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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2474238, member: 66&quot;]And how low a grade have they been?&nbsp; And were they 19th or 20th century issues?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would think if you had the free cash to be able to buy and collect proof double eagles back in the late 19th and early 20th century, your were probably well enough off that it would be unlikely you would have to ever spend them.&nbsp; But a collector of smaller means who might stretch to buy proof quarter and half eagles, might find themselves in tight situations from time to time and need to spend them. (They weren&#039;t worth much premium over face value.&nbsp; So if you were desperate enough for the money that you needed to get rid of them, you probably didn&#039;t have the time to try and sell them for the small premium they would bring.&nbsp; You probably just took the small loss and spent them.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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