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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 2102958, member: 73489"]Figured we could use one of these, as I hope it is active years into the future as I (hopefully) add some to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">Current thoughts:</span></b></p><ul> <li>Sellers are being unrealistic. I have never seen so many coins get no activity/bids on Ebay because the prices are too high. In the past, I saw prices high by $200-$300. Now it's often $500 - $750.</li> <li>Premiums have rebounded in recent months, but mostly because the price of gold has fallen faster than Saint pricing.</li> <li>Premiums for MS-65 commons are on the order of about 50% on average the last few quarters. This is WAY DOWN from the historic premiums a decade ago (<b><i><span style="color: #0000ff">see charts</span></i></b>) and earlier when they were often 150-300%. Even that was down from the Bubble Peaks of 500-1,000% premiums.</li> </ul><p>I love the look of the Saint-Gaudens coin. Definitely one of our most beautiful coins, if not THE most beautiful.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 2102958, member: 73489"]Figured we could use one of these, as I hope it is active years into the future as I (hopefully) add some to my collection. [B][COLOR=#b30000]Current thoughts:[/COLOR][/B] [LIST] [*]Sellers are being unrealistic. I have never seen so many coins get no activity/bids on Ebay because the prices are too high. In the past, I saw prices high by $200-$300. Now it's often $500 - $750. [*]Premiums have rebounded in recent months, but mostly because the price of gold has fallen faster than Saint pricing. [*]Premiums for MS-65 commons are on the order of about 50% on average the last few quarters. This is WAY DOWN from the historic premiums a decade ago ([B][I][COLOR=#0000ff]see charts[/COLOR][/I][/B]) and earlier when they were often 150-300%. Even that was down from the Bubble Peaks of 500-1,000% premiums. [/LIST] I love the look of the Saint-Gaudens coin. Definitely one of our most beautiful coins, if not THE most beautiful.:D[/QUOTE]
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