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Message:: [QUOTE="Numbers, post: 1157352, member: 11668"]Of course not!  Lots of other people like them too--that's *why* they have the higher mintage.  Future value is determined by demand as well as supply.  Today there are more collectors looking for BU's than there were a couple of decades ago, so the prices for some of the BU commems are sky-high.  Twenty years from now, who knows?  It's entirely possible that the First Spouse series will end up being pricier in Proof than in BU, if future collectors turn out to favor the Proofs by a larger ratio than today's collectors do. Personally, I'm in what seems to be the minority--I like the look of the BU coins better than the Proofs.  I mean, it's a *coin* already, not a mirror!  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  Mostly, that attitude just keeps me from seriously contemplating a complete modern commem set, because I'd need quite a few very expensive coins.  If you'd rather have the Proofs than the BU's, then just enjoy the fact that today's market lets you buy your preferred coins on the (relatively) cheap.  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]