Poll: Average Age Of Collectors

31 here. I've been collecting my whole life. I get it from my parents and grandparents. They used to take my birthday and Christmas money and buy junk silver or silver dollars for me. It planted the bug in me and then I actively bought silver whenever I could. By the time I turned 18, I had a large collection and I was able to use it to make a down payment on my house when I was 19. I was sure grateful my parents did this otherwise I probably would not have been able to purchase my house at that age.

I am now married with three kids and we do the very same thing for my kids. They always roll their eyes when they get a silver dollar for Christmas, but someday their little stash will really come in handy for them.

I'm 47 and started when I was 9, of coarse there was a few lulls over the years.
John1

One person actually put 75+ don't see myself collecting at that age even though I'm pretty sure I still will.

Good grief you lot make me feel like a fossil,
a 60 year old fossil

Harry,

Glad you fessed up. Seemed no one over 50 wanted to stake a claim.

I'm 57 with 51 years of collecting experience ... and learning new things about the hobby every day.

Thanks Johnny, I think it's only due to the fact that I always try to use correct grammar and spelling when posting.

The big 30 here. But I have as much grey hair as my dad!

Although this poll is somewhat accurate, there is one primary problem with the results. That is it only is for the forums members. At a coin show you usually see a much larger percentage of really elderly types compared to most others. And too, at a coin show there is practically very little of the younger crowd. By this I mean at coin shows most are well over the 50 age bracket and hardly any under the 30 age. Some but few under 40 also. I've noticed this too at most coin stores. Naturally this is probably due to really young individuals don't have transportation to get there. People in the late teens to about 40 are usually busy around a house or with families.
A poll on a coin forum may be more accurate since almost any age can participate and even those that are usually busy with homes, gardens, families, etc usually can take a few minutes out to vote. But then too your always limited to this forums members. Would be a better poll is we had several hundred thousand members so get out there and recruit.