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Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2115700, member: 71723"]John, I LOVE that point about Ike's. It raises for me an intellectual question (what doesn't?). Ike's were UNIVERSALLY considered darned near "uncollectable" for years and years, until one day, suddenly they were okay, then interesting, then valuable. What causes that to happen? Will it happen to other "uncollectable" series? When? How? Who does it? Is it all marketing followed by sheeplike following? Are we all lemmings diving off cliffs? Who is the Great Kahuna who decreed that it was cool to "like Ike"? These questions matter to me, because knowing how they happen allows one to see the next one as it is happening, before it's too late to get in. THIS is why I collect very high condition "intended for circulation" moderns. So at least my son can catch the next Ike wave with a head start. This much I know for sure - if it's meant for collectors, it'll never be worth squat. If it's NOT hot for collectors right out of the chute, it'll be massive some day, as long as its condition is the best you can find.[/QUOTE]