钱币收藏卷土重来，这一切都归功于 Z 世代

尽管现金使用量有所下降，但硬币收藏在年轻一代中已成为一种日益增长的趋势。英国皇家造币厂的一项调查发现，Z 世代最有可能开始收藏。

Coin collecting, an ancient hobby dating back to the Roman Empire, has seen a recent surge in popularity among younger generations despite the increasing digitalization of society.

钱币收藏是一种可以追溯到罗马帝国的古老爱好，尽管社会日益数字化，但近年来在年轻一代中越来越受欢迎。

A survey by the U.K.'s Royal Mint found that Gen Z is most likely to start collecting, with about 2 in 5 already having a collection and viewing it as an investment toward their future. Millennials and Gen Z are drawn to coin collecting due to nostalgia and the desire to hold on to tangible objects in a world that becomes more digitally focused every day.

英国皇家造币厂的一项调查发现，Z 世代最有可能开始收藏，大约五分之二的人已经拥有收藏品，并将其视为对未来的投资。千禧一代和 Z 世代之所以被钱币收藏所吸引，是因为怀旧之情以及在日益数字化的世界中保留有形物品的愿望。

Coin clubs may also have become spaces where young people can buttress themselves against the epidemic of loneliness and isolation, an issue the United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy raised an alarm about in 2023. Tufts Coin Club Collective, which only started as an official university club in 2023, was characterized by coin collector Rowan Chetner as a "really fun and safe environment" to The Boston Globe.

硬币俱乐部也可能成为年轻人抵御孤独和隔离流行病的空间，美国卫生局局长维韦克·穆尔蒂 (Vivek Murthy) 在 2023 年对这个问题发出了警报。塔夫茨硬币俱乐部集体 (Tufts Coin Club Collective)，最初只是一个官方大学俱乐部2023 年，《波士顿环球报》将硬币收藏家 Rowan Chetner 描述为“真正有趣且安全的环境”。

Coin collecting has also become more accessible thanks to technology. Many young collectors are finding their fascination with coins is turning a profit. Matthew Tavory, who started collecting at age 9, began selling coins through Instagram in high school. Now, his hobby has become a full-time business selling to dealers at coin shows and on eBay, which helps him pay for college.

由于技术的发展，钱币收藏也变得更加容易。许多年轻的收藏家发现他们对钱币的迷恋正在转化为利润。马修·塔沃里 (Matthew Tavory) 从 9 岁开始收藏，高中时开始通过 Instagram 销售硬币。现在，他的爱好已成为一项全职业务，在钱币展览和 eBay 上向经销商出售产品，这有助于他支付大学费用。

"People always ask me, what prevents coins from going the way of the stamps? And I tell them there are tons of young kids on Instagram. It's easy to share, it's easy to be very personal. And it's just always expanding, young people getting into it," Tavory told WLRN Public Media. Apps like LuckyCoin are also helping tech-savvy collectors buy and sell coins through eBay, as well as track their collections online.

“人们总是问我，是什么阻止硬币走上邮票的道路？我告诉他们 Instagram 上有大量的年轻人。分享很容易，也很容易变得非常个人化。而且它总是在扩大，年轻人进入其中，”塔沃里告诉 WLRN 公共媒体。 LuckyCoin 等应用程序还帮助精通技术的收藏家通过 eBay 买卖硬币，并在线跟踪他们的收藏。

Additionally, mints across the globe are drawing interest by creating new coins that glow in the dark, have unique colors, or can be scanned with a mobile phone to reveal more information. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, even make collecting entirely virtual, with unique digital coins that can be bought and traded just like real currency.

此外，全球各地的造币厂都通过创造在黑暗中发光、具有独特颜色或可以用手机扫描以显示更多信息的新硬币来吸引人们的兴趣。不可替代的代币（NFT）甚至使收藏完全虚拟，具有可以像真实货币一样购买和交易的独特数字硬币。