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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 564908, member: 13650&quot;]Looking at it from a different perspective, the best value can also be with coins <b>that are not</b> in the spot light right now! </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Hopefully I don&#039;t get eggs and tomatoes thrown at me by any dealers here for making this statement <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, but...... :secret:&nbsp; Lincoln cents are red hot right now and the early dates have become a huge focus by everybody and their brother because of the anniversary year.&nbsp; It&#039;s a frenzy.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I&#039;m not going to be-little anyone for buying Lincolns.&nbsp; I bought my first, nice MS 1909 VDB myself last year.&nbsp; I got caught up in it too.&nbsp; But in reality, now is probably not the best time to be buying Lincolns!! </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; As Bowers puts it in his &quot;Expert&#039;s Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare coins&quot;......&nbsp;&nbsp; popularity for different series comes and goes in waves over periods of time.&nbsp;&nbsp; You don&#039;t want to be the guy buying at the height of a series&#039; popularity or the peak of the craze.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pick one side or the other to buy on.&nbsp; It&#039;s not the rule but CAN and has been the case for many series over the years. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The 1950-D nickel was used as an example.&nbsp; It used to be all the rage and everybody wanted one.&nbsp; Prices soared and many people paid it.&nbsp; Now they&#039;re way down from what they used to be.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nobody but a few people are even thinking about Jefferson nickels right now.&nbsp; And those collectors probably want it to stay that way!</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Chances are, they very well could be the next series that lights up and people will be buying into the series at the peak.&nbsp; While stuff can be bought up cheap now.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Somebody else mentioned that half cents are an excellent value and are the best kept secret for getting very nice, early coppers at reasonable prices.&nbsp; .....For now.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Don&#039;t be afraid to wander off the beaten path and take a look at a series that nobody&#039;s talking about right or isn&#039;t popular right now. It could be anything.&nbsp; It may be the next big thing. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Same goes for state quarter proof sets.&nbsp; Some people will not like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I&#039;ve decided to wait for the 99 silver set to come down.&nbsp; And it is definitely coming down from what I&#039;m seeing. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m waiting to see if it&#039;s a real price because of rarity, or an over-inflated price caused by current demand because the series is still fresh in everyone&#039;s minds.&nbsp;&nbsp; They&#039;re still &#039;new&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Will they increase?&nbsp; Or will they come down after 5 years? Once the state quarters program is all but an after thought in the hobby and people turn to the &quot;next big program&quot; with low mintages, that the mint comes up with to generate revenue?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Why do I have this theory?&nbsp;&nbsp; Well, there are plenty of commemoratives available, silver and gold, with 1/4 the mintage of the 99 quarters set or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; They have mostly been forgotten and the shows I&#039;ve been to, I hear dealers tell me they can&#039;t move them!&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; So why would I think the same thing can&#039;t happen with a basic, 800k mintage, basically commemorative quarters set?&nbsp;&nbsp; Will the popularity and fanfare last 5 years from now?&nbsp; 10 years from now?&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m going to say no.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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