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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RexLuna, post: 119912, member: 5181&quot;]Just thought I would throw in my perspective.&nbsp; I am 25 and just started looking into coins about a month ago.&nbsp; I have very little disposable income.&nbsp; And so far I have spent more on coin books than on coins.&nbsp; I think I am drawn to coins mainly as a vehicle to save money for the long term…&nbsp; </p><p>but being as I don’t know any one even close to my age that is interested in coin collecting, I guess my question is what keeps the prices of certain coins up? Is it simply because they have a low mintage and people want them?&nbsp; What happens when all the old guys start dieing off? There kids go through and start selling off all the hordes off coins?&nbsp; No new collectors, means no new demand, means low prices.&nbsp; As I see it, once this happens then the coins are mostly just worth there metal content.</p><p>Maybe I am wrong. I hope I am.&nbsp; But if you guys are not around to want my coins who will be?&nbsp; </p><p>Do I only want an expensive coin because it is expensive?&nbsp; Do I just hope that at some point someone will want it more? And pay more?</p><p>&nbsp; I do appreciate the history, but what makes a person pay $15,000&nbsp; for $10 worth of silver? When that exact coin with a different minuscule mark can be picked up for $12?</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked up coin dealers in my area on mapquest and it found 30 with in 25 miles of me. Of those 5 are still open.&nbsp; Is the hobby dieing or is it just a bad time for the economy?</p><p><br /></p><p>I still have a lot of reading to do, but it seems the more I look into coins the less safe it looks. (like beta tapes. No one bought them, because no one they new had one)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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