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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ranchhand, post: 160982, member: 2622&quot;]In the mid 30&#039;s people got fed up with commemoratives, lots of speculation going on and &quot;deals&quot; made in the background. Heck even one of the great classic commemorative (spanish trail) was birthed by an el paso coin dealer that used them to get hudson halves (at the time worth more)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you, as a collector, buy what you <i>like</i> and not what you think will make you $$$ you will be much better off. Some of the greatest collections in the history of numismatics are people that put the hobby before the $$$. they all did very well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really like the Smithsonian commemorative coins, I buy them not because i think they will be an investment, but because I like the design.</p><p>I ordered a ASE set because i really like the look of the reverse proof, I only bought one set. </p><p>as far as speculators go, if history is any example, then look at what they are doing and do <i>the exact opposite</i> and you will make a lot more money in the long run...</p><p><br /></p><p>think of the lonely coin collector completing a mint state run off barber coins back in the turn of the century (or even in the 30&#039;s or 40&#039;s) most people could care less about barbers then... and now look at the prices <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>another example: V nickels. people hoarded the &quot;no cents&quot; type, lots of specualtion. no one cared about the &quot;cents&quot; version that the mint replaced it with. look at the values of that coin, same year. one had rampant speculation and is now mostly common and lower valued. its sister coin is 5 times as expensive...</p><p><br /></p><p>I would venture a bet that the john marshal commem will be worth more than the marine dollar in 50 years. just a guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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