question on Saint Gaudens pricing

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Westtexasbound, May 25, 2016.

  1. GoldFinger1969

    GoldFinger1969 Supporter! Supporter

    In that case, if it's a silver coin, you are probably talking about losing $50 or less.

    On the gold coin, it's a common coin that should sell for about spot, so someone is already overpaying by about $500 based on Friday pricing. :yack:
     
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  3. johnmilton

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    People have done that with the coins they committed to buy from the U.S. Mint. Speculators would buy an issue thinking that it would able a good one they could flip easily for a profit. Then when the thing didn't take off, they canceled the order or returned the coins for a refund because they were "defective."

    BTW, once the U.S. Government artificially raised the gold price to $35 an ounce in the 1930s, it never went down to $25. The official price was $35 until Nixon raised it to $42 and something before Ford took the restrictions off on owning it.
     
  4. GoldFinger1969

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    $42.22
     
  5. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    $42.22222222..., right? Didn't the statute specify forty-two and two ninths dollars?
     
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  6. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Sure. In fact, if it was a single silver dime, they were out even less. But if it was $5000 worth of coin, whether that was a single AGE or a big stack of ASEs...
     
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  7. GoldFinger1969

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    We'll round down, as Morty Seinfeld once said. :D
     
  8. imrich

    imrich Supporter! Supporter

    SOLD! I'll take all of the requested St. Gaudens coins, at the posted prices! JUST PM me!
     
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