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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 14654083, member: 73489"]<b>There are only about 4,000 1909/08 Saints, the only overdate in the Saint-Gaudens lineup.</b> That's why the MS-63 is still pricey in that grade. Even if you lump it in with the regular 1909's that only adds another 1,000 in the MS-63 category.</p><p><br /></p><p>Add 'em up...add in the higher-graded coins...and you are no where near the 25,0000 needed to satiate Type Collectors and see the numismatic premium fade. It's short so the competition has driven up the price for Choice Gem Quality coins. <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>The combined 1909 coins are 11th in production rank but 21st in survival rank. </b></span><span style="color: #000000">And most of the coins are in the AU category.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, the coin is probably 10x as expensive if you go from MS-63 to MS-65 (about 35 there) with only 2 at MS67/68.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 14654083, member: 73489"][B]There are only about 4,000 1909/08 Saints, the only overdate in the Saint-Gaudens lineup.[/B] That's why the MS-63 is still pricey in that grade. Even if you lump it in with the regular 1909's that only adds another 1,000 in the MS-63 category. Add 'em up...add in the higher-graded coins...and you are no where near the 25,0000 needed to satiate Type Collectors and see the numismatic premium fade. It's short so the competition has driven up the price for Choice Gem Quality coins. [COLOR=#ff0000][B]The combined 1909 coins are 11th in production rank but 21st in survival rank. [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]And most of the coins are in the AU category.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR][/B] BTW, the coin is probably 10x as expensive if you go from MS-63 to MS-65 (about 35 there) with only 2 at MS67/68.[/QUOTE]
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