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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 19291, member: 112"]As has been said - study can indeed lead to ownership of certain rarities. I have several coins with less than 100 known and one - with less than a handful, perhaps 5 known. </p><p><br /></p><p>But study and research can do much more than lead to ownership of rarities - it can help you greatly in learning about the common coins as well. It teaches you what to look for in the coins you collect and how to tell the truly nice examples from the ordinary. It also teaches you a great deal about history, how the coins were used, what their purchasing power was at the time they were struck and how the coins came to be. And in some cases - it can also teach you how certain coins greatly changed the world and made it what it is today. </p><p><br /></p><p>So yeah - I'm all for studying coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 19291, member: 112"]As has been said - study can indeed lead to ownership of certain rarities. I have several coins with less than 100 known and one - with less than a handful, perhaps 5 known. But study and research can do much more than lead to ownership of rarities - it can help you greatly in learning about the common coins as well. It teaches you what to look for in the coins you collect and how to tell the truly nice examples from the ordinary. It also teaches you a great deal about history, how the coins were used, what their purchasing power was at the time they were struck and how the coins came to be. And in some cases - it can also teach you how certain coins greatly changed the world and made it what it is today. So yeah - I'm all for studying coins ;)[/QUOTE]
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