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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Juan Blanco, post: 1580923, member: 41665&quot;]btw, I just glanced at the &#039;sample issue&#039; dated to 2006. It&#039;s a dealer hype-sheet! Re: the <i>1872-CC Liberty Half Eagle:</i>&quot;Purchased at an apparently discounted price of $14,375 in a FUN show sale nearly three years ago {c.2004}, this piece would probably bring more than double {&gt; $30k} that amount in today’s market.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>No, it wasn&#039;t discounted much, if at all (see auction prices below.) But what&#039;s more important, from the date of that newsletter that rare coin is now (still) FOR SALE @ ~ $29k. Check how bullion went up 300% ; that coin&#039;s numismatic value fell!&nbsp; It&#039;s flatlined (for 6 years?) &amp; now trending down. Good grief, rotten investment - no doubt.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcgs.com/pricehistory#/?=8326-55+,index80" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/pricehistory#/?=8326-55+,index80" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/pricehistory#/?=8326-55+,index80</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What I want to know: do dealer sheets ever warn buyers there&#039;s stagnant (or sinking) prices ahead, for years? LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>Historical auction prices:</p><p>I see on Coinfacts (but cannot confirm this anywhere else) &quot;NGC AU-55. Ex - Superior Galleries &quot;Pre-Long Beach&quot; Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, Lot 3764, sold for $17,250.00&quot; In 2000? I think the same coin was sold by the same dealer on 8/19/2005 for $21k</p><p><a href="http://www.icollector.com/L5251-1872-CC-5-NGC-AU55_i5233611" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icollector.com/L5251-1872-CC-5-NGC-AU55_i5233611" rel="nofollow">http://www.icollector.com/L5251-1872-CC-5-NGC-AU55_i5233611</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Goldberg Auctions says it &quot;realized $18,875&quot; (Price ~$22k?) in October 2005 </p><p><a href="http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/chap_auc.php?site=1&amp;lang=1&amp;sale=32&amp;chapter=44&amp;page=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/chap_auc.php?site=1&amp;lang=1&amp;sale=32&amp;chapter=44&amp;page=2" rel="nofollow">http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/chap_auc.php?site=1&amp;lang=1&amp;sale=32&amp;chapter=44&amp;page=2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You want a coin like this? Wine &amp; dine (charm) the owner, offer $22k (without any tacky pressure) and it&#039;s <i>probably </i>yours. IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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