The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 42, October 21, 2007, Article 11

COIN COLLECTORS, NUMISMATISTS AND SCHOLARS

Regarding some text I contributed to Col. Bill Murray's
Coin World column, Allan Davisson writes: "Your paragraphs
on why to read books are great. Thanks for running them.
I hope you don't mind if I quote a bit from them in my
upcoming catalog.

"A collector whose name sometimes appears in
letters-to-the-editor  columns has sent me placards which
I have on display in my office.  I particularly like the
following two:

"A numismatist is a consummate scholar, with a keen
mind and a  discerning eye, a keeper of art and history
for future generations.  In Europe, numismatists are
considered scholars, and as numismatists,  we are a part
of a fraternity that transcends nations and time.
(Steven Roach, Attorney)

"A coin collector is a relic hunter, patient and persistent:
a  searching soul seeking completions, but never achieving
perfection-- just simple satisfaction--from the journey
into the shadows of the  past.  (Henry R. Dittmer)"

 WHY SHOULD A BEGINNING COLLECTOR READ BOOKS?
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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