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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2067083, member: 24544&quot;]I think we are seeing this now.&nbsp; I personally don&#039;t think future generations will follow the same path to coin collecting, i.e. starting from pocket change and progressing for two major reasons. First, people use much less cash and have less change.&nbsp; Second, our current coinage are basically tokens, not money.&nbsp; My kids won&#039;t even pick up a cent up off the street.&nbsp; I use to work with a guy who would literally throw his cents in the trash, he figured they were not worth dealing with and I honestly don&#039;t blame him.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they don&#039;t follow this path, what path will they follow and why will they get interested in coins?&nbsp; I think basically because of their historical value, rarity, or beauty.&nbsp; I believe the future of coin collecting will involve a much smaller group of collectors who are chasing after the highest quality stuff while leaving the common and low quality stuff, i.e. s-vdb,&nbsp; 1877 indian head, 1914 d merc, etc, behind.&nbsp; Like I said, I think we are seeing this now with every dealer report from recent shows talking about how the market for high end coins is going great, but common or low grade stuff just does not move.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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