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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 24883698, member: 10461&quot;]Doom and gloom predictions about the death of the hobby have been around for generations.&nbsp; Sure, it has and will continue to undergo demographic shifts, but the hobby ain&#039;t goin&#039; anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>See #3 on this list of <a href="https://blog.money.org/coin-collecting/coin-collecting-misconceptions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://blog.money.org/coin-collecting/coin-collecting-misconceptions" rel="nofollow">common numismatic misconceptions</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>That part is true.&nbsp; Brick-and-mortar coin shops, at least in my experience, do most of their business trading bullion.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t mean there aren&#039;t still collector coins to be found (I&#039;m sure it depends on the dealer).&nbsp; And there is of course the whole wide Web...</p><p>Nope, not for me.&nbsp; I&#039;m not really that interested in anything that was minted in my own lifetime, with the exception of some proof coins and gold, neither of which one is likely to find roll hunting.&nbsp; Now, sure, I have enjoyed roll hunting in the past, but generally speaking, I go for older <a href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/20286/coins-the-eclectic-hundred" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/20286/coins-the-eclectic-hundred" rel="nofollow">historical coins</a> (sometimes MUCH older- i.e., ancients).&nbsp; And historical coins (ancients included) can be collected on any budget.&nbsp; You don&#039;t have to be rich to collect historically interesting stuff.&nbsp; (My present primary collection is not cheap stuff, but I did spend a very long time in the minor leagues.)</p><p><br /></p><p>And sometimes I&#039;ve walked the road less traveled, choosing a <a href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/10092/holed-coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/10092/holed-coins" rel="nofollow">quirky niche</a> that&#039;s underappreciated by others, which makes for cheaper collecting.&nbsp; There&#039;s just so much stuff you can collect without spending big bucks.&nbsp; For example, I spent decades going through bulk World coin lots.&nbsp; Learned a lot of history and geography in the process, and made a few nice cherrypicks.&nbsp; Coins I spent mere pennies on, which were worth $50, $100+, and on a few occasions, even more than that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not that there&#039;s anything wrong with collecting modern stuff, if that&#039;s what you like.&nbsp; And coin roll hunting is certainly one of the cheaper &quot;treasure hunting&quot; modes of collecting.&nbsp; It can be fun, for sure.&nbsp; Metal detecting is another fun and affordable way to add interesting coins to one&#039;s collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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