Date Mintmark set collecting shaky future?

Do the current prices of various date/mintmark coins keep you from even bothering with the pursuit of series completion? If I were contemplating a Barber quarter set, I would think twice about paying thousands of dollars for an AG-3 1901-s. How about the 34-S Peace dollar or 16-D dime? At what point do you say, "I think it's time for a nice type set or a complete date set." Imagine being happy with a 1901 quarter, sans "S."
The ultimate question is: Will mintmark collecting fall out of fashion in the future?
I wonder.

The ultimate question is: Will mintmark collecting fall out of fashion in the future?
I wonder.
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Maybe people will end up collecting more affordable and smaller date and mintmark sets.
coming out of the mint and attracting new collectors. Many of these folks
are likely to stick with type collecting as they mature. If it were just a mat-
ter of cost this would be the heyday of date/ mintmark collecting because
of all the series in circulation that can be completed with effort.
I think it stops some, but there will always be someone who love to complete high end sets and will do what they need to do to make them complete.
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
<< <i>Do the current prices of various date/mintmark coins keep you from even bothering with the pursuit of series completion? >>
This is why you should be sure you can finish what you started if that's important to you. I'm putting together a complete date/mm set of UNC Buffalo nickels, but I've given myself 10 years to complete it. I started early in 2001 and am just barely on schedule.
<< <i>The ultimate question is: Will mintmark collecting fall out of fashion in the future? >>
If that were to happen, prices for the keys would drop and then people would come back to collecting them again. A simple case of supply and demand.
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The ultimate question is: Will mintmark collecting fall out of fashion in the future?
Oh, I think a rare coin will always be a desirable thing, and expect 1901-S quarters to continue to be popular (read: expensive)
However, you have a good point, collecting by type is a good alternative to collecting those series with very tough "stoppers"
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<< <i>Imagine being happy with a 1901 quarter, sans "S."
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Beautiful example of a 1901
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<< <i>Do the current prices of various date/mintmark coins keep you from even bothering with the pursuit of series completion? >>
This is why you should be sure you can finish what you started if that's important to you. I'm putting together a complete date/mm set of UNC Buffalo nickels, but I've given myself 10 years to complete it. I started early in 2001 and am just barely on schedule. >>
An Unc set of Buffalo nickels is both challenging and impressive, but are you concerned that time is directly proportional to price increases? 10 years is a relatively long time. Do you try to grab the "keys" right away?
Imagine a complete date set of AU 55-58 or better quarters, from Barber to date. Watch out for stand-alone coins like the 21 Standing Liberty quarter, as it should soar in value, in my humble opinion.
I enjoy the challenge (and variety) of trying to collect the full date/mm set and even though there are stoppers and coins that may be impossible to acquire in MS, I will aim for the entire set...
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
There are some very hard core CBH collectors that only
collect 1827 CBH's by Overton number.
There are 49 coins in this set...imagine a collection of 49 coins
only covering one year of one series. Whatever you want and can afford works.
For me- that little MM DOES mean a lot for most series I collect that includes different mint coins.
For bust half's from 1794 to 1836, I don't concern myself with mint marks
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<< <i>Do the current prices of various date/mintmark coins keep you from even bothering with the pursuit of series completion? >>
This is why you should be sure you can finish what you started if that's important to you. I'm putting together a complete date/mm set of UNC Buffalo nickels, but I've given myself 10 years to complete it. I started early in 2001 and am just barely on schedule. >>
An Unc set of Buffalo nickels is both challenging and impressive, but are you concerned that time is directly proportional to price increases? 10 years is a relatively long time. Do you try to grab the "keys" right away? >>
While time is directly proportional to price increases, so is one's salary. Relatively speaking most coins in most grades maintain pace with inflation so while many Buffs go up in price, they generally don't go out of reach.
As far as collecting the keys, I buy them when I find them with the right combination of quality and price. If I can't afford it, I'll usually try to do a trade or sell one of my more common pieces. There have been instances where this doesn't financially work out well, but there have been other instances where I've come out way ahead. Call me Even Steven.
I had fun with circulated Indian cents in a Dansco, once.