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Message:: [QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1336028, member: 15199"] Thats about a 2.7%/yr appreciation. In 30 years, there will be such sophisticated equipment, that much of the "slider" level older coins will no longer be given a MS grade rather than an AU58 or 59. Friction wear will be a lost term, just wear. Lasers and microscopes will count the minute defects without the human sensory defects, and the grade will be consistent with such. New stickers will have to be developed to separate the "new grade" from the older ones of the year 2000. More coins will be considered "details", with maybe only 1/10 of older coins maintaining their current pricing value, the other 9/10 will price stagnate, or decrease. I would wager in 30 years one might do better in GE, iAppleRobotics, or even Wells fargo. How we grade coins will be more of a determining factor in value than rarity alone. Years ago, cleaning coins was acceptable to the majority of collectors ( even described in authoritative books), now it isn't, in the future, maybe any exposure to the environment will be frowned upon. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Jim [/QUOTE]