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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 10206286, member: 112&quot;]I&#039;ll answer your question the way you asked it the first time - </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In general, no, I don&#039;t think there&#039;s much difference between that time period, (50&#039;s, 60&#039;s, and 70&#039;s), and now when it comes to who (and how many) likes to collect them and who doesn&#039;t. But for other time periods, yeah, there are significant differences.</p><p><br /></p><p>At various periods throughout history the popularity for collecting certain types has waxed and waned. Some more than others, some less than others. Prior to the 50&#039;s for example, small denomination coins were far and away the most popular (read as most often collected) coins because they were all most collectors could afford for generations. And what are referred to as classic commems are also a stand out example. From 1918 to the late 30&#039;s they were quite popular and many collected them. But by the 50&#039;s that popularity had been waning for a while and they quit producing them for about 30 years. And since then the numbers of those who like to collect them has held fairly steady, and pretty low. And modern commems, well there have always been those who like them but their numbers have always been low.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since their inception, but especially since the 50&#039;s, the most popular and widely collected coin type has steadily been the Lincoln cent, and that still hasn&#039;t changed. The 2nd most popular has been Morgan dollars and that hasn&#039;t changed either. And I fully expect those 2 types to maintain their current standing. </p><p><br /></p><p>The rest of the small denomination coins, their popularity numbers haven&#039;t really changed all that much in a hundred years or more. Oh sure, one or two has surged in popularity from time to time, but that popularity was generally short lived for the most part and they quickly returned to their normal status. And I pretty much expect them to maintain that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Large denomination coins, namely gold, collecting popularity has always been pretty low because so few could afford it. Yeah, from a relative standpoint it&#039;s surged now and then, but nowhere near the popularity of other denominations. </p><p><br /></p><p>Primarily there are two things that drive popularity, what people like and what they can afford. That hasn&#039;t ever changed and I doubt it ever will.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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