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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 4364091, member: 73489&quot;]<b>I just bought the 1970 Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins)....got it off Ebay for like $7 including S&amp;H.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Wow...talk about a trip down memory lane.&nbsp; Just checking out the prices for Saint-Gaudens DE&#039;s.......DAMN !!!!!&nbsp; I know I was only 7 at the time, but why didn&#039;t I cash in my baseball cards at that time for a rare year !! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The 1927-D has no price (just a solid line, not sure what that means) and the 1907 UHR and 1907 HR Proof both go for 4 or 5 figures...<b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">but no other coin sold for over $1,000 !!</span></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><u>What&#039;s strange is that commons like 1924, 1927, and 1928 were actually expensive relative to the price of bullion.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t know that.&nbsp; Even in the UNC condition (probably MS63 equivalent, maybe MS65) the price was $110 (vs. $35 ounce official gold price).&nbsp; Even in VF -- which is like in the 40&#039;s -- they wanted $85 which was over 2x the official price.</u></p><p><br /></p><p>Anything today for commons below MS62 is melt value and even MS65 is maybe 10-15% above the price of gold, not 3x.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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