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<p>[QUOTE="Coinman1981, post: 699411, member: 20610"]Firstly, great work on completing your Buffalo set! Congrats!</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the value of the series increasing as the centennial approaches, that's really a matter of speculation as mentioned earlier....I don't have much knowledge about Buffalo nickels outside of the average collector there, but comparing your series to mine -- Lincoln cents -- the keys have been going up for years, and I just don't see why they will go down in value. Even the common dates have increased, at least with inflation. In the mid-90s, I was picking up common dates in Good-Fine dated in the teens and twenties for between 10-25 cents. The price tags now are 25 cents to $1.50 for the same pieces....</p><p><br /></p><p> Lincolns are a perennial favorite; so are Buffalo nickels. I think your collection should certainly keep pace with inflation, and I have a feeling the semi-keys and keys will see appreciable increases during the early and mid 2010s (Buffalo centennial). Could these values hold beyond then? I think yes, especially if our economy improves and the general populace can afford to buy and keep better dates. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just my two cents....or five <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coinman1981, post: 699411, member: 20610"]Firstly, great work on completing your Buffalo set! Congrats! As far as the value of the series increasing as the centennial approaches, that's really a matter of speculation as mentioned earlier....I don't have much knowledge about Buffalo nickels outside of the average collector there, but comparing your series to mine -- Lincoln cents -- the keys have been going up for years, and I just don't see why they will go down in value. Even the common dates have increased, at least with inflation. In the mid-90s, I was picking up common dates in Good-Fine dated in the teens and twenties for between 10-25 cents. The price tags now are 25 cents to $1.50 for the same pieces.... Lincolns are a perennial favorite; so are Buffalo nickels. I think your collection should certainly keep pace with inflation, and I have a feeling the semi-keys and keys will see appreciable increases during the early and mid 2010s (Buffalo centennial). Could these values hold beyond then? I think yes, especially if our economy improves and the general populace can afford to buy and keep better dates. Just my two cents....or five :-)[/QUOTE]
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