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Valued Member
United States
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i just found this on ebay I had no clue that there are coins found at world trade center from 9/11/01   i really think I want one, seen one $129.00 a little steep for me, but thought id share this with the community  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There were many private vaults belonging to companies with offices there. Also vaults containing hundreds of millions of dollars in precious metals held in under ground vaults by the Bank of Nova Scotia and COMEX. A few enterprising companies bought some of the silver Eagles and bars held in private vaults, had them graded and the bars melted and struck into commemorative coins.
The Silver Eagles are nothing special, except for the packaging and what they represent.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it's in poor taste. YMMV.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
I'm okay with the idea. I don't think it's disrespectful and is certainly an interesting note in the journey of an otherwise typical bullion coin... I respect others opinions that may differ.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There's a ghoulish and exploitive aspect to such items, to be sure. I object more to some of the commemortive "coins" depicting the twin towers made and sold in recent years, which might be mitigated if most of the profit went to funds for the victims, which hasn't always been the case. However, I also recognize that as time passes and the events of 9/11 become more historical than still freshly tragic, these sort of things won't stir up emotions to the same degree (consider the relative detachment with which most Americans now view the attack on Pearl Harbor after almost 75 years, or the sinking of the Titantic over a century ago, to the point where we don't see a motion picture being made about either as being wrongminded, even if they're's pretty clearly meant to be entertainment and to make money for a film studio).
Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
06/02/2014 5:18 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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^ Well said ^
At least they sat on the coins for over 10 years, that is immensely better than releasing them soon after.
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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But we WERE offended by the Pearl Harbour movie... (because it was pretty bad)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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At least they sat on the coins for over 10 years, that is immensely better than releasing them soon after. Who sat on what coins for over 10 years? The WTC Silver eagles appeared just a couple months after 9/11. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah they started cashing in almost immediately.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMHO, I look at them differently in today's market than I probably would have 12-13 years ago. I see the holders as showing where they came from and as a material symbol for what they represent. As long as the seller is not trying to capitalize on the label in the holder, I don't see any problem with it. Now I do have a bit of a problem with the commemorative coins made from the bars of precious metals found at ground zero. Those were a purely capitalistic venture trying to rip people off by exploiting their nationalism and patriotism.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One interesting thing about these PCGS slabs that I missed in my first response... PCGS doesn't grade the coins. The only faux-numismatic reference is "Gem Uncirculated" (Bullion). These aren't meant for serious collectors, this is a commemorative coin only. It doesn't change what I think about the idea, but I would like it more if PCGS would have taken the opportunity to provide a numismatic coin for their core customers...
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United States
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South Africa
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Respect guys, it was a dark day in american history,and I feel your pain here in South Africa I can relate to your pain!
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Respect guys, it was a dark day in american history,and I feel your pain here in South Africa I can relate to your pain!
I see not a glimmer of "respect" in those slabs; only capitalism of a greasy stripe. |
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United States
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I think it's in fairly poor taste as well. The whole specialty label thing is a market of artificial scarcity to begin with, so that's already a knock against it, and now they are trying to capitalize on a tragedy.
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Posted 06/01/2014 11:45 am
