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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 19854792, member: 73489&quot;]<b><i>Randy, I believe I have a Hoard Thread somewhere here that goes into depth on the Wells Fargo Hoard. </i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Suffice to say it refers to where the coins where kept while their sale was being negotiated, NOT where they were from 1917-1996 when they were stored.&nbsp; The original bags were replaced in the mid-1960&#039;s; before that, they sat largely untouched after being used in some international trade settlements.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Rumors abound that it was just a bank&#039;s normal gold holdings....a stash of a military general or corrupt government bureaucrat...even a post-Soviet Russian sale...and possibly much much larger involving other coins.&nbsp; Nobody knows, Ron Gillio (the buyer) knows more but hasn&#039;t talked to date.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The 1908 NM was pretty close to a common coin before the WF Hoard</b>, not quite equal to the 1924 or 1927 in Gem MS or below...but close to it.&nbsp; The WF Hoard was generally of higher quality than the existing pre-WF Hoard 1908 NM&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the high-quality of the 1908 WF NM&#039;s, no other Saints are as cheap in Gem or Superb Gem quality.&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #0000ff">MS-67&#039;s are 30-40% less for this coin than the next cheapest.</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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