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<p>[QUOTE="World Colonial, post: 2407204, member: 78153"]My sentiments exactly with very limited exceptions of which the Kennedy gold half certainly isn't one. The supply of most of these coins is absolutely huge. The mintages are "low" but the relevant metric is the number of survivors in equivalent quality and by this standard, all of them are common or as common as a grain of sand on the beach. Barring some catastrophe or large scale melting due to a lack of future collector interest, 90%+ of these coins will exist in the same quality as today within the lifespan of any one reading this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a mass market, the gold coins are not affordable either. The metal content provides price support but I see a lot more reason to believe that far fewer (potential) collectors will be able to afford them later than can today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="World Colonial, post: 2407204, member: 78153"]My sentiments exactly with very limited exceptions of which the Kennedy gold half certainly isn't one. The supply of most of these coins is absolutely huge. The mintages are "low" but the relevant metric is the number of survivors in equivalent quality and by this standard, all of them are common or as common as a grain of sand on the beach. Barring some catastrophe or large scale melting due to a lack of future collector interest, 90%+ of these coins will exist in the same quality as today within the lifespan of any one reading this thread. For a mass market, the gold coins are not affordable either. The metal content provides price support but I see a lot more reason to believe that far fewer (potential) collectors will be able to afford them later than can today.[/QUOTE]
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