What is your assessment of what series are hot and which are not...
Cam40
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I dont know but before I was more or less hardcore I always thought the Jeff series had always been considered
...well,not a hot series to collect in.
Maybe that was back in the days of VDB this and 3 legged that.
From all the posts recently I,d say the Jeffs,Frankies,and maybe Commems are taking the limelight
while the Mercs and Buffalos and Walkers and Indians are taking the back seat now.
Not to mention Barbers,Seated,Bust,Capped Bust,Flowing Hair?
Also.Can some series be kept TOO long?
It may be like a wave.The new collectors want coins that they are familiar with and as the classics become more classic do they sometimes fall out of favor?I mean some of the early designs really look foriegn to the new up and comers.
Dont prices start to really flatten out in those `over-looked` series?
Has the Buffalo Nickel ,Mercury Dime,and Walking Liberty Half now fallen out of favor?
...well,not a hot series to collect in.
Maybe that was back in the days of VDB this and 3 legged that.
From all the posts recently I,d say the Jeffs,Frankies,and maybe Commems are taking the limelight
while the Mercs and Buffalos and Walkers and Indians are taking the back seat now.
Not to mention Barbers,Seated,Bust,Capped Bust,Flowing Hair?
Also.Can some series be kept TOO long?
It may be like a wave.The new collectors want coins that they are familiar with and as the classics become more classic do they sometimes fall out of favor?I mean some of the early designs really look foriegn to the new up and comers.
Dont prices start to really flatten out in those `over-looked` series?
Has the Buffalo Nickel ,Mercury Dime,and Walking Liberty Half now fallen out of favor?
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are mostly hot. This bull market appears to be continuing to broaden. In addition
to the large numbers of new collectors there are large numbers of baby boomers
returning to collecting. The returning collectors are tending to go after the same
coins they did back in the 60's.
The broadening hobby base will eventually consume not only the bulk of the unc
moderns, but also the nicer neo classic and all of the classics. This process will
take several years to play out because it is a demographic change rather than a
market change.
The circulating series will tend to lead the market.
Working now on Washington quarters, so an artic wind is starting to blow.
"Senorita HepKitty"
"I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
No, all of these are still popular, but if Mercs ever go cold please let me know so I can buy a 16-D for a good price.
As for what's hot, toned coins, in any series.
Walt
because the economy is soft. A lot of the money is out of the
stock market and people are looking for alternative
investments. Coins fill the bill nicely. The hobby brings in
a lot of investors during times like this though, not true
collectors. This can give a false sense of stability in the
coin market. When the economy picks up and the stock market
picks up, and it will eventually, don't be surprised to see
the coin market plateau for a period while money flows back
into conventional markets. I am sure some of the more speculative
coin areas will take a hit. Cladking is right though, that
twentieth century coins are always hot and that returning
collectors tend to go after the same familiar coins they did in
the '60s. But I do think this blend of new collectors and their
moderns and old collectors and their classics should play out
well in the long run. Modern collectors eventually become classic collectors.
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Maybe the weak spot with Mercs is the 40's and some of the common dates of the 30's. Some good buys can be made as there appears to be a downward price adjustment and over abundance of these dates.
As with any series certain dates command respect and are always Hot. The series on the whole I would say is Luke Warm and rising.
Ken
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As for new collectors coming in from the state quarter series I say "doubtful". People who collect state quarters yank them out of circulation and don't have a clue about slabs. They also are not going to shell out $1k for a dirty funny colored Morgan with a "CC" mintmark. They will want a shiny coin that they can hold and get fingerprints on.
As for money coming out of the stock market to "invest" in coins? Totally ridiculous. First coins are not an investment. Second, if someone knows nothing about coins do you think they will sell their 100 shares of IBM [$8000] and buy $8000 worth of moderns? Third, people who have wealth know coins are to be collected and not invested in. But don't take my word. Try to sell your coins to a dealer or on ebay.
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(Frankies)
No....burn 'em
2. dcam coins graded proof 65 or higher
3. colored frankies
4. better date and proof buffalos again especially if pretty colors
5. generic gold twenties in the grades of 63-65
6. 32 d washington quarters
7. full red large cents of all series 65 or better
8. anything with a 70 on the slab in moderns
9. type date full red indian pennies especially graded above 65
10. amy coin in any series that has pretty color is fetching multiples of bid [at the moment] even if it's a common date for a particular series.
roadrunner
Bust $s in EF or better are hot.
MS 65 RD or better problem free IHCs are hot
Walkers are hot.
Liberty Nickels in MS 66 or better are hot
Most everything I collect is NOT.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
with exceptional eye appeal and with
qualities not usually/often seen in the marketplace
are HOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!....................
and have a fundemential reason to rise in value
sincerely michael
and if the coins are currently a good value this is a plus!!