What't The Next Big Hit At The Mint?

I don't think any of those items are likely to be a big hit. New mint products are widely available and purchased directly by the collectors that want them and dealers for sale on top of that. Especially when it comes to the quarter series which even non regular collectors dip their hands into.

Scott Travers book on coin survival guide I believe mention that the US mint is not a good place to invest, that is for investor/collector. I believe most of us are.

Its hard to pin point which series will go up in value, perhaps when the mint says there's only 50,000 sets available and one per household.

I agree there'll probably be a buzz about the Lincoln coin when it comes out because he is one of the most popular presidents but I don't see there being long term value there any more than the other new issues. If anything you could say that because he is so popular even more people will purchase/hoard his coins.

It always seems to me that new issues are all about perceived rarity and/or temporary shortages. It's fun and exciting when they first come out and people can't wait to get their hands on them and have a hard time finding them the price quickly climbs, but at the end of the year there's still been however many tens of millions made and once distribution catches up the flash in the pan goes away and makes way for the next years "hard to find" coin.

The other big attraction for people into moderns obviously is the slabbed super high grade and error coins and more or less a lot of those follow a similar path though they will end up with some lasting value.

The major distinction is whether you're the person making the money off of finding and selling the coins early or the person buying them at the initial super prices and watching them fall later. If you want to try to "make" money you can try and play the speed game but chances are you will get beat out by all the big dealers etc who order loads of coins every year and are probably most likely to get their hands on them first and have distribution channels to sell them.

I ask for a silver proof set every year for christmas because I like having a nice example of every coin for the year. I would advise doing the same, get just what you want to be part of your collection for collections sake and don't buy a bunch of extras for an investment and bet on anything suddenly exploding in value and staying there.

[/quote]In 1999 the first year of the silver state qtrs sold for around 32.95 & now its averaging around $350 usd ! so I would have to say the first year of the silver america the beautiful national park qrs that would be a good guesstimate history does repeat its self & 2010 will be the first of them 05/27/2010 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set

I dont see the park quarter silver proof sets jumping to even twice the release price. The mint will not have shortages of them as they did with the 1999 issue.

Hey park, Actually you cant believe ANYTHING those guys on HSN say! LOL!!