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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3104103, member: 76086&quot;]Back in the 80&#039;s I was also one of the youngest people you would see at a coin show.&nbsp; Its nothing new, though I would suggest that there are far more younger collectors now than then or at any other time in the history of this hobby.&nbsp; More money, more availability, more exposure, etc., so I dont think the hobby is dying off.&nbsp; Coins shows are another matter.&nbsp; I do believe they are dying off, or at least will shrink to the point where they will be once a year and regional in nature.&nbsp; Why would I spend $1,000 plus in expenses for a coin show with perhaps no sales at all?&nbsp; I can stay home and sell more than in the average show.&nbsp; Dont get me wrong, I love shows.&nbsp; They add a entirely new dimension to collecting, but I fear the younger collectors would rather stay at home and browse on their phones for coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for values, investing, potential material coming to the market...&nbsp; most has already been said, but consider that a great many of these coins will likely not re-enter the market through the usual channels.&nbsp; Often when someone passes away their collection has been sitting in a safe deposit box somewhere and the heirs know nothing about them nor care and a lot of them end up at a local coin show, pawn shop, jewelry store, etc.&nbsp; Such coins will be dispersed very widely and the impact on the market will usually be negligible and unnoticed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Specialized collections however do make an impact in the short term.&nbsp; Take for example the RBW Republican and the BCD Greek collections.&nbsp; Those had an impact as a huge number of them came to market all at once but the impact was not severe.&nbsp; The higher quality material sold for good prices, the lower quality for lower (which is how they were bought in the first place).</p><p><br /></p><p>Investing....again already covered, but my opinion yes, it can be done but only if you really know what you are doing.&nbsp; Like anything else you must buy as low as possible and know when to sell at the right time for a higher price.&nbsp; Like anything else, you must diversify.&nbsp; Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, cash, you need an overall plan and should not place too much in one place.&nbsp; I myself have a small portion of my assets in coins, but only a small portion.&nbsp; The best part is I get to enjoy them whenever I want up until the day I sell them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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