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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mr. Flute, post: 2934682, member: 33154&quot;]I see all the same age demographics everyone else is seeing at shows, the internet, LCSs, etc and maybe this time is different, but I&#039;ll wait and see.&nbsp; We can only know if this moment in time is different than in the past by looking back from the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a fairly typical cycle to my collecting intensity/habits:</p><ul> <li>Started at 12 (I&#039;m 40 now) of my own initiative</li> <li>Hit it as hard as possible between 12-17 (had the luck of a decent local coin shop, a good yearly show in my hometown, a town size that permitted access by bike and the luck of a generous coin collector on my paper route), <br /> </li> <li>Collecting was put on the back burner between 18-30</li> <li>Started heavy again at 31 and likely won&#039;t let up for the rest of my life</li> </ul><p>I have since triggered an interest in coin collecting for my 9 year old son (the middle of my three sons).&nbsp; He&#039;s really excited about it and likes getting to know more about the hobby and business everyday.&nbsp; He even benefited when we attended a monthly show in our region at the beginning of November.&nbsp; The organizers and most of the dealers were genuinely excited to see him engaging.&nbsp; So much so, that toward the end of the show the organizers gave him the $9 we had found on the show floor earlier in the day, which we had given to the police officer that was acting as show security.</p><p><br /></p><p>That really got my son excited still.&nbsp; So, I&#039;m trying to do my part to foster the next generation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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