| Everybody thinks that if you get a rare coin, it | | | | There are a number of reasons why. Some |
| should cost a lot because it's worth a lot. So if | | | | reasons could be: Nobody wants to grade a |
| you buy rare coins today, it will definitely be | | | | common coin, the coin series is not worth that |
| worth more in the future. And the rarer a | | | | much, or the series is not that popular. But |
| specimen is, the more it will be worth in the | | | | whatever the reason, it shows that some coins |
| future. But just because it has a low supply does | | | | may not be as rare as it seems. |
| not mean that it will have a high demand. | | | | The last reason is because of popularity. |
| There is a huge discrepancy in the supply and | | | | Sometimes one coin series is more popular then |
| demand. Many commodities out there experience | | | | another coin series. So even with a higher |
| stronger demand when their supply becomes | | | | mintage, one key date from a series could be |
| limited. This maybe true with many products and | | | | worth more then a scarcer key date from |
| commodities, but not with numismatics. Not all | | | | another series. There are many reasons why a |
| rare coins have strong demand, regardless of its' | | | | coin is more popular or less popular then another |
| supply. | | | | series. One simple reason may be because of eye |
| The first reason why some rare dates are not | | | | appeal. Some coins look more beautiful then other |
| valuable is because of low interest within the coin | | | | coins. So they become more popular then the |
| series as a whole. Low interest means low | | | | uglier coin series. Or sometimes a coin series was |
| demand. There are lots of coins out there that | | | | just too short. It was not struck long enough to |
| are so rare, that they only show up every once | | | | attract enough collectors. Whatever the reason, a |
| in a while. But because there aren't too many | | | | coin's popularity greatly influences a coin's demand |
| collectors for that series, they don't sell that well. | | | | and value. |
| We can only say that collectors are more | | | | Clearly the supply and demand graph is not |
| interested in other coin series "more" then that | | | | perfect when we are talking coins. So the next |
| particular series. | | | | time you are evaluating a coin before you buy, |
| The second reason why some rare dates are not | | | | remember to take everything into consideration |
| in demand is because some coins are not as rare | | | | before making your decision. Don't base it rarity |
| as they may seem. Sometimes a coin has a very | | | | alone. I think that popularity, scarcity, and eye |
| low population. But its' low population does not | | | | appeal of the coin should be the first things that |
| make it rare. The only reason why it's population | | | | come to mind. But, never think that demand |
| is low is because nobody wants to grade the coin. | | | | always goes up because of low supply. |