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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4413121, member: 110226&quot;]I&#039;m referring to the days when people would come out with a book, say, on Morgan Dollars, that focuses on &quot;proof-like&quot; or &quot;semi-proof-like&quot; and market these coins as well.&nbsp; That was something of a mania back in the 1980s.&nbsp; Now, it&#039;s all about slabbing and the MS grading system for US and to a lesser degree world coins.&nbsp; People now collect by numbers, and rather silly numbers, in my opinion.&nbsp; It&#039;s all rather self-serving hype, in my opinion, especially when on considers the mintage numbers of popular types, such as Morgan dollars or walking Liberty half dollars (especially the later dates). </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re right, marketing has extended to world and even ancient coins.&nbsp; Look at the tsunami of Athenian tetradrachms hitting the market, often showing up on Amazon and even Walmart, usually in slabbed form.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But, in the final analysis, I just find ancients more appealing, compared to US coins, both in the individuality and the historical significance of each coin, regardless of metal or denomination.&nbsp; I guess I&#039;m just old fashion and out of touch.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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