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Valued Member
United States
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I just got a notice from Amazon that the Saddle Ridge horde coins are now available for purchase; looks like all late 1800s Liberty Head gold dollars $2500 and up. Any one think these are a good deal, or are they marked up because of the notoriety/publicity about the find? Link to Amazon Saddle Ridge collectibles: http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss...i=9003130011 |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Thems some high grades..... The first one I looked at was PSGS 92.
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Valued Member
United States
291 Posts |
I looked at a number of the coins in the MS 62 / 63 range. Most of the coins can be purchased for more than $1,000 less in the same grade in "regular" PCGS slabs. The Saddle Ridge story is truly amazing, but any purchaser is paying a substantial premium for it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Most of them are very, very hiked up in price. Not worth IMO.
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Valued Member
 United States
70 Posts |
That's what I suspected, jhp2104 and zxcccxz. Of course, I'd get yelled if I spent more than $50 on buying a coin over the internet so I'm not in the market anyway lol.
Just wondering if they were pulling these prices out of thin air or if the market was setting it. Looks like it's all due to the story and popularity of the find.
Edited by njnumis
05/27/2014 10:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow serious prices. Nice stuff though, and I can't believe the amount of coins listed!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7618 Posts |
Do not buy coins based on hype. Stick to value based on the coin alone. Paying for provinence has a low return on investment.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1023 Posts |
Never heard of 92, 97, 98 etc. Thats a professional cleaning grade or something?
Edited by Jon Brand
05/27/2014 10:33 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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I didn't know that either, thanks AES
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1023 Posts |
AES, been to that page but somehow missed that, thanks for the link!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It must be the PCGS Genuine Code. These are damaged and asking $1000 over price guides? Am I missing something here?
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Valued Member
United States
452 Posts |
They have some really nice problem free coins too, all way high though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow...
Would not pay that for those...
I'd like the history but those seem so wildly overpriced. Many damaged...
I was under the impression that all the coins found were in perfect, stunning condition, not cleaned and damaged. But hey...
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Valued Member
United States
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These are the coins currently available to the public via Amazon - there are probably much better ones they're reserving for auction to try and get an even bigger profit margin on them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a good point, nj.
Like the top pops and that stunning MS66 $10 they showed...
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Posted 05/27/2014 10:16 pm
