Great and interesting observations. Can you elaborate a bit more on them ? Type or Investment demand on the rise for Saints....who are these...
I have to check my records -- not sure I even have the dates -- but I don't recall ever buying 1/10th ouncers for LESS than like a 40% premium....
Not yet...I would be VERY wary about buying a coin now with CACG except for the novelty of it....the premiums are very high since supply is...
Think of all those 1950's and 1960's TV Western shows we all watched in primetime or in reruns...whenever they mentioned gold coins or more...
Thanks John...great analysis, and even though there are millions of Liberty Head DEs, your point on them not reaching the heights of the Saint DE...
I'm using a dated 2004 Whitman/Bowers Red Book, but I see BOTH coins jumping a ton at the MS-65 level, though much more reasonable at MS-64 and...
Should be some Central States threads here or on other forums. Would also depend on how far you are travelling to get there. Only show I have...
Interesting post @ CU that caught my attention by someone who said they had family members from Venezuela and employed in their national oil...
They never struck Double Eagles at either Dahlonega or Charlotte. :(
Why has PCGS lagged ? Is this still true ? I take it neither PCGS nor NGC took pics back in the 1980's and 1990's ?
One shouldn't have had anything to do with the other.
My understanding is that Central States has gone downhill the last 5-7 years though they had a good show last year attendance-wise.
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You have to. As a novelty item or a 1-time purchase, they're OK. But the premiums on the 1/10th or 1/20th ounce gold coins can be 40%. And you...
At FUN 2020, I bought a 1915-S MS-63 for the price of spot gold, maybe a $30 premium when gold was about $1,600. So maybe a 5% premium accounting...
Inquiring minds want to know !! :D
Could be, we may never know. :( I wouldn't be surprised if it is mixture of various hoards to give it size/critical mass, though this Hoard is so...
Pics ???
Part III of the Fairmont Collection analysis is now up:...
He's getting up there in years. Had a co-writer on his LH DE book about a decade ago. And has never done a 2nd Edition on his 2004 Whitman Red...
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