YN Perspective Key to Hobby Future

I am a Young Numismatist, and I come from a family that has no knowledge or interest in numismatics. I have been a page for many coins shows and I exhibit as much as possible. I enjoy the competition of the exhibits, and I enjoy being a page for the simple fact that if you work hard, you can make a little money and get some coins to add to your collection. Because I am around lots of dealers and people who are interested in coins, I have heard a consistent theme, “we have to get young people into coins or we won’t have our next generation of coin collectors.” It is also a common theme I read in coin magazines, I hear discussed and I get asked about most likely because I am the very youth they are trying to attract for the future.

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