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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3697905, member: 92655"]And this is exactly the concern that is on my mind. See, I have long believed that my generation is responsible for coin values being as unrealistic as they are these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>But here's the deal. Just this morning I ordered a $500.00 large cent. Wasn't that big of a deal financially. Ten years ago it would have been a big stretch for me. Twenty years ago, absolutely unthinkable.... I also suspect in another ten years I will likely be at some level of retirement with more going out than I have coming in. As I suspect will be the case for most of my generation. The folks that are now looking for double ear Lincoln cents will be the new middle age generation with more disposable cash. Will they find the $500.00 large cent to be as valuable as it was to me? Or will they want to spend their $500.00 on a double ear Lincoln?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3697905, member: 92655"]And this is exactly the concern that is on my mind. See, I have long believed that my generation is responsible for coin values being as unrealistic as they are these days. But here's the deal. Just this morning I ordered a $500.00 large cent. Wasn't that big of a deal financially. Ten years ago it would have been a big stretch for me. Twenty years ago, absolutely unthinkable.... I also suspect in another ten years I will likely be at some level of retirement with more going out than I have coming in. As I suspect will be the case for most of my generation. The folks that are now looking for double ear Lincoln cents will be the new middle age generation with more disposable cash. Will they find the $500.00 large cent to be as valuable as it was to me? Or will they want to spend their $500.00 on a double ear Lincoln?[/QUOTE]
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