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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2228124, member: 112&quot;]I&#039;m not so sure about that part, although I was of the same opinion for many years. But in recent years it appears there has been a change. I say that because I see every new member who registers here at CT and for at least a few years now the vast majority of those new members are under 40, with most of them being in their 20&#039;s or early 30&#039;s. And more than a few even in their teens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that may or may not be significant, but I would certainly say that it does indicate a trend contrary to what the collector dynamic, regarding age anyway, has seemingly always been in the past. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some may think that the membership of CT is not a valid indicator, but again I am not so sure. Our membership is quite large as coin forums go, and it is made up of members from all over the world. So the interest of the younger generation in coins is not just limited to the US. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will readily agree though that the younger generation of collectors usually won&#039;t have the money, the budget, to absorb the higher priced coins held or previously held by the older generation of collectors. Typically that discretionary budget doesn&#039;t come until after 40. And I think that more than anything is going to going to put downward pressure on the realized prices for collections currently being or in the near future to be released into the market. For as they say supply and demand is what makes the market. And I believe that supply is going to outstrip demand. And when that happens ............</p><p><br /></p><p>But, time will tell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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