The Attack of the Coin People!

has anyone else noticed this......

The average age of collectors remains high but..
dealers are younger. A lot of them at the show seem to be younger. There was the few die hard older dealers of course but many of the actual dealers (not the helpers) were younger. There was still very few teenagers and I still had the usual hard time.

Any ideas?

 

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Sounds like you made it to the Countryside, Il coin show. I would think that due to Mother's Day, raining all morning, high gas prices, that the attendance would not be the same as usual. I missed that coin show. First coin show I missed in many, many years. Hope you found some great deals.

 

I only grabbed that 28 peace dollar in the other thread

still got ONE to go for the walkers

 

Maybe the businesses fail before the dealers get old.

 

the ages GD jeeze

hard time = ignorance of the future...

 

As a younger colector i am hoping, when i get to my 20s i will start my own coin business with the help of my mum and dad which they offerd me awhile back and as a young coin colector i go to every single show there is in my city i know alot of the old blokes that are always asking me questions how i got the stage were i had to tell them something they didnt know of.. i usualy go every week after school helping a "Coin dealer" friend of mine who is always telling me new stuff about coins etc.. There is alot of resources now like the internet that us the *younger* use. I dont miss a issue of the Coin Magazine which i learn alot from about types of coins and bank notes etc.. i ve got my hands on coin books that i find on ebay and in shops just reading for more knowledge... i dont see whats the difference in age.. maybe they have seen more coins then us? imho

Rado

 

It could also be a family business and the kids are taking over for the retiring dealer parents. :high5:

It wouldn't be hard to imagine kids of coin dealer peeps growing up learning all about coin collecting and getting into the business themselves and what better way to get into the business than to take over the store and let the parents go on a long, much needed, vacation. :thumb:

Ribbit

Ps: I'm up for adoption by anyone who owns a coin shop and wants to retire and leave the store to the kid/toad.

 

I know this guy who can adopt you but you will have to move to Australia and you also have to put up with 2 Toad Daddys

 

Why couldn't it be two toad mommas instead?

Ribbit

Ps: ONJ can be one of them and I don't care who the other one would be. :thumb: She still rocks my world! :goofer:

 

Those types are hard to find 1933 Double eagle type rare especialy in the coin business

 

If ONJ adopted me, I'd give up coin collecting.

Ribbit

Ps: Is it legal for step-brothers to marry step-sisters in Austrailia?

 

lol i dont know actualy but i am sure it wont be a problem

 

Kewl, cause she has one fine daughter I wouldn't want to call sis but I wouldn't mind calling her a few other things. I'd also give up coin collecting for her. :thumb:

Ribbit

 

all the guy did was ask about young dealers than GD started talking about what i think and toad talking about himself and his adoption plans and the OP is where he was when the thread started no wonder we all love coin talk one happy dysfunctional family

 

LOL!

 

consider yourself of coin collecting and dont worry about your coins ill adopt them

 

You are correct in your suspicion that age is overrated. If you seriously study almost anything in life for several years, you'll know as much as most people who have been at it much longer. Experience gives a person a little edge in specifc situations, but overall you will be equal to or better than most of them by the time you are 25.