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GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

Thanks. Credit to RWB. BTW, I had uploaded Page 1 twice...it's now fixed. :D 2-page memo. t may or may not shed light on how things...

GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

That's an excellent find. It may or may not shed light on how things would go if a President tried something similar today. (Based on...

GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread Premium on common double eagles.

There is also case law that deserves some analysis. There are so many angles to this topic.

GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Premium on common double eagles.

We can talk about it in the 1944 Thread since this thread is mostly focused on premiums on common Saints/Liberty Heads in particular,...

GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread Premium on common double eagles.

Please do! I am eager to have this fleshed out. I think this deserved its own thread.

GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Premium on common double eagles.

See the 1944 Treasury Dept. Memo to the NYC Secret Service in the Coin Chat Thread. :cigar:

GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Premium on common double eagles.

And, of course, AGEs were not exempt. ;) I'm not entirely sure how this played out at the time. I mean, all pre-1933 US gold is...

GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread When High Resolution Hurts: The Case for Showing Less.

GDJMSP had some shots of a coin a few years ago....the lighting or the angle was changed and the coin looke 100% different. It was...

GoldFinger1969 liked Denis Richard's post in the thread When High Resolution Hurts: The Case for Showing Less.

I once photographed a coin so clearly that the images couldn’t be used. It sounds counterintuitive, but I ran into exactly that...

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1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff)

I thought this memorandum was fascinating. It's from the Treasury Dept. concerning Secret Service activity in the NYC area with respect...

Forum: Coin Chat

GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Premium on common double eagles.

I have some interesting stuff on EO 6102 and the whole enforcement/confiscation angle involving gold, FDR, etc. Will either create a...

GoldFinger1969 liked ksparrow's post in the thread United States: 1927 gold Saint-Gaudens double eagle ($20.00).

Sweet coin, love the honey gold color.

GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread United States: 1927 gold Saint-Gaudens double eagle ($20.00).

Today that same coin will cost you spot gold at a minimum and probably $150 premium on top.

GoldFinger1969 liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread United States: 1927 gold Saint-Gaudens double eagle ($20.00).

I can still vividly being a young collector ogling over $400.00 St. Gaudens and wondering if I would ever have that kind of money!

GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread Premium on common double eagles.

I have looked at limited data, so perhaps it's best that I shut my trap (lesson in humility). I'm going by Indian Head gold coins on...