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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;frech001, post: 2229928, member: 20616&quot;]I totally agree with princeofwaldo.&nbsp; And for the comment that this happened before in the U.S. in the 1920s, well, that was for the same reason.&nbsp; When the middle class is hurting so are their abilities to pay much for collections.&nbsp; Unless this economy is turned around, selling coins in the U.S. will be a losing experience.&nbsp; And my observations at coin shows tells me there are very few young people collecting coins.&nbsp; Proportionally, they use social media more than the pre-computer generation so it may give the impression that there is a growing interest in collecting in their age group on this forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m currently listing a large world coin collection on eBay, with starting prices 1/4 of book, but because of shipping costs and restrictions, I&#039;m only selling in the U.S.&nbsp; I generally don&#039;t sell a coin until I&#039;ve listed it for 10% of book or 99¢.&nbsp; Since I&#039;ve already recovered my investment in these coins, I&#039;m not worried about a perceived loss.&nbsp; I&#039;ve started with Scandinavian coins, because the collector I acquired them from had more of those.&nbsp; It has been very slow.&nbsp; Danish coins just don&#039;t sell very well here at all.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think Danes emigrate to the U.S. anymore.&nbsp; Their middle class is the best off in the world from the survey&#039;s I&#039;ve read.&nbsp; Politically, I think that speaks for itself.&nbsp; The other challenge for future collecting is climate change.&nbsp; As civilization faces increasing challenges with related costs and physical challenges, I wonder what it will mean for collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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