2009W$50Gold Buff "WILL BE KEY!"

Those coins were marketed heavily to an Asian market. Their customer service call was likely trying to get demographic feedback regarding that initiative. Read some of the US Mint Press Releases linked to above and notice why the Mint says they chose a red package and placed a 'chop mark' on the COA... Plus there is a supposedly 'known' preference amongst Asian bullion buyers to prefer 24k, which the AGB is... whatever that means.

As for the $5k value, that coin is bullion and like anything other bullion coin it's worth it's weight +/- premiums and to whom you are selling it, so it's only worth what the potential buyer is willing to buy it for.

 

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Thats true, but the same can be said for all coins. In all reality a 1916-D Dime is only worth .10 :whistle: I do have the 2008W 1 oz. Proof Buffalo as well and apparently that is the one that is selling for a lot of money right now.

 

Yes, and indeed it is said about all coins all the time, I didn't repeat it because it's already a widely known and recited mantra in these forums...

Well that's being absurdly literal for the sake of comedy of course and we know about the differences between numismatic coins and bullion coins. Your AGB is bullion but the prescience of the 'W' mint mark would have changed that. Low mintages might change that too for bullion/unc coins but that's not what we were trying to discuss here. We've also derailed the OP from the 2009W... oh well.

yes, you can follow a lot of the retail prices that elaine posts in her other threads and it's quite amazing what prices are being realized by some for the 2008 issues as well as the fractional AGBs.

Good luck to you on yours if you go selling...

 

No unfortunately. It was nothing more than the bullion coin in a fairly expensive box.

 

Thanks for the help everyone!