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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 484642, member: 12718&quot;]I guess my point stated a different way......</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Look at the average age of the collector today.&nbsp; When I go to my local coin club, I&#039;m considered a youngin at 49.&nbsp; Look at who attends the coin shows....again, an older crowd.&nbsp; So, I can infer that the number of new blood to carry on the hobby is diminishing.&nbsp; Why is this?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One reason may be the deemphasis of paying for things in cash.&nbsp; Young people are more comfortable with electronic payment so having cash in hand is more and more foreign.&nbsp; Kids are into playing video games, listening to their IPODs, and text messaging their friends.&nbsp; Looking at coins seems to be old fashioned entertainment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would agree that there will always be collectors.&nbsp; I wonder though if these things above are indicators of the decline of our hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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