Which one will be the rarity of the future?

ambro51

The jackie robinson$5
The 1995-W eagle
Buffalo Fractionals

any other additions?

Type2

Buffalo.

yellowkid

In my lifetime probably neither....

waterzooey

Buffalo fractionals
but none of them will be "rare" in an absolute sense-

gecko109

Let me fire up my flux capacitor!

illini420

Some of the First Spouse coins... some of the "boring" spouses have mintages that are much lower than anything else released recently and the surviving population will likely be even lower as dealers continue to pay about melt for them and send them to the refiners. Not sure demand will be there for some of them though, but already some of the good ones like the Jackson Liberty coins are selling for a pretty nice premium over their issue prices.

291fifth

None since virtually the entire mintage will survive in pristine condition.

COALPORTER

Cheerios dollar may be the only modern with a neat story behind it.

keets

None since virtually the entire mintage will survive in pristine condition.

i'll take the fifth on this one!!!
the appreciation of them will be as it already has developed-----a high, somewhat stable price predicated by solid demand which will fluctuate a little vs. PM's and other market forces.

ambro51

looks like the buffalo fractionals have a lot going for them, eh? Of course, with no circulation, the surviving population will be stable 'forever' but the mintage is quite low at under ten thousand. Being an "interesting"coin, it will be popular and collectable from now on..and the supply is small for a popular coin. I personally dont see an advantage to anything on a slab for the long term collector value. it will be about mint packaging and coin together.

Though the NGC blurb the other day noted that the silver eagle was the highest collected registry coin, with like 2 thousand sets or some such number. That one Key date coin...that does have the makings of another generational rarity in the making. It is popular, non error and has a low mintage.

The jackie robinson...ahh...well not many were struck but they were a weak seller new, and is there an interest level that appreciates rarity in commerative coins?

It too bad that not ONE really distinctive, really rare and HOT HOT HOT error came out of the Lincoln 2009's. You would think with all that rush rush and having all those new dies going, something would happen...somehow..and aside from those six fingers...looks like they pulled it off error free. Would have been fun to have a full on doubled die, like the 55/55 hit the circulation stream raw somewhere...about 5 thousand of them!

tcmitssr

The entire $10 platinum sets in proof and uncirculated.

ChrisRx

None. All bullion.

Elcontador

At the moment, the biggest rarity is how many coins I've purchased in the last six months. Zero.

melvin289

If someone wants to be sure they have the correct one of the three, send me the other two coins on the list and the one I don't have will go sky high.

Ron

fivecents

That's easy......the winner will be the 2008-W burnished AGE $10 1/4 ounce. Mintage : 8,883.

johnny9434

I'd say maybe the Buffalo fractionals. They seem to be doing well now. ( at least for the moment )

SmallEagle

Ha. None.

doh

<< <i>None since virtually the entire mintage will survive in pristine condition. >>

notwilight

<< <i>None. All bullion. >>



As long as we have people poo-poo'ing low pop moderns with comments like this, the have further to run. --Jerry

notwilight

<< <i>None since virtually the entire mintage will survive in pristine condition. >>



Do you know what the mintages are?

Do you know where these coins are? A large percentage of every modern bullion or commem issue goes into a black hole, never to be seen again.

--Jerry

19Lyds

<< <i>None since virtually the entire mintage will survive in pristine condition. >>



Without a doubt, the most correct answer with regard to "rarity".

"Popularity" and "Cost" may be a different story though since the affluence of this generation has certainly generated a significant premium for each of the above coins but that premium will only be lasting if the "popularity" in collecting them is sustained.

An example: the 1995-W SAE has a mintage of 30,125 which is about 25,835 more pieces than the 1886 Proof nickel 3 cent piece with a mintage of 4,290 pieces.
The 95-W in the PCGS Price Guide reflects $2,800 in PR67 yet the much "rarer" (by mintage standards and rarity scale standards) 3 cent piece only reflect $1,750 in PR67.