Most Under-Rated/Collected Coin

I absolutely think Peace dollars are undervalued.
I actually stated as such, in my first post in this thread.

 

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Supply, demand etc

.900fine and others have made good points on this.

I do take these things into account believe me.
Supply is most definitely affected by survival rates. I touched on that when discussing Three Cent Silvers. Easily damaged and lost I'm sure.

I generally don't collect the big, flashy coins that so many want. I love my type coins, especially odd denominations and I realize the demand is much lower overall. Still, there IS a demand and the prices on many have skyrocketed in the past five years or so. I no longer buy 1872 Two Cent pieces because I got my five at much lower prices than I could today.

When I get into more "popular" coins it's not always just love of the piece. I'm not a Barber nut like Treashunt although I do like them. I buy the 14-S quarters because they truly are under rated and will go up. I'm sure of that.

Most of the "under rated" coins I've sought out have done very well. Others are just waiting.
It's also interesting that when I got a lot of these coins I had to actively pursue them to find examples that I wanted - even in the odd denominations.
Not coins you would see at shows and if you did many were over graded and over priced. Patience was a key here.
That and doing your homework which involves taking a lot of variables into the equation.

...and it's a fun challenge.

 

Ya know, I'm the same way. Maybe my eye is simply drawn to the unusual.

Recently, I finally got my first 20c piece. Always wanted one.

And yes, I'm sure those 3cS were easily damaged. Bent.

 

I've picked up some coins recently that I feel will go up in value in the near future.

Lincoln cents: 09(2), 09S's (3), 09VDB (7) 09S/S(1) 31S (1 AU)
Indian cents: 08 S (3) 09 S (1)
Quarters: 13, 14 S, 15
1/2's: 16, 38 D,
$1: 28

There are SO many more undervalued coins out there. When I can, I'll buy them if the price is right or if the coin is in such a exceptional state then I will pay a premium price for it.

 

mralexanderb
I agree with most of your list, but I think that you mean the 1915 S Barber quarter.
With a mintage of 704,000 it is definately underrated.
I also especially like the 1913 P and the 1914 S.
Consider also the (Barber Quarters) 1911 D (mintage of 933,600) and the 1911 S (988,000) along with the 1909 O (712,000).

 

i think these may be sleepers

lincolns 24-d, 31-s, 98, 99, 2000 wide AM'S

buffs 14-d, 26-s

peace bucks 23-s,24-s, in bold strikes

 

I would have to agree with those who mentioned the 1914 s quarter. I had 3 of them and recently sold one on Ebay, I only got $ 23.00 for it even tho it was only in a/g condition I expected more. The other 2 I am going to keep, I see other coins with more than the 264,000 mintage go for a lot more so it looks to me that barber quarters are not that popular right now.

 

I have to add to the list the gold commemorative coins from the 1980s. The mintages were large enough for them to sell at prices similar to bullion coins, but there are a variety of designs and the quality of the coins is generally good. A lot of people seem to like the gold commemoratives from the 90s and 00s which are more scarce, but the 80s coins seem unpopular and probably underrated. I like the 1984 $10 gold. The 1988w Olympiad $5 gold is also very beautiful in high grades.

 

From what I've heard, nearly the entire mintage of 1931-S lincoln cents was hoarded and preserved in high grades and that is probably why its price seems relatively low. I do agree that the 1924-D lincoln cent seems somewhat undervalued when compared to the other key date Lincolns.

 

16th and 17th century polish and livonian coins, most islamic coins, pre-alexander indian coins.......all which I run all over the place trying to buy.

 

I wish that I had seen your auction!

 

Treashunt,

Me too but that's why we've been buying them instead of selling them!

 

Actually the 1955 Franklin isnt the lowest mintage in the series. There were 2,876,381 Frankies minted in 1955 but there were 2,796,920 minted in 1953 making it the lowest mintage of the series and by far higher priced in MS65 and better.

 

I've mentioned this in other threads before, but I believe that Civil War tokens have tremendous potential for continued increase in valuation over the next few years. There are around 11,000 varieties, with something like 70 per cent of them having known populations of 20 or less. Some in the 2 to 4 known range have listed values in UNC as low as $50. Many nice commons (over 5,000 known) can be purchased in the $10 ballpark. With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War rapidly approaching, I feel even a small increase of interest in this series would have a very noticable impact upon pricing due to the very low populations. I have noticed significant price increases on ebay over the past year or so already, and I imagine that trend to continue as I imagine it due to increased collector interest. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut, since I am only a buyer, but I think one would be hard pressed to find a series that will outperform this one over the next few years.

 

How many people think Standing Liberty Quarters are underappreciated ? It's one of our most beautiful designs, but I don't see a lot of good ones at shows, nor do I hear a lot of people talking about them.

 

900fine:
I believe that Standing Lib quarters are vastly underrated.
I have been trying to put together a nice circ set (XF-AU) for years and I am still missing many pieces.
The dates from 1918 to 1924 are especially difficult in nice circ, pre-recessed date.

 

Won't argue with you on that one.

Before I was into the 14-S Barbers I was picking up 1927-S Standing Liberties an under rated coin in an under rated series but there are LOTS of tough dates to find (especially with a full date).

 

Clembo:
I agree!
The series is so ignored that I was able to find a 1921 P (a much better date) last digit showing, in junk silver.
Sure, this was in 1998, but it was still a much better date even then.

 

New starts

Yes, I meant the 15 s. I have been picking up some Peace Dollars as I also feel they are an underrated series. So far I've got the: 1334 D VF=30, 34 S XF-40, 26 S AU-50, 22-25 IN BU condition. I'm really starting to like these coins.
I also started with the 3 cent silvers with an 1859 in XF.
Bruce