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Forum Dad
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I was just poking around ebay and there's a ton of them out there although it is a little tricky to find them all due to sellers using different titles and putting them in different categories. So I just spent a few minutes tweaking a fairly sophisticated search and built a page to show them all quickly. I've added the link to the "Popular Coins" at the bottom of the page so it's available all the time. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
Thanks so much for putting that page together... so I haven't seen the commentary since these have actually been seen in hand. It looks like they've added a lot of detail to the reverse for the 5 oz coin, but left the obverse alone (even "quarter dollar").
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks bobby - that's pretty sweet!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
Thanks Bobby ! Those prices are inflated the ap's will be selling them for $860 a set or 10% over current spot per the mints rules mid-january
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Just when you thought this debacle could not get any worse- http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis...icleId=16900The limited mintage sparked high demand for the coins, in effect turning a bullion coin into a collector coin.
Which is why people started gathering outside The Gold Center the night before the sale was to begin.
"People were pitching tents outside," Hausman said. "This is a high security facility. No one is allowed here."
With the help of local law enforcement, the crowd was dispursed, but Hausman estimates about 500 people gathered outside the building the morning of the sale.
But not all of them were collectors he as would find out.
Someone had hired 50 to 60 people from a local employment agency to stand in line and purchase sets, Hausman said. But as soon as he found out about it, he told the group he wouldn't sell sets to them.
"Then another person put someone at a restaurant three blocks from here paying people $250 apiece to come over here and buy sets," Hausman said.
"Customers, busboys, waitresses were coming over here, and what can we do about it? The U.S. Mint dictated the policy. I figure they ended up with 50 to 75 sets."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Crazy! This will eventually die down. The current premium on these sets is far too high!
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
Alot of people on another forum said from there experience over the years that in three years from there release date (december 2013) prices will bottem out on these and then they will buy them is this true ?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most coins that immediately skyrocket right out of the starting gate tend to fall back down close to issue price or even less after a few years. The only question is how many years? Some will fall in just three years or so, but I find a better rule of thumb is that whatever the price is after ten to twelve years will be the floor price. If it is still up at that point then it will stay up. (You will usually see a downward trend in the three to ten year period.)
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Valued Member
United States
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Will Bobbys page get saved here somewhere?
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Will Bobbys page get saved here somewhere? Yep, right where it's at. Forever. It updates automagically on the fly when the page loads. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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can't no one complain about this auction because they started it at .99¢ and what ever it sells for its the people bidding that is at fault http://cgi.ebay.com/America-Beautif...em3cb3f9609f . So in other words what ever this auction sells for is what the public is willing to pay at the moment for the coins |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Yep, and a lot of people forget that what the public is willing to pay determines worth, not some book or website.
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Valued Member
United States
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What do you think the cost for one coin will be from the mint ? A numismatic version of the three-inch, five-ounce silver coins, also minted in .999 silver, will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint during the first quarter of 2011. The maximum mintage for these collector versions is set at 135,000 units-27,000 units for each of the five 2010 coins. The United States Mint will strike all 2010-dated numismatic coins by the end of the year, as required by law. Additional information about the release date and pricing for the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Uncirculated Coins will be available at a future date. http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/ind...ease&ID=1182 27000 sets  The largest coin ever made by the u.s.mint & a first year of issue |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If they sell single coins, and it sounds like they're going to, they should be around $190/ea. These numismatic versions are to have a special finish and presentation case and could certainly fetch much more but with all the controversy going on, they might sell these for well under "market value". The mint's website and phone line will be busy the day these go on sale.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My guess is the mint will sell the individual collecors versions at somewhere around $250 assuming $30 silver. This estimate is based on the percentage mark up they charged for the Unc W silver eagles which were the same as the bullion coins but with a mintmark. The collectors hock pucks will also be the same as the bullion version but with a P mintmark.
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