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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 7995868, member: 13650&quot;]After 10 years of inflation at the rate we’re going now?!&nbsp; I’d be pretty surprised to ever see them below issue price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Let’s go back exactly 10 years ago, what was the hot mint item?&nbsp; The 25th anniversary 5 coin ASE sets dropped at the end of October which included a reverse proof.&nbsp; These came in the nicest boxes the mint has EVER sent out.&nbsp; The boxes were thick, heavy with perfect thick acrylic finish.&nbsp; Also a white fabric to protect the box.&nbsp; The inside of the lids are padded velvet with treasury logo embossed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The coins were in capsules that didn’t move and didn’t pop open.&nbsp; Secured in another high quality solid frame that popped up and has magnets in the bottom so it could be used as a display.&nbsp; This was covered by another velvet pad and COA.&nbsp; &nbsp; This all came in a cardboard box that was in another slip cover to protect the main box.&nbsp;&nbsp; Five ASEs including all this packaging went on sale exactly 10 years ago for…… $300.&nbsp;&nbsp; And that was outrageously expensive at the time!&nbsp;&nbsp; People complained.&nbsp; &nbsp; Then they doubled in value and stayed there.&nbsp; Now granted. That was only a 100k mintage and was 5 coins.&nbsp; They’re still worth double issue.&nbsp; Silver was $30-$40/ oz back then!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Fast forward to today and a single ASE proof in a junk cardboard box with silver at $24 is $83.&nbsp; &nbsp; I hate to break it to everybody but we aren’t far away from ASEs proofs being $100 a pop from the mint.&nbsp; You will likely see it within the next 10 years.&nbsp; People are paying $100-$150 on the aftermarket for them already.&nbsp; Ungraded.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The point being, as time goes on, everything in the past seems cheaper and prices trend up as time goes on.&nbsp; Your dollar is losing buying power.&nbsp; &nbsp; If nothing else inflation alone will support the current sale prices of the Morgans going forward.&nbsp; Some people try to pretend it isn’t happening but you don’t have to search hard to see it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Very few things are still a good deal anymore.&nbsp; &nbsp; In 2000 gas was $1.33 all summer.&nbsp; Now at $3.50 nobody bats an eye.&nbsp; It’s not that we like it or it hasn’t been this high before.&nbsp; It’s the fact we’ve gotten used to it already and now we don’t even get upset about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Suppose the next level for us is $5-$6 for everyone to lose their minds over for a while.&nbsp; Until we get used to that new level.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Our local water/garbage bill was $85 a quarter in 2006.&nbsp; &nbsp; 13 years later it became $230 a quarter.&nbsp; That’s the minimum.&nbsp; What’ll it be in another 13 years?&nbsp;&nbsp; $600?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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