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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longnine009, post: 3924876, member: 1886&quot;]Here&#039;s something from Dave Bowers- a man who probably knows something about coin collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&quot;...Monaghan&nbsp; went on to quote Susan M. Pearce,&nbsp; a professor at the University of Leicester, England, who suggested that &#039;collecting is a way of creating self-identity.&#039;&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>**********************************************</p><p>&nbsp;[My note: I believe Jung called that the projection of spirit into matter]</p><p>**********************************************</p><p><br /></p><p>Bowers:&nbsp; &quot;Few would argue with this, and in numismatics this has been proven time and again. Having handled as many important coins as anyone I know, I can state that of the countless collections I have purchased intact or sold at auction over the years, no two have ever been alike.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&quot;From the very word &#039;go&#039; collecting coins is an individual pursuit. If I were to give two collectors each $500 today, chances would be good that not even a single coin in a given grade would be duplicated between the two buyers. Even if I gave $50,000 the same would be true. Every collection is very personal, reflecting the taste of the owner.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Q. David Bowers: Coins and Collectors: Golden Anniversary Edition.</p><p>The Mentality of Collecing pg 155.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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