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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2552924, member: 68&quot;]Me either.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The hobby is never going to die but old timers have done a great deal to drive off the next generation of collectors. It&#039;s not the mint making too many coins as much as bust half collectors telling newbies their collections are worthless modern crap and aren&#039;t even true coins. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ironically the survivors of this hazing have thick skin. There&#039;d be a lot more newbies today and far more newbie bust half collectors if they had all been encouraged.&nbsp; The hobby has done so many things that discourage newbies that instead of looking through their 2017 Redbook they are playing video games.&nbsp; Rather than a trip to the local coin shop they&#039;re out looking for the hot new album. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The hobby isn&#039;t going to die.&nbsp; It&#039;s just undergoing a demographic shift.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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