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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 3958174, member: 57463&quot;]I was surprised and disappointed, Doug. I would have thought you to have been attracted to the exhibits for all the reasons you cited in the post. When I go to a convention, buying coins is low on my list. I used to go there for that, when I was new to the hobby. But for 20 years now, I have been an exhibitor, judge, and speaker. I go to learn about numismatics and a consequence of that is buying numismatic items that I did not know about.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, in Dallas a couple of years ago, I bought the ANA Periodic Table. It is a true elemental chart. The knock-off from PCGS CoinFacts is just a bunch of shiny new coins, with no correlation to the elements. Anyway, I bought two on the recommendation of a physicist friend who was also there to buy coins.&nbsp; But I have been as likely to buy paper money or a numismatic coffee cup. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would have thought you more of a scholar and less of an accumulator, but I guess that just speaks to your being complicated, as many bright people are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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