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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 670977, member: 39&quot;]Don&#039;t know how this is in the case of Netherlands ducats, but in quite a few other cases I have heard or read, &quot;if only there was an English version of this or that book.&quot; Well, if one collects French coins, being able to understand French catalogs sure helps, if somebody is into German notgeld, understanding German is extremely helpful - because in many cases the literature about some country&#039;s coinage is there. Written in the language that suits the collectors in that country though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What sure makes a difference is what could be called continuity. Coins from a country named United States of America have been around for about 200 years. Over here we had, in roughly the same time span, Jülich-Kleve-Berg, the Grand Duchy of Berg, Prussia, the German Reich, and the Federal Republic of Germany. Coins from before 1949 (when the Fed. Rep. was founded) I don&#039;t collect excessively. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Others may even decide, &quot;my collection starts with the first euro coins.&quot; Easier to have a complete collection than if you&#039;ve had the same country and the same currency for a very long time ... and I suppose that also contributes to keeping coins affordable over here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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