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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SirCharlie, post: 816888, member: 17255&quot;]<span style="color: navy">I didn&#039;t know the mint had a limit of what year you can buy.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Looks like they are having a hard time selling the 2009&#039;s. I wonder if perhaps they will mint fewer in 2010???&nbsp; Still wondering what proofs will make it this year too.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">From NumismaticNews:</span></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">If you want to buy an ounce of gold because you think it is going up in price, does it matter what the date is?</span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">Apparently.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">The Mint still has 17,000 of the 2009-dated coins to get rid of approximately one month after the 2010 coins went on sale Jan. 19.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">Gold buyers have to buy one 2009-dated coin for every three 2010 coins they purchase.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">So far, the Mint has sold 135,000 one-ounce gold American Eagles. Of that number, 34,000 were dated 2009, so the enforced ratio is basically showing the buyers taking what is required and no more.</span></font></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">It could be that another 68,000 coins will have to be sold at this rate to get rid of the remaining 17,000 2009-coins.</span></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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