I Want To Increase Value In My Collection-Recommendations?

If anyone knows which coins will jump in value, I would like to know also.

If I had to guess, high grade key dates and gold coins.

The answer depends on what kind of buying/investing you want to do. The simple and most direct answer is to buy the key dates in the best condition you can afford. But you want to look more deeply into the crystal ball for further value.

Whatever you decide to buy, learn how to grade it better than the sellers. Also very important: remember that you are investing. Track your investments as you would stocks. You need to remember to SELL them when they have appreciated significantly, and look to reinvest in other undervalued opportunities, or you will get killed by the cyclical nature of the market.

As for specific types, I have a list as long as your arm, but I'll mention a few I've been thinking about recently:

Shield nickels. I've had dealers tell me (and I've noticed) that the nice ones aren't out there as much. I see opportunity there.

Bust quarters: they've been heating up, but there are still some deals to be had in the capped series. If you can find a dealer selling an 1824/2 quarter near the grey sheet ask, I say buy it. Nobody knows exactly how many were minted and there aren't many out there. That year is a buy and hold in my book, and there are reasonable opportunities throughout the all of the bust series.

I also like Classic Head gold and Indian Head Gold Eagles, and any series really where your collectible grade experiences a big jump in the next grade up (the Dave Bowers method). If you look at the PCGS price guide for Indian Head Eagles http://www.pcgs.com/prices/frame.ch...indian_eagle
notice the prices. Obviously the supply of lower grade UNCs is higher than the MS-63 and above, but the rise on the high end looks like it's bringing up the lower end and you've got a significant downside cushion. If I were speculating I think I'd look at the "S" mints there.

Lower mintage San Francisco Morgans. Just because I like them and I see steady, if not spectacular, appreciation possibilities at various conditions in the series.

Quality Barber coinage. If you can find original surfaces for a reasonable price, I think you'll be OK. Mint State would be good if you can afford it. Barber coins in uncirculated condition especially always seem to attract attention from specialists.

--I could go on and on, but I admit these are just guesses on my part, and I think using coins as pure speculation/investment is not what I would advise. Buy what you like and like what you buy. I would love to know what you decide.

Cladking,
Can you explain more about your first statement about the books.
Not sure I understand why selling these off would be a mistake.

The moderns in my opinion, hold no place compared to a nice Bust Dollar or a pree 1900 coin. I just came across these while buying stuff from people.
I want to turn these modern commem sets into the coins I am mentioning in my first post up above.

Gold would always be a good investment, but if I was going to do the same I would look to buy high end silver coins from 16th-19th centuries especially those from the German States. That's just my preference.

Of my collection, the only coin that recently had a significant jump in "value" is my AU-55 1825 Half.

You might also want to look at 3 legged buffalos.

Lower mintage 3CN (1875-1887, possibly 1888-89)
20¢ Philly mints (75 & 76)

He had it marked $900. Would have taken $850. I countered $800, and he said only if I had cash. Otherwise $840. My checkbook finger was twitching, but I decided to let it go.

You can't go wrong with key dates. A 1911d 2.50 Indian gold is a keeper. A 21 or 21d Walker is a sure bet. I picked up these 2 at Charlotte, they will always increase.I also like you idea of 09s VDB.

32D PCGS G6




32S PCGS XF40