What do you predict will be great coins to collect now for 50 years in the future?

50 years from now there will be a new virus that attacks plastic slabs and the term "Details Slab" will take on a whole new meaning.

 

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In many ways the US is already a banana republic.

Even assuming you're right about some other country or countries becoming much more important numismatically I believe you are very wrong about which of their coins to collect. Most collectors of most countries have been in the US. If you want rare old Haitian coins they won't be found in Haiti, they'll be here.

But what you won't find in this country or the home country are modern coins. US collectors hate base metal coins and never systematically collected them for any country.

I've been telling people for many years to set aside rarities like pristine 1950's and '60's Chinese and Indian aluminum coins and now some of these go for up to $1000. There are lots of rare moderns from all over the world but people aren't looking to see what they are.

Some of these coins will prove to be excessively rare or even nonexistent. There are many coins I search for on my list and many I've never seen.

 

I predict the Lincoln penny (in high grades), because I think that within a few years the mint will stop making them. Once that happens pennies will disappear from circulation because people will hoard them. However, at first they won't be worth much, so many will be melted. As they become more and more scarce, the collector demand will go up and up to the point that many pre-1982 pennies (even the medium grade ones) will be selling for hundreds of dollars. Compete wheat back sets could be going for hundreds of thousands of dollars (perhaps even a million plus dollars).
Remember that value is not always related to scarcity, but is more related to demand.

 

All I can say is fella collectors. In 50 years the only ones that will have coin collections are the ones that can afford them. And the ones that have inherited them and not sold them yet.

It doesn't take a genius to take a good look at what's going on around us in life. Growth in the human race is pushing hard currency out. I know quite a few people right now, if you asked them for $.50 they would look at you and laugh. You know how long since I've actually had money in my pockets.

Due to growth and technology actual money is being phased out. Just like they're trying to phase out actual paperwork. Everything is done by computer. Right now they actually have a chip that can be implanted. And all you have to do is run your hand or wrist over this reader just like a credit card. But for what I've read their having a lot of rejection problems.

Those of you who have pets and have had a microchip implanted so if they get lost they know exactly who the animal belongs to. They been put microchips in fish for years.

And for you you plan on passing your collection on To your grandkids or family. they're going to do is get an appraisal and see how much it's worth. I personally have examined several inherited collections for a basic appraisal. And all the family wanted to do was sell it.

I've which young kids come in to the coin shop that I used to frequent, I'd say young in their 20s. All they wanted to know is what it was worth and if the coin shop owner wanted to purchase them. All they cared about was the money they could get for a complete set of wheat panties that their grandfather passed down to them.
I used to get a kick out of watching the coin shop owner examine coins. Especially this Lincoln set.
As he examined them you could see the little light in his eyes slowly get brighter as he got closer to the more rare wheats in the collection. And of course he told the people the coins were worth what he was willing to pay for them.
At that time though I was fairly new into collecting. And was working on a wheat collection of my own, and was aware of some of the prices of some of the wheat cents.

Basically the price I heard him give them was actually what one of the wheat cent was worth. They walked out of the store, a few minutes later they came back and sold the collection to him, needless to say he had a big smile on his face because he had just scored. And the kids walked out with money in their pocket to party that night.

Like I've always said. You want to know what your money is worth take it to the bank and see what they'll give you for it. Take a 2017 Silver Eagle in to your local bank.
And tell them you want change. Don't be surprised when they give you exactly 1 dollar in change. Because that's what that United States currency has printed on it.

Your bank does not care about the collectibility of a coin or even paper, all they go by is what's printed on it. The rest is the irrelevant. usmc60

 

If it's an Asian country they'll probably like coins with dragons on them.

 

Actually I kind of like the Japanese coins... Thinking to do a little collection.

 

Man did you kick the bed post. You should hoard plastic washers then. Good luck MHO

 

I predict my grandbabies will be collect the same coins i don't have

 

2017 W Burnished American Gold Eagle 1 oz coin
5800 minted