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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 602265, member: 2486&quot;]I pretty much knew that this remark may very well come up so let me explain the 600:1 to you a little better. <u><b>At one time or another over 18,800people who signed up to this site displayed an interest in coins and paper money, to me that means they were active at that timepoint.</b></u> Wether they remain active or not, is not the question, that is the total member count on this site thus far. </p><p>I am not trying to dispute any real number count, but if you look at statistics the number is&nbsp; well supported. </p><p>Now wether or not we choose to collect certain items is purely a personal choice. If you were to break it down into demographic groups of questions ...well there would be many diverse catagories to scan through!</p><p><br /></p><p>What I am trying to point out is that Paper Money Collecting is realitively new, compared to coin collecting which is deeply rooted into the history of this and most every other Country! So why do we have small numbers of Paper Money Collectors is the real question here?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you were to have asked me 5 years ago if I would have ever considered collecting Paper Money, I would have replied, no way! Nothing beats gold, silver or platinum in my book!</p><p><br /></p><p>But what I see in Paper Money is not a real/hard asset like the metals, but more of an ART form that has embraced every Nation in this World for as long as time has been recorded. It&#039;s simple once you see it, engraving is an ART accomplished only by true Masters of the Art. How many of you have stated that <b><u>&quot;WOW, if only the Paper Money today were more like what it once was&quot;!</u></b> I have said it and wish with every ounce of my soul that the BEP would release Special engravings of currency like they do commem coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Everyonce in a while you will see a special coin and currency set, but that is only every once in a while! Coins are a market and the U.S. Mint knows this very well. Heck, they used to get thousands of dollars from me every year!</p><p><br /></p><p>SO please do not misunderstand my thread, I am trying to make a valid point that the ratio of coin to paper money collectors is a lopsided giant!</p><p><br /></p><p>I so look forward to the day that Paper Grows into the beast that coins have grown into.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>RickieB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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