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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 15869, member: 1101&quot;]You sound like you have the right idea about collecting for sure, but &quot;value&quot; is an indicator of supply vs. demand.&nbsp; You had mentioned the financial value as a consideration in your purchase.&nbsp; I agree that an MS 1883 coin for $20 is outstanding, but my point is, just do not plan on huge returns, since the coin has had well over 100 years to catch fire in the market and it hasn&#039;t happened.</p><p><br /></p><p>Earlier explanations are right on target.&nbsp; Mintage is not the important factor so much as how many were saved.&nbsp; A very small collection of coins from a relative contained new (or nealry new) 1909VDB cents, 1913 Buffalo nickels, and.......an 1883 Liberty nickel.&nbsp; All the new designs were saved or even hoarded, which is why the MS 1883s are so cheap.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just wait and see how many BU 2000 Sackys are on the market in 25, 50 or even 100 years.&nbsp; They will be a slow sell at any price.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I had always thought of picking up a nice (and I mean NICE) 1883 nickel since I knew they were pretty cheap.&nbsp; Maybe I&#039;ll start looking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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