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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1123170, member: 25357&quot;]I think part of it is that the US is a relatively wealthy country with many people who have a lot of disposable income.&nbsp; Collecting coins can be an inexpensive hobby, but as we all know, it can also be very expensive.</p><p>When you have lots of wealthy collectors, they will drive the prices up, especially for key dates from popular coin series.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also I think coin collecting first became a very popular hobby in this country during the great depression.&nbsp; Coincidentally, this is when circulating US coins at the time were some of the most beautiful and striking designs, such as Mercury Dimes, Buffalo Nickels, Standing Liberty Quarters etc.&nbsp; I believe this added to the appeal of those series, and created great demand for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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