What do some of the experts in here think will be the trends for certain coins in the coming years. My question What I mean is what coins will be sought after and what coins do you see bieng despied in say 8-10 yrs. Second Q': what U.S. Coins do you see coming up in value faster and stronger than others. Feel free to add dates and mints. Hazard Joe~
Okay, here it goes: anything that I own will mimic the current stock market. Anything that I do not own, will soar.
Someone else just like me. I keep telling everyone at work if the want the price on something to crash, then get me to buy it.
Here's my guess. Modern Commemorative coins will be considered bullion coins. And high grade Kennedy halves, particularly from the 1980s when mintages were relatively low will gain in popularity.
Both questions - the Lincoln cents will probably jump in value next year, and then fall a bit in following years. Dealers are stocking up on 1909 and 1959 cents in higher grades so they can make sets which will likely be good sellers, albeit slightly overpriced. I've already seen (at a coin show last Sunday) the better grade 1909 cents rise about 25% in price.
IMO, the keys and semi-keys, particularly of the popular sets, will go up the most both in absolute value and percentage value. BUT if those coins tank, then the hobby as a whole will go with them. I'm talking Lincolns, Buffaloes, Mercs, WL halves, Morgans, Peace, etc. You know the sets. Top end 19th century will get the bucks too. Problem is, many of us can't afford those coins. Go with the thought, "The best I can afford", even if you have to stretch a bit. I see all the modern stuff, (state quarters, pres dollars, etc.) that people paid big money for to get the top grades, will cause a LOT of people grief when they go to sell. Collect them for fun, not for profit. I think an XF or better type set (1964 and before) is a good combination of collecting fun and investment potential. A 1940-something Merc in MS-65 FB may not have the value of a 1916-D, but it still looks the same and is a heck of a lot cheaper.
Seam like the better date and MM Morgans always do well , try to stay away from the common dates and you'll probably do fine in the long turn ' rzage:smile:hatch::hammer:
Hmmm.....my magic eight ball says "unclear". I think key dates will always retain their value in all series. Duh, right? I do think colonials have great potential. My crystal ball also surprising reveals that Franklin Halves will rise in value as the years go by given their silver content and accessibility.
Long term trends are probably unfavorable to long popular and widely collected US coins. There will be numerous ex- ceptions but there probably aren't going to be enough new collectors retained by the hobby to absorb the vast nunber of coins coming on the market in the next fifteen years from retiring old time collectors and the many returning collectors. It is this latter group which has been supporting these mar- kets and they'll be slowly dropping out as they retire as well. Foreign markets will remain fairly strong and many will actu- ally get even hotter. Some of this demand will spill over in- to US coins and mitigate the falling demand relative supply here. Older US coins that have never been widely collected will be mostly immune and some, like the 3c nickel, may even bene- fit. It might not be too late to encourage the newbies but it's far too late to imagine it's ever going to happen. Coin collecting is safe and will go on here and abroad for at least two or three generations but look for significant change.
