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Message:: [QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 264885, member: 307"]Clembo: If I were to speculate on the Lincoln Cent series with the prospects of turning a coin or two within a couple of years when the design change brings new blood into the series I would concentrate on mid-priced key dates such as the 14-D, the 09-S VDB, the 22 No D, the 55 Doubled Die, and the 72 Doubled Die. I would find a lower end group of these coins in conditions around VG to Fine. I personally think it's a can't miss and here's why. Lincoln Cents are the king of the modern series. Many enter the hobby through this series, there are variety collectors within this series, and there is enough depth within the series for collecting by several different levels of collectors. Beyond this, there is the whole red vs. red brown vs. brown thing. Attracting a diverse type of collector to the series helps create a strong demand for the coins. I think that design change is a time when exponential growth can happen as far as the demand for coins in the marketplace. The key dates are always going to be easy to sell and therefore a real store of value vs the 1927-S that the dealer doesn't feel is worth a premium. The real trick here IMHO is actually pulling the trigger and selling them while they are hot instead of watching the value go up and trying to find the absolute top. this is all again JMHO, ramblings of a madman if you will...[/QUOTE]