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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gboulton, post: 1257273, member: 27043&quot;]If you&#039;re aiming to profit from your collection, no, and no.&nbsp; *heh*</p><p><br /></p><p>Consider the extremely low mintage of piles of German Shepherd dung minted by my 7 month old pup.&nbsp; Well less than 1,000, I assure you.&nbsp; Yet, despite this, high end undamaged examples are readily available in my back yard, and carry absolutely no premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quite frankly...nobody&#039;s interested in collecting it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roughly the same situation exists with commem halves.&nbsp; The demand is low, so even low mintages don&#039;t help value much.&nbsp; Let&#039;s face it...the only folks out there looking for them are...well...us. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The people who, for whatever strange reasons, have decided we want a set of coins that never circulated, and a majority of people have never heard of, nor care about.&nbsp; That, or the occasional person who has a special attachment to the subject/topic of one particular commem, and wishes to....well...commemorate it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now...on the flip side...if you&#039;re willing to forgo considering them an investment, instread treating them as a collection, then, imo, you can&#039;t find many better &quot;sets&quot; to work on.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, high quality examples ARE available enough to not frustrate you, but &quot;rare&quot; enough to make the hunt for &quot;just the right coin&quot; rewarding and entertaining.&nbsp; The cost isn&#039;t prohibitive either, if you&#039;re on a budget, and you can wind up with a &quot;unique&quot; and interesting set of coins.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So hey...I encourage the idea!&nbsp; I just feel they are what they are...a collection with interest to those who appreciate &quot;unique&quot; coins, but not much investment potential.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my latest. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]135754.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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