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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 745376, member: 16948&quot;]I&#039;m going to assume that the OP was possibly curious or interested as to why there aren&#039;t more women involved in coins - so he, for one, cares.&nbsp; And it looks like at least the others (except you) who have posted responses care.&nbsp; And I care because, of course, I am female and love coins (well, copper ones at least) and would like to demonstrate to women that this is a very interesting, fun, enjoyable, historical, and educational hobby/business.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, it has been discussed here and on other forums, as to why more women aren&#039;t interested in coins as much as men, and those threads usually have a few neanderthal men pounding their chests with 18th century ideas as to why more women don&#039;t collect coins, so I&#039;m sure we don&#039;t need to rehash all that here.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Women do have a different perspective on most things than men, including coins.&nbsp; Personally, I think I bring a more feminine perspective to coins and feel others have appreciated and benefited from it.&nbsp; As a women, I see coins not just for monetary and historical value, but for their beauty as well.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure many men do too, but that is probably far behind their monetary value.&nbsp; To me, when I choose a coin, I evaluate it for its beauty and attractiveness FIRST (then I decide if it&#039;s value is worth the purchase).&nbsp; I feel that if I think it is an attractive coin, then others will too, and as far as I can tell, that is more (but not exclusive) unique to a feminine perspective - which has served me well so far. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I mentioned above, I do see more young women at coin shows, which is very heartening, because it means their family, most likely their father or grandfather, has encouraged that young girl, rather than discouraged her, to enjoy coins.&nbsp; I think perhaps with the upcoming generations the gender barrier is being broken in many previous male-oriented fields, and I believe numismatics is one of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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