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<p>[QUOTE="CoinGal07, post: 252883, member: 8843"]The amazing thing about the anniversary sets is the huge 'value' increase in less than a year .. issued for $100.. trading for average $600 now. We have all been raised with the advice 'buy low, sell high' yet most people are of the mindset 'gee, look how high it's getting, better buy it now before it gets higher' ... so the price has gone up even faster ... due to the people wading in when it hit $400 or so ... and the past month has dropped twice. I believe it will soon sit along side the 96 prestige or 99 silver proof set .. very high price out of the hands of the average collector.</p><p> </p><p>Ok.. having said all that .. I do believe they will settle around $700 by Christmas .. and will slowly increase over the years simply due to limited mintage. </p><p> </p><p>So deciding 'keep or sell' would be a matter of weighing your initial investment portion against the profit or loss you'd make/take now if selling .. and planning to immediately invest it all into the best 'next coin' you can buy. </p><p> </p><p>I do feel sorry for the true collector who simply ordered and bought the set for the beauty of the coin, the opportunity of owning the first US produced reverse proof, and keeping their Eagle set complete. I can imagine the pressure to 'sell' right now is high ... and that is the bad part. Hopefully those collectors will be able to redirect their attention back to the heart of the hobby rather than being wrapped up in the 'speculation'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CoinGal07, post: 252883, member: 8843"]The amazing thing about the anniversary sets is the huge 'value' increase in less than a year .. issued for $100.. trading for average $600 now. We have all been raised with the advice 'buy low, sell high' yet most people are of the mindset 'gee, look how high it's getting, better buy it now before it gets higher' ... so the price has gone up even faster ... due to the people wading in when it hit $400 or so ... and the past month has dropped twice. I believe it will soon sit along side the 96 prestige or 99 silver proof set .. very high price out of the hands of the average collector. Ok.. having said all that .. I do believe they will settle around $700 by Christmas .. and will slowly increase over the years simply due to limited mintage. So deciding 'keep or sell' would be a matter of weighing your initial investment portion against the profit or loss you'd make/take now if selling .. and planning to immediately invest it all into the best 'next coin' you can buy. I do feel sorry for the true collector who simply ordered and bought the set for the beauty of the coin, the opportunity of owning the first US produced reverse proof, and keeping their Eagle set complete. I can imagine the pressure to 'sell' right now is high ... and that is the bad part. Hopefully those collectors will be able to redirect their attention back to the heart of the hobby rather than being wrapped up in the 'speculation'.[/QUOTE]
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