With the euro introduction now just four short months away for the European Union, the level of interest in coin collecting is bound to rise. For our hobby and the dealers in it, a more relevant question might be how many people are willing to spend more than face value to acquire a coin of specific description. That would undoubtedly significantly reduce the overall number. In any event, think about this question and then drop us a line to tell us how many collectors you think there are and explain how you arrived at the number. We will share whatever responses we get.
Collectors are interested, but the wider world is even more so.
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