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Message:: [QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 676094, member: 18157"]I think most collector's are hoping to find coins that will someday be highly sought after in the collector community. Mintage figures help, but distribution and popularity play a large roll, too. For instance, the 1955-d Washington quarter has a low mintage, but many uncirculated rolls were hoarded at the time and can be bought rather cheaply on eBay today. There were 3x more 1949-p quarters minted, but the PCGS Price Guide list an MS-63 1949 @ $54 vs. $10 for a 1955-d in the same grade. In the early '50s, The San Francisco mint produced Franklin halves with rather "mushy" strikes. Any Franklin from that mint with "Full Bell Lines" sells for a premium because they are true rarities. I bought my first uncirculated 1916-d Mercury dime in 1972 for $800; that'll cost you $20,000+ today! It's the key date of one of the most highly collected series. There's plenty of them out there, but everyone wants one. The Spouse gold coins have low mintages, but if nobody wants them, you might as well melt them together and make a boat anchor. Mintage figures are just one piece of the puzzle. Collect what's pleasing to you and chances are, over time, it will be pleasing to others.[/QUOTE]