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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Neal, post: 3233907, member: 43872&quot;]There is a genetic quirk that makes some of us hoarders, er, collectors of interesting, rare, or beautiful things.&nbsp; Exactly what things varies with time, culture, and what we are exposed to.&nbsp; As we enter more and more into a cashless society, fewer young hoarders will be exposed to collectible cash, and so we can expect fewer collectors to enter the hobby the way most of us older types did.&nbsp; On the other hand, there are plenty of avenues to expose new collectors to coins, even some that we older collectors look askance at, such as u-tube videos and the marketing of &quot;rare&quot; novelty products from over-zealous mints.&nbsp; And those of us also afflicted with a history-loving gene will always be attracted to coins as one of the cheapest ways to actually own a piece of history, whether relatively recent or, especially, ancient.&nbsp; One of the biggest items attracting the interest of potential collectors today is the astronomical prices paid for rare, or even nearly rare, pieces.&nbsp; This attracts people who see coins as a way to invest and get rich.&nbsp; There is a danger here, however, in that some of the prices may be reaching up into the bubble stratosphere, and the winds of caution and change could pop the bubble, chasing away the investors, if a few of these million dollar babies should lose money on the resale.&nbsp; The true collectors will still be there, however.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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