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Old February 15th 11, 06:59 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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On Feb 15, 9:25*am, "Bremick" wrote:
"Beanie" wrote in ....
After an initial run on the Mint for the limited edition First Spouse 1/2
ounce coins, interest seems to have waned as the price of gold (and the
Mint's ludicrous markup) increased.
Checking the Mint web site, I notice that a BU Buchanan's Liberty is still
available.
The "Liberty" coins may prove to be the most popular sub-set of the series
but at $800+ a pop, the First Spouse series ingeneral is rapidly losing
any consumer appeal.


I dunno, there seems to be a lot of "collectors" out there itching to drop 2
or 3 thousand or more for a set of 5 ATB silver slugs. *$800 is chump
change. *Especially this year when the obligatory two 2011 US proof sets and
one mint set will require a $140 dollar bill. *Just a browse through the
latest Trends prices shows what nice "real coins" that your $140 could buy.
How about an AU Large Cent, an MS63 Liberty Nickel, an MS65 Buffalo Nickel,
MS60 Barber Dime, an F+ 1875-S Twenty Cent piece, AU Barber Quarter, VF30
Bust Half Dollar, MS65 WL Half Dollar, VF20 Trade Dollar, and maybe even a
nice circ $2.50 Coronet gold. * *Investment-wise, one would probably be
better off buying some silver eagles.


I think when you get down to the nitty-gritty, there are a large
number of U.S. Presidents who aren't truly worthy of the coinage
honor, let alone their wives.

And from the Springpatch viewpoint of the world, how do you rate Mary
Todd Lincoln???

If you can go another $20 to $60 on top of your stipulated $140,
remember those 1882, 1883 and 1884 "CC" dollars in GSA holders. You
even get the nice plastic, just like the modern proof sets.

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