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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 86569, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Supply and Demand</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As GDJMSP pointed out, it is a matter of supply and demand.&nbsp; Demand for US coins is high among US collectors.&nbsp; America rules the world&#039;s numismatics markets.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Even though the supply of other kinds of coins is low, the demand for them is low. That is one reason why Frank Robinson recommends specializing.&nbsp; In his book, <i>Confessions of Numismatic Fanatic</i>, he tells of sitting around with his coin pals when he was a kid and a Brasher Doubloon was in the news and the other guys were all agog.&nbsp; Frank said that he had several coins more rare than a Brasher Doubloon. They scoffed, but he proved his point.&nbsp; I have ancients that are museum pieces for their rarity, but they cost less than a slabbed Morgan Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>In U.S. Numismatics, you can find the same things true of Hard Times Tokens, among other little areas.&nbsp; A rising tide lifts all boats and coin prices have been trending upwards.&nbsp; At a 2004 meeting of the Conder Token Sociey, there were the usual stories about &quot;when I started collecting, the material was cheaper than it is today.&quot;&nbsp; That applies to Chinese Cash and Medieval Pennies as it does to Buffalo Nickels.&nbsp; But overall, if you get out of the mainstream reported in The Red Book and Coin Prices, you find supply and demand on your side if you are a true collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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