Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2406509, member: 19463&quot;]A common misconception of non-collectors is that they can not get into a hobby where everything is a rare museum piece.&nbsp; You showed worn out nickels but ancients starting at $100+.&nbsp; Perhaps it would attract interest to make an exhibit showing things over 1000 years old that are available for $1, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 to make the point to attending kids and business tycoons that you are trying to attract them to the hobby rather than show off thingss that belong in a museum.&nbsp; Unless you tell them, people will think that even of the mites.&nbsp; Your group does need some older Greeks (not necessarily expensive ones) so you can make the point that &#039;ancient&#039; coins cover a span of over 1000 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; People think your bhuffalo nickels are old until you show them your large cents.&nbsp; Then you show them you late Roman bronze and then your Republicans and then some Archaic Greeks.&nbsp; People will leave then with a different feeling for &quot;old&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You never know whether such activities do any good.&nbsp; A kid who saw your exhibit might remember it when he retires from being president of whatever replaces Google and decide he wants to collect Aes Grave like that old guy had back in 2016.&nbsp; You never know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in