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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 383227, member: 1242&quot;]Huh...what did you say sonny!:goofer: Just joking around as at 55, I am probably viewed by some as an old buzzard.</p><p><br /></p><p>All joking aside, I think a lot of the black population just have a different set of ideas and mindset when it comes to collecting things! I know and have known some black folks that collect a few coins but they are mainly Pocket Collectors, meaning that they will save a lot of their&#039; pocket change for that rainy day when things tend to come up or for the purchase of gifts or a special purchase. However, before spending the saved up pocket change, they will go through the coins for anything special and tuck those away for the kids or grandkids. Since many black folks were never exposed to mainstream coin collecting due to their&#039; financial or personal situations, demographics or even family values, they just don&#039;t see it as a beneficial part of their&#039; lives. Also, I think that some due to their family history (slavery as well as the overall treatment as a people), they do not have a special connection to the United States and it&#039;s coinage. I think that as Coin Collectors, we could at least do a little something to change this! Just think to yourself, have you ever asked or even thought of asking a black friend or acquantence to attend a Coin Show with you!!?? It really is a shame isn&#039;t it, that white and black people can very seldom relate to having the same hobbies or even values!</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a thought from one human being to another!:smile</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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