Peace asked:

"Are we sure it's OK to be talking about numismatics on this thread? Like, is it a socially acceptable thing to discuss in public? I have the same question about philately. Just doesn't seem RIGHT somehow . . . .

I can't imagine why there would be any question of social acceptability of discussing either numismatics or philately, here or elsewhere. Both of those are discussions of the objects of exchange, and the lore of the same.

I do understand that many people are uncomfortable with a discussion of the financial affairs of themselves or others. But that's a different matter, because it may tend to indicate or stimulate a comparison regarding different people based on what they earn or have. Braggadocio and/or poor-mouthism are unlovely, as are fawning on the haves or invidious comments on the relative have-nots.

Dave Oesterreich