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Message:: [QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 5515992, member: 24091"]That's a very interesting observation, and tends to apply here in the US as well, at least at the coin clubs I have been affiliated with.  There are typically a handful of paper guys, but almost always with different collecting niches.  Among coin collectors, there seem to be more generalists, guys who aren't necessarily type collectors, but who would buy key date coins regardless of series.  But aside from that, seems most have their own little collecting world that differs markedly from others in the club. It has always amazed me how much more desirable British material is than French.  For instance, a coin like the one below, struck while France was nominally ruled by the British, is worth less than $6,000 even though it is attributed to Henry VI, the King of England.  If I could only get that ugly FRANCE word off the holder and replace it with Great Britain, the coin would likely be worth twice as much. [ATTACH=full]1240265[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]