Not worth anything now but...

(Extremely new collector here - be nice please!)

Working on my quarters right now. I know 1982/83 and the other years and the errors and yada yada yada but I can't find anything on coins that aren't really worth more than FV now but WILL/MIGHT be in years to come.

I'm asking about this because I usually will Google search each coin separately. For instance: 2014D Virginia Shenandoah quarter

Which is the particular quarter that is making me ask about this.

I found a comment on a forum about this quarter. Someone said that dealers were hoarding these coins. So anyone finding them should save them.

So my exact questions are:

What quarters are not worth anything now but might be many years from now?

If so, How do I know? Can I get a 'cheat sheet' online somewhere or is it something I will have to figure out myself?

And Is the 2014 Shenandoah quarter one to keep or spend?

Thanks everyone for reading and your answers.

All answers (even if it's a bit off topic) are welcome as I'm very new and need as much info as I can get!

 

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You too could start a rumor about any coin you choose, in the hopes of starting a buzz to make the coin desirable and potentially valuable.

 

Start a blog and start chatting up (or down) anything you want. It sometimes works in stocks.

If I were to "collect" general circulation coins I would find coins that have very low mint numbers; find totally "perfect" examples. Then what do you consider "worth more" in the future? Worth more by $1, or $100 ?? And for how long ??

here is the Shenandoah valuations and mintage
EDIT: I forgot to add, the chart below are CERTIFIED coins. yes, you'll have to spend $30-50 to certify your coin for it to be worth a dollar or two. So add that into your "future valuation".

taken from ==> https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/quarters/america-the-beautiful/

Then, you'll have to find perfect examples of those that you want to collect. And then the Proof and Silver versions hopefully will appreciate faster.

The only problem is, you may have to wait 50 years or more ... and hope there's demand. Sometimes there's demand, then it crashes.

You should collect because you enjoy it. Collect what you enjoy.
If you are collecting as an investment, then you'll be sorely disappointed in years to come for most of your collection/investment unless you really move up the ladder in high value coins.

 

The mint mass-produces these in such large numbers that none will grow in value over the years. Maybe if you waited at least 100 years, you might see a tiny increase in value. Maybe each coin will be worth 50 cents... but I can’t see it climbing much above this. Of course, error coins are an exception here because they aren’t mass produced.

As for the shenandoah quarter, the same thing applies. The denver mint made 197,800,000 of these so they are by no means a rarity, and they will probably never become one. Across all mints and designs, the US Mint is producing well above 1.5 million of these every year. They will probably not increase in value for at least 100 years.

 

You will not make any decent money on recent quarters. Start to invest in older coins that are very old and rare.

 

I agree with Robert91791 about the modern quarters.

 

I do collect all ATB quarters from the mint only in rolls and a lot of Washington quarters and they will be handed down to the kids.

 

Below is my thread about Washington Quarters. I hope to inspire every new collector

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1965-1998-clad-quarters-share-us-your-collection-and-why.317630/

 

Below is my thread about ATB quarters. It is surely fun.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/america-the-beautiful-quarters.320316/

 

I just save all my pocket change unless they are severely damaged.

 

I rather see the state quarters like the 1964 Kennedy half. Because this man was so loved and was taken from us only one year previous, many folks hoarded a lot of the 1964 Kennedy halves. Now fifty-four years later we as collectors see quite a lot of very nice 64 halves..... Now I been noticing in my pocket change lately I am getting more of the pre-1999 quarters than I am the state quarters. I would suspect that many of the state quarters too have been hoarded. All that to say, it will be tough to see much of a future market for any of the state quarters. The are too plentiful and too many pristine examples will be available.

 

At my area, I'm seeing lots of State and ATB quarters and a little bit of Washington quarters. 40/40/20

 

The US Mint really went off the rails at the end of the 90s. Virtually nothing past that point is worth collecting, save for a few high end PM commems.

 

That's what I do too.
I separate the pre 98 quarters from post 98 quarters; also separate the cents into the minted decade; but all nickels and dimes go into a catch-all storage container.

 

I once started writing a book about the psychology of collecting and how to let go and while it’s semi related, this advise has helped me quite a bit when figuring out where to focus a bit

The mint is making billions of these quarters. And there are hundreds and hundreds of people like you collecting them and keeping them in mint condition. Fast forward 20, 30 years there will be a surplus of mint conditioned quarters and supply will far outweigh demand. This is the same for modern comics books, sports cards, toys, etc. (of course minus exceptions and limited editions, etc)

My advise would be to take these quarters and save them for the purpose of basically “saving up” for better coins. Instead of having 15$ in common quarters, go on eBay and buy a MS graded war Nickel (I just got an ms 65 for under 15 shipped). Something more rare and with longer term collectability. Honestly the nickel will never be worth 100$ but it will retain some value well over face, and it has a silver element. Or, just but silver quarters (about 3$ each) and hold them as a precious metal investment.

Just my 2 cents. The one trend in all collecting hobbies is always “buy the best you can and hold it”. In coins that can be done for 15$ or $15,000 which is nice for everyone.

 

The only trend that we see is their mintage production is decreasing as we move to digital transactions. Some Laundrymats doesn't take quarters now. So as the vending machines.

 

Yes but that does not mean there will be demand for them. Say 1000 collectors each have a roll of MS quarters from whatever year. A roll is 40, so tha is 40,000 mint state quarters that are just sitting. Will there be more than 40,000 people in 30 years who want a 2018 (or 1984, or 1976) or whatever quarter bad enough To aggressively “fight” over the stock to increase value? Not likely.

 

As with all collecting “rare” does not equate to “valuable.” You could have a one of a kind but if you are the only one who wants it, what is the value. Or, there could be 100 or something but 10,000 collectors want it, so the supply : demand ratio kicks in.

That’s like if they stopped making pennies tomorrow, would 2018 pennies ever have value? Probably not except at first with speculators artificially inflating the market.

 

What makes you think that supply/demand ratio gets factors in rare coins?

The rare coin market is a totally separate clientele. These people buy coins because they can afford and willing to pay. I have two friends to are multi-millionaires and the demand and supply doesn't mean that much to them. Both have loved rare gold coins and both are just playing just to tease each other. Losing money to these type of people doesn't matter either because of their economic status.

 

Because supply / demand is the basis of value for EVERY collectible. Why do you think someone pays $1,000,000 for a coin? Because there is someone else who will pay $999,999 for it and there aren’t enough to go around.

Just because you have some friends who spend frivolously doesn’t mean that dictates market psychology. There are always people who overspend - look at rap moguls who spend a million dollars on a fur coat for example. Does that make it worth a million? No. It makes the spender wreckless.