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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1459140, member: 26302"]I find this to be very US-centric. US coins are BY FAR the most expensive coins in the world in terms of real rarity. If I was from a foreign country, I would choke when I saw the prices demanded for US coins versus quantites available. Go to every single coin show in the US and you will find a 1909sVDB for sale. How in the world such a common coin commands $1000 or more is baffling.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find Asian coins going through the roof, and I see ancients going up sizably. I simply don't know why Asians would wish to pursue US coins much at all. However, your point about demand is huge. If you can correctly predict upsurges in demand on any series before it happens you can profit. My early Chinese coins are probably worth 10 times what I paid for them if not more. Unfortunately I never sell, and wish they were still cheap so I could buy more. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1459140, member: 26302"]I find this to be very US-centric. US coins are BY FAR the most expensive coins in the world in terms of real rarity. If I was from a foreign country, I would choke when I saw the prices demanded for US coins versus quantites available. Go to every single coin show in the US and you will find a 1909sVDB for sale. How in the world such a common coin commands $1000 or more is baffling. I find Asian coins going through the roof, and I see ancients going up sizably. I simply don't know why Asians would wish to pursue US coins much at all. However, your point about demand is huge. If you can correctly predict upsurges in demand on any series before it happens you can profit. My early Chinese coins are probably worth 10 times what I paid for them if not more. Unfortunately I never sell, and wish they were still cheap so I could buy more. :([/QUOTE]
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