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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 287646, member: 6641&quot;]I don&#039;t feel this is quite correct. - JMO.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul> <li><b>The Internet has driven prices up due to the added availability and commercialization.</b></li> <li>Our expendable income is another factor.</li> <li>People collect what they know and are familiar with.&nbsp; How many times do we hear on this site learn about the coin before you buy it?&nbsp; People in the US generally know about US coins.&nbsp; It is generally where people start that live in the US (collecting US coins).</li> <li>The history of your country has certain symbolic meaning that will sway the general collector.&nbsp; We are a patriotic country.</li> <li>Given these factors it then becomes a matter of supply and demand.</li> </ul><p>As far as the plain 1909 versus the S VDB - it&#039;s no different than the CC Morgan versus the Plain Morgan - as a collector you want something that is viewed as special as a piece of your collection.&nbsp; Does that make you an investor versus a collector? - I think not... Labeling people based on their desire to collect specific items does not give them the proper consideration for what motivates them or why.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the US the foreign coins will never do as well as they may deserve.&nbsp; For the pricier/older coins issues such as counterfeiting and lack of knowledge scare people away - market uncertainty.&nbsp; The same emotional attachment is not there or the overall desire to invest the time to learn about the coin before investing time and money in collecting the coin.&nbsp; That is sad - but it does keep the market value down for the rest of us!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As far as Doug&#039;s epiphany to learn - versus collect and learn - I really respect that and admire that he is able to get the same level if not more gratification out of the hobby.&nbsp; He even shares that wealth of knowledge with the rest of us.&nbsp; If all of you fellow collectors would follow suit - some day I might be able to afford that 1909 S VDB&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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