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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 784381, member: 4552&quot;]As a person that has been into coins for well over 60 years now, I&#039;ve done some sort of investigating into this subject. I go to about 2 to 4 coin shows a month and at times they are so repetitious, I get a little bored and so some people checking. By that I mean I start looking at just who is here and sometimes even stick my nose into someone else&#039;s thoughts about who is here and why. </p><p>As already noted coin shows in many areas are basically elderly Caucation&nbsp; individuals. At times almost 90% of the customers appear to be over 50 years old. About 95%, 40 to 50 years of age is the average dealer and also, Caucation males. At times 2 or more female dealers but those are usually with a husband or some other male companion. In the Chicago area the races, religions, etc are as wide spread as possilbe yet so few others aside from those elderly Caucations appear at coin shows. African Americans, Orientals and Hispanics are very, very rare at all of these shows and few if ever as dealers. </p><p>There are possibly numerous reasons for this though. As already noted many neighborhoods are still rather on the one race type only in large cities and those have a record of numerous crime rates. This is not what you would normally consider a coin collecting invironment. </p><p>The reason for the elderly appearances at coin shows is due to several reasons. Older people just don&#039;t like the internet and many don&#039;t know how to use it. Many elderly don&#039;t trust buying a coin you&nbsp; can&#039;t really see in person. Our younger population spends more time buying and selling coins via the internet so they don&#039;t bother going to coin shows. </p><p>Women just have other interest due to upbringing. Just how many people try starting a little girl with coins compared to little boys. Girls get dolls and clothing and boys get guns, coins, tanks, planes, etc. Then too as women get older they tend to think stuff like house cleaning, raising kids, shopping for groceries, side job for addition money for the family clothing are all more important than coin collecting. Makes no CENTS to gents I guess. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I suspect that some ethnic groups feel unconfortable at a coin show of primarily Caucation, elderly individuals and feel they will be taken advantage of due to this minority status. Therefore just don&#039;t go after one experience. </p><p>Regarless of any real of assumed reasons for who is into this hobby, why, where, it is all our responsibilities to always remember this is a hobby and should be just for fun and shared equally amonst all of us. </p><p>Of course if you try to get a coin I need instead of me, that is different you know. :hammer:<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:vanish:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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