Realizing that I have only been watching the market for the last two years and most of my scope has been in the on-line auction venue, I have seen quite a bit of short-term fluctuation in the types of coins that collectors are buying, but the overall market has stayed relatively consistent (except for August which is just a bad month in everything on eBay). I think that new coins and new designs will continue to capture the collectors immediately after release and even for a little while following but I have not relied on the new designs or modern coinage as any kind of a mainstay. I still feel that the older designs and obsolete coinage will continue to maintain their place in the market. Many collectors that I have known throughout my life may have a collection or two of modern coinage, but I never spoke to one that wouldn't have loved to have a Colonial copper or 1700-1800 Bust coin of any denomination. There are definitely areas of the market that fluctuate on a regular basis, but I still believe in the "oldies but goodies". Those markets are here to stay if for no other reason that the demand will always outweigh the supply (if you don't take the counterfeits into consideration
). Just my 2 cents worth.
