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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LMHESS, post: 2187728, member: 75003&quot;]The article is right on.&nbsp; Since times of antiquity through the 1800&#039;s and part of the 1900&#039;s coins were physically used heavily on a daily basis.&nbsp; A $1.00 gold coin was worth $1.00 for whatever one needed to purchase.&nbsp; Today, buying as a collector, I enjoy having something historical that I know was used a long time ago and sometimes wonder what paths the coin took before making it into my collection.&nbsp; I really appreciate it when I can find a coin with age that maybe someone else also found special and just held onto and just maybe put it away somewhere safe.&nbsp; Antique coins were sometimes minted in the thousands and more, but many are just so used that today they are either just plain very badly worn or melted down.&nbsp; The actual number of antique gold or silver coins minted vs the actual number left in good shape for collectors is probably more limited than we really know.&nbsp; Limited supply almost always equals higher value.&nbsp; On the subject of use of coins in today&#039;s market, I hardly ever use actual money for anything since the advent of credit cards, so I am sure that is why we are seeing a trend aimed more at collector coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Actually, if you think about it, people used to only be able to buy locally and regionally and possibly through ads in newspapers.&nbsp; With the internet, availability has just gotten a lot easier so like most other collectibles the high prices paid years ago will be much lower in today&#039;s market due to availability.&nbsp; I personally buy what I love without expectations of profit.&nbsp; The days of finding that &quot;great find&quot; and making a ton of money is really gone.&nbsp; What is more scarey is that if you think you found something great, it may just be fake or counterfeit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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