The Wizard of Id comic strip was very clever today: A man entering the kingdom is asked by Sir Rodney what he does. The man says, "I'm a coin collector," and Sir Rodney welcomes him to Id. In the last panel, you see the man sitting by a curb with a tin marked "Alms" in his hand....

Now that would be a clever beggar: one with a sign saying, "Numismatist"! I'd feel compelled to give him at least one of each kind of coin, even if it meant going to a nearby store and getting change from a note....