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<p>[QUOTE="John Johnson, post: 7855995, member: 96020"]I have always thought the difference between a collector and a numismatist is books. A numismatist spends a lot more time studying and learning about coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I've grown older I've come to a different opinion, probably because I'm also a runner. As a runner I know that know matter how fast you are or how much you weigh or what you look like or what kind of shoes you wear, if you lace them up and go run, regardless of the distance, you are a runner. With that in mind, I now believe that no matter how much you know about coins or how big your collection is, or if you have ever sold a coin or been to a show, or bought a graded coin, or even paid a premium for a coin, if you collect coins of any value at all, you are a numismatist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Johnson, post: 7855995, member: 96020"]I have always thought the difference between a collector and a numismatist is books. A numismatist spends a lot more time studying and learning about coins. As I've grown older I've come to a different opinion, probably because I'm also a runner. As a runner I know that know matter how fast you are or how much you weigh or what you look like or what kind of shoes you wear, if you lace them up and go run, regardless of the distance, you are a runner. With that in mind, I now believe that no matter how much you know about coins or how big your collection is, or if you have ever sold a coin or been to a show, or bought a graded coin, or even paid a premium for a coin, if you collect coins of any value at all, you are a numismatist.[/QUOTE]
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