Would You Recommend Starting Collecting Coins To Someone Nowadays?

Chute, took me a bit...

Chute72- That is hilarious, in a sad kind of way.

And to answer OP's question, absolutely. But I do it carefully. I too carry a pocket piece that I play with in hopes of having people ask me what it is. If they seem genuinely interested about it then I will go into depth about the hobby of coin collecting and how they can start a collection. I always try to educate and inform these people about the counterfeits and ALWAYS give them the best advice that I've received in this hobby; "buy the book before you buy the coin" and/or "education is your best friend in this hobby.

In regards to the younger audience, I feel there is a lack of younger collectors, but I think that has always been the case. But I still see them at coin shows/ club meetings. I used to consider myself on the young side (I am now 30, started collecting around 24). But I see alot of the young collectors on social media, especially instagram. Maybe that is the new direction the younger crowd is going towards in this hobby; sharing/ trading/ selling on social media. If anyone doesn't have an instagram account and has not seen the coin community there then I'd suggest downloading the app and checking it out. Lots of very knowledgeable collectors with very impressive collections. I am on there with the same user name as on the CCF.

Yes I would recommend coin collecting to someone these days.

You shouldn't judge the amount of young collectors out there based on attendance at coin shows. I think most young collectors will agree with me.

Also, a lot of coin collectors keep there hobby a secret these days due to security. Some people will rob you for $20 these days. No way do I want a light flashing above my house saying I have $xxxx.xx worth of coins inside. My point is that there are way more collectors out there than we will ever know.