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<p>[QUOTE="cmbdii, post: 5114, member: 655"]My opinion is that some of the fascination with the new low value (and soon to be absolutely worthless) pot metal coinage is being drummed up by large dealers who can get the stuff for face and foist it off at a markup and by the mint which is showing a trend toward Isle of Man type coin huckstering.</p><p><br /></p><p> I sell coins directly to collectors and haven't a single ordinary circulation SQ or Jefferson in my inventory. The S-mint 90% silver proofs are the only SQs which show me any indication that they're going to hold their value past this early phase of hucksterism for the circulation issues.</p><p><br /></p><p> As to bullion coins, the fascination with them you mention is something I've only seen online in discussion groups. The customers I talk to are interested only in circulation issues of gold coins, particularly US gold coins. The prices of US gold circulation coins is prohibitive for many collectors, though. We actually had a madman as president once who declared all gold coinage to be the property of a cartel of private banks and most of that coinage was taken from circulation and melted. That has made what should have been a relatively ordinary line of collecting out of the budgetary range of many hobbyists.</p><p><br /></p><p> I agree with you about the beauty of the designs of the US gold issues. in a perfect world, most collectors would be able to indulge in at least a few examples of these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p> What I sell most are Barbers of all three denominations, Walkers, Mercs and pre '64 Washingtons. Morgan and Peace dollars are within the means of most of us here and are avidly collected also. The same is true for precious metal commemorative issues, especially the half dollars. </p><p><br /></p><p> I've never bothered with Lincoln cents and never will (outside of brokering a bag purchase for a customer), ditto Jeffersons outside the silver alloy war issues. Neither design is in the least interesting to me, though most of my customers do have collections of them. Roosevelt dimes are of little interest among those who buy from me and I can't see why they would arouse much enthusiasm except for those who buy rolls of 90% silver to hoard. The design is rather silly, as any design whipped up and pushed into issue in a hurry would be. I mean, the face of Joe Stalin's sockpuppet on the obverse with the brand logo of a match company on the other has to be one of the least inspiring designs on any US coins I can think of. it was pushed into issue right after the death of FDR as a means of deifying him to stop serious questioning of the changes he made in our form of government, IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p> Anyway, not all Americans are following the trends you noticed, though some newcomers to the hobby seem to be. Interesting post, BTW. Thanks for starting the thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmbdii, post: 5114, member: 655"]My opinion is that some of the fascination with the new low value (and soon to be absolutely worthless) pot metal coinage is being drummed up by large dealers who can get the stuff for face and foist it off at a markup and by the mint which is showing a trend toward Isle of Man type coin huckstering. I sell coins directly to collectors and haven't a single ordinary circulation SQ or Jefferson in my inventory. The S-mint 90% silver proofs are the only SQs which show me any indication that they're going to hold their value past this early phase of hucksterism for the circulation issues. As to bullion coins, the fascination with them you mention is something I've only seen online in discussion groups. The customers I talk to are interested only in circulation issues of gold coins, particularly US gold coins. The prices of US gold circulation coins is prohibitive for many collectors, though. We actually had a madman as president once who declared all gold coinage to be the property of a cartel of private banks and most of that coinage was taken from circulation and melted. That has made what should have been a relatively ordinary line of collecting out of the budgetary range of many hobbyists. I agree with you about the beauty of the designs of the US gold issues. in a perfect world, most collectors would be able to indulge in at least a few examples of these coins. What I sell most are Barbers of all three denominations, Walkers, Mercs and pre '64 Washingtons. Morgan and Peace dollars are within the means of most of us here and are avidly collected also. The same is true for precious metal commemorative issues, especially the half dollars. I've never bothered with Lincoln cents and never will (outside of brokering a bag purchase for a customer), ditto Jeffersons outside the silver alloy war issues. Neither design is in the least interesting to me, though most of my customers do have collections of them. Roosevelt dimes are of little interest among those who buy from me and I can't see why they would arouse much enthusiasm except for those who buy rolls of 90% silver to hoard. The design is rather silly, as any design whipped up and pushed into issue in a hurry would be. I mean, the face of Joe Stalin's sockpuppet on the obverse with the brand logo of a match company on the other has to be one of the least inspiring designs on any US coins I can think of. it was pushed into issue right after the death of FDR as a means of deifying him to stop serious questioning of the changes he made in our form of government, IMO. Anyway, not all Americans are following the trends you noticed, though some newcomers to the hobby seem to be. Interesting post, BTW. Thanks for starting the thread.[/QUOTE]
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