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What’s the hottest segment of the US coin market

KISHU1KISHU1 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭
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Curious about what’s the hottest segment of the US coin market
Is it rare gold, or high grade type, or something else
Does it have to be slabed plus having a sticker
Please try to give specific examples
Inquiring minds want to know!

Thanks
Frank D

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    edwardjulioedwardjulio Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The "Pioneer, Territorial, Private" issues seem hot. This one sold at GC last night for $40,000 +/-.

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    jt88jt88 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think error coin might be very hot. I saw lots US error coins sold high at auction.

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    jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would have to say Generic Gold, better date gold, Morgan silver dollars, CC's

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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gold coins are on fire and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All of it. All of it!

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    Texas77Texas77 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think high-end coins in PCGS CAC of most series are all hot. I've collected and now sold most of my peace dollars. I always went for the grade before the big jump in price. With Peace dollars P mint the big jump is from 66+ to 67. Two years ago most of the Phildaelphia MS66+ CAC coins were $4k to $6k, now except for the common 23 and 25, these same coins are going $7k to $9k. I see it in the auctions and i also see the dealers have them priced at those levels. The exception is the 21 which is finally back tracking a bit after being on fire last year. I started getting into classic silver commemoratives and i can tell you from my experience the better stuff is blowing the price guides away in auctions, again especially PCGS CAC or coins with exceptional color. I'm not particularly following other series right now, but i assume high-end PCGS CAC is ripping high across the board..

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    coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,502 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Anything with a CAC bean is white hot, gold, is jumping.

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    DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Everything is nuts as far as I can tell except moderns and semi-moderns.

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    ByersByers Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jt88 said:

    “ I think error coin might be very hot. I saw lots US error coins sold high at auction.”

    Yes- dramatic and expensive proof and mint state error coins are bringing record prices in the Heritage auctions.

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    Che_GrapesChe_Grapes Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The whole market is hot right now, along with other collectibles like baseball cards. The only exception are stamps - they still suck.
    I think one thing that is especially hot are those fancy silver rounds. Kids seem to like them. Just high priced bullion but whatever floats your boat ... I’ll always like the silver dollars the best

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    jt88jt88 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am sure the market is hot. You can tell by how many new faces showed up on this PCGS message board.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 41,948 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Che_Grapes said:
    The whole market is hot right now, along with other collectibles like baseball cards. The only exception are stamps - they still suck.
    I think one thing that is especially hot are those fancy silver rounds. Kids seem to like them. Just high priced bullion but whatever floats your boat ... I’ll always like the silver dollars the best

    Stamps are also hot. In the last year, I've sold more stamps at higher prices than in the previous 10 years combined.

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    Che_GrapesChe_Grapes Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was just kidding about stamps
    I have a bunch of them around here somewhere

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    jt88jt88 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DCW said:
    But...I thought the hobby was dying???

    well, old money is dying but new money is very active.

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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,393 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Apparently, most everything I was wanting to bid on!

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    alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Early type coins are on fire in PCGS witha bean

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In general, most of the coin market is hot.... Just look at this forum... CC Morgans, Peace Dollars, gold, bust halves, seated coins.... they are all moving at higher prices....Lots of buying and selling reported. People going to shows with coins to sell, and the sell all of them.... Then buy coins for themselves. Gold is over 2K now...silver rising.... Cheers, RickO

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    ike126ike126 Posts: 803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll tell y'all one thing anything toned even if it's medicore is going for stupid money on Great collections. I seen a common toned 63 Morgan that I said a bid of 125 I might have a shot go for 550 bucks!!! Makes me wonder what I can get for my stuff right now

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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,393 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Today... and for the moment... looks like gold! $2045+/oz

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    coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,468 ✭✭✭✭✭

    pre civil war O mint $10 libertys

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    dogwooddogwood Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭✭

    Just read this thread.
    I think it must be time to sell all of my coins.

    We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
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    ScoobyDoo2ScoobyDoo2 Posts: 839 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 9, 2022 4:15AM

    I think I am going to sell some of my 2019 quarters for some sugar free gum.... that spearmint gum is on FIRE.

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    RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭✭

    1903-1945 U.S/Philippines coin values have been moving up with strong momentum.
    Sale prices of nicer material often reach multiples of price guides.
    The relatively low prices, as compared to other U.S. coins of the same period, the small mintages and low survival rates attract and challenge a focused, growing collector base.

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Old gold.

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    ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Eye Appeal.

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,487 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Eisenhower Dollars are doing amazingly well.

