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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;National dealer, post: 21023, member: 487&quot;]mmarrotta makes a great point. Too often collectors follow the trends blazed by others. Morgan Dollars, Lincoln Cents, and Walking Liberty Halves make up the mainstream of the market today. </p><p>One area of the &quot;Bargain&quot; market that I did not touch on is the scarce mintage or surviving rate. In earlier posts I made referrence to several coins with mintages of a few thousand pieces selling for common prices. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>1873 Proof 3 Cent Silver Mintage 600 Price $1000</p><p>1872 3 Cent Silver Mintage 2900 Price $600 in MS </p><p>1878 3 Cent Nickel Mintage 2350 Price $600</p><p>1873 2 Cent Mintage 1100 Price $2000 in MS or PR</p><p><br /></p><p>I could go on and on with examples being overlooked. Some Civil War and HTT have surviving examples in less that a dozen selling for a few hundred dollars, and I did not even get into the ancient or foriegn market. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now the lowest mintage of a Morgan Dollar is 12,880 and this issue the 1895 Proof sellls for a minimum of $15,500 in VG and in PR-60 topping the scales at $35,000</p><p><br /></p><p>So the bargains are all in what you know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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