7070 Double Eagle $20 Gold!!

You did well. If the coin makes the purported MS63 grade; you have to make that determination quickly after you receive it. Post images here posthaste (pun intended) if you can so we might weigh in. It's a very fair price for you if the coin makes 63, at the current price of gold you'd have legroom to cover the cost of resubmitting.

But this one doesn't have a bunch of value over melt. You'd need that MS63, and you'd need the price of gold to maintain, so you have to plan it as a no-less-than medium-term investment.

Theres really no way to tell. If you plan to keep the set for a long time its not a huge deal, but if you plan to flip it Id personally stay away from gold. Theres no real way to tell what itll do. Most of the people advising 5k-10k+ have a financial interest in it doing so. What we do know is it sees a lot of resistance around 2k, and the higher the price the fewer people buying and the more people selling which brings it back down.

I personally dont buy the 5k talk, to many people would be priced out of the market at that range, it could reach that but I dont see it staying long term and if it is that bad buying gold coins will probably be one of the last things on your mind. Most likely itll bounce between 1500-1900 for the foreseeable future or next presidential election depending what happens. Maybe a dip if the world doesn't end in a few weeks and a boost when healthcare kicks in but unless you have millions to buy and sell and actually affect the price yourself the best you can do is take an educated guess

with mkman123. I see so many coins that "were" slabbed previously only to be sold later for quite a bit less than they would have if they were left in their cozy little holders. It is real difficult to determine if the slab insert really belonged to the coin depicted. I have bought a couple of ex-(fill in the blank) TOP III slabs but only after I seen some sort of evidence that it was the actual coin...at least I was satisfied in making that determination.

Right, it is definetly a concern buying an expensive coin like this one uncertified, that it may not only be inappropriately graded, but fake! Is there an easy way to tell a counterfeit from the real thing with Type 3 Liberties? I do not have a working scale, but I understand that each coin is supposed to weigh 33.46 grams and also supposed to have a 33m diameter. In addition, I read that there is always a mark through the Y in Liberty on genuine examples.. I also hope that I would be able to discern an obvious fake from the real thing. But, a good fake might still pass those tests, and I should probably have it examined by a professional. What other features should I look for?

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Enjoy you coin but don't watch gold prices daily or you'll have a rolly-coaster year! If we know what gold prices would do, we'd all be very rich.

Well, the Eagle has landed!! It came in a PCGS MS63 cracked holder and the coin had obviously been removed and put back in by its previous owner. Kind of strange, but I did get a decent price on it (under $1900.) Overall, it is a very nice coin and I would say it's definetly plausible as an MS63. However, there are two small but obvious scratches on Liberty's cheek and I am wondering how that would effect the grade! As far as I can tell, it is genuine and fits into the 7070 nicely. I hope to provide some pictures soon..

7 Coins to go on the Gold Page; 4 of which I can acquire for less than the price of one Double Eagle. However, for now, I'm afraid, I will have to take a break from buying coins due to the ever escalating cost of building this set. The good news is I have spent less than 9K to all of the type coins in a decent grade, but was it worth it? Is it liquidable? Would I recommend it to someone on a modest budget? Maybe. Would I do it again? Yes!

Don't try to guess where gold is going... but I HIGHLY doubt it goes below $1000 oz unless the economy implodes... not likely anytime soon. I was going to buy gold at $320/oz but I thought it was too much *not a wise decision*