With the exception of the very hard to find commemoratives, like the C&C sets, I would wait a bit to get them, the price usually goes down as people lose interests in them. I have two C&C's I like them both, bought both at issue price from USA mint, and still they are worth more than I paid for them, but they are seriously limited issues, like 50.000 each only.
I'll get it, but I'm waiting until the silver proof set comes out to bundle my order. Predicting which modern commems will increase in price is tough, IMO. Looking at recent issues, Law enforcement (97) Black patriots (98) yellowstone (99), Leif Erickson (00), Buff/indian (01) are up, RFK (98), Dolley madison (99), LOC (00) Cap Visitor (01) SLC olympic (02), west point (02) are flat or decreased. Don
I am still on the fence as to whether I'll order that coin. I got the Lewis and CLark and the Thomas Edison coins, but think I'l rather spend my money on something else I like better. I'm still waiting for the Silver Proof Sets too, so it just depends if I've got the $40+ dollars extra to spare if I'll get it.
I decided to get one. It's still for sale, making me hope that total sales will be less than for some commemoratives, and I think it's an exceptionally handsome coin.
I agree - I think it is a good looking coin. I even wrote to the designer of the obverse to commend him and encourage himto do more good work. I never order commems any more, but I will probably getthis one. The Unc version might be a better investment since the mintages of modern commem unc coins can be very low.
Someone on another site is claiming that the most recent issue of Numismatic News (which I do not receive) says that the total Proof and Uncirculated John Marshall coins is currently 180,780 with a limit of 400,000.
I subscribe to Numismatic News and the latest sales numbers for the John Marshall commem set is as follows: Proof 122,172. Unc 43,933. Marshall Coin and Chronicles set 14,675. LOL Thanks for the heads up GDJSMP
With commemoratives, if the Mint produces more than they sell, are they likely to remelt the excess, or dump them into the market later (maybe at reduced prices) ?
Any commems not sold during the offering period - it is limited & established by the law authorizing the commem - are melted down.
That's what I wanted to hear. If the N. News numbers are sales numbers, then that is good news from a coin appreciation standpoint because those are the numbers that will determine the population of coins out in public. The actual mintage numbers become insignificant if the Mint is going to melt down all the unsold coins.
My John Marshall came in today. Fine lookin' coin ! The Mint sure is fast ... on items of lesser interest.
