My US Coins

Contributed By Doug West, Ph.D.
www.investmentmetalsandcoins.com

The prices of US Proof sets can be analyzed to determine which set’s prices are high or low when compared to the group as a whole. The buying and selling of Proof sets is like most other markets, that is, they are always moving toward a price equilibrium. The problem is the term “price equilibrium” is a moving target. There is new information, buyers, and sellers constantly being introduced into the proof set market. As a result of these changes in the market place, some of the sets will appear to be too high relative to the group as a whole and some sets will appear to be too low. In this article, I analyze the group of proof sets from 1956 to 2007 and identify a few sets that may be over priced and a few sets that may be under priced based on mintage numbers.

Contributed By BRAD HODGES aka SILVERSTRUCK1 of cointalk.org

Coin collecting is a hobby for all age's.  It can prove to be a good investment, or just something to do in your spare time. One thing for sure is that once you start you're hooked. And the good thing is that no matter what coin "strikes your fancy" you can more than likely afford to own a few.

My market is in silver, and though I would not recommend it for the beginning collector I like to think of it as good investment. If your thinking of getting into the silver market here's a few pointer's.