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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LETSBUYCOINS, post: 186331, member: 2657&quot;]huntsman53:&nbsp; interesting:&nbsp; Im not sure if what your&#039;e saying contradicts what Im saying, or maybe the coins you mention simply follow different trends from the $10 gold piece.&nbsp;&nbsp; Correct me if Im wrong:&nbsp; the $5 piece is a quarter ounce of gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; so the scrap value probably is about $140 at current gold prices.&nbsp; &nbsp; Then theres the premium for mumismatic value.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe the market doesnt give anywhere near book value for your two coins because they are lower than the lowest mint state.&nbsp; &nbsp; I dont know.&nbsp; if the books show $275 and $255, then theres retail coin shops charging that.&nbsp;&nbsp; Are they getting it?&nbsp; very possibly.&nbsp;&nbsp; There might be a lot of coin collectors that dont get to shows.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ebay might have driven the market down.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;sell it fast. sell it cheap: the new mantra of ebay bidders?&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; of course, you&#039;re talking abot $5 pieces.&nbsp;&nbsp; The hobby might be biased against them.&nbsp; Maybe collectors prefer the larger coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Antique pocket watches sell better in the larger sizes.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ladies wrist watches are allegedly a commodity nobody wants.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its the mens watches that sell.&nbsp;&nbsp; But a side-note:&nbsp;&nbsp; In this modern society I dont understand gold as a safe investment.&nbsp;&nbsp; In a political crisis, they bid up gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; you cant eat it&nbsp; you cant drink it.&nbsp; Nobody can break a gold coin into smaller bills for you.&nbsp;&nbsp; They wont break a twenty.&nbsp;&nbsp; what the hell do you do with a gold coin?&nbsp;&nbsp; if terrorism disrupts the supply of energy, or the flow of commerce and banking, then commerce will collapse, and gold will be useless.&nbsp;&nbsp; you better learn to grow food, and make clothes and fish and build a log cabin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Call me a crazy nut, but thats what I believe.&nbsp; &nbsp; where will you make your money?&nbsp; Gold will adjust upwards for inflation.&nbsp; take a 20 year long-term position on some gold, and sell after twenty years of inflation increase its core value.&nbsp; and hope in twenty years, the lights still go on, and the store has fresh produce, and all is well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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