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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2934657, member: 112&quot;]The security issue is one I don&#039;t really get. I mean, I do, but I don&#039;t. And I say that because if that is really an issue then why do people live their lives like they do ? For example, to me it&#039;s similar to saying something like - don&#039;t live in a nice house in an expensive neighborhood because if you do your house will be a target. Or, don&#039;t drive a nice car because if you do it will be a target for theft and or carjacking. Or, don&#039;t wear a nice watch or jewelry, or nice clothes, or, or, or. Do ya see what I mean ? Almost anything and everything can make you a target. And yet people go right on doing them without even a thought about security. So no, I don&#039;t get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the issue of collectors or rather who becomes one and who does not, and when; I&#039;ve posted the story of taking 5 kids, age 10, to a coin show many times - and every one of them became a collector. I&#039;ve also posted several stories of how I carried a 1 oz AGE in my pocket for many, many years. And of how I would show it to people on almost a daily basis, and that alone sparked an interest in collecting for more people than I can count. And there were many, many time when just talking about the hobby over the course of my life sparked an interest in others - both young and old. And that was just me - 1 person ! Now just imagine what would happen if only 10% of collectors did that.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then there is another story, one that has repeated itself so many times that they cannot even be counted. It is the story of the life of a coin collector. It starts out when the person is young, often quite young, between 4 and 10 lets say. An interest in coins is sparked and their hobby begins. But by the time they are mid-teen other interests like girls, or boys, come to the forefront and the coins take a backseat. Late teens, there&#039;s college and or getting a job that they focus on. 20&#039;s - it&#039;s marriage and family concerns, buying a house, cars, etc etc. 30&#039;s it&#039;s career, and family, and house, and cars, and. 40&#039;s, well things often change here. That interest in coins they had as kids often reawakens and slowly comes back to life. And by then the kids are often if not usually grown and on their own so there is more disposable income. And by the time the 50&#039;s arrive many of them are die hard collectors again, often spending large amounts of money on a single coin. Why ? Because they always wanted to and now they can. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now are there exceptions to that story ? Of course, people are different. Some, like me, become collectors when they are children and stay that way their entire lives. With others the changes occur at slightly different ages. And, and, and - there are many stories of how it happens. But the one I listed above, as I said the frequency of that story, or one very similar to it, occurring cannot even be counted. It has been repeated countless numbers of times on coin forum, in coin mags, and in the telling of stories in person. That story is the general rule for coin collectors. </p><p><br /></p><p>So what&#039;s the point ? Well, I guess it&#039;s the same point it&#039;s always been - coin collecting has been around for 2,000 years. It has endured all of the changes the world has witnessed, and yet it continues. And it will likely endure for another 2,000, and maybe much longer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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