These coins are having a big comeback!

Classic silver commemoratives were minted from 1892 to 1954. They have commemorated everything from Columbus discovering the Americas to the Bridgeport, Connecticut centennial.

The price ranges are as varied as the topics covered by the coinage. Most falling in the $150 to $900 range. It is clear that the best part of Classic commemoratives is the ?bang for the buck.? Most have distribution under 30,000 and some post numbers as low as 5,000.

The 1936 Cincinnati Music Center Commemorative was struck at the P,D and S mints. All of which struck only 5,000 coins. At $310 for a mint state type coin from the set, this is a steal. The low mintage is attributed to high initial cost of $7.75 for the set. The vale of the coins in MS-65 is $2500 for the set or around $825 each. If this was the mintage numbers from the circulating Walking Liberty half dollar it would be worth over $20,000. Rarity is the reason for the comeback of commemoratives.

Classic commemoratives are a great way to start collecting lower mintage coins that will have a high value in the future. For their comparatively low price you can own super rare coins. When collecting commemoratives they must be MS 63+ to even consider buying them. Pick up a Red Book and start collecting commemoratives today!

This is an entry from my collecting site http://www.rarecoinsunlimited.com