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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 8167194, member: 77704&quot;]There was a time when coin prices where more stable/ pre 1914 era. Why? Easy....every Country based their monetary system on the &quot;Gold Standard&quot;. Thus inflation was non existant. Today, governments can print as much currency as they wish, going deeper and deeper into debt. The US for ex. if you add Federal/ State/ Municipal/ personal debt=Quadrillion US$.&nbsp; Thus coin prices are rising more sharply due to more inflationary pressures. Second reason is there are many more collectors that can afford the hobby today/ in 1914 only the &quot;elite&quot; of society dabbled in coins. Now with many Third World Nations having actual middle classes=more people with disposable $$$ to get into collectibles.</p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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