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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 952560, member: 26302&quot;]Great thread, I am glad a a new person here others bumped it. Excellent overview, though like others have said each of these levels need to be considered in a small area of numismatics. I may consider myself advanced in a few areas of ancient coins, but even then just for some periods of some civilizations. Anyone claiming to even be an advanced colector of ancient coins, medieval coins, or American coins I would raise an eyebrow on. Now, if someone said I was an advanced collector of Trajan bronzes, or late Byzantine silver, (or even expert), I would believe them since its a small enough field to BE an advanced collector of. Even David Sear, Harlan Berk, or Victor England cannot claim to be experts or even advanced in all areas of ancient coinage, (Sear might be close). I have been collecting and studying for over 30 years, and consider myself a novice in many areas, and beginner in many more.</p><p><br /></p><p>One nitpick. I do not see why publication is necessary to be considered an expert. I do not believe Curtis Clay at Harlan Berk has published, but he is a recognized expert in many areas of Roman coinage. Just being recognized by your peers should be enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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