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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7276267, member: 110226&quot;]I have always viewed these trends as the surface of the ocean: shifting and swelling above, but with complex, competing undercurrents.</p><p><br /></p><p>External economic conditions often have a major impact on coin prices, as well as with other collectables and holdings, such as real estate (obviously).&nbsp; However, while these economic factors, such as inflation, deflation, gyrating exchange rates, the concentration of wealth or other factors, such as war or social upheaval can often dictate the demand, or lack of demand, for certain coins, such as silver and gold, there has been, during the decades that I have been a collector, other influences, such as coin hoards hitting the market, the marketing of certified coins, the promoting of certain coin types, often aimed more at the general public, and the growing middle class in developing countries.&nbsp; All of these factors, I believe, go into the boiling pot that we know as the market place for ancients and other coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think good deals, even bargains are still possible, but it takes knowledge and some luck to secure such coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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