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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 3813659, member: 77639&quot;]Folks worry because they perceive that most coin collectors are middle age or older (like me).&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t know of reliable statistics on this, but it&#039;s been the case long before there were personal computers and the internet.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many years ago when I was in my teens and 20s, I had absolutely no interest in collecting coins.&nbsp; And I can&#039;t recall any friends or acquaintances who did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most young folks will become older, and there are more young folks than ever.&nbsp; For virtually all of them, their interests will change as they age.&nbsp; And many will become coin collectors.&nbsp; There are a lot reasons for this:&nbsp; more wealth, more time, more knowledge, more appreciation of history, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The main changes brought about by the internet are:&nbsp; 1. much more information on coins is available with less effort and expense, and 2. coin collecting can be done with much less in-the-flesh interaction with other folks.&nbsp; Declining club, auction and show attendance and declining magazine subscriptions are not necessarily an indication of a decline in coin collecting.&nbsp; Instead, folks are buying, selling, getting info, and interacting with other collectors via the internet.&nbsp; The time we spend on the internet is time in days gone by that we would have spent reading paper, going to shows and auctions, or going to club meetings.</p><p><br /></p><p>The decline in use of physical money may cause a decline in some aspects of the hobby.&nbsp; Hard to search rolls if there aren&#039;t any.&nbsp; But for most aspects of the hobby, things won&#039;t change.&nbsp;&nbsp; I collect coins most of which are of precious metal and produced long before my birth.&nbsp; Coins like this haven&#039;t been made for a long time ... one of things that makes them appealing.&nbsp; And old objects just get older and rarer, which makes them more desirable to collect.</p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t even try to predict whether as a percent of the population, there will be fewer or more collectors in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, I feel confident coin collecting will remain in the class of popular hobbies indefinitely. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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