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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 188567, member: 2972&quot;]<i>Why is the Seated Liberty Half Dime from 1829 to 1873 being so much overlooked.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Because you are confusing a stronger relationship between rarity (supply) and value than really exists...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In coins, the value of a coin is FAR more dependent on demand than it is on supply.&nbsp; While it is true that price is a function of supply and demand, it isn&#039;t always a direct relationship and your example is a perfect one that illustrates this point.&nbsp; Using terms I can only dimly recollect from economics lectures, the price elasticity of demand far outweighs the price elasticity of supply when talking about coins (and most collectibles for that matter).</p><p><br /></p><p>So then logic would follow that the answer to your question lies in what is it about the 1829 to 1873 half dimes that keeps their demand low.&nbsp; A few factors I believe contribute to this include:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Their size.&nbsp; Small coins suffer from a lack of demand simply because of their size.&nbsp; In coins, bigger is better.</p><p>2) There is no half-dime in circulation today, so collectors have a hard time &quot;connecting&quot; with the denomination.</p><p>3) Lack of by-date and by-variety collectors.&nbsp; Partially due to #1 and #2 above, this series just doesn&#039;t have a large number of collectors interested in it, like Morgan dollas, large cents, or even moderns.</p><p>4) My sense is much of the collector demand is driven by type collectors, and there are many dates/examples available for every type not leading to concentrated demand and thus higher price.</p><p><br /></p><p>All IMHO, and respectfully submitted...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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