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<p>[QUOTE="wagsthadog, post: 1348620, member: 35632"]Hi there-</p><p><br /></p><p>I try to keep aware of as many different gold and silver coins, both US and World. I know of these coins as well- Just my .02, but I think the big problem a lot of people seem to have is that for the first two years, there are no fineness or gold content markings on the coins(!) For the Grant Wood and Mark Twain, ( and the half-ounce ones) it just says like, Mark Twain...and that's it!! The later issues have the gold amount marked on them, and I think sell better. But a lot of people get spooked when there are no markings. Course It'd be nice to find some at a garage sale for $1 each :hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>My unsolicited opinion...if you can get them for an absolute STEAL (>$100 under spot) I'd grab them, but I'd stay away under most cases since there are so many other World gold coins you can get at melt with greater recognizability...asssuming you're looking for cheap gold, lol.</p><p><br /></p><p>wags[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wagsthadog, post: 1348620, member: 35632"]Hi there- I try to keep aware of as many different gold and silver coins, both US and World. I know of these coins as well- Just my .02, but I think the big problem a lot of people seem to have is that for the first two years, there are no fineness or gold content markings on the coins(!) For the Grant Wood and Mark Twain, ( and the half-ounce ones) it just says like, Mark Twain...and that's it!! The later issues have the gold amount marked on them, and I think sell better. But a lot of people get spooked when there are no markings. Course It'd be nice to find some at a garage sale for $1 each :hail: My unsolicited opinion...if you can get them for an absolute STEAL (>$100 under spot) I'd grab them, but I'd stay away under most cases since there are so many other World gold coins you can get at melt with greater recognizability...asssuming you're looking for cheap gold, lol. wags[/QUOTE]
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