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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 656181, member: 13650&quot;]On a side note, I encourage anyone here to get a copy of Q David Bowers book, The Experts Guide to Collecting &amp; Investing in Rare coins and view the color pages 33-47 just to name a few.&nbsp; Then come back and let us know how much coins depreciate in value.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Lets just say from 1956 to 1976, a 10x increase was very small.&nbsp; And he didn&#039;t just pick out rare, special issues that nobody would have thought of.&nbsp; It&#039;s everything from colonial to regular MS 19th and 20th century issues, to commemoratives.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Of course money was more valuable back then and likely $50 was more than most anyone was willing to spend on a coin in 1956.&nbsp; But so many people could have and they didn&#039;t do it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; MS 1842-O half eagle-&nbsp; 1956: $40&nbsp;&nbsp; 1976: $775&nbsp; 1996: $12,000&nbsp; 2006: $24,000</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; 1934 Lincoln cent in gem MS&nbsp; 1956: 0.30&nbsp; 1976: $2.25&nbsp; 1996: $6 2006:$10</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; 1929 Mercury dime MS 1956: $2.25&nbsp; 1976: $15&nbsp; 1996: $30&nbsp; 2006 $75</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; 1907 St Gaudens Double Eagle MS 1956: $145&nbsp; &nbsp; 1976: $4,400&nbsp; 1996: $6,750&nbsp; 2006: $26,500</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; 1889-CC Morgan dollar MS&nbsp; 1956: $45&nbsp; 1976: $3,100&nbsp; 1996: $13,000&nbsp; 2006: $30,000&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (Was spending $45 on a coin in 1956 equivalent to spending $30k on a coin today??)</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; 1934-D Peace Dollar MS&nbsp; 1956: $5&nbsp;&nbsp; 1976: $80&nbsp; 1996: $165&nbsp; 2006: $325</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; 1855 gold dollar MS&nbsp; 1956: $20&nbsp; 1976: $2,000&nbsp; 1996 $2,300&nbsp;&nbsp; 2006: $14,000</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; 1909 Indian half eagle MS 1956: $12&nbsp; 1976: $225&nbsp;&nbsp; 1996: $350&nbsp; 2006: $1,750</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I&#039;ll stop there.&nbsp; Unless Bowers is lying, it would seem that there has to be somebody out there that didn&#039;t lose money re-selling coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; I guess we&#039;ll all take our chances.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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