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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BigsWick, post: 460734, member: 3534&quot;]I&#039;ve tried to find the source for this information that has been quoted in many articles and blogs, but I&#039;ve come up empty. The mint&#039;s Web site has been of no help to date either. If it is true- and I strongly suspect it is- the 4 piece proof set would immediately become the &quot;Holy Grail&quot; of the young Buffalo series, though the Buffalo&#039;s popularity has been the subject of much debate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The price for the set has been reduced over $220. That is a nice discount, but $2,000 is still a lot of money for most guys to fork over. Tight economic times are going to force many numismatists to concentrate their efforts on more core areas of their collections. It will be interesting to see final production numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the Buffalo coins, but basically I think it is a potential crap shoot. If the entire Buffalo series is axed in the next couple of years due to lack of collector interest or in an attempt to reduce the mint&#039;s commitments, the smaller proof coins probably won&#039;t increase dramatically in collectibility. They would merely represent an extremely short-lived off-shoot in another of the mint&#039;s abortive attempts to produce a new series the public desires. If the series continues like the AGE or ASE, you could see a potential nice return on your investment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck in what ever you decide to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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