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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7768099, member: 101855"]I only have a minor interest in die state collecting at best. So far as collecting early copper, I think that it hurts the hobby. I used to collect half cents by die variety. Even the common varieties have a population of one to two thousand really decent coins. For the better varieties, it's a lot less. When one collector has to have four, five or in one case (1806 C-6 half cent) more than a dozen pieces for die state collecting purposes, it does not leave much for everyone else. I think that it's good to make the hobby more inviting for new people When the big collectors soak up most of the coins, it does not encourage new blood. That's my two cents, and it's not a popular view with EAC people. As my collecting interests, I like strong strikes was bold images. Some die breaks can be interesting, but when the die state comes down to weak strikes from "tired dies," my response is "ho-hum."[/QUOTE]