The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 23, June 2, 2002, Article 10

COLLECTOR VS INVESTOR

  Carl Honore writes: "On the topic of serious collectors --
  those figures from Heritage and superior may be misleading
  ...how many of those auction bidders are collectors and
  how many are merely investors?

  I define collector as one who seriously studies a particular
  field and collects in that field (though someone else might
  define a collector differently) I have sold several collections
  mainly to purchase pieces for the collection I now have,
  namely pieces from the Soho Mint of Matthew Boulton
  and James Watt.  I would consider myself a collector
  based on the study I have completed on that mint and the
  coins that issued from it.

  How many such collectors are there out there?  These it
  would seem are the backbone of the hobby.  There is
  room for investors but the true collector also collects
  knowledge and shares ... a big part of our hobby, don't
  you think?"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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