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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1154329, member: 26030&quot;]Hey thanks for all the great and positive responses!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>900Fine</b>, interesting note about European Banks. I had no idea. Where do you find out this stuff? </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Coppertop</b>, one thing I didn&#039;t mention, is I actually sold three 2009 American Gold Eagles (which I bought for roughly $1,000 each in late 2009) to the dealer to fund this purchase.&nbsp; I bought a pile of AGE&#039;s as an inflation hedge in 2009 and wanted to take advantage of the tightened spread between bullion gold and old U.S. gold. And although I LOVE bullion as a way to make a lot of money, it&#039;s not very interesting or romantic (and doesnt really tickle my coin collectiing fancy). So technically, I didnt really pay as much out of pocket.&nbsp; The three AGE&#039;s that I bought for a smidge over $3,000 in 2009, I sold to the dealer for $4,446.&nbsp; So with the proceeds from my sale, I bought these 2 gorgeous old gold coins and walked away with $523 in my pocket. So I guess that means I actually paid $2,477 for these two gold coins, an outlay in cash that was actually made in late 2009. (What does that work out to ... $1,239 for each coin?).&nbsp;&nbsp; Ahh, the joys of having lots of bullion in an inflationary environment!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, does anyone know the best way to edit out the NGC holder clips from coin rims when photographing NGC slabbed coins?&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been struggling with that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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