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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 170497, member: 6370&quot;]I would think its very low as well...I am the only person I know outside the internet that collects coins...nobody in my family collects, nobody were I work, no friends collect...just little ol me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO...most heavy duty collectors are numismatists...IMO one cannot be a numismatist without having looked and studied many coins, coin types, money through history and the best way to do so is to collect them...It had NOTHING to do with grading and EVERYTHING to do with the knowledge gain through years of collecting and reading.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO a good little write up on it:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><b>nu·mis·mat·ics</b><font size="2"> <i>The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals</i></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><b><font size="2">Numismatics</font></b><font size="2"> is not just the study of money, it encompasses history, art, archeology and borrows bits from geology, mathematics, metallurgy, economics, statistics, genealogy, sociology, and government. Numismatists studying coins, banknotes, stock certificates, medals, medallions, and tokens. It is a field almost as ancient as the money and medals it studies.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">A coin collector is not a numismatist, but can be. A numismatist is almost always a coin collector or a collector of money and medals. It is more than just collecting, it is a desire to discover the history, minute details of the monetary system in general whether modern or in antiquity. A trained eye for detail and a good memory is a must.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Collecting coins often leads to expertise in that field thus Numismatists almost always are collectors of coins often specializing in general aspects such as World or Ancients, Paper, Coin or even further specializing in more specific areas of interest such as Conder Tokens, coins of one era in time, coins of one country, one ruler, etc.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Every coin, every bill, every medal is a small piece of history that helps paint a picture of the society it was made for. The time, the place, the man, the government, current concerns, Past accomplishments, political propaganda, or just pleasing designs....all in the palm of your hand and more often than not there are thousands more just like it. Money serves an important historical purpose as well as its primary purposes being propaganda and a system of exchange and valuation. Along with its primary purpose for commerce all money has a message from the government, the ruler, or the society to the populous who spends that money, the world, and the future generations that coin makers know will be their audience.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Currency is a great visual and tactic way to take a look into another culture or another time in human history. It is a great device for learning as there are a wide range of choices at just as wide ranging prices. Un-cleaned roman coins are a cheap affordable way to introduce young people to archeology, numismatics and make learning history fun and hands on. A jar of coins from around the world is a great way to help teach students about another culture.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">It goes on but you get the idea..</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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