure out how to label coins so it takes minimum space</p><p>2. Wanting a catalog number but not caring how that number was derived or what would have to change on the coin to change the number</p><p>3. Knowing how many coins you own and how much they are worth but not what they are</p><p>4. Having pride in owning something the other guy does not</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said: Most of us are a mix of the two.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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