Which Numismatic Fad Will Fizzle Next?
Nov 20, 2019
4 minutes
By Patrick A. Heller
Passing fads eventually fizzle out. Remember Pet Rocks or Beanie Babies from a few decades ago? Well, numismatics fads also happen, eventually peak, then fizzle out in value.
Here are three examples from the 1960s. Remember when it was the cent that was the most important coin in U.S. proof sets? By the 1980s, the cent was almost unimportant while the half dollar in the sets was considered the key coin.
Longtime collectors may also remember the fad of owning BU U.S. coin rolls. Some of the BU nickel rolls from the early 1960s rose in value to more than 10 times face value. Today, most
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