During this past week I was on a business trip to Michigan and had a free evening, so I made a brief jaunt across the border to Windsor. When traveling to different countries I always find bookstores interesting, because the selection of books tells a lot about the local culture. While I was doing some Christmas shopping in the local mall, I browsed a large chain bookstore (Chapters) that was similar in size to a Barnes and Noble, and much to my surprise there were ZERO numismatic books for sale. Since I couldn't find any in the Crafts and Hobbies section, I assumed there would be a dedicated section for coins but couldn't find one, and when I asked a salesperson he told me that they didn't have any. I know there are plenty of Canadian collectors on CT, and the coins produced by the Royal Canadian Mint offer some nice variety, so I was really shocked at what I found (or didn't find) at the bookstore. Is this an indication that coin collecting may be less popular than in the U.S. or am I missing something? Here in Alabama Barnes and Noble always has plenty of books and folders for sale, and Books a Million has an even bigger selection.
What percentage of Canada is still wilderness? There were probably hundreds of books on polar bears or moose. Chris
Is not all that different then maine We got plenty of snow plenty of moose plenty of wilderness bears too just not polar bears. And we love beer here too. And lots of coin collectors. There's a lot of ct members from our northern neighbor tho. Including the only one with 10k likes.
Chapters will have those guides. But most people know that if you want that type of information you go to a coin store. I see no lack of those stores here in Canada. My city alone has multiple coin and collectible stores in which I work at one. People seem to still like to collect thru a wide variety of ages. I will admit though that there is a heavier trend on like 1oz silver and such as it has expanded and become more collectible.
