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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 1335966, member: 15019&quot;]Mintage is not nearly so important as survival rates. This is exactly why some low mintage coins are worth far less than significantly higher mintage coins of the same type.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe old coins will always be popular. They are pieces of history and that will always attract collectors. There may be less nationality-specific collecting in the future, as world populations slowly blend towards a much less firmly defined line of race and nationality. Overall I think the prices for these coins will hold and/or increase perpetually.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for those coins with only a handful of examples know, they will likely become less rare due to more being found as a result of more people looking for them.</p><p>I have one coin that the Krause lists as &quot;4 known&quot;. However, there are at least 10 known and likely a handful more out there waiting to be discovered.</p><p>I only collect foreign coins though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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