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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2787307, member: 76086&quot;]An interesting thread.&nbsp; This topic, and others related to it, are being debated right now by many dealers.&nbsp; We will never know the answers to the question of hoards (at least not to everyones satisfaction).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, hoards are still coming to market but at a hugely and significantly decreased number.&nbsp; One can easily mistake old collections (or inventories) as a &#039;new&#039; hoard.&nbsp; I know many collectors and dealers who have been sitting on vast numbers of coins.&nbsp; To what end, I dont know.&nbsp; Some dont care, some dont wish to sell for various reasons, some are waiting for their &#039;right time&#039; to sell.&nbsp; Many never will, and their heirs will be the ones to handle that issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>This lack of hoards and fresh material is what it making many dealers very nervous at the moment.&nbsp; Many will not survive these new changes in the market.&nbsp; The majority of material is being consigned by collectors to dealers and auction houses big and small.&nbsp; Sales via fixed prices are rapidly becoming a thing of the past (though they are still a great resource for those willing to spend the time looking).</p><p><br /></p><p>Each dealer is now competing for the same fewer and fewer coins and consignors.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for that article quoted above, I agree with Doug.&nbsp; It is quite biased and ignores the fact that nearly <i>all </i>of the knowledge we currently have about numismatics was gained by collectors and dealers.&nbsp; Archaeologists primarily use coins as a dating tool and have always been largely ignored (at least in the past).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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