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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 12688473, member: 42034&quot;]And in an update...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;By <b><a href="https://coinweek.com/blanchard-co/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/blanchard-co/" rel="nofollow">&lt;Redacted&gt; and Company, Inc</a></b> ……</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>While <b>Bitcoin</b> plunged 48% over the past four months, the numismatic market remains strong at the start of 2022 – extending its incredible run over the past two years.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The start of the current boom in rare coin prices can be traced to the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, which triggered a renewed interest in tangible assets like rare coins. Both the number of sales of rare coins and the prices paid for rarities exploded higher over the past two years industry-wide. At <b><a href="https://www.blanchardgold.com/#1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.blanchardgold.com/#1" rel="nofollow">&lt;</a>Redacted&gt;</b>, we saw stunning demand from both new clients and long-time clients who had been inactive in numismatics for a period of time.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><font size="4"><b><i>A Return to “Real” Assets</i></b></font></p><p><i>Looking back, the unsettling financial market volatility in 2020 reignited investor interest in real and tangible assets. You may recall, between February 12 and March 23, 2020, the <b>Dow Jones Index</b> lost a stunning 37% of its value, and the <b>crude oil</b> market tanked – briefly trading below $0/barrel.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The chaos in the financial markets during the pandemic renewed investor appetite for tangible assets like rare coins that you can see, hold, and pass on physically and privately to your heirs. Rare coins and gold hold a distinct advantage over crypto and even stocks in that they have thousands of years of history of preserving wealth. With the stock market at extended highs and showing increased volatility now, many of our clients are taking profits on their stock positions and rolling those funds into their rare coin portfolio.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>The above unappetizing tidbit is the top Google hit on &quot;why is the us coin market so strong&quot;.&nbsp; My collecting interests are Ancients, Latin American and Polish + a casual sniping at other miscellaneous items (like talers).</p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t collect for investment but like most who post on CoinTalk do enjoy getting a nice or important piece, particularly at an appealing price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also really enjoy trying to guess what will happen to the numismatic market.&nbsp; I&#039;m a believer in demographic trends which is why, in the long term, I&#039;m bearish on the rare coin market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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