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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 4691653, member: 24091&quot;]I&#039;ve got quite a nice little collection going.&nbsp; A few mint state examples, but the majority in problem-free AU58.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the lowest graded coin so far, an 1858-BB graded by PCGS as AU55.&nbsp; The coolest part about it is the cost.&nbsp; Granted gold is pretty expensive at the moment, but nearly all of these (with or without laurels) trade for a small premium above melt now days in AU.&nbsp; Yet, some of them are incredibly rare.&nbsp; The example here with a mintage of only 1,928 pieces.&nbsp; To put that in context, compare it to an 1870-CC $20 piece with a mintage of 3,789 --or nearly twice the 1858-BB France 100 Franc coin mintage-- were it available in AU55 it would easily clear a million dollars at auction.&nbsp; That said, many of the dates of this series are tough to find, but very reasonably priced once located. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1153616[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1153617[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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