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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4541135, member: 44316&quot;]It does. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s odd, because half the time we seem to be worrying about the dearth of young collectors following behind us (The hobby is dying!) and then we find the next auction has strong prices, even though there are several auctions a week. Years ago serious collectors got on the (postal) mailing lists of a few firms, but the total number of auction-worthy ancient coins they saw in a year is probably less than anyone can now see every two weeks. Collectors were so excited to see a gorgeous (by the standards of the day) NFA catalog that would not hold a candle to the catalogs of many firms now. There are far more coins available to buy in auctions, but still they get bought.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few wealthy people can explain high prices for the very top coins, but most auctions have many coins not near the top quality that, nevertheless, yield the sequence of thoughts [USER=26302]@medoraman[/USER] outlined. Maybe our hobby is not dying after all?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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