Advice On Gold Coin Purchase

Interesting article. Re my 1890-CC-1893-CC coins: 'Several years of production saw anemically low mintage totals, including 1870's 5,908 pieces, 1872's 5,500 pieces (some sources report 4,600), 1873's 4,543 pieces, 1876's 4,696 pieces, 1877's 3,332 pieces, 1878's 3,244 pieces, and 1879's stunted output of 1,762 pieces.

Just like in the half eagle series, 1891 saw the highest production of gold eagles at the Carson City Mint, with its 103,732 coins.

Again, according to Rusty Goe, survival totals are small for "CC" gold eagles. He estimates that no more than 3.22% of the original mintage total survives today, with the percentage probably under the 3.2% mark. This translates into a surviving population of no more than 9,655 pieces spanning 19 dates in the eagle series, with the actual total probably less. The 1891-CC date, according to Goe, accounts for as much as 46% of the entire population of "CC" gold eagles, which reveals just how rare most of the other dates are in this series.'

This ca 1859 high grade ore sample from the Ophir mine shows what they were mining in the Comstock.

http://www.marshallmint.com/index.p...oduct_id=268

A mix of crumbly blue argentite, quartz and gold flakes. A pretty spendy little rock...I prefer coins....

I received an MS64 1906 $2.50 which I sold to Coast & Coins for $400 ($75 less that I paid for it). In return I picked up an 1856-S $10 VF35 for $725 net. The SF mint started up in 1854 so I'm attracted to early SF coinage. I think I got a good deal. Should have it by Friday when I've scheduled my next visit to the safety deposit box.

They will quote on coins even in flips or 2x2s so I'm looking to do a physical inventory & send them the ones (Philadelphia) that I didn't sell earlier this year on ebay.