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If they wanted to make it the size of a dime then it would have to be thinner or contain less than .999 gold or be something other than 1/10 ounce gold.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am disappointed as well. I would expect the mint to put out a true to size gold Mercury dime with the full detail, FSB, and this is clearly not the case. There's no reason in my mind why it needs to be 1/10 of an ounce of gold; just make it the right size and a bit heavier, so the design and detail can be better implemented and appreciated. I will not be buying this from the mint due to their poor judgement in my eyes. |
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If they wanted to make it the size of a dime then it would have to be thinner or contain less than .999 gold or be something other than 1/10 ounce gold. You are correct. That is why the 2014 Kennedy was 3/4 oz and the 2009 ultra high relief St Gaudens was only 27mm in diameter for 1 oz. I know it was brought up earlier in this thread or a different thread that the density of gold is less than that of silver so the weights would not be the same if the dimensions were the same as the original. I too would rather pay a little more for a coin with a little more gold in it to get the original dimensions correct. |
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The density of gold is greater than that of silver due to it having a higher atomic weight.
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Oh, my, if they made it the same size as a real dime, then eventually, someone would find one CRH! Now wait, this smaller diameter now gives the eternal optimist hope of someday finding one in the Coinstar reject slot.  Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Anyone know what the "product limit: none" means since there is a "mintage limit" of 125,000? For what it is wroth, it was also asked and answered here... https://goccf.com/t/258233 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The jury is still out for me on these.
And I agree that 125k seems high, but with a mintage like that, I can take my time making up my mind.
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I agree that the mintage is quite high. 20,000 you would find me buying the household limit of 10. 125,000 I may consider buying 1.
Not an investment in my opinion.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I am very happy that CCF has this thread, it gives me a lot to think about,
as to if I should purchase these commemorative coins.
Because of the information provided, I am 90% sure I will not be buying them.
Pro
Great idea for commemorative coins.
Con
They are not going to be the same size as the actual coins.
For gold coins the mintage is much to high.
I have not seen the prices, but have the feeling the premium will be to high.
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If these would be 90% gold, and the same size as the original coin,
then I would have been interested in purchasing the Walking Liberty
half dollar and the Winged Liberty dime.
If they would make a silver set .... That would be a set I would buy multiples of.
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They are not going to be the same size as the actual coins. Yeah, they pushed me out with gold. They closed the door with the size.  |
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Pricing structure is out...  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Count me out. At those prices, maybe these will end up as low mintages.
The biggest problem I have with these coins is the non-matching diameter.
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I think they will sell out but the flood hitting the market after that will be a bargain hunters dream....low mintage is not a consideration
If you are into slabbed coins then it might make sense to wait a bit and just buy it already graded.
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04/14/2016 5:40 pm
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Thanks for posting the prices, Cascade! My tired eyes had a hard time deciphering. So, I enlarged it...blurry, but thought I would share with the group.  |
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