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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheMont, post: 2916278, member: 80121&quot;]I think the key to coin collecting surviving is Young Numismatists. If people watch the coin shows on TV they are not being exposed to coin collecting, they are being exposed to people trying to make a profit selling coins that are really not collectable. One show, AAN, has gone under and Rick is aiming for the high end collector, and HSN survives because people don&#039;t know any better and they have those stretch pays. There are countries out there that survive by pumping out coins and more and more other countries are following suit. Our club focuses on YNs and tries to show them truly collectable coins. Put a Morgan Dollar in their hand and they are amazed that people carried them around in their pocket. Put an ancient into their hands and tell them it&#039;s two thousand years old and they stare at it and ask is it really that old?. I think it&#039;s the only way to keep the hobby going, at our last show we had a coin hunt for YNs. The vast majority of dealers present participated and it was a great success. The kids that came Saturday told their friends and even more showed up on Sunday. I don&#039;t remember who said it, but the quote that the announcement of my demise was premature, I think the same is true for coin and currency collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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