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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1217145, member: 66&quot;]Well it&#039;s kind of hard to say.&nbsp; Exactly what do they mean by a first year of issue mint set?&nbsp; If I look at the US Mint sets, then yes they do appear to all be higher than issue price for those sets that had a first year of issue coin in it.&nbsp; But most of the increases over issue price are very small.&nbsp; The largest in the 1964 mint set, but it is way up mainly because of the silver content&nbsp; and even on that set its growth rate of 5% per annum is not much compared to the official 3% inflation rate.&nbsp; In other words over 57 years it has beaten inflation by $7</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1973 mint set, first one with the Ike dollar in it is up a little more than double.&nbsp; But the annual rate is 2% or a $9 loss to inflation. (How much higher the current price would have to be just to break even with inflation)</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1975 bicentennial set is up about 20% absolute, but that is about 1% per annum or a $14 loss to inflation</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1979 set with the SBA is still about at issue price so that&#039;s a $12 loss to inflation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1999 -2003 sets are all selling at about issues price so those are inflation losses of from $3 to $5 to inflation</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2004 set is a winner with an 11% per annum return or $11 above inflation</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probably, most govenment set go up for awhile right after the come out, and again right after the mint cuts off sales.&nbsp; The problem is usually within a few years the price starts to fall and usually within ten years they are back at issue price or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hmmm you said Mint sets but your comment about the ATB set makes me think you may be talking about the Proof sets.&nbsp; So proof sets for those same years.</p><p><br /></p><p>1964&nbsp; 4% per annum beat inflation by $8&nbsp; but mainly for the silver.</p><p>1973&nbsp; 0%&nbsp; $13 loss to inflation</p><p>1975&nbsp; 1%&nbsp; $10 loss</p><p>1979&nbsp; -1% $13 loss</p><p>1999 - 04&nbsp; 99 is a winner at 5% a $7 gain over inflation,&nbsp; 00 is a huge loser -6% per annum a $36 loss,&nbsp; 01 winner 14% per annum $45 gain,&nbsp; 02 3% $0 gain,&nbsp; 03 another big loser -6%&nbsp; $11 loss,&nbsp; 04 winner 6%&nbsp; $4 gain[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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