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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 5451023, member: 73489&quot;]<b><span style="color: #0000ff">Interesting comments from CoinWeek&#039;s year-end review:</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Taking a contrarian viewpoint, I believe the absence of coin shows, whether local, regional, or national, may have been a plus for numismatics’ long-term viability. The pandemic has accelerated the transition from a person-to-person hobby into a truly global marketplace by forcing both buyers and sellers to fully wrap their arms around digital commerce if they wish to remain active. One concrete example of the benefits produced by this evolution is the recent introduction of the “coins in motion” technology created by Stack’s Bowers and David Lawrence, which I predict will become widespread within three to five years. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Unfortunately, our industry’s largest negative will be the demise of “middle market” coin shows, those with a bourse of 200 to 500 dealers.</b> Bigger shows like the ANA’s summer show and FUN’s winter show will continue to exist, as well as local weekend shows, as it is pretty cheap to rent a Knights of Columbus hall. However, the shows in the middle will find it harder and harder to compete with internet-based commerce.&quot;</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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