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Message:: [QUOTE="The Penny Lady®, post: 701583, member: 16948"]Ricky, Luckily many male coin dealers/collectors are not guilty of misogyny, especially not you.  But Sasha is not wrong.  Just read some of the comments posted earlier on this thread and, as I mentioned, on the CU forum.  It doesn't sound to me like Sasha is "playing the victim card," and I certainly never did.  She is just stating that misogyny exists in the coin industry.  But, by the fact that we are here joining in this discussion, attending coin shows, just plain participating in this hobby/business, should let you know that she, nor I, are definitely not playing the "victim."  But it is fact that, unless more males get over that "women should collect dolls and not coins" attitude, women will shy away from joining what is typically a male-dominated industry - coins or any other for that matter. Coin collecting has long attracted more men than women, for a slew of reasons, among them being that some dealers are very condescending to women who do dare to dip a toe into this typically "old white guy" sea.  Many women shy away from the sometimes confrontational nature of coins and may be just plane afraid to enter a male's world.  Me, Sasha, and your wife for sure are not among this group.  But many others - sadly and unfortunately - are.  Ricky, all I'm saying is that some men need to learn to be less condescending, and more patient and welcoming like you - and several others on this forum. But I will also agree with what was said early on in this thread - that women seem to be attracted to collecting things more for aesthetic purposes rather than intrinsic value.   But I see absolutely nothing wrong with this either.  Coins are beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.  For me, personally, I was attracted to coins for both reasons - that they are valuable and can help see me more comfortably through my twilight years, and they are absolutely things of beauty.[/QUOTE]

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