Passing Down Max Value To Your Grand Children

If you just think about it, your asking what something is GOING to be worth in the future. And how far in the future are you thinking? IF anyone here could really answer your question, they would have already done many things in the past to get rich now. Coins being passed on to future generations could, might, may be worth more, less, the same. My susggestion is to just invent a time machine, go into the future, get a copy of the Red Book or other coin price guide and come tell us all what is what.
Best thing to do with coins is to use them as a hobby. Teach your kids and grandkids what they are and hope in the future they don't end up in a game machine somewhere.

what about all those people that spent a bunch of money on State Quarter rolls? I don't think all of us knows what will happen next

Common coins will always be common, rare coins will always be rare.

IMO .. buying rolls of BU coins today, does not mean they will be worth much in 50 or 60 years. I frequently purchase non silver coin rolls, from the60's and 70's, at or near face value.

There would be a better chance of coins increasing in value if you put away key or semi key coins. Or Silver and gold coins if purchased near bullion value.

Of course who knows what coin collecting will be like 50 or 60 years from now. Will there be more collectors or less ... if I had to guess .. I would say there will be less collectors. If there were less collectors then coin prices may not be good.


I do agree there is no way to know what things will be worth in the future. Even stocks or putting cash away may end up being a bad investment. I am pretty sure if you do not invest in anything you may end up with nothing.

Numismatics is a hobby. Indulge and have fun.

If you want to create wealth, invest in stocks with good dividend yields and reinvest the dividends. The power of compound interest over a period of 30+ years is nothing short of amazing.

Why?

let's play...

May I please try to have it both ways ... or at least try?

Buy low ... sell high

Enjoy your hobby

Try to gain along the way

I want it ... even if I can't have it

Nothing short of a crystal ball can tell you what would be a "good" investment choice. The mintage figures have been too high for the past 50 years for any modern coin to have any real shot at growing in numismatic value ahead of inflation. Just look at Roman coins--insane production figures mean that 2,000+ year old coins have only marginally more numismatic value than they had buying power as a contemporary release. Likewise with the 400+ year old Chinese "cash" coins which can be bought at tourist shops for a dollar.

Even if you find something that is worth more than face value, nearly every coin goes through a price bubble before crashing down to a more stable price. In mid-2009, boxes of the bicentennial cents regularly sold on ebay for $250-350 each--today they struggle to sell for more than double face. Godless dollars similarly went for hundreds when they were first found in 2007; now they go for $50-75. I can't think of a single modern release that is worth more (adjusted for inflation) 20 years after release than it is 5 years after release.

If you want to pass something worthwhile down to your grandkids, pass down memories and good stock investments. Educate them and tell them stories from your time. A zinc penny with a story is worth more than a double eagle without when you are nothing but a memory.

Most inheritors don't care what happens to your crap after you die, they just care about the money... my entire collection will be sold unless one of my descendants shows a strong interest in the hobby.