WHAT'S A BINDING WORTH?

"I recently purchased a set of numismatic books that came in two or three bindings with a couple of volumes unbound. I decided that the set would be both more usable if bound and more attractive. Now I didn't hold back much, if anything, in the binding. The cost of binding and the shipping equaled one third of what I paid for the set.

It is entirely possible that my two-year-old granddaughter will be the financial benefactor. In the meantime I have a "killer" set for my bookshelf. I find it hard to pass that section of the shelf without admiring the spines or picking one off the shelf just to hold or rummage through.

Others might spend two or three thousand dollars to put a real nice paint job on an vintage automobile and know they will never make a dime on the deal. We can have pride of ownership in numismatics just like in other hobbies."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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WHAT'S A BINDING WORTH?

Wayne Homren, Editor