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<p>[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1577090, member: 41665"]Yes. I cranked numbers for this. USA Pop 311 million. </p><p><br /></p><p>A 2012 Epcot/Disney poll for the US Mint suggests there might be ~75.5 million self-described adult 'coin collectors' in the USA. Same poll: 27.5 million adult 'coin collectors' claim they do this "as an investment. But let's imagine that self-selecting crowd was attracted to a free coin for the poll and 3/4 to 7/8 the Disney crowd sailed right on by. </p><p><br /></p><p>So total 'true' US coin collecting adults <b>~25 mln?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>Then I went to the LCS and spoke very frankly with a gentleman 50 years in the biz. I didn't give him my numbers or 'heads up' in advance; he told me <b>"1 in 15" Americans are collectors. </b>Boston dealer's professional opinion: ~21 mln, or <b>(if Age 15 and Up only) ~16 mln. 'adult' coin collectors in the USA.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>Former <b>Coin World editor Beth Deisher extrapolates 1.3 - 1.8 million</b> US residents spend "serious time & money on coins."</p><p><br /></p><p>President Greg Rohan of <b>HA says 200,000 "serious collectors" and 1,000,000 "casual collectors."</b></p><p><b></b>Another # : ~7-10 million is too high for 'serious collectors.'</p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t217554-2/#post1574513" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t217554-2/#post1574513">http://www.cointalk.com/t217554-2/#post1574513</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose there are <b>~300,000 - 400,000 serious collectors and bullionists </b>with anything of value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1577090, member: 41665"]Yes. I cranked numbers for this. USA Pop 311 million. A 2012 Epcot/Disney poll for the US Mint suggests there might be ~75.5 million self-described adult 'coin collectors' in the USA. Same poll: 27.5 million adult 'coin collectors' claim they do this "as an investment. But let's imagine that self-selecting crowd was attracted to a free coin for the poll and 3/4 to 7/8 the Disney crowd sailed right on by. So total 'true' US coin collecting adults [B]~25 mln? [/B]Then I went to the LCS and spoke very frankly with a gentleman 50 years in the biz. I didn't give him my numbers or 'heads up' in advance; he told me [B]"1 in 15" Americans are collectors. [/B]Boston dealer's professional opinion: ~21 mln, or [B](if Age 15 and Up only) ~16 mln. 'adult' coin collectors in the USA. [/B]Former [B]Coin World editor Beth Deisher extrapolates 1.3 - 1.8 million[/B] US residents spend "serious time & money on coins." President Greg Rohan of [B]HA says 200,000 "serious collectors" and 1,000,000 "casual collectors." [/B]Another # : ~7-10 million is too high for 'serious collectors.' [URL]http://www.cointalk.com/t217554-2/#post1574513[/URL] I suppose there are [B]~300,000 - 400,000 serious collectors and bullionists [/B]with anything of value.[/QUOTE]
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