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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1297194, member: 29751&quot;]I fear this thread will be &quot;shut down&quot; soon if we don&#039;t get back on track and away from this ****-bent political conversation.</p><p><br /></p><p>---------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>To return to the &quot;numismatic market&quot; question at hand, I agree with many comments others have made.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><u><b>My crystal ball says</b></u><b>:&nbsp; </b></span>We as a nation will continue to increase consumption, decrease production, and the incoming work force will become lazier and lazier with more and more expectations of entitlement.&nbsp; The average age of numismatic collectors will continue to get older and older, as the new generation isn&#039;t interested in anything they can&#039;t &quot;text&quot; or &quot;twitter&quot; or &quot;facebook&quot;.&nbsp; A small but fringe group of youngish collectors will keep the hobby alive, but the market will likely suffer decreased demand and increased supply as the senior collectors kick the bucket.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am always amazed when I attend shows near where I live.&nbsp; I am almost always the youngest person there by at least 10 years, if not 20.&nbsp; This past weekend was no different.&nbsp; The majority of the sales at the show seem to be shuffling of coins between dealers, with the attendance being sparse at best.&nbsp; Two weekends in a row, I have gone to a coin show with a pocketful of cash, and I have spent $0 on coins.&nbsp; The selection at in person shows where I live is so sparse, the dealers are functioning as metals traders, and the quality of coins is horrendous.&nbsp; I have an annual coin budget of roughly $6000-$8000, small by many standards, and probably 90%+ of that is spent online (Teletrade, Heritage, eBay, etc).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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