Moredeals.com says that coin collecting is making a comeback, in part due to the new Statehood quarters. "The U.S. Mint estimates that well over 100-million Americans have rediscovered coin collecting and are now salting away the new quarters as they are released ­five new ones each year." There is also speculation that hobbies are coming back into fashion in the wake of the September 11th attacks. http://www.moredeals.com - click on "After September 11: More Time for Hobbies" under "more money alerts."