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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1620754, member: 68"]Indeed, you are most probably right but the fact of the matter is that there are numerous numismatic, semi-numismatic, and other items that are actually very scarce or rare. No matter how awash we are in one thing there are numerous things that weren't saved because it never occurred to people there would be interest in something so common or perishable. Collectors naturally gravitate to the scarcest items given time and there will still be substantial numbers of collectors in the US given the size of the eroding middle class. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Danr that it's too early to write off the erxt generation of collectors. The fact is many tens of millions of kids and young adults have collected these and someday they'll be remided of it by some coin they spot in circulation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing ever really changes. There are new faces on the people but they act just as people always have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1620754, member: 68"]Indeed, you are most probably right but the fact of the matter is that there are numerous numismatic, semi-numismatic, and other items that are actually very scarce or rare. No matter how awash we are in one thing there are numerous things that weren't saved because it never occurred to people there would be interest in something so common or perishable. Collectors naturally gravitate to the scarcest items given time and there will still be substantial numbers of collectors in the US given the size of the eroding middle class. I agree with Danr that it's too early to write off the erxt generation of collectors. The fact is many tens of millions of kids and young adults have collected these and someday they'll be remided of it by some coin they spot in circulation. Nothing ever really changes. There are new faces on the people but they act just as people always have.[/QUOTE]
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