The Test of Time

orutulsa

I mainly operate in the sports card arena, but am trying to learn about a specific parallel in the U.S. coin arena.

In sports cards, there are certain cards that, for years and years, have always had a strong following among collectors. For instance, any cards issued of players like Mickey Mantle, Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax and Roberto Clemente by major manufacturers during those players' playing days, are always in demand. None are rare. They're not hard to find and there are a zillion people who collect them.

I'm curious as to what the similar tried and true coins or coin sets might be?

Thanks

STONE

Lincoln Cent Set, w/ the 09-S VDB
and
Mercury Dime Set, w/ 16-D Dime

Both popular sets with A LOT of collectors, the set is often quite affordable to collectors, and the one "Key Date" can be located with ease.


I hope this answers your question.

tahoe98

............i'd have to vote for lincoln cents and morgan silver dollars

mrearlygold

High Reliefs are one.

Mostly overpriced at todays level in my opinion.

cladking

In coins anything made after about 1700 is modern and anything after 1965
is mostly considered junk. The parallels certainly exist but you have to look
much farther back in time. The '09-S Lincoln is the "classic" example because
even though very few were made they were almost all saved. Despite the low
mintage they are relatively "common" but nonetheless in very high demand.
There were stories in the press at he time about the initial's appearance on
the coin and Lincoln was a popular and controversial president at the time. He
was also the first president to appear on circulating coin and he replaced the
popular indian cent. The "S" mintmark was still very new for cent at the time
so the coin gained a mystique which persists to this day.