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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 670615, member: 19250&quot;]Lehigh to answer your last question first... yes I do... I can e mail you or post some pic&#039;s. I agree to a point to what both you and Doug posted.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the 1960&#039;s when I was a young collector....I just about finished my Jefferson collection up to lets say 1963...missing only the 1950-D! Now again you must remember that # 1 it&#039;s 1963 I&#039;m now 9 y/o and the U.S. dollar is worth a $1! Gold is a steady $35.00 an ounce and silver about $2.50 @ oz. The 1950-D in lets say XF is now selling for $35.00 and hard to find for that matter. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now at 7 I had my first job a news paper route making a whooping $2.00 @ week! base ball cards are 5 cents a pak. lunch at Geno&#039;s the east coast version of micky-D&#039;s cost 25 cent a burger, fries and a choc. milk shake! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now that the world knows I&#039;m a dino.... the 50 -D was out of reach for me. As stated the 50-D was hard to find in circulation. almost impossible...you had to go to a show or coin shop. This was a coin that was hoarded in rolls due to the fact of the low mintage. Thats is why I do agree to a point...but even the 50-D mintage is much higher than the 1997-P SP even higher than the 94-P SP. with the mintages of 25 K and what 161,000 of the 94 I still believe this coin is worth collecting, and holding. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Funny thing since the 50 -D is still a key coin in the Jefferson collection even thro a lot have hit the market BU&#039;s or better @ $15.00 in 2009 money! Another thing that tickles my funny bone is that in my contest one of the prizes is a MS-65 nice toned 1950-D nickel. The very nickel as a 10 y/o I could not afford to buy. ....and on par with the cost of an ounce of the yellow stuff! If the trend of 1963 held true today how much would a 1950-D be worth ...in 1963 money? Think about it this Dino is too tired to do the math....LOL</p><p>I always try to tell people who are younger than I two things History always repeats it&#039;s self.....and trends come and go! If you are working on a collection no matter what it is stamps, coins, what ever...I believe you want to build the best that you can afford. Also that you&#039;re never happy until you hit your mark....but 1/2 the fun is getting there! I hope all of this makes sense to you ....Oh and one other note yes I am a DINO in some matters but very young at heart....and this in closing I watched the Flintstones first runs on TV! Now who&#039;s green with envy!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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