This is the first time in a long time that collectors can actually find something in circulation worth hanging on to at face value. What's surprising is how many people are hoarding the new quarters. Long term, we think the state quarters will sell for less than they do now, but their effect on the increase in coin collecting will be dramatic over the next ten years. Many of these new statehood quarter collectors will start collecting other types of rare coins, which will result in additional increased demand. We believe the first ten years of this new century will be prosperous for the majority of people.
Prosperous people tend to spend money on collectibles, including rare coins.
This will be some of the fuel for a continued strong consumer economy. New developments in Internet and computer technology will continue to provide fuel for the 21st Century economy and increase productivity. The environment will be dramatically improved over time with more people shopping and telecommuting from home. Most important to coin collectors, increasing collector demand for a fixed supply of collectible rare coins will cause prices to rise over time. We also prefer talking with and getting to know our customers on a personal basis over our toll free telephone line.