Future Key Dates?

i think some future key dates would be 1955 and 53 for franklin halves, 1981 for SBA dollars, 1983 for washington quarters, 2008 and 2011 for kennedy halves (maybe 2009 and 2010 also), and 2008 for sacagewea dollars

 

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I don't think the 1981 SBA's would be the key, try the 1999 P proof, lowest mintage by a wide margin. Only one that might be close would be the 81-S type 2, but for straight date and mint it's the 99-P proof

 

Many of the satin finish coins from mint sets. Many are the lowest mintage of their respective series and many have mintages lower than the 1931-s cent.

 

Sold separately from the mint and not included in the regular proof set that year. Wish I had bought more when I had the chance back then.......

 

The 1998s Kennedy Half SMS will be more of a key date.
The 1970D Kennedy Half in high MS condition will be a key date.
The Smithsonian Commemorative dollar will be a Key date.
The Jackie Robinson Commemorative dollar will be a key date
The 1995W, 2006s and 2011 S mint American Eagle sets will be key dates.

There are others--this is based on low mintage, and some level of exclusivity.

 

Which Smithsonian commemorative: 1996 or 2001?

 

1996---30,000 minted

 

why not the 1994-P and 1997-P Matte proof Jefferson nickels then?

The 97-P Matte Proof has a mintage of 25,000. Why isn't it a key?

 

2009-P
MS Louis Brilie com @ 41k
Proof 120k /
cheap now graded ck the bays all of them @ MS70
59-65.00 what a ck the@ ebay showed was price range .

 

Good to know. I picked up Leif Ericson (28,150) and Crispus Attucks (37,210) commemoratives a while ago for same reason. TC

 

You want a good conversation on 'key date' coins, look up Mike at ToughCOINS. ToughCOINS is his forum username and should be his website too if im not mistaken. Any how, as his name implies, he digs for the key coins and the not so obvious semi-keys, he may be able to give you some good advice.

Plus hes just a darn good guy and easy to talk to and work with. Highly recommended you reach out to him.

 

The 2010 - 2012 ATB quarters have not garnered the interest of the states issues, and have had rather small mintages. Acadia and Chaco Culture especially, with about half the mintage of the 2009 nickels, but without the hoarding.

 

Let's not forget the lowest mintage unc commem dollars, the four 1996 Olympic Dollars. Yet, still lots of low mintage unc commem dollars.

Yep, and the AtB S-Mint business strikes.

 

Along these same ATB lines, both the 2012 Hawaii 5 ounce silver collector version and bullion version are the low mintage leaders of the pucks. Given that and their unique design, I would consider them keys. TC

 

If ya can afford Gold all the First lady. 24K $25.00 coins
PR-MS are very low mintage .

 

I'm not a fan of non-circulating issues as far as becoming 'key dates'. They just don't seem likely to generate much interest. That's why the early ATB's could be big in the future.

Only exception: I think the NIFC kennedy halves might eventually prove 'key'. So many of them are actually making in to semi-circulation (you find them in bank boxes all the time) that the truly mint state examples may develop interest.

 

Yeah, I know some collect that way, but the market indicates most consider the NIFC’s are eligible for key status, as indicated by the prices for many. Heck, some of the greatest rarities and most expensive coins are NIFC’s.

 

Yep, all the early P-Pucks and some of the bullions will look like keys if/when the series catches on. At this point they are some of the rarest coins in my collection. Probably, the majority of the P’s were purchased by collectors, not speculators, so they won’t be on the market any time soon or at a low price in the future.

 

I'm watching the collector ATB's very closely. The folks that bought them aren't selling them. I'm guessing that they will go higher.

 

Okay, what am I missing, a 2001 Smithsonian?

Edit: Oh yeah, the Buffalo Dollar is a Smithsonian.