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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 25652943, member: 46237&quot;]Yes, but it depends on the period. I&#039;ll summarize it quickly here but it&#039;s somewhat reductive:</p><ul> <li>Prior to 1915 : These are not very available but are only somewhat expensive. Since it&#039;s impossible to assemble a cohesive set (many are unique pieces) there are fewer collectors for this material and thus, there is less demand. I have quite a few pieces from this period, but they have all been opportunistic purchases and not patterns that I hunted for.</li> <li>1915-1949 : These are very desirable, extremely rare, and extremely expensive as there are many collectors and high demand. Typical&nbsp; examples go for $3500-$10,000 though there are some cheaper pieces in the $1500-$3500 range (not many). I have only 12 pieces from this period and all but one were acquired from individual collectors over the years. Auction prices go through the roof now. An interesting note, the mint started adding a Probaveret mark of some type to patterns around 1943, though it took a few years to standardize this and there are also exceptions.</li> <li>1950 : Very common and relatively cheap but just for this one year (relatively high mintages up to 2000 pieces). I&#039;ve found examples for under $10.</li> <li>1957-2011 : This is the sweet spot. This period is highly collectible as most patterns had mintages of 50 pieces per strike type which seems to be plentiful enough to make them very affordable at $300-$500 for most examples. Only a few pieces are in this period are truly rare but even those top out at maybe $1500. This is the bulk of my collection at around 100 pieces from this period. There are many sub sets in this period that can absolutely be completed given 5-10 years of collecting.</li> <li>2012 - present : Only 6 pieces are available of any given type, and many only had one strike type struck as a pattern, even when multiple strike types were produced. Most examples are $1500-$2500 even for less desirable pieces just because the mintage is insufficient to meet collector demand. I have only 8 pieces from this period, and some I&#039;ve been actively looking for for years and just can&#039;t find because they never come up for sale.</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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