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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 411522, member: 68"]I've long believed the potential for these sets is simply incredible. Some are very highly desirable and mintages are under 10,000. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I've also long believed that the biggest potential is in the circulating issues. Some of these probably were very lightly saved in new condition and demand for circulating coinage tends to be many multiples of demand for special issues and proofs. </p><p><br /></p><p>The only dealer I've seen specializing in Indian coins was set up at the pre-ANA show in Pittsburgh in '88. He had vast quantities of material for sale and much of it was unc and proof. I really regret that I didn't talk to him much more than I did and study his merchandise but I was rushing at the time. He had aluminum and a few of each of the proof sets but he was missing most of the early coinage and the cu/ ni. It would have been difficult making money on these coins back in those days because of the very weak demand and low prices. Today this material would move well but Krause prices have barely changed. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sure would like to have a lot of the old gem cu/ ni & nickel and a lots of '69 proof sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 411522, member: 68"]I've long believed the potential for these sets is simply incredible. Some are very highly desirable and mintages are under 10,000. But I've also long believed that the biggest potential is in the circulating issues. Some of these probably were very lightly saved in new condition and demand for circulating coinage tends to be many multiples of demand for special issues and proofs. The only dealer I've seen specializing in Indian coins was set up at the pre-ANA show in Pittsburgh in '88. He had vast quantities of material for sale and much of it was unc and proof. I really regret that I didn't talk to him much more than I did and study his merchandise but I was rushing at the time. He had aluminum and a few of each of the proof sets but he was missing most of the early coinage and the cu/ ni. It would have been difficult making money on these coins back in those days because of the very weak demand and low prices. Today this material would move well but Krause prices have barely changed. I sure would like to have a lot of the old gem cu/ ni & nickel and a lots of '69 proof sets.[/QUOTE]
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