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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2742325, member: 44316&quot;]Why would demand increase? Are young people suddenly preferring coin collecting to video games? In a few years there will be virtual reality experiences that may be even more distracting. Is there some reason that the hobby of coin collecting, which has been going downhill for decades, will somehow turn around? </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, some collectors have no conception of the actual supply side. I have seen hoards of late Roman AE for sale with thousands of similar coins. Maybe some type has only a forty (a common type I just checked) or maybe only ten on vcoins, which seems a limited number that could be eventually exhausted, but there may be hundreds in storage just waiting for some of those to be sold first. </p><p><br /></p><p>The last show I visited had a dealer with a full tray (70?) of coins of a particular Cappadocian king, all in great shape. I bought the best one, so one slot was emptied. He learned over, pulled up a plastic bag full, reached in and got one, and carefully placed it in the slot. The tray was full again. </p><p><br /></p><p>Spend some time at English or European coin shows before deciding the supply of ancient coins is limited. The supply of certain types is very limited, but there are vast numbers of common coins available.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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