[searchableguy]

> How do you think we can appeal to younger folks to get in to coin collecting, despite the further digitalization of spending money?

By teaching them about the history of money and currency.

I had a short lived interest in collecting old stamps and coins after watching pawn stars on history TV. Although I was more motivated by how much they paid for old stuff rather than the old stuff itself at first.

[palferrari]

I’m glad you brought that up. There was a minor renaissance we saw on cable tv with shows like Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Storage Wars, etc., that brought up collecting old americana and the like to a younger generation. I think though it’s as you said, the dollar amounts were at the forefront of what was shown off more so than than the items itself.

I make good faith attempts to pass things like Franklin and Kennedy half dollars to younger folks in my life, while explaining some of the facts around them, hoping it plants a seed, much like when I was young.