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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3872379, member: 71642&quot;]Well, the interwebs certainly made going global on coin collecting a lot more favorable IMO.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I &#039;restarted&#039; coin collecting in the early 2000s...childhood Whitman cent folders being my main thing as a tween.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Then, as an adult I started looking for bullion, and living overseas wanted a variety to reflect that.&nbsp; From bullion to coins.&nbsp; From Japanese pocket change (literally) to a Japan Dansco Type, and madness since then.&nbsp; And far past Japan.&nbsp; In any case my collection could NEVER have been accomplished without the internet. </p><p><br /></p><p>The timing certainly fits for the hobby on a world basis getting stronger.&nbsp; There will be bubbles and busts along the way I&#039;m sure.&nbsp; I missed the Japanese bubble, and the JNDA prices have been stagnant.&nbsp; Great coins go for great prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I can have a rarity of something (the post war aluminums [USER=46237]@Jaelus[/USER] mentions) with a mintage of a hundred or so.&nbsp; Can be had for a song compared to what a US rarity would go for.&nbsp; In this case I&#039;m thinking of French Territories an example (piefort, essai, aluminum late 1940s).</p><p><br /></p><p>Will the latter half of the 20th century ever be &#039;fully valued&#039;?&nbsp; Hard to say.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing even with the extended market reach of the internet there is still the &#039;demand&#039; side issue.&nbsp; Fine by me.&nbsp; I can have some very interesting coins for relatively little cost.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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