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Monday, December 12, 2011

Strong 2012 coin market predicted

By Jeremy Holcombe
Contributing writer for End the Lie
Gold and silver coins are wrapping up a wildly successful 2011. While we are about to turn the corner into 2012, many people want to know what the outlook of the 2012 gold market will be like.

Well, according to what many experts say, the prediction is that the 2012 coin market will continue to be strong.


The 2012 market for “mega-rarity” coins will continue to be strong and the popularity of modern issues and mid-to-upper range paper money will continue to get collector support during the new year.

This is great news for any coin collectors who thought we might see a lull in the coin market in 2012, as it looks as though the market will be as strong as ever.

Many investors look at 5 areas of the market when trying to predict whether or not the coin market will be weak or strong in a given year.

Those 5 areas include modern issues, mega rarities, low-to-moderately priced numismatic collectibles, gold coins and paper money.

Modern issues will continue to be extremely popular, as we’ve seen with the recent sell out of the United States Mint’s 25th Anniversary Silver Eagle sets in less than one day.

The huge number of collectors and investors who support this market will continue to do so, and they will also continue to support other coin market areas, as demonstrated in 2011 with the huge number of coins that were sold to investors and collectors.

Not only will modern issues remain strong, but we can also expect most other coin sets to remain strong as well. Mega rarities, such as 1804 dollars and 1894-S dimes, will remain a big seller in 2012, and we’ll see more world record prices for “one-of-a-kind,” famous rare coins.

All in all, the coin market outlook for 2012 is looking good.

2011 set a number of coin sell records, all of which should carry over into 2012.

You may have missed an opportunity or two to get a certain set of coins because they went so fast in 2011.

2012 promises more of the same, so be on your toes if you are looking to purchase certain sets this year, most notably, something like the Silver Eagle sets.

Gear up for 2012 by making sure you are ready for all the coin sets you want to purchase. You will need to be quick and on your toes.

If 2012 is anything like 2011, then the popular coin sets are going to go extremely fast.

Source @EndtheLie