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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TopcatCoin, post: 3089080, member: 22746&quot;]Think about philately or stamp collecting as a point of comparison. Stamp collecting fell off a cliff a few decades ago. Stamps started to get used much less as people switched to email and also social media to communicate plus the BEP issued way too many stamp series and worthless dreck.&nbsp; Kids can’t even tell you the cost of a first class stamp now, nevermind wanting to collect a stamp.&nbsp; Hmm sound familiar.&nbsp; Here’s another comparison...baseball cards.&nbsp; Used to be that Topps was the only player in town.&nbsp; Then new companies and Topps inundated the market with special series and worthless dreck.&nbsp; Baseball cards are no longer prominently displayed at the checkout to be seen by kids asking parents to buy them, but they now are placed in an isle without a lot of foot traffic.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kids don’t care about painted cardboard anymore.&nbsp; They now have electronic media to follow sports and video games to enjoy.&nbsp; Baseball card collecting also fell off a cliff a few decades ago, out of site out of mind.&nbsp; Hmm sound familiar.&nbsp; Kids use cash much less often to pay for things these days, and they use debit cards and other electronic payments instead.&nbsp; How many kids today carry pocket change? The US Mint has inundated the public with too many products and worthless dreck.&nbsp; Our hobby of numismatics is being held together by a strong but aging group.&nbsp; I know we have some YNs here on CoinTalk but they are not in the majority.&nbsp; Perhaps as people age they will get interested in coins, but I wouldn’t put money (lol) on it.&nbsp; TC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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