Do unpopular coins make for valuable or collecta coins

Such as Susan B,s or president dollars ?

 

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Ummm, No.

 

Those don't. Unappealing and waybto many produce.

 

You don't think SBA,s are collectable?

 

I think different series go through cycles of popularity. I would have never dreamed that error collecting would be so popular for example. But I don’t know that clad coins will ever gain much collecting love.

 

These Dollars are still sitting in mint sown bags in storage as the mint can't get rid of them.

 

Nope. They are so common, and there are no interesting varieties.

 

Anything is collectable. People collect for a lotta reasons.

If you're asking whether or not the value of SBA dollars will increase significantly in our lifetimes, my guess is "No".

 

I never got why the dollar coins never cought on,I would have thought because they were disregarded they could possibly become valuable, but anyway I like them

 

I bought 6-7 of these for about $5 each 5-6 years ago on an impulse, far less than it cost to have them graded and slabbed, I think they're good looking, but I'd say they're worth about what I paid for them. Maybe someday they'll strike collector's fancy, but there are such large quantities it's hard to imagine them being valuable anytime soon. Collect what you like, but trying to project future collecting trends is a fools errand IMO.

 

IMO if you are looking for value, it's in the thrill of the hunt, looking at your collection and talking about it. It's the fun that has the most value, the rest is icing on the cake. Another thought, if you can't find a buyer, any coin is only worth face value!! If you like small dollars they can become valuable to you and that's all that matters!!!

 

There we go like seeing them that's a beauty!!!!

 

There was a thread recently about how world coins which LCS often have lots of unsearched quantities of sometimes can be sources of some great finds for someone who does a little research about what is valuable. I think, based on history, that buying uncirculated / GEM Washington silver quarters, FDR silver dimes and Franklin & Kennedy silver halves in excellent condition is probably a good long term bet these days. They can sometimes be found at bargain prices not too much over melt. A lot of us older folks saw how rolls of gem Mercury dimes and earlier American silver used to be available reasonably, but time marches on and those days are gone.

 

I agree. When the SBA dollars came out, I was overseas in the Army. They didn’t catch on with the public so the government shipped them oversees for us to use. I liked them myself.... The Ike’s never caught on because they were too heavy and that makes sense. But I wish the smaller dollars would have caught on. I guarantee that if they stopped printing paper dollars they would catch on.

 

I'm not looking to sell or get rich at all, I enjoy collecting,that was just one of each from my sets never had any of them slabbed because ,cost verse,s value don't make sense, I think there are a few that have some value. And to me they are collectable, I just wanted to see other enthust options

 

One of the more enjoyable albums I filled was with Presidential dollars. It’s a Dansco with spaces for P, D, and proof strikes. I knew the schedule they were released and couldn’t wait to get the next set. It was a fun book to fill.

 

I like these too, again, I picked up 4-5 for I think about $6 each just because I thought they were neat. Lol, my main collection focus has been on Standing Liberty Quarters (I have a complete set! I need to upgrade my set! I need my Whitman album full and a slabbed set! I can't stop collecting SLQs!), capped bust quarters, barber quarters, and large cents but I often buy things on a whim just because they catch my fancy (if I have a couple of bucks in my pocket at the time).

 

I started a set of president proofs only just because I liked them and they caught my eye

 

Yes what history lover wouldn't want a portrait of all our presidens

 

Of all the valuable coins I have collected over the years, I hope my boy who is seven now will enjoy that one. Dansco did a good job of including historical data on each President in that book. And I am all about the history with my coins.