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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1287050, member: 26302"]Good post Guy, but if one has no education, what are you sharing?</p><p><br /></p><p>"Gee, I like old coins, I think this 1944 cent is kinda cool"</p><p><br /></p><p>or</p><p><br /></p><p>"This 1944 cent is very interesting since it was made from reclaimed shells from WWII. It had to be created from them since all new copper at the time was committed to the war effort. Additionally, it came after 1943 which we disasterously tried to make cents from zinc coated steel. After that failure, the government thought of using old shells instead."</p><p><br /></p><p>To be able to share, its best to have knowledge. As collectors, I think we owe the hobby to learn that knowledge, both for our own benefit and to make our hobby more interesting to others. Too many people think we are just infatuated with little pieces of metal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1287050, member: 26302"]Good post Guy, but if one has no education, what are you sharing? "Gee, I like old coins, I think this 1944 cent is kinda cool" or "This 1944 cent is very interesting since it was made from reclaimed shells from WWII. It had to be created from them since all new copper at the time was committed to the war effort. Additionally, it came after 1943 which we disasterously tried to make cents from zinc coated steel. After that failure, the government thought of using old shells instead." To be able to share, its best to have knowledge. As collectors, I think we owe the hobby to learn that knowledge, both for our own benefit and to make our hobby more interesting to others. Too many people think we are just infatuated with little pieces of metal.[/QUOTE]
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