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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 73306, member: 68&quot;]It really depends on how you define collector.&nbsp; Too tight a definition and you&#039;ll</p><p>get a number like a quarter million.&nbsp; (these would primarily be advanced numis-</p><p>matists many of whom would have extensive, vast, and/ or advanced collections).</p><p>Too loose a definition and you&#039;ll get a number like the US mint which claims 119 </p><p>million people are collecting states coins.&nbsp; (some just toss them in a bucket un-</p><p>til they have enough for vacation).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d guess we have somewhere around 20 million people who are actively working </p><p>on completing some set or other.&nbsp; This is similar to the peak which was hit in the</p><p>mid-&#039;60&#039;s but many of these people are the same individuals who were active in</p><p>those days.&nbsp; There are lots of kids also who are working on the states coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s probably still growing and there are another 20 million or so people who are </p><p>paying attention to coins or watching for the WI 25c varieties.&nbsp; Many of these</p><p>people may yet become collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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