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If you watch Coin World monthly that cover coin or coin's will jump in price some stay up but most fall back to normal But Wheat penny are already moving up fast now by 2009 they will have prices like gold & the teen do now |
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I'm worried that our Mint will continue producing massive amounts of commemoratives, baby sized dollars, more items like the Bicentennial Quarters, State Quaters and eventually distroy this hobby as they did with stamps. To many varieties all at one time could have the opposite effect of creating more collectors. Many get irritated when they realize they can never accumlate all the varieties and just give up.
Speaking of Postal stamps. I was in a local Post Office yesterday. They had a sign saying you can now order the $0.41 cent stamp with your own or other family members on them. I asked if I could have one made with Dracula on them. Answer: As long as you want to pay you can have anyone on them. And so goes stamp collecting.
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I think the Mint will form a strategic alliance with Willy Wonka and come out with Everlasting Gobstopper Coins. These coins when eaten will not only change size but also denomination. So it will begin as a large Morgan dollar and slowly fluctuate to a half, Half Cent, large cent, etc. until it finally gets to Three Cent and Half Dime. This will be appreciated by parents who have children who never finish all of their candy. Whatever is left can then be spent on new treats the following day. |
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I don't see what's special about a coin that was made to be hoarded and not used as money. I agree, there are way too many commemoratives out there, as just carl stated. The "real" special coins, to me, are the common coins that were supposed to be used, but weren't. The Half Dollar needs to be put back into circulation, and it's time for the Mint to change the design. Those are my opinions.
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I agree with some of the things said. However, the Statehood Quarters and Presidential dollars are fostering alot of interest by beginners and younger collectors. If your aim in collecting is enjoyment of collecting and the process, then these are very interesting! |
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"However, the Statehood Quarters and Presidential dollars are fostering alot of interest by beginners and younger collectors. If your aim in collecting is enjoyment of collecting and the process, then these are very interesting!" - Jdgarst0720 Agreed. Along with sparking interest in coin collecting, the Quarters & Dollars are also a great way to get people more interested in American history; I'd say that's a good thing. Edited by TXcyclist
01/30/2008 9:47 pm
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Statehood Quarters were hit because the quarter widely circulates, making it easy to collect. The Presidential dollars? Gotta kill the paper dollar if it is ever going to have the same success. That said, I kinda like them, and appreciate the Historical aspect. The Half Dollar was killed when they made the decision to leave silver in them for five years after it was removed from the others. Instant hoard piece that disappeared from circulation. People adapted with two quarters and so it is today.
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Wow, jbuck, you know your facts; I forgot to consider those points about the Half Dollar.
Alright, as for a future trend I'd like to see...the mint should stick with a simple, lasting design for the penny after the 2009 commemoratives come and go. Although the 200th/100th anniversery is appropriate, the Mint changes things up too often...
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I agree TX, the penny should have another run of 50 years....but I seriously doubt the Mint will allow that the way things are going. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of the State Quarters and I have the first 4 Prez Dollars but I do thing they've reached there limit with the commerorative-1-year-set-thingies. I am not a fan of the 2009 Lincoln and champion the idea of leaving the Obverse alone and changing the reverse permenately--for the next 50 years. Keep the tradition alive! --gary |
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I have to say I am with you on this one. I think continuing the "fifty year" tradition (50 Year Wheat, 50 Year Memorial, etc) has more meaning. Bring us just one new reverse to use for the next fifty years.
However, the winds speak to me and say that after 2009, the One Cent coin is gone. I could be wrong, but it is the feeling I get.
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I wouldn't put it past the mint to have a 50 states program for the penny. Or how about one penny design for every county in America. There are 3077 counties (or parishes in LA or boroughs in Alaska). Even if uou only release 50 different county designs per year, the program could last 62-63 years, spanning generations of collectors. You simply would have to pass the collection on for it to ever be completed. But back to the main topic of the thread: What will be hot: Keys/Semi-keys of all denominations, silver, gold, 1909 Indian cents, 1909 Lincoln cents. What might cool off: Proof sets, mint sets, common coins |
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I hear you on the mint sets, mycrob. I think they made a huge error with the new satin finish coins. I believe most people got them to complete MS business strike sets, but now there is controversy.
But common coins and proofs, I'm on the fence. I can see it cooling off, but I also think it might pick up some, if only from being on the coat tails of the hot items. I could be wrong, so I wont make a call, you might be right.
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Or how about one penny design for every county in America. There are 3077 counties (or parishes in LA or boroughs in Alaska). Even if uou only release 50 different county designs per year, the program could last 62-63 years, spanning generations of collectors. You simply would have to pass the collection on for it to ever be completed.
Someone beat you to it  U.S. Mint Gears Up To Issue Commemorative County Pennies
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01/31/2008 3:22 pm
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Wow. That is crazy.
No, that's The Onion.  |
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