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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 36529, member: 112&quot;]I think before you can define the mainstream of coin collecting - you must first define what constitutes a coin collector. And that definition will depend entirely on who you ask.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I say that is this - it has been estimated that there are approx 100 million people collecting SQ&#039;s. Now ya can&#039;t get any more mainstream than that. But if you ask a person who collects only pre-20th century coins - those folks are not collectors at all. But if you ask one of those 100 million - many of them will say yes, they are collectors. </p><p><br /></p><p>And how about all the kids, and adults, who are only collecting coins from circulation ? Do they fall not within the definition of a collector just because they are only collecting modern coins ? I think many of them would be insulted for someone to say they do not. Personally I wouldn&#039;t blame them.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been estimated many times in the numismatic press that there are perhaps less than 100,000 coin collectors in the US. But I have yet to ever see them define a collector. Some say that number is based on the subscription numbers of numismatic magazines. But Coin World alone has approx 80,000 subscribers. I think the 100k number is waaaaaay low.</p><p><br /></p><p>A short time ago we even had a discussion here on CT about what defines a collector. But based on the most commonly accepted definitions - I myself do not qualify as a collector. But I beg to disagree with that&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I favor a very loose definition for who is or who is not a collector. And because of that I think the number of those who collect modern coins or even just SQ&#039;s are collectors. And with that being said they far outnumber those who do not collect moderns. Which of course means they ARE the mainstream.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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