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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1810028, member: 26302&quot;]I am surprised others have not challenged this statement. I started in US coins and have moved into ancients mainly, with some medieval and odd and curious. However, I seriously disagree with this statement. There are many fine, knowledgable, serious collectors of US coins here and elsewhere. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree completely about your points. The fact I could buy a &quot;key date&quot; for most US coins at any coin show showed me how common and overpriced they were. However, there is serious numismatists in many US areas, like early coppers, 19th century varieties, tokens, etc etc. US coin collecting is not inferior, its just not ALL of the coins in the world. So, I understand how many more advanced collectors start wandering around the world and expanding their horizons beyond just their home country, but that does not make collecting US coin series BAD, or amateurish, at all. Its an option, like many, many others. I made that choice to leave US numismatics, but I love my brothers here like Marshall, Conder, Lehigh, and many others who concentrate solely on US numismatics. Coins are coins man, wherever they are from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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