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Moderator
 United States
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Can you imagine a collector with the $200-$300 per oz. memories, looking at gold today !  Quote:
My first ounce, a maple, was $1100 I have yet to buy gold... Quote:
I can't get myself to buy at todays prices. ...and doubt I ever will. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Things have certainly changed. This $20 has been sitting in my collection since I bought it when I was a kid (currently 69). Mowed a lot of lawns one summer to save up the money. Wish I had been able to buy more.   |
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United States
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This $20 has been sitting in my collection since I bought it when I was a kid (currently 69). Mowed a lot of lawns one summer to save up the money. Fantastic!  Quote:
Wish I had been able to buy more. I wish I had bought gold several years back when it was just pinch compared to today.  For the record, the Five Star Generals three coin set (2013) and gold Kennedy half dollar (2014) were my two temptations.
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Valued Member
Portugal
478 Posts |
Dealers here are very happy importing and selling bullion coins. Been noticing lots of mint quality indian eagles. Uncommon here so they must be coming from another european country. Some banks are still emptying vaults? Or perhaps they are now crossing the Atlantic to Europe?
They are selling at bullion price. But I do not think it is to collectors.
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New Member
United States
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I'm not into graded coins but In the past year and a half I have picked up several raw pre 33 pieces at very close to spot prices. I had to go a bit over that last week for my last purchase. My LCS had an 1852 $1.00 liberty for what I thought was a great price so I had to bite the bullet. I never thought I'd add that one to my collection because I don't like paying that much over spot but I had just cashed in 1000 dollars worth of 2 dollar bills and dollar coins so I guess it was meant to be. I need a $10 Indian and a St. Gaudens and then I will have to decide if I want to go after the $3.00 one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
950 Posts |
I sold all mine a few weeks ago to fund an 1864 w/L proof Indian Head cent. Bought it all between 1200 and 1400, I did pretty well on both sides of this transaction. I'm hanging on to my silver for a while. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I stopped buying after gold went over $3,000. I own 20 U.S. gold coins totaling almost 13 troy ounces of pure gold so that's enough and all I can realistically afford.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4398 Posts |
I have not purchased a gold coin in about 2 years.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3260 Posts |
Now and then. Collectable gold has not been affected quite as much as bullion.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2281 Posts |
Like many other people, I can't afford to purchase gold at $3400 an ounce. I'm often browsing ebay looking for deals. Most of my gold purchases have been modern commemoratives which can be found at or below melt at times. A week or so ago I got a 3 piece 1986 Statue of Liberty set for $210. It's rare to get them that cheap but I have done even better... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I picked up the counterpiece that I showed earlier in this thread. AU-58 1903 G$1 LA Purchase-McKinley Commemorative. @RedRaider - If that's a new proof IHC please post a pic soon.   Edited by DoctorBurnzy
06/13/2025 11:38 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Things have certainly changed. This $20 has been sitting in my collection since I bought it when I was a kid (currently 69). Mowed a lot of lawns one summer to save up the money. Wish I had been able to buy more. Super, that takes a special kind of kid to buy that instead of blowing it on candy and pizza. What grading scale is that, "20G-9"?
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