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 9, 2022 7:49PM

    @edwardjulio said:
    The "Pioneer, Territorial, Private" issues seem hot. This one sold at GC last night for $40,000 +/-.

    PCGS Price Guide seems really close at $38,500.

    https://www.pcgs.com/cert/41217091

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,487 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RegistryCoin said:
    1903-1945 U.S/Philippines coin values have been moving up with strong momentum.
    Sale prices of nicer material often reach multiples of price guides.

    Seems like the price guides need to be updated!

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    jt88jt88 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:
    Eisenhower Dollars are doing amazingly well.

    Every time I see this coin I like it but I think it is a insider job to create it.

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    ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 9, 2022 8:50PM

    @jt88 said:

    @Zoins said:
    Eisenhower Dollars are doing amazingly well.

    Every time I see this coin I like it but I think it is a insider job to create it.

    I agree, but I don't see being an insider job as being a problem for interest or pricing.

    There's a lot of upside to get up to the levels of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel insider job ;)

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    SimpleCollectorSimpleCollector Posts: 536 ✭✭✭✭✭

    CAC approved old gold is really popular. In the last two months, i can recall only three coins that I felt were fair (albeit a bit high) priced. In auctions, forget about it!

    Old gold in general is hot. Non generic dates seen to have increased fairly significantly. Generic dates seem to have increased disproportionately to gold spot price(ie the generic date have moved a bit higher than the move in gold price would dictate).

    In my other area of collecting, CWT’s is a mixed bag. Fixed price tokens are still being offered at justifiable prices. For CWT’s at auction, my feeling is that 20% go at fair value, 80% go for crazy prices. But I rarely get lucky and find a fair priced one.

    I would also say that old gold commems seem to be getting very strong pricing. I got interested when they were out of favor. But now, won’t even consider them.

    My two cents.

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    jt88jt88 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @jt88 said:

    @Zoins said:
    Eisenhower Dollars are doing amazingly well.

    Every time I see this coin I like it but I think it is a insider job to create it.

    I agree, but I don't see being an insider job as being a problem for interest or pricing.

    There's a lot of upside to get up to the levels of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel insider job ;)

    I agree with you, in fact I think those insider job error coins can have lots up side in price since they are nice looking and almost unique.

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    greatcollectiongreatcollection Posts: 14 ✭

    Proof $20 gold

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,835 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jt88 said:

    @Zoins said:
    Eisenhower Dollars are doing amazingly well.

    Every time I see this coin I like it but I think it is a insider job to create it.

    The Eisenhower Dollar era was a time when there were a number of insider jobs at the mint. Some of them, like the Proof Ike Dollars struck on cent planchets, were confiscated.

    It’s much harder for large coins and high value coins, like gold pieces, to get though the inspection process. That’s why Morgan Silver Dollars errors are so rare.

    In this case all three would have had to have gotten posted the inspectors. They could have ended up in the same bag, but the whole thing looks too perfect to me.

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    DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SimpleCollector said:

    I would also say that old gold commems seem to be getting very strong pricing. I got interested when they were out of favor. But now, won’t even consider them.

    Agree they are now seeing strong pricing; but, they always seem to be available .

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    MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 9,255 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinpalice said:
    pre civil war O mint $10 libertys

    I'm waiting for this one to take off...

    https://greatcollections.com/Coin/1117027/1856-O-Liberty-Gold-Eagle-PCGS-AU-58

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    jt88jt88 Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:

    @jt88 said:

    @Zoins said:
    Eisenhower Dollars are doing amazingly well.

    Every time I see this coin I like it but I think it is a insider job to create it.

    The Eisenhower Dollar era was a time when there were a number of insider jobs at the mint. Some of them, like the Proof Ike Dollars struck on cent planchets, were confiscated.

    It’s much harder for large coins and high value coins, like gold pieces, to get though the inspection process. That’s why Morgan Silver Dollars errors are so rare.

    In this case all three would have had to have gotten posted the inspectors. They could have ended up in the same bag, but the whole thing looks too perfect to me.

    well said. Thank you.

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    ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Silver Dollars in general, Shipwreck coins, any gold.

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    Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 11, 2022 7:19AM

    If I want it , it’s through the roof. If I’m trading it, the bottom has fallen out
    Once in a while I score on eBay.
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    CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,734 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Right now I believe that "junk" silver, low priced Morgan and Peace dollars, and fractional gold are hot.

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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Perhaps this thread should change to what's not hot!

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 41,948 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @amwldcoin said:
    Perhaps this thread should change to what's not hot!

    Lol

    Clearly, everyone had their favorite sector

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