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Message:: [QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7487052, member: 110350"]I was never required to study Ancient History after 8th grade. My AP European History class started with the Reformation. On the other hand, my son's AP non-American History class was called "World History" and did cover the Greeks and Romans. At least briefly! (Lousy teacher, unfortunately.)  So in that sense, things got better between the 1970s and the 2000s. Then again, he's already 30, so he's old compared to the "kids today": he's part of the very last generation to remember a time before cell phones and the Internet. In all seriousness, I think it's wrong to generalize about different generations. I doubt very much that the average 22-year old 50 years ago thought that ancient coins were of any greater interest. Crypto wasn't around, but I"m sure there were other things they thought were more worthwhile.  I certainly knew enough in high school not to tell people I was interested in old coins. And there are just as many young people now -- and more women -- studying art history, and ancient art in particular, as there were 50 years ago.[/QUOTE]