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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1915333, member: 38849&quot;]I was one of the original numismatic researchers for the recovery of the S.S. Central America, and visited Tommy Thompson and his family at home many times.&nbsp; In those pre-Internet days, the best I could finally tell him was that for any ship coming from the West Coast, any coins were likely to be at least 90% gold half eagles to double eagles, minted less than 5 years before the wreck, and that he would find a few new bars and ingots previously unknown or only rumored to exist.&nbsp; That somewhat vague prediction was right on target.&nbsp; The Central America turned the rare gold market upside-down, of course, just like the release of GSA Carson City dollars and the additional release of scarce O-mint Morgans.&nbsp; Nobody knows what&#039;s left in European vaults, or what&#039;s been melted, or what&#039;s being held off the market for the moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>No one can &quot;analyze&quot; the double eagle &quot;market&quot; -- you can only respond, cautiously, to advertisements and auctions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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