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Message:: [QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 24884790, member: 73489"]We've had this discussion in other threads here, here are some of my highlights:<ul> <li>We were in a major bear market for U.S. coins for years, but appears we broke out of it in early-2020. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>We don't know yet if this was a CYCLICAL recovery (dead-cat bounce) or a SECULAR bull market.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The PCGS 3000 Index is a good place to gauge the U.S. coin market.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Some U.S. coins that are tied to PMs -- i.e., Saints or Morgans -- could rise based on the movement of the underlying metals prices.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Demographically, it appears we do have a rising headwind into coin collecting numbers and new entrants into the hobby.  There's simply so much more to do today than there was 40 or 60 years ago for a young teen.  Attendance skews 50-and-older at many shows or conventions.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>At the same time, attendance at some coin shows -- notably the big national shows like FUN -- seem to be doing better than ever. Unfortunately, alot of small or local or regional shows seem to have bit the dust.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Attendance figures at shows, online memberships and bidding activity, coin club memberships (yes, they are still around apparently), and other data points.....this should be kept by the professional trade organizations because without hard numbers it's tough to figure out how to grow the hobby or if it is growing.</li> </ul>[/QUOTE]