Have these gold $1 1849's gone up in price this much?

I have one of these as shown in the pics. Has the price really gone up this much or is it just a bad example? Could be because the seller has noted that
[h=2]"ONLY 2,500 ESTIMATED LEFT IN EXISTENCE" but is that even right? Just wondering, couldn't turn off the bold. Am I missing something special about the ad?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1849-1-Libe...45?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item56529e2d45

 

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If it were the closed wreath variety then maybe that survivorship figure would make sense. The open wreath and no L varieties had a mintage of 600K+ according to ngc coin explorer. Maybe an inordinate amount were melted down, but I'd think a first year of issue would be saved.

 

Well I know it's a very tiny coin so I'm sure many were inadvertently thrown out but don't you think the price is excessive or is that the going price?

 

Excessively cleaned, I wouldn't touch that thing if my life depended on it.

 

I'm not asking about it because I want to buy it. I'm trying to find out if it's selling for too much money? Did you even read the thread?

 

Check it out! This coin, a one dollar gold coin dated 1849 sold for $405. So how much should I ask for mine? I really don't want to sell mine but I can't believe this seller got that much money just for pontificating how rare they are.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370753285445?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

Evidently you just need to use the word "rare" in your description 47 times.

 

i have noticed though the last 3 or so years the prices of the type 1 gold dollars have gone up. i used to be able to get them generally around $125/150, now days it is $250 plus.