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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joe2007, post: 3043134, member: 1262&quot;]Great comment! I agree with your thoughts on most celeb collectors are not influencing many new collectors to actively pick up collecting. Martha is the most successful that I can think of although I bet Jay Leno&#039;s Garage has created some new collectors through his charisma and enthusiasm. </p><p><br /></p><p>As social media proliferates society, hopefully some innovative promoters will find ways to breathe life into various fields of antiques and collectables. Instagram and YouTube are especially well positioned to do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Max Mehl, while not a celebrity, was highly influential in early coin collecting and was a not unlike P.T. Barnum in his tactics.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coinweek.com/education/b-max-mehl-a-texas-master-of-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/education/b-max-mehl-a-texas-master-of-coins/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/education/b-max-mehl-a-texas-master-of-coins/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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