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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 25300648, member: 59677&quot;]The intrinsic (gold melt) value swamps the numismatic value and makes them useless except for bullion.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you look at common date gold price guides (let&#039;s table the discussion about price guides - I admit it&#039;s a bit of a circular argument)...</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s at random use a 1923 $20 (Double Eagle) which is considered common up to MS63.</p><p><br /></p><p>From XF40 up to MS53, there is a $5 increase per grade (including plus)... it goes to $10 then $15 then $25.</p><p><br /></p><p>XF40..... $2,430</p><p>MS60..... $2,550</p><p><br /></p><p>They are all the same just less than an ounce of gold, thus each grade is just a trivial increase in numismatic value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Certainly, there is a premium over price guide for nice coins. But run of the mill... it&#039;s bullion value plus a skosh.</p><p><br /></p><p>The jump from MS63 ($2,700) to MS64 ($3,000) to MS65 ($6,250) to MS66 ($85,000) is where you finally see numismatic value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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