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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jedinited, post: 7845488, member: 80224&quot;]The hobby changed, dramatically so, when you could no longer find coins to collect in circulation.&nbsp; Most collectors prior to 1965 or so had blue Whitman folders that they filled out, in large part, at face value.&nbsp; People from 5 YOA to 95 YOA could enjoy the hunt.&nbsp; Maybe purchase a key date to fill a hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the same time, the intrinsic value of silver coinage became obsolete.&nbsp; Another blow to the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the TPGs came along and change the hobby, for both good and bad.&nbsp; Eliminated counterfeits in plastic (mostly) and gave a degree of comfort to those unskilled in grading and detecting repairs, etc.&nbsp; On the other hand, it morphed into a game of breaking out to get a higher grade and the absurdity of a one point difference on the grading scale being dramatically different in value, even though that difference is very subjective.&nbsp; And then, the lowering of grading standards over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of this combined with the reality that the younger generations have little interest in collectibles in general, leaves the hobby in a vastly different environment than when some of started to collect in the 50s and 60s.&nbsp; I believe that truly vintage and ancient collectible coinage will always retain some value, it remains to be seen to what degree that holds true.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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