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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 601878, member: 13650&quot;]As pennywise said, I think it&#039;s an affordability issue, coupled with lack of knowledge.&nbsp; Just look at how unknowledgeable most people are, even on coins!&nbsp;&nbsp; I met a 19 year old kid the other day that didn&#039;t know we used gold in our coinage up to 1933.&nbsp; Or silver to 64.&nbsp; Had no idea.&nbsp; I suspect this is common now. </p><p>&nbsp; I&#039;m sure many people think what we have now has just always been.&nbsp; &nbsp; Heck, it&#039;s worse than that.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The average person doesn&#039;t even know what the modern coinage is that&#039;s coming out in 2009!!&nbsp;&nbsp; They know the quarters because they get them in change all the time.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anything else, forget about it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Once again I say, just look at the confusion revolving around the digital signal switch for tv.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is something that&#039;s been well advertised for years now.&nbsp; It&#039;s been explained to anyone who was willing to inquire about it many times.&nbsp; Yet we still have people who have no clue about it or what they need to do.&nbsp; Some think they know and think they&#039;re going to get actual HD after the switch! lol</p><p>&nbsp; I think the average Joe&#039;s ambition and thirst for knowledge these days is pretty limited concerning EVERYTHING.&nbsp;&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t get much past the 24 pack for the weekend I&#039;m betting. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Given all this, is it any wonder that most people have no idea about old currency?&nbsp; &nbsp; Unless you sit a group of people down in a classroom to educate them for a few hours, they will never know.&nbsp; And even after that, some would still not understand.&nbsp; &nbsp; And if they did, few would have the disposable income or the willpower to get into it.&nbsp; Just as it is with coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I also suspect many coin collectors avoid currency (like me) not because they don&#039;t like it or wouldn&#039;t be interested.&nbsp; But for the simple fact that they already feel like their plate is full with their coin want list.&nbsp;&nbsp; For some I&#039;m sure, currency may be like a comic book to them.&nbsp; They know there is rare stuff with a lot of value and the designs are beautiful, but it just doesn&#039;t grab them like coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#039;s kind of the way it is for me too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Plus the average coin collector has little knowledge or understanding about grading paper, what&#039;s available or what&#039;s good or bad, let alone values.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;m sure a percentage will always eventually drift that way but it will probably be a small percentage.&nbsp;&nbsp; And coin collectors are a small percentage to begin with anyway.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I hope I haven&#039;t downplayed your collection at all.&nbsp; It is awesome.&nbsp;&nbsp; I appreciate it as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; I just can&#039;t afford to wade into another collecting area at this time in my life and if I could, I don&#039;t know if I&#039;d feel like investing the additional time, right now.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Although, like many, my interests tend to change over the years as I get older, so that could change some day.&nbsp; I can&#039;t rule it out.&nbsp; HTHs.&nbsp;&nbsp; :smile</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Edit:&nbsp; Just thought I&#039;d add that some of it may be the actual metal content of coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most people understand that metals can fluctuate quite a bit and based on history, people who were buying gold coins in the 70s, and 80s have seen enormous profits today from those purchases.&nbsp; This probably tends to get more people leaning that way. Same with silver, or platinum.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Collecting currency is more like collecting fine art.&nbsp; It may not be for everybody.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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