The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 48, December 1, 2002, Article 5

HERBERT'S CRYSTAL BALL

  Alan's Herbert's "Coins in Cyberspace" column in the
  December 2002 issue of The Numismatist makes a few
  bold predictions, including this one:  "I'll make a guess that
  by 2013 you will have seen the last edition of The Numismatist
  on paper.  It will be available online in an electronic edition,
  with pages also posted on the ANA's web site,
  http://www.money.org/

  "Or not.  Looking at the history of computing, it was
  supposed to change the world.  It has done that, but the
  idea of credit and debit cards replacing paper money and
 coins hasn't occurred, and may not for many years.  The
  majority of ANA members likely won't live long enough
  to see the last coin struck."

  "Coin catalogs could disappear in the next decade as
  well...."

  [In a related event, a demo version of the previously
  discussed online version of Coin World is available on
  the web at http://demo.coinworldonline.com/  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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