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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;phubanks, post: 870862, member: 23286&quot;]the first item i bought from the us mint was the 1968 proof set ... i remember telling my brother that I thought it would be worth a few hundred dollars in 20 years ... laughing ...&nbsp; boy was i wrong about that!</p><p><br /></p><p>i think it was in the early 1970&#039;s when i bought my first gold coin by mail order ... from an ad i read in a magazine called &quot;Coin-Age&quot;&nbsp; ... i think it cost about $45 (??? i think ... my memory is sketchy! ) ... it was a near uncirculated liberty $10 gold coin ... i really wanted a $20 saint gaudens as i thought it was beautiful but it was out of my price range at ($80) ... as i recall the $10 indian gold coins which i also thought were really beautiful also cost around $80 (also out of my price range) ... isnt that sad![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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