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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree with both posts above. The earliest of classic coins are becoming challenging to acquire and most of them have mintages well below sought after coins like the 09 S Indian, 1877 Indian, 09 S VDB Lincoln, and 16D Dime. When you consider the mintages and even the estimated survival population of those key date coins and compare those figures to early cents, Half Cents and many draped bust coins, you will realize just how tough and undervalued many of those early coins are. I am developing a passion for the braided hair Half Cents lately because of the low mintages and I can only dream about draped bust silver coins.
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Well, I was In to Marketing years back, I have a hunch that the Wong quarter will be In demand. Marketing, advertising, psychology, economics. All usefull sciences . I'm just saying theres an overwhelming market for shiny coins with Chinese on them Chinese culture, dictates they should own this coin, 1 because its shiny,2 because it is familiar culturaly . A tradition. Superstion, luck, chance, fate. Charms.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
i hope the trend chasers stay away from my early large cents. they are ugly and expensive. you dont want them. nobody wants them. best to just sell them to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
@CarrsCoins I agree and would like to emphasize that the trendy coins are definitely not the ones that I don't own yet.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Why would you care about "trendy" coins unless you're looking to buy low and sell high? I collect the coins that interest me - i's not a business but a hobby.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
 United States
100 Posts |
I have collected coins since I was a boy in the eighties, and there have been times when I've sold some. Good question as to why, after recently hearing about the overwhelming increase in values and demand in Morgans it made me think to as what is "cheap" now and that will increase in value. I do this because I love coins and the history that comes with them. As I told my girlfriend recently, if you want to see me at my happiest, take me to a coin shop. I'm interested in seeing what other people like and being more open to things I may not have been otherwise.
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Valued Member
United States
425 Posts |
The coins I only have one of but really admire are the large cents. Especially the Braided Hair cents.
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
I agree 1700's coins are scarce where in the 1990's they were in every coin shop worn old specimens for hundreds even thousands of dollars but at least available. Like flowing Hairs and continental currency but probably fake because those are both rare! What about 1800's Large cents early and ones with full stars later even though the grading standard doesn't call for them anymore.
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New Member
United States
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Maybe, just maybe Barber coins will tick up in popularity? My favorite is the quarter.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
756 Posts |
@pidgeonman - a lot of the varieties of large cents had dies aligned in a way that caused the stars to never be fully struck. it is not possible to complete a set of large cent varieties and have every coin have fully struck stars. in my opinion planchet quality and surface preservation are quite a bit more important to large cents than being well struck from properly aligned dies. my experience has been that the 1700s coins are a lot easier to find today than they were in the 90s. pre ebay we were at the mercy of the coin shops in town. if I wanted a chain cent I might have one or two to choose from in my whole city. there are 20 chain cents on ebay right now.
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
If it's trendy coins I agree ancient Japanese coins and Chinese dynasty coins are cool but the dealer of the real antiques ran into a couple of fakes and discontinued his efforts after one customer complained even though he has an open door refund policy if it's fake this guy really know his antiques what a shame.
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
If it's Large cents you think will go up in price buy a 1857 large cent Proof either small date or large date and an 1794 in ms60+ but that's to much money for my taste. I will stick to the high mintage coins with full details. I personally think the 1794 is to ugly an obverse I like the 1800's obverses black with corrosion but with flowing beautiful hair. I avoid 1800's coins that look new they are expensive here like 1000 dollars a piece at the coin shop but probably fake.
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
I bought a chain cent once turned out to be fake! Carrscoins how is it you like old defaced Large cents with the date when they are easily obtained at flea markets around the US in dollar bins and copper piles where you buy them by weight rather than by piece. I have an 1800 but all you can read is the date and it's holed what's the attraction in that I mean wears the lady? I love my coins with stars I can try to collect them all it's pricy but more fun. If they didn't mint them with stars then I guess I will have to make an exception to fill all the dates but I highly doubt that if its a braided hair one doesn't exist with stars.
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