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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3837727, member: 73489&quot;]Yup, they were called re-strikes because they used the raw gold from the ingots and bars.&nbsp; But unless the California Historical Society took control of the U.S. Mint, I know it&#039;s not a REAL restrike.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">Actually, they WERE very popular with investors. </span></b> They were cheaper than many of the coins from the SSCA.&nbsp; But with the coins originally selling for a 600% premium to gold (~$5,000 per coin), investors have lost money or at best broken even.&nbsp; The coins go for about $4,500 on average despite gold quadrupling in price since 2001.</p><p><br /></p><p>This premium dissipation hit these pseudo-coins.&nbsp; Let&#039;s see if it soon hits the 1857-S&#039;s.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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