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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4552540, member: 110350&quot;]For me, the best part of this thread, besides getting to know more about many of the wonderful people on this forum, has been that it very much belies the stereotype that collecting ancient coins is a dying hobby pursued only by men over 60 -- if not 70 or 80!&nbsp; (Not that there&#039;s anything wrong with that, as the saying goes; I&#039;m starting to get up there in age myself.)&nbsp; There have been lots of people posting who are under 50, 40, and even 30.&nbsp; And I&#039;m not the only woman who posts here, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think this should surprise anyone.&nbsp; A lot of young people are interested in ancient history, the history of ancient art, classical mythology, etc. I think it&#039;s a short path from being interested in any of these subjects to taking an interest in ancient coins and realizing that you can actually own nice-looking examples of them for not very much money.&nbsp; And realizing how much more interesting they are than U.S. coins (in my humble opinion.)&nbsp; And there are at least as many young women as men interested in these subjects.&nbsp; When my son was an undergraduate art history major, when he was a master&#039;s student, and now that he&#039;s a PhD student, women have always comprised a substantial majority of his classes.&nbsp; For obvious reasons, nor do I believe that the collecting impulse is a function of the &quot;male ego,&quot; as one of our members was once told.&nbsp; Women are &quot;collectors&quot; every bit as much as men; it&#039;s simply that the objects they collect don&#039;t stereotypically include coins. Personally, I&#039;ve never had the slightest interest in china figurines or dishes![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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