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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;berneck1, post: 841113, member: 24201&quot;]<b>Great Idea!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I used to collect coins when I was a kid.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know why I ever stopped.&nbsp; My renewed interest came about in the last year when I started to buy some gold and silver.&nbsp; I figured the safest way to invest in gold and silver was to buy the eagles....</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I started to realize how much I liked coin collecting.&nbsp; I have since purchased some walking liberty halves, some quarter and half eagles, etc..</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings me to a subject I would like to hear on the podcast....</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the things that struck me as odd, if not insane, is the premium that some of the modern gold and silver eagles receive.&nbsp; I have seen some St. Gaudens Double Eagles with an MS-63/65 rating available for a lot less then some of the MS-69/70 Gold Eagles.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Is it just me or, don&#039;t &quot;most&quot; modern Gold and Silver Eagles arrive in an MS-69/70 state?&nbsp; It&#039;s not like they are rare or anything.&nbsp; Is this just some way that dealers have found to overhype something, and get a vastly uneducated public to buy them up?</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, I am outraged that the government finds it &quot;necessary&quot; to distribute the bullion coins to dealers first, who then slap on a pretty hefty premium in my opinion.&nbsp; Why wouldn&#039;t they sell direct, and allow their citizens the right to enjoy the same costs that the dealers get?&nbsp; Again, I am amazed at how people swarm to buy a roll of Silver Eagles for nearly $4-$5 over spot!!!&nbsp; These aren&#039;t rare!&nbsp; Nor will they ever be!</p><p><br /></p><p>Curious to see what your thoughts are there....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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