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  1. GoldFinger1969 attached a file to the thread Post a Saint.

    Another article with prices that I read was from May 1973. Gold had just hit about $128 in Europe after starting the year @ $65; says...

    NYT 05-20-73 Gold Prices Rising.jpg Feb 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM

  2. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Post a Saint.

    Purchasing a NUMISMATIC coin was legal and was the "loophole" that collectors were using to buy gold coins. Had they been pure...

    Feb 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM

  3. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Post a Saint.

    PM, I saw a REALLY beautiful MS-66 1927 Saint....thought about buying it, selling my MS-65 1927....and upgrading. But I would have been...

    Feb 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM

  4. GoldFinger1969 liked panzerman's post in the thread Post a Saint.

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  5. GoldFinger1969 liked johnmilton's post in the thread Post a Saint.

    It cost me $75. That was a high retail price. Some sold for $65. The going price for mail order pieces in the coin magazines was $49.95,...

    Feb 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM

  6. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.

    I really enjoyed re-reading this, BS, because I just happened to pick up an MS-63 CAC OGH 1923 Saint at FUN 2026 (pics here elsewhere)....

    Feb 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM

  7. GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.

    I bought a pair of double eagles from eBay years ago, and I thought sure they were details coins -- lots of missing luster, bag-marked...

    Feb 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM

  8. GoldFinger1969 liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.

    The intrinsic (gold melt) value swamps the numismatic value and makes them useless except for bullion. If you look at common date gold...

    Feb 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM

  9. GoldFinger1969 liked johnmilton's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.

    It might be better to start with Morgan Dollars than gold because there are more of them to examine. An isolated hit with no rub around...

    Feb 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM

  10. GoldFinger1969 liked BRandM's post in the thread 2nd attempt to photograph my Liberty Head Eagle.

    Since this thread is over three years old I wonder if Sallent ever took newer pictures of his coin. I think the first set was the best....

    Feb 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM

  11. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Follow the lead picture post $20 Saint.

    Has to do with the curvature of the dies producing a blase strike and look: From Roger Burdette's SAINT GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLES book,...

    Feb 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM

  12. GoldFinger1969 liked johnmilton's post in the thread Follow the lead picture post $20 Saint.

    I bought these two to show the change in type between the high relief and low relief. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    1907 High Relief $20 All.jpg 1907 Saint $20 All 1.jpg Feb 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM

  13. GoldFinger1969 liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Follow the lead picture post $20 Saint.

    I've been interested in these coins for what seems like forever. I'm not even in the coin purchasing bracket for these beautiful works...

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  14. GoldFinger1969 liked mpcusa's post in the thread Follow the lead picture post $20 Saint.

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  15. GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Follow the lead picture post $20 Saint.

    Oh, wow, great to see you back! And happy to hear that you're feeling better!

    Feb 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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