US Coin Sets

Is now a good time to sell uncirculated coin sets?

Jun 13, 2008 by William Fenst, Jr. | Posted in Investing

I have complete uncirculated US coin sets from about 1974 to 1990. I found a few of them to potentially have significant value simply due to where/when they were minted, but generally they are nothing of major worth. With the current economy in the

The idea of buying uncirculate coins is similar or the same as buying stock in the market place. Keep them as long as possible. I would never sell uncirculated coins until one is older.
I am just looking over some uncirculated Silver Dollars

Complete USA Two Cent Business Strike Coin Set.

This was recorded on May 10, 2008. Here you will find a complete United States business strike set of Two Cent Pieces issued from 1864 to 1872 ...

The Coin Analyst: Is the Collectible Coin Market Coming Back?

19.05.12

By Louis Golino for CoinWeek

A weak economy has made it harder for collectors of average means to keep adding to their collections, and many better-off collectors who have been buying in the last couple years seem to have been mostly acquiring bullion or high-end rarities. As a result, the market for many collectible coins have been lagging, and coins prices below $2,000 have been especially weak, though there are of course exceptions.

Source: CoinWeek (blog)

I have been collecting for 40+ years and according to a few articles in Coin World , I have been doing it incorrectly. I have collected , lets start with Lincoln cents, 1909 thru today , a full set of these pennies. The exception is the 09 s, vdb. After I complete that set I start another that will be totally UNC and Poof until that is completed. Coin World suggests that we acquire the very best grade for our money right off the bat . MY way of thinking about " My Hobby " , is to do it...

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