Are there any magic coin dates or numbers for sales?

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logger7
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I remember a dealer who 20 or so years ago advertised in Coin World "need a date": ie. a date you or a relative was born in. Then you have old dates with American historical significance. We also have centennial years like the 1799/1800 changeover and the 1899/1900 change. Can coin sales people successfully use certain dates as evocative of something special?

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  • Soldi
    Soldi Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I know there was some funny business going on all around the country once back in 1976, but I forget now what the fuss was.

  • Stella
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    The Civil War era is always popular with collectors and has been used as a marketing technique over the years for any 1860s coinage.

    Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
  • amwldcoin
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    The telemarketers were really pushing the 1900 + 1901 dates in 2000!

  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,872 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    One of the leading rare gold dealers told me how much more attractive coins from the 1700s would appear after we got into 2000.

  • thebeav
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    Columbian halves were getting heavily promoted back in 1991,leading into 1992....I remember shipping circ lots for pretty good money.

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  • MilkmanDan
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    World coins that circulated in early America dated 1776. Gold rush era coins dated 1849, are a couple that come to mind.

  • ricko
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    Centennial and bi-centennial dates, along with civil war dates....personal dates such as birth, anniversary, wedding etc. are always sought,...Cheers, RickO

  • topstuf
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    @OriginalDan said:
    World coins that circulated in early America dated 1776. Gold rush era coins dated 1849, are a couple that come to mind.

    That's silly. ;)

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  • PerryHall
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    I read somewhere that the number 8 is considered a lucky number in many Asian cultures and that some Asian coin collectors look for coins dated 1888. Not sure how true this is but I thought it was interesting.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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  • 3stars
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    1921 is my favorite 20th century date- a real beast to put together a year set.

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