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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 7851735, member: 15588"]Like many definitions, it depends on who you ask, but I think decent boundaries can exist even here. I wouldn't consider someone who collects change and who has never read a word about coinage, history, etc., a "numismatist." That said, I wonder how many people like that actually exist? I see a lot of roll hoarders here picking up Red Books, reading magazines, discussing minting techniques, errors or history, going to clubs, etc., and I would consider all of them numismatists. Though it ultimately doesn't really matter in the end, it feels like a "numismatist" should do more than just collect or possess coins. For example, my grandmother had bags and bags of coins that she saved from change, far more than I've ever had, but she knew nothing about them whatsoever. I wouldn't call her a "numismatist."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 7851735, member: 15588"]Like many definitions, it depends on who you ask, but I think decent boundaries can exist even here. I wouldn't consider someone who collects change and who has never read a word about coinage, history, etc., a "numismatist." That said, I wonder how many people like that actually exist? I see a lot of roll hoarders here picking up Red Books, reading magazines, discussing minting techniques, errors or history, going to clubs, etc., and I would consider all of them numismatists. Though it ultimately doesn't really matter in the end, it feels like a "numismatist" should do more than just collect or possess coins. For example, my grandmother had bags and bags of coins that she saved from change, far more than I've ever had, but she knew nothing about them whatsoever. I wouldn't call her a "numismatist."[/QUOTE]
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