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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1456640, member: 26302&quot;]Yeah. I would consider all of the members of TCACC numismatists since they all spend long hours studying ancient coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>A dealer very well can be a numismatist, but as Guy said others are just salesmen. Nothing wrong with either. Both collectors and dealers cover the entire spectrum. A collector who publishes articles about certain series and is a recognized expert in them certainly is a numismatist, but so is a dealer like Harlan Berk who has written books on series. OTOH, there are collectors who just buy coins they find pretty and have no inclination as to how, why, or the circumstances of where they were coined. You also have dealers who just buy and sell according to a sheet of paper, not caring what coin he buys or sells except to be able to flip for a profit. Neither of these I would call numismatists. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, its the STUDY of numismatics. If you collect mercury dimes and are a numismatist, you know that 264,000 16d&#039;s were struck, how to spot a d versus an s in a worn example, and the fact the 16s is actually rarer in high grades than the 16d. A coin collector knows the price sheet says the 16d is the most expensive, but is not absolutely sure why, it just is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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