It seems like the size of a quarter ounce Gold Eagle but it has less Gold (90% vs 91.67%) Cool that they are honoring high ranking generals. Wish they would give each general their own coin rather making some share coins and making one of them a base metal coin. Anyone get these? You like? You think they will hold their value even being a 90% gold and a 90% silver and a base metal coin?
I bought the clad ones at introductory pricing since I figured I would never be able to buy them cheaper. Do I like them? Not really. I had never heard of either of the guys on that coin and there isn't anything special about the design. I won't buy the silver at the mint prices. I will buy them in a few years cheaper. I won't buy the proof gold since the mintage is high because of the 3 coin set. The uncirculated gold could be interesting if the mintage is low. But if I'm going to chase low mintage gold I think my money would be better spent on a first spouse.
I just got the gold proof in the mail Monday, it is a pretty sweet coin. I got the gold proof form the mint and the silver dollar slabbed for my silver dollar collection. I like both coins.
There are multiple '13 WP silver eagle, Proof / RP Bufallo, and perth mint threads that are no more bullion than this gold commemorative is so not sure I see the issue. $139 for two silver coins from the US mint is far cry from bullion but it is the biggest thread here.
Basically agreed. But since the question in the initial post was about the "PM investment" aspect, it might as well stay here. Christian
the idea behind the modern commems is they are the same size, weight and purity as the other $5 gold coins going back to 1838 so that's the norm for US $5 gold. people are used to those coins, resale is no problem.
Why? Because you think it is a great design? Or because you think I'm crazy for buying coins I didn't particularly like? Or because I bought clad at all? My logic is that I intend to get all of the modern commemoratives eventually, but I have decades of coins to get caught up on. So I have to do it in the most cost efficient way possible. Sometimes that means buying from the mint now and in other cases I think it will be cheaper to buy them on the secondary market in a few years. In the modern commemorative series there are some really cool ones and some that are pretty lame. I will end up getting all of them either way.
Any good site that lists out all of the commemorative gold and silver coins by year? Maybe going back 20 or 30 yrs and beyond
Here is a price guide to most of the U. S. coins ever minted. The values are not always realistic, but the site will give you a rather complete listing of U. S. commemoratives, as well as many other coins. http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml
