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My baseball card collection is trailing inflation by a lot :)
emember when there were at least 4 major card printers? Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Score, and Upper Deck just to name a few I remember from the late 80s. I think this turned people off to card collecting -- so perhaps some of those cards printed during the "down" period of collecting will eventually have value... But there are other variables, too.
With any new coin "series" which stimulates collector interest, there are always laggards who come late to the party.
Some of the "early" (1999, 2000) state quarters in roll quantities are selling at respectable premiums. Five or ten years from now, the Adams coins may well be in a similar position
The problem with baseball cards was always that the bid/ask spread was like 50%! Anyhow, good memories.
Honestly, I know next to nothing about coin collecting myself. Did those state quarters appreciate faster than inflation?
Remember the Wisconsin quarter a couple years back? I had a friend sell 5 of them on eBay for about $1200. I don't think they are worth very much now... :)
I collected baseball cards back in the day too. I still buy a pack every now and then, not for profit, mostly for nostalgia and to see how the new cards look. It's fun. :)
Since almost anyone can get these, the eBay market quickly and efficiently brings the price down to almost break-even.
I'd tell the person with $150 of rolls to not even bother! Personally sold about $2500 worth of George Washington dollars for a profit of a few hundred dollars, but that is because I used my own blog to drive traffic and get fee refunds from eBay.