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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 8272319, member: 73489&quot;]<b>Gam3, an interesting note on Saints in bags (250 count or $5,000 face value): </b> they tended to move alot more when sent to Europe, as they then might move between countries, banks, and sometimes back to the States.&nbsp; Hence, <b><span style="color: #ff0000">these coins tend to be heavily bagmarked </span></b>and even have some wear from being hand-counted at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Conversely, the coins in Central and South America tended to just sit -- often for decades -- without being disturbed.&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #00b300">These coins tended to be much higher quality than their European cousins. </span></b> The classics here are the MTB (1983) and Wells Fargo (1996) Hoards, each of which had numerous Gem Quality Saint-Gaudens coins.&nbsp; The former was from El Salvador and the latter we&#039;re not sure but the origin was South or Central America.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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