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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4531774, member: 110226&quot;]The coin shop, like so many other retailers (JC Penny bankruptcy, Macy&#039;s on the brink, Sears gone) has been the victim of rapidly advancing technology.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There also is a generational factor, as has been stated.&nbsp; The fact is younger people are far too busy raising families, paying for the house, apartment, food, transportation, clothing, etc. to have the time and the funds to indulge in collecting coins, or any other pastime that requires a commitment of hours and dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a generational difference in education. When I was in elementary school US and world history, including ancient history, was a requirement.&nbsp; I remember reading, in the fourth grade, with great fascination, the Athenian victory over the Persian Empire at Marathon.&nbsp; That lit a spark that lead to my interest in ancient and modern history.&nbsp; These days I don&#039;t know if history is such an important subject in public education.&nbsp; Also, the liberal arts degree, so prevalent when I graduated in 1974, seems to have gone the way of the dodo, and with it, a well rounded appreciation of the arts, sciences, philosophy and critical thinking.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, such is the tide of history. Change is inevitable, and indeed it is the permanent driver in the world we live in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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