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<p>[QUOTE="jaceravone, post: 1892809, member: 9474"]At this point its just going through the steps, but I promise you that the gold is sold out. It may be a few weeks as is suggested to declare it, but all the gold coins are sold and the waiting list to buy them exceeds the allotted numbers that would come available. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The answer is yes. You are comparing apples to oranges. The AGE collector base and the commemorative gold collector base are two different people. This coin will transcend all collector bases as we, as collectors, have not seen a coin like this EVER from the US Mint. It is as much a novelty as it is a limited minted coin. "Specialty" labels aside, the coin would have sold out regardless just because of the uniqueness and the connection to America's oldest past time sport. </p><p><br /></p><p>The American Buffalo silver dollar is the fastest selling commemorative. At 500k mintage across all options, it sold out within days. Had there been a gold $5 coin to accompany this, that would have sold out even faster. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I digress, because that is a different coin in a different era. With the release of the RPr Buff last year, we have seen a new trend started by the US Mint. And I guarantee that based on my conversations with these mint people, this is something they would like to see at every major show.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jaceravone, post: 1892809, member: 9474"]At this point its just going through the steps, but I promise you that the gold is sold out. It may be a few weeks as is suggested to declare it, but all the gold coins are sold and the waiting list to buy them exceeds the allotted numbers that would come available. The answer is yes. You are comparing apples to oranges. The AGE collector base and the commemorative gold collector base are two different people. This coin will transcend all collector bases as we, as collectors, have not seen a coin like this EVER from the US Mint. It is as much a novelty as it is a limited minted coin. "Specialty" labels aside, the coin would have sold out regardless just because of the uniqueness and the connection to America's oldest past time sport. The American Buffalo silver dollar is the fastest selling commemorative. At 500k mintage across all options, it sold out within days. Had there been a gold $5 coin to accompany this, that would have sold out even faster. But I digress, because that is a different coin in a different era. With the release of the RPr Buff last year, we have seen a new trend started by the US Mint. And I guarantee that based on my conversations with these mint people, this is something they would like to see at every major show.[/QUOTE]
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