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<p>[QUOTE="vavet, post: 377663, member: 11630"]Todays coin market is being fueled on the lower end by those having been introduced by the State Quarter program. I suspect that that lever of interest will wane with the end of the series. The high end of the market is dominated by the baby boom generation who now have more disposable income to spend on their interests, and investors who see coins as an alternative to stocks. In both cases the passage of time will change the dynamics and the market will subside, perhaps to a level greater than the late 90's, but lower than what we see now.</p><p> </p><p>About four times in my collecting days I stopped buying because of artificially high prices. Each time the market cooled off and I see no reason for this runup to be an exception. The most notable was the late 80's to early 90's when the investors entered the market. Common date Morgan and Peace Dollars were selling at around $700 in MS65. Once the investors left, prices went through the floor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vavet, post: 377663, member: 11630"]Todays coin market is being fueled on the lower end by those having been introduced by the State Quarter program. I suspect that that lever of interest will wane with the end of the series. The high end of the market is dominated by the baby boom generation who now have more disposable income to spend on their interests, and investors who see coins as an alternative to stocks. In both cases the passage of time will change the dynamics and the market will subside, perhaps to a level greater than the late 90's, but lower than what we see now. About four times in my collecting days I stopped buying because of artificially high prices. Each time the market cooled off and I see no reason for this runup to be an exception. The most notable was the late 80's to early 90's when the investors entered the market. Common date Morgan and Peace Dollars were selling at around $700 in MS65. Once the investors left, prices went through the floor.[/QUOTE]
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