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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bg35765, post: 1636869, member: 42710&quot;]My theory is that the rarity drives up the price, and then the high price actually generates more demand.&nbsp; There are people who flip through the Red Book and see that Jackie Robinson uncirculated listed for $4000 and then they want it.&nbsp; They want it because other people want it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the old baseball cards are good evidence of this.&nbsp; There isn&#039;t a person alive who saw Honus Wagner play, so why would someone want his baseball card?&nbsp; And why would they pay $1 million for it?&nbsp; Because it is rare and they want bragging rights.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the original question:&nbsp; I convinced my wife that we should buy a set of the 2012 gold eagle proofs with our &quot;investment&quot; money since my hobby budget does not allow for that sort of purchase.&nbsp; I knew almost for certain that 2012 would be the lowest mintage since the series started in 1986, so it has good appreciation potential as a collectible.&nbsp; It also has the bullion value of the gold protecting the downside.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It was my first gold coin purchase.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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