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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wesdavidson, post: 586986, member: 18646&quot;]We may be missing the boat, the most collected coins right now, so far as numbers of folks collecting them,&nbsp; are probably the state quarters and other modern coins. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The next coins to make a 2x to 5x jump in value are probably the 1964 to 1984 coins of all types, the folks that collect now grew up with them, and they are hard to find in xf-unc in pocket change and rolls at the bank.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; These are the coins todays hobby collectors are collecting, they are the types they know. When they move up to spending more money, these are the first sets they will put together. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Just my take on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2nd type that will go up:&nbsp;&nbsp; pre-euro world coins, as those folks start becoming aware of their history.&nbsp;&nbsp; -But hey, just leave them to me...don&#039;t need competition.... US collectors already ran up their own coins....</p><p>------------</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It seems that there are about a half? dozen? primary types of collectors, </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a)&nbsp; big money registry set types, &quot;if I can&#039;t get a top 10 coin, I don&#039;t want it&quot; attends ANA convention for the auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; b)&nbsp; &quot;hard money&quot; gold and silver bullion types&nbsp; &quot;silver and gold, the only legal money&quot;&nbsp; Has all of &quot;Howard Ruff&#039;s&quot; books. Tracks gold and silver spot each day. Who needs the ANA? </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; c)&nbsp; type and set collectors, &quot; ... I just need 2 more to finish this set&quot; goes to the annual local coin show. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d)&nbsp; the accumulators, hoarders and racoons &quot; I put every coin I get in this jug, wait, I think there is a 1912 nickel... see,, behind the half dollar toward the bottom...&quot; &quot; I think this kind is the shiniest&quot;&nbsp; (EVERYONE has a sock drawer! ) Loves country auctions, wouldn&#039;t dream of spending an Alaska quarter.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; e) eclictics, &quot; I like unique stuff no one else has, and I have my house full of it&quot;&nbsp; Knows all the antique store owners home phone numbers. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; f) classic mature collectors , because none of us fit in the above types,&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;well organised sets, proofs, slabs, varieties, silver and gold&quot;, the collector is well off so the collection is &quot;respectable&quot;. Has a favorite dealer that brings in stuff &quot;just for them&quot;. ANA member, buys numismatic magazines off the rack. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; g) The hobby collector, has a &quot;Red Book&quot; pulls from circulation, buys off of e-bay, the junk box at the dealer,&nbsp; has a few treasures that cost more than a months heating bill. Likes coins, smudges the coin dealers glass cases. Will one day begin registry set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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