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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1577579, member: 26302"]Yeah, I have never bought that argument. </p><p><br /></p><p>Older collectors have been predicting the demise of their own hobby for decades now at least. When I was a kid they constantly asked me "How do we geto more young people to be collectors?" "We are going to die off since the kids nowadays aren't collecting coins"! Yada yada.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, some famous collectors/dealers like David Bowers started off as a kid. Many kids collect pennies and then leave it forever. However, the REAL pattern of a serious coin collector is someone who probably collects "something" as a kid, but then girls, cars, college, career, all get in the way. However, around 30 or so they look around and discover coin collecting. This is where most serious new collectors come from, and with the advent of the internet there are more of them than ever. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry sir, I know your heart is in the right place, but I don't, and have never, bought the argument this hobby must go to extraordinary lengths to attract new collectors. Best thing we could ever do is try to "clean up" the hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1577579, member: 26302"]Yeah, I have never bought that argument. Older collectors have been predicting the demise of their own hobby for decades now at least. When I was a kid they constantly asked me "How do we geto more young people to be collectors?" "We are going to die off since the kids nowadays aren't collecting coins"! Yada yada. Yes, some famous collectors/dealers like David Bowers started off as a kid. Many kids collect pennies and then leave it forever. However, the REAL pattern of a serious coin collector is someone who probably collects "something" as a kid, but then girls, cars, college, career, all get in the way. However, around 30 or so they look around and discover coin collecting. This is where most serious new collectors come from, and with the advent of the internet there are more of them than ever. Sorry sir, I know your heart is in the right place, but I don't, and have never, bought the argument this hobby must go to extraordinary lengths to attract new collectors. Best thing we could ever do is try to "clean up" the hobby.[/QUOTE]
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