| People have been collecting coins for ages. It has | | | | market value. |
| only been recently that collectors have been | | | | The two factors that directly influence a coin's |
| paying very close attention to the grades of the | | | | market value is supply and demand. Separated, |
| grades that they collect. A grade can definitely | | | | they are almost worthless. But together, they |
| make a coin go up in value. There are also many | | | | control the whole numismatic market. When a |
| other factors that can indirectly influence a coin's | | | | coin is in demand, its' value should go up. But if its' |
| market value. But I found that there are two | | | | supply is unlimited, it probably won't go up in value |
| main reasons that directly effect a coin's value. | | | | by much. The opposite of this is also true. If a |
| These two factors cause them to go up and | | | | coin has a very low supply, it may not be worth |
| down in value. | | | | much if nobody wants to collect it. |
| Many things can influence a coin's market value. | | | | In the right conditions, a coin can continually go up |
| Some of these factors could be, but are not | | | | in value. If a coin has a low supply and a high |
| limited to: grade, color, mintage, population, current | | | | demand, it may never see a downturn. This is the |
| precious metal values, popularity, and availability. | | | | reason why a lot of key dates do not go down in |
| Each of these factors influence a coin's value in a | | | | value. But, some key dates don't really go up in |
| different way. But all of these factors only | | | | value because there is no demand for the coin. |
| influence a coin's value indirectly (more or less). | | | | One good example is the 1970 D Kennedy Half. It |
| Each also have different influences on a coin. But, | | | | only has mintage of 2.15 million, but its' demand is |
| no one factor can make or break a coin's | | | | extremely low. But because supply and demand |
| "collectability." | | | | have to go together, this rare half dollar may |
| A low enough mintage could make a coin scarce. | | | | never skyrocket in value. A BU specimen could be |
| But it may not be worth much without strong | | | | had for a mere $20 bucks. |
| demand. A high grade may boost a coin's value, | | | | When picking rarities, it is always best to pick low |
| but if its' population was sky high, its' value may | | | | mintage coins with high demand. The low mintage |
| plateau at some point. Precious metal values may | | | | is easy to figure out. But, the demand part is not |
| influence a coin's value, but not all coins | | | | particularly quantitative science. So I think the |
| are.9999% pure. Furthermore, some coins are | | | | easiest way to figure out the demand is to select |
| worth a lot more then their precious metal | | | | popular series. Or you can select the more |
| content. So their precious metal values maybe | | | | popular key dates. The best investments are low |
| irrelevant to their book values. Colors make all the | | | | mintage coins that has strong demand. It's these |
| difference in the coin market. But a coin cannot | | | | two factors that drive a coin's value up and down. |
| be worth more then its' true market value. So, a | | | | So don't hesitate to go straight for the popular |
| white coin is easier to market then a blackened | | | | key dates when you are looking for an |
| coin. So color only controls a coins salability. Clearly | | | | investment that has strong reason to go up in |
| none of these factors completely control a coin's | | | | value. |