Many things. One of the main ones might be what you describe. Some coins do not exist graded higher than 66, (some not that high). However, such...
Its happened before. The market adjusts. One collector at one time owned over half of the 1856 flying eagle cents. I knew an old collector in Iowa...
With all of the stuff they can do with surfaces, etc nowadays, just IMAGINE how beautiful that coin would be if the flame had more relief in it....
I will stand up and write for modern coins SQG. Its a documented fact coin collectors have always turned their noses up on modern coins,...
Morgans are a weird animal. I am convinced they are popular because they are so common. One might think only scarcity makes coins go up, but that...
Rarity is a function of demand. Does anyone believe there are more modern commemorative collectors than mercury dime colectors? If there are, you...
I didn't notice cinnamon, but noticed coffee has crashed from its high a year or two ago. I bet you it was the man manipulating the market to keep...
Yeah, foreign and ancient coins have been such bad investments over the last decade, things like Chinese, Russian, and Roman Gold....oh wait. :)
Wonder then why my 1880's sl halves are not worth more than a few hundred then....
Similar to my favorite saying, "what you really want to buy is what dealers usually do not have, high quality, problem free, rare coins". Look...
Eh, it is what it is. You have to do what maximizes your return and pays your bills. I never begrudge a dealer making as much as he can, I just...
I like you SQG, and not trying to be argumentative. But, you keep saying how low mintage these coins are, and they might be in terms of other US...
What percent of mint products in the last 14 years would you consider having "high numismatic value"? I bet you the majority of mint products...
Yes, and I say that because you could have bought gold bullion and got the same return. Same principal applies in reverse. If you bought old in...
Again, no firm numbers of what I own. I would guess somewhere around 12 AU 350 AR 2200 AE 18 PB Best guess at least. I imagine I am +-100 on...
Because if it went up just because of pm content, the buyer could have just as easily bought pm, right? Saying "this mint product was a great buy...
Just curious, what is the classic definition of a rare coin?
What's the return of 99% of proof sets the mint ever produced? Cherrypicking a few winners does not make your case. I can cherrypick any market...
As much as I hate plastic, there are at least a couple that are so superlative that you might have to in order to maximize your return. You do not...
Well, I have been on record here on CT for years saying the "classic keys" were vastly overpriced. I haven't advocated buying keys for quite a...
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