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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 402755, member: 6647&quot;]I come at this question with the perspective of someone who does not do business in coins, other than to buy them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Forums like this one are valuable resources to YN&#039;s, and for that reason I&#039;m glad it exists.&nbsp; I want to see YN&#039;s involved in the hobby because (and this is touched on repeatedly in discussions here) the coins we collect are &#039;living&#039; examples of moments in history.&nbsp; They fix our attention, and we are encouraged to think about them for a bit, and undoubtedly we learn something new.&nbsp; I want YN&#039;s to learn the relevence of history, and if it takes the lure of interesting coins to do that, so be it.&nbsp; I appreciate that the market factor of coins is a stronger and more immediate lure, but I don&#039;t see the two necessarily working at odds.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The other function this forum serves everybody, including YN&#039;s, is to alert the collector to alterations by which coins are reduced in value, and to the existence of forgeries.&nbsp; A young person entering the hobby may well be put off for good by bad buying experiences, and the less this happens the better.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I liked the comment by SteveMS70 above, its great to see how interest in coins can help distract someone from descending into the more negative pastimes that exist in society.&nbsp; This is a particularily important point when considering potential YN&#039;s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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