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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2498291, member: 68&quot;]OK. I understand your point now but I believe you are mistaken.&nbsp; Indeed, my experience and knowledge say you are mistaken. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These coins simply no longer exist.&nbsp; Sure they made a couple million 1973 mint sets and every single one hasn&#039;t burnt up or been flooded and I&#039;m not saying they are all gone but rather they for all practical purposes they are &quot;all gone&quot;. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The reality is a few sets (~40,000) trickle onto the market every year from people who bought them from the mint.&nbsp; These are original sets and not cherry picked in any way (by definition).&nbsp; This number is more than adequate to supply new demand and the price is stable.&nbsp; There are another 150,000 sets in the hands of collectors, speculators, dealers, and hoarders.&nbsp; Other than about 150,000 sets in the hands of original purchasers this is it.&nbsp; There are no others.&nbsp; There are, of course,&nbsp; at least 250,000 singles and rolls of the Ikes. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What you might not realize from these huge numbers is how few of these are actrually available to purchase.&nbsp; Most of these would not be sold except at substantially higher prices and most of them are not extremely attractive coins. About 60% are nice chBU or better and nice enough most collectors would be satisfied with them. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Essentially the entire market has always consisted of only the flow of original sets onto the market plus whatever speculators are divesting themselves of.&nbsp; Right now this second category is high due to tarnishing sets and tired longs. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The other coins simply aren&#039;t really available.&nbsp; Collectors are not extremely sophisticated and are unlikely to sell into higher prices.&nbsp; Speculators aren&#039;t going to be quick to sell. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If prices went higher there is every chance that instead of spurring selling among the public, it would spur buying instead.&nbsp; Nothing breeds success like success.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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