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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3869746, member: 101855"]If a dealer can pay a premium for a coin and sell it for a worthwhile mark-up, he will do it. If there is a large market for the item, prices will increase. If collector demand is not there, he can't do it. It's just that simple. </p><p><br /></p><p>My observation concerning a large number of Proof coin issues is that the most demand exists during the year of issue and shortly there after. Once the core collectors acquire the Proof coins for their sets, the demand is dependent upon new blood since the core collectors have their coins and don't want any more. If the growth in collector interest is not there, prices drift lower. That's why many older Proof sets sell for close to face value and modern gold and silver commemative coins sell for close to melt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3869746, member: 101855"]If a dealer can pay a premium for a coin and sell it for a worthwhile mark-up, he will do it. If there is a large market for the item, prices will increase. If collector demand is not there, he can't do it. It's just that simple. My observation concerning a large number of Proof coin issues is that the most demand exists during the year of issue and shortly there after. Once the core collectors acquire the Proof coins for their sets, the demand is dependent upon new blood since the core collectors have their coins and don't want any more. If the growth in collector interest is not there, prices drift lower. That's why many older Proof sets sell for close to face value and modern gold and silver commemative coins sell for close to melt.[/QUOTE]
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