I just looked it up. You can buy a ounce American Gold Eagle for $ 3,441.15. Superman is my favorite action hero, but he's not that much of a favorite. You are "only" paying $5,420 and an ounce for him. I know that there are copyright fees to pay, but still ...
This is the most ridiculous issue the mint has ever produced. Seems they're becoming more and more like the Canadian mint with their offerings of click bait and granny bait.
I am very tired of have all of the price guides cluttered up with all of this numismatic garbage. There is one reason for issuing this stuff … GREED!
Just remember: if everybody thinks it's ridiculous, and nobody buys it, what do you get? That's right - a new rarity! But I'm taking my chances on missing out.
I’d pass due to the price. Just figure out how high gold needs to go to break even. Then figure out how much money you could have made if you bought another form of gold and spend the same amount.
The mintages for the First Lady series coins in gold are very low, but they still sell for melt. The only one I have is the Jackie Kennedy piece. It has a high mintage compared to the others, but there was a time when it sold for more than melt. That time is over.
If nobody wants it now, imagine when the buzz from the movie wears off. Same thing applies to somebody who does buy it now, I guess.
The wife tells me that the character depicted upon this piece is very popular and as such, the piece will be much in demand. Like you, I don't buy the so called charismatic charm seemingly inlaid in the form of a coin or medal to a comic book character and the rarity factor does nothing to add to the excitement. At least for me. Cite John Milton above and totally agree with him. The only first spouse coin I own is 'Jeffersons Liberty' and I bought it because I enjoyed the design of the piece. It's only worth 'melt', but that's ok to me. The current 'superman' design is clownish, childish, rude, boorish, and above all, beneath the dignity of the US Mint.....
