"Top Ten" things that have made coin collecting stronger

LincolnCentMan

10. Promoters
9. Coin Shows
8. Albums
7. Ebay / Auctions
6. Registries
5. The Internet
4. Third Party Grading Services
3. Dealers
2. Postal Service
1. Collectors

David

haletj

Someone must have just got done watching Letterman.

LincolnCentMan

Someone must have just got done watching Letterman.

Wasnt me.... but that how I patterned it. Board... cant sleep. Man, I'm tired. I think I'll hit the sack... again.

David

slabseller

come over to the OF

Coppernicus

LCM - IMHO, there's only two factors: 1) TPG's; and 2) ebay.

These are the two reasons I got back into collecting after many years. The TPG's (PCGS, NGC, & ANACS) gave me confidence to buy without worrying about paying too much for an overgraded coin and/or buying a fake rareity and ebay gave me a bigger market than I could ever find locally.

Mike

magikbilly

<< <i>10. Promoters
9. Coin Shows
8. Albums
7. Ebay / Auctions
6. Registries
5. The Internet
4. Third Party Grading Services
3. Dealers
2. Postal Service
1. Collectors

David >>



5 things that coin collecting has made stronger (in no order):

1) TPGS/plastic
2) Postal Service
3) Dealers
4) Registry Game
5) eBay
6) the Mint

Billy

michael

in no particiular order

internet, grading services, low interest rates, inflation, state quarter program, pcgs registry, many people with tons of cash to hide, poor stock market, higher gold prices since y2k, coin message boards

ER

<< <i>10. Promoters
9. Coin Shows
8. Albums
7. Ebay / Auctions
6. Registries
5. The Internet
4. Third Party Grading Services
3. Dealers
2. Postal Service
1. Collectors

David >>

Postal Service?

mikebombs

<< <i>in no particiular order

internet, grading services, low interest rates, inflation, state quarter program, pcgs registry, many people with tons of cash to hide, poor stock market, higher gold prices since y2k, coin message boards >>



on the nose!

magikbilly

yeah, i forgot the state 25c program in my list too.

Vetter

Don't forget the US Mint. With all the different designs on the quaters and nickels lately

AquilaRose

If I only had to pick one thing. I would say the internet. It has single handedly opened the doors of coin shops and dealers inventories to the world. Also it opened the doors to the grading companies and increased collectors and deales knowledge.

Longacre

The poor stock market has added to the "collector" base, although I would more properly classify those people as the "I word" (I can't even bring myself to type the "I word" in the same sentence as "collector").

solid

Don't forget digital cameras! Just think what these boards would be like without them!

Ken