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Generally speaking, 19th century gold coins with very low original mintage figures tend to have prooflike surfaces more often than not. As an example, the 1890 quarter eagle pictured above is an issue with a mintage of only 8,720 and it is often found with reflective surfaces. Some of the other types of coins that are sometimes seen with prooflike surfaces include Philadelphia Type Three gold dollars, Philadelphia quarter eagles from the 1870's and 1880's, Three Dollar gold pieces and Liberty Head double eagles from the 1890's.
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Cherrypicking dealer stock, such as the boxes of slabbed coins or 2x2's, generally requires that you have a lot of back and forth interaction with the dealer. Typically, he'll hand you one box at a time to look through, and if you're fast, you might be pestering him several times in a short period of time for more coins to check. In such a scenario, it is important to be courteous and patient, and to only pull out and set aside the coins that you are pretty sure you're going to buy. The reason is that the dealer must go to several different places to put back any unsold coins you've pulled out.
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Let's look at the numismatics collector scenario of investing. One of my dreams is buying bullion coins for their raw metal value but then having some of them actually turn out to have numismatic value as well. This means instant gains in my investment over my purchase price. You expose yourself to a greater chance of numismatic value if you diversify your bullion collection. Maybe a few of your bullion coins will end up having some true rare coin appeal.
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There is a good way to diversify in gold coin investing: by date. When you start getting into date and buying older coins, you get into the realm of numismatics. Once you have a solid bullion collection of coins, old and rare coins can definitely help your diversification cause. One great way to do this is to throw a few $20 gold Saint Gaudens double eagles in your portfolio, the most beautiful gold coin of all time. However, the topic of numismatics is a little beyond the scope of this article which is all about diversifying your bullion coin collection.
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Among my top five worst coin investments are modified coins, such as genuine U.S. Mint products that have been altered by adding holographics or coloring. These coins are generally considered "damaged" by serious coin collectors, and you will only get the bullion value when you go to sell them, if that. I have heard of dealers discounting them because of the added impurities that the paint and other crap applied to the coins adds to the metal.
According to many experts, the best type of investment coins are rarer, key date coins issued by the United States, in the best grade you can afford to buy them in. If you can't afford to shell out $2,000 a coin to buy key dates in high grades, then buy common coins in the finest grades you can. Lower grade, common coins have historically not appreciated as much in value as key date coins do, so they are probably not a good investment choice (although they're great for filling up the holes in albums, especially with kids helping out!)
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GOLDLINE ACQUIRES ROYAL CANADIAN MINT’S UNIQUELY DESIGNED 2008 “FIRST STRIKE” OF PUREST GOLD MAPLE LEAF COINS

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:15:12 +0000
Certified Limited Editions of the World’s Purest Official Mint Coin
Santa Monica, Calif. - August 4, 2008 - Goldline International, Inc. today announced it has acquired the very first uniquely designed 2008 .99999 pure gold one-ounce Maple Leaf coins struck by the Royal Canadian Mint. These coins have been independently certified by Professional Coin Grading Service ...]

Word of the week: 'Peculiar'Deseret News, UT - Jan 30, 2008The Hebrew word comes from the root meaning to shut up, which is what you do with wealth, hence a jewel or peculiar treasure. In the Old Testament, ...SUPERVALU to Celebrate Bla

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:18:18 +0100
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA -A jewel thief returns to a construction site to retrieve his cache and finds a police station on the spot. (PG-13) (1:45) HBO: Sat. ...

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Proof ’38 nickel with serif seen

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:04:54 +0000
A new variety of the proof 1938 Jefferson nickel has been announced by Michael S. Fey, Ironia, N.J.
The coin has a serif at the lower end of the “S” in TRUST as compared to no serif on the previously known examples.
Fey made the announcement after researching the coin first shown to him by an unidentified ...]

Andrew Jackson First Spouse gold coins go spouseless

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:40:00 +0000
When the Andrew Jackson First Spouse gold coins go on sale at noon Eastern Time Aug. 28, collectors will have an opportunity to purchase a Capped...



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