{"id":1100,"date":"2016-02-22T10:34:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T10:34:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-01-25T01:37:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T01:37:02","slug":"more-i-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepennylady.com\/charmys-articles\/more-i-know\/","title":{"rendered":"The More I Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Penny<\/p>\n

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The More I Know, the More I Realize What I Don\u2019t Know<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

An Essay on Why We Should Never Stop Seeking Knowledge and\u2026.
\nthe Most Important Reason to Attend the ANA Summer Seminar!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Socrates once said \u201couk imae idenai, ah mae oido\u201d \u2013 which basically means, \u201cthe more you know, the more you know you don\u2019t know.\u201d \u00a0And another author, William Blake, said it even colorfully:\u00a0 “The larger grows the island of my knowledge, the longer stretch the shores of my ignorance.”<\/p>\n

This philosophy has followed me through all the segments of my life, but never so much as during my numismatic ventures.\u00a0 The story of how I came into numismatics was published in the Ledger several years ago, but in short, I inherited various coins from an aunt when I was in my 30\u2019s.\u00a0 At that time I didn\u2019t have any experience or knowledge about coins, so I had no idea what the coins were worth.\u00a0 Also, I had a full-time career as a litigation paralegal and a family so my plate was full and I didn\u2019t really have time to learn about all the different coin series.\u00a0 So I decided to focus on just one type of coin and since I\u2019ve always had an interest in Native American history, I chose the Indian cent.\u00a0 I began reading books, watching grading videos, searching websites, attending coins shows, studying all grades and quality of coins, and asking a lot of questions of dealers at shows who didn\u2019t mind helping me.\u00a0 I tried to learn everything I could about Indian cents (and later Lincoln and Early American Copper cents) so I would have a comprehensive understanding of these coins before I felt comfortable buying and\/or selling them.<\/p>\n

But the one thing that kept coming back to me throughout my quest was that every time I thought I had a good understanding of a certain aspect of coins, I would learn something else that would remind me once again how little I actually knew about numismatics!<\/p>\n

As a dealer and collector of Indian, Lincoln and EAC cents, I feel pretty comfortable with my knowledge in these series.\u00a0 But at almost every show I attend I get a question or two that stumps me \u2013 and the title quote of this essay once again pops into my head reminding me that I still have so much to learn, even in the coins I specialize in.<\/p>\n

Further, I often attend shows with the famed Indian cent expert and author, Rick Snow, who is not only a good friend, but someone I consider as a mentor to me.\u00a0 The more time I spend with Rick and his encyclopedic knowledge of Indian cents, once again, the more I realize how much I have to learn.\u00a0 He has spent many years researching and studying Indian cents in depth and I could only hope to someday have even one-tenth of the knowledge he has on this beloved series.<\/p>\n

Even Donald Trump knows he doesn\u2019t know everything!\u00a0 He said \u201cIt’s good to start each day by saying to yourself, \u2018What can I learn today that I didn’t know before?\u2019\u201d\u00a0 In that same speech, he continued with \u201cIt’s impossible to know everything, . . . it’s just no fun, for you or anyone else . . . and you will be missing out on some great adventures.\u201d<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s why I recommend to all coin enthusiasts that they try and participate in the ANA Summer Seminar program \u2013 I know I still have a lot to learn and I believe the ANA program is the best place to gain knowledge in all aspects of numismatics.\u00a0 The quality of their programs, the experience and knowledge of their teachers, their tireless volunteer helpers, and the camaraderie that occurs among all of these groups is what especially draws me to want to participate in the ANA summer program \u2013 not to mention the fact that I simply don\u2019t want to miss out on another great numismatic adventure!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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