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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3170474, member: 19165"]Yes, I understand the line drawing's importance in the history of numismatics. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, this thread is about books for beginners. Line drawings may be great for specialists - but a beginner's book, and even an intermediate's book, should have pictures. A collector of numismatic books might appreciate the line drawings, but me as a casual ancient collector would prefer to see the contrast and relief, to get a feel for the coin. That's something that line art cannot do as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3170474, member: 19165"]Yes, I understand the line drawing's importance in the history of numismatics. However, this thread is about books for beginners. Line drawings may be great for specialists - but a beginner's book, and even an intermediate's book, should have pictures. A collector of numismatic books might appreciate the line drawings, but me as a casual ancient collector would prefer to see the contrast and relief, to get a feel for the coin. That's something that line art cannot do as well.[/QUOTE]
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