Unscientific look at who's collecting coins these days.

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Jim Robinson, Dec 2, 2014.

  1. Jim Robinson

    Jim Robinson Member

    This baby boomer 1957 is interested to know the ages of my fellow collectors. Are we all baby boomers? My observation is a lot of coin show attendees seem to be of my age demographic. However, I believe there is a greater diversification among collectors who only participate online. Thoughts? Show me your age.
     
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  3. coleguy

    coleguy Coin Collector

    I'm 40 and have collected for over 25 years.
     
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  4. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    Ahh the good old days. Remember when you could go to a show and there wasn't a single coin in a slab? I've been going to coin shows since I was five and now I'm 39. All the while I have been about the youngest person in attendance. It seems that my local coin community is just growing older together without much infusion of a younger generation. Honestly, since Jack Lee and Dennis Daray passed, the market itself has slowed to a crawl. Sad to see actually, is it possible that our hobby will take a hit as bad as stamps did?
     
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  5. K2Coins

    K2Coins GO GATORS

    I'm 17, been collecting since I was 5
     
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  6. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I'm 29 and have been collecting for 28 years.
     
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  7. Weston

    Weston Well-Known Member

    18 and have been been interested since about age 7
     
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  8. Timewarp

    Timewarp Intrepid Traveler

    I'll be 61 next month. Started putting wheat pennies in albums when I was a kid. Got away from collecting in Military, then came life in general. Started back up again when I got a metal detector in '87. Now days I collect paper money mostly.
     
  9. jwitten

    jwitten Well-Known Member

    30, been buying and selling now for about 7 years
     
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  10. chromerunner

    chromerunner ******

    Twenty seven.
    Hit the ground running right around two years ago.
     
  11. JPeace$

    JPeace$ Coinaholic

    Do I have to? 51.
     
  12. harris498

    harris498 Accumulator

    29, 19 year collector.
     
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  13. Savy

    Savy Well-Known Member

    14, been collecting for about a year.
     
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  14. silverman987

    silverman987 Member

    31, starting collecting in 95
     
  15. benveniste

    benveniste Type Type

    Also born in 1957.
     
  16. phankins11

    phankins11 Well-Known Member

    42, been collecting since 2010
     
  17. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    31, been at it for about 4 years.
     
    Last edited: Dec 3, 2014
  18. Patrick King

    Patrick King Well-Known Member

    17, have been seriously into collecting for about 5 years.
     
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  19. talkcoin

    talkcoin Well-Known Member

    34 for me as my Gramps got me hooked about 6 or 7 years ago ;)

    RIP Gramps,
    Erik
     
  20. Pcunix

    Pcunix Active Member

    I'm pushing 67 with a very short stick. Bought my first Red Book in 1956.
     
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  21. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    32 - collected as a kid AND started again like 2 yrs ago
     
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