At a recent meeting of the Palm Beach Coin Club, members bought and sold coins, discussed the current market, latest trends and upcoming shows. Matthew Tavory remembered meetings in middle school.

he said.

These days, he said he's putting himself through graduate school with his rare coin business.

Tavory's been selling coins on Instagram since high school. In an interview from his home office in Lake Worth, Florida, Tavory pointed to the pandemic as just one reason his business has boomed. he said.

Tavory specializes in world coins.

During the Renaissance, coin collecting became known as the hobby of kings - only the very wealthy could afford it. Now, selling coins is big business on social media and younger collectors are helping to drive the spike in popularity. The pandemic is one explanation for the recent coin boom.

The American Numismatic Association said it's seeing more interest from children and young adults. And apps like Instagram, eBay and Facebook have made collecting easier.

said Jeff Garrett, senior editor of known as the Redbook, which is published annually.

Garrett said online sales at his galleries have doubled since the beginning of the pandemic. This year, he said, he increased the value of nearly every U.S. coin in his book by between 10% and 30%.

To read the complete article, see:
Coin collecting is big business on social media(https://www.marketplace.org/2022/05/02/coin-collecting-is-big-business-on-social-media/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
COIN DEALER MATTHEW TAVORY(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n14a30.html)