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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 8459771, member: 27832&quot;]Well, that&#039;s a <i>little</i> bit of a stretch. I&#039;ve got the 1965 book, too. It shows UNC common-date double eagles starting at $80. UNC Indian cents (yes, [USER=73489]@GoldFinger1969[/USER], Indian <i>cents</i>, not Indian quarter/half/full eagles) were as low as $11 for dates in the 1900s, but 1873 was $80, and every other date from 1866 to 1878 was higher than that. So were the 1859, 1861, 64-L, and of course the S mints.</p><p><br /></p><p>Common UNC Indian quarter eagles were as low as $32; Liberty quarter eagles were $55 and up. Half eagles were $32.50 for common Liberties, $35 for common Indians. Common Liberty eagles were $47.50, $50 for Indians.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, hey, the median US family income (in 1964, when the book went to press) was $6,600, just under 1/10 of the current median figure. By that measure, quarter eagles and half eagles haven&#039;t come up all that much, but double eagles obviously have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Indian cents, instead of being 10 times their 1965 price, have gone up 3x-4x (some less than 3x).</p><p><br /></p><p>But those cents are <i>still</i> doing better than the &quot;buy the keys first&quot; 1950-D nickel. In UNC, in 1965, it listed for $22. Today on Numismedia, it&#039;s up to... um... $10.60.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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