Arcadia, Chaco Culture and El Yunque only seem to have 21 - 25 million of each made. Would these be worth keeping for generations to come? Or buying the Uncirculated Mint ones? I am guessing they would eventually be hard to find if someone takes up coin collecting many years from now. Thanks
Due the low circulating mintage of many US coins from 2009-2013, I pull from circulation every coin in this date range. Nonetheless, every year I buy an uncirculated set and a proof set for my collection, as I have since 1976. With the beginning of S-mintmarked quarters being sold in rolls from the US Mint, I buy a roll of each design.
Granted, the mintages for these ATB's are much, much lower than, say SQ's, but I just don't think the values for the clad coins will make any substantial gains unless you have a few decades to wait. I sure don't! If you're pulling them from circulation, I don't see any of them grading much better than MS64/65, and it wouldn't be cost effective to even submit them for grading. If you're buying Mint bags & rolls, finding grade-worthy specimens in MS68/69 will be a crap shoot. (NOTE: I omitted MS66/67 because the best you can hope for would be to break even after grading expenses.) I still think you would be nearing retirement by the time a few of these would be worth anything without even considering inflation. Chris
Jus Just saw this thread. I'm 23 and right now I do security where I sit at a desk by myself for 44 hours a week. Do you think it would be worth it 40 years down the road if right now I pulled the best looking coins 09-12's from these rolls? I normally do about 1.5k in quarters a week.
I think the opportunity cost is what you need to consider. Even if you have 40 years to wait, wouldn't you achieve even more appreciation with other investments? Personally, I try to snatch up all the high grade US Philippines I can find, as well as silver from the BRIC countries (which I think will see growth in their domestic investing markets in the coming decades). Another long-term strategy might be to buy proof sets on the secondary market. They're dirt cheap right now because they're out of 'fashion'.
I've started buying proof sets from 1980+ and have been finding them in my local pawn shop for no more than 5 bucks. Even if they don't appreciate much I have good looking coins! Don't really understand what you mean by US Philippine or BIRC though. Would you mind explaining please?
The US made coins for the Philippines territory and commonwealth from 1903-1945 (when they were part of the US). They're beautiful coins & have a lot of upside potential as more US collectors recognize them of deserving attention like the Hawaii or Puerto Rico issues. Here's one of my US pesos: http://mycoins.co/1912_US_peso BRIC = Brazil, Russia, India, China. As the income rises in those countries, I suspect that the value of the numismatic heritage will rise too.
