Still Worth It To Buy Key Date Coins?

I would recommend loading up on Jefferson key dates (the big 5- 38D, 38S, 39D, 39D, 50D) which are very attractively priced right now. They may stay stagnant for a few more years, but they almost have to start climbing, especially since you can hardly ever find any of these in circulation.

Other keys to consider: most of the Lincoln wheat semi-keys are affordable.

I think the two Washington quarter keys, 32D and 32S are very low for their mintage and increased degree of collector interest in the Washington series (due to Statehood Quarters).

Lower mintage FDR silver dimes I think are attractive, like 49S, 55.

The Franklin half series is also a sleeper- you can usually buy a circulated complete set for just over buillion, despite there being a number of low mintage coins in the series. If you buy a few circulated sets, you are bound to get a few nicer pieces and can keep one nicer set and sell the remainder.

I should also add Buffalo nickels- 26S and 31S in lower grades are very affordable and they are among the lowest mintage of the series. 26S is already seeing upward movement. I see a lot of insanely high prices on ebay for mid to upper grade 26S coins. So maybe go after the G/VG grades for both 26S and 31S.

do like I am doing buy as much of the 1933 d pennies as you can find this is a very cheap coin even in bu .and that is like 100 per each onethis coin should be at less 10.00 in good it only 3.25 and this one coin dealer is hording the 1938 d buff.it cheap also. any thing below 1940 in pennies is red bu should be bought up they are still super cheap.

What are the ones that are most often forged? And will some dishonest dealers still try to sell them?

Given that keys tend to appreciate in value at a higher rate than the common dates, yes, I'd say that in the long run you'd save money.