Will Coins Continue To Appreciate In Value?

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au_investor_4732 New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted Today 3H 15M ago For the first time in my life, I attended a coin show this morning. I was there to sell coins on behalf of my aunt, as I am her POA. Most of the dealers appeared to be at least 65 years old. The attendees skewed towards an older demographic, though I did see a few younger people and even a few children. Now I find myself wondering about the long-term prospects for rare and vintage coins. Even if the dealers and the older coin collectors attending the coin show eat their vegetables and keep their blood cholesterol and blood pressure down, they won't live forever. If their children/heirs are not interested in coin collecting, those collections will flood the coin market and may depress prices. Coin collecting involves a lot of responsibility to protect the coins from theft, oxidation, dirty hands, moisture, and various other risk factors. Although my aunt's coin collection is very small, my actions today (selling coins without buying any) put downward pressure on prices. If there are too many people like myself out there, there will be too many coins chasing too few buyers. Report this Post to the Staff

MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1417 Posts	Posted Today 3H 2M ago A valid question... I can't say what the future holds, but I had wondered recently if they had held their numismatic value thus far, so I checked out the sales ads in a 1966 copy of The Numismatist. Every example has held its value since 1966 that I've checked Before posting I chose another at random, back in January of 1966, a "brilliantly toned" 1856 flying eagle proof was being offered for $2,650, about $27,000 in today's money. Checking PCGS, most graded examples are PR64, booking at $28,000 Will this continue, I don't know, but I found it interesting how well the prices correlate to sixty years ago. Edited by MintedNotPrinted Today 2H 58M ago Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19375 Posts	Posted Today 2H 35M ago The collectable 'industry' continues to grow--sometimes explosively, sometimes slow and steady. There are ups and downs, but I believe the trend is steady growth over time. As far as numismatics goes, many who are 'new' to the hobby collect for different reasons than what motivated those aging collectors (over 65)--back when they were kids/teens. Having said that, who knows what the collectables market will be 200+ years from now...... Report this Post to the Staff
RPT Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted Today 2H 16M ago Since Covid prices have increased a lot. I think more time and money brought many new people into the hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
Roller42 Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted Today 1H 57M ago As an old fart, I'm not too worried about it either way as I won't be here! However I am actively selling my stuff, accumulated over 60+ years, and I think everything has done very, very well. Anything with silver or gold has that intrinsic melt value that will always be there as long as the metal is valuable. In the 1960's, who would have thought silver would reach $120/oz and gold over $5k? Where will it be in 30 years? Who knows? Collectibles of any kind go up and down, but long term they mostly go up, IF you stick to actual rare stuff instead of whatever is being hyped. When I was actively buying in the 60s-early 90's I bought a lot of stuff from old people. Now I am one. You also need to remember that old people have the money and the free time to devote to their hobby that most young folks do not. I have a nephew who is almost 40 who is interested and I encourage him when I can. However with work, family, volunteer work, and life in general he has no time and not much money to invest. As he gets older he might be more active. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26568 Posts	Posted Today 1H 38M ago Quote: IF you stick to actual rare stuff instead of whatever is being hyped Like Beanie Babies? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7359 Posts	Posted Today 1H 26M ago You can never tell, there have been times that coins have gone down in value. There are other collectibles that once people assumed would keep on going up like Stamps which have crashed in value and are selling below face value. So coins may keep on going or they might not. I think if you are selective and buy quality you will do well but there is no guarantee. My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
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