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Message:: [QUOTE="Irish2Ice, post: 1519068, member: 28761"]Lol, Hey..I'm not making you do anything.  I just typically read the entire thread before disagreeing with someone.  I  think where we disagree is that "the key" coin being ONLY available in  special sets versus being -also- available in sets.  Or better yet, I'll  say most people will agree with YOU, not me.  I don't accept the 1973  Ike as a key coin.......There were simply too many made..and kept.. and  will thus NEVER be a rare or unavailable coin.  I'll give the 1973 Proof Ike as another example.  People  consider it key because it's the lowest mintage and almost always sells  for a premium.  The problem is that every dealer I know of (that deals  in IKE's) hoards every single 1973 they get but melt the 1974's if not  sold within weeks.  I can't prove it, but I would bet my house there are  more 1973's left around than 74's. I just don't see a coin collector 50 years from now saying " Well I already have the 19XX P, D, S --insert coin here-- but I need a 19XX  satin reverse proof --whatever--  that was only made in the special mint sets offered from Hunts Ketchup  at Nascar races.  They are a novelty OR people horded them because they  were SUPPOSED to be rare and thus never will be. Key to me has more to do with rarity and desire than mintage numbers.  And when it come to desire, people are sheep  and do what others (like TPG's and Cherry Pickers Guide) tell them to.   Conditional rarities are very similar but because of mankind's inherent  competitiveness, people will always want a coin that's "better than  yours".[/QUOTE]

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