deal or no deal

20th anniversary 3 piece gold set

Sell?
$2K in 6 weeks or so, nothing to sneeze at

Hold?
With so many sets being graded, will the sets become scarce?

Grade?
I have never had anything graded. The ANA show is in Charlotte NC in 4
months, is that the best time to have it done? I live in Charlotte. They do
grading at shows right? Seems worth a few bucks to know the quality, my eye
is not that keen. If the grade is less than what would add big value, I can
put them back in the capsules right? I would only grade to try to sell for
a better price.

I am really just a small collector of 20th century coins, I have gotten off
track for my true interest.

maxthelab

What would really drive my decision would be intent -

What are you trying to do in buying the set? Make money, or did you
want to collect the set?

Were I in your shoes (i am not) I'd just unload the set and use the
money to buy early u.s. gold coins or something else with a longer
track record of holding collector value in addition to the melt value.
With 2K you'd be well along on a U.S. Gold type set, assuming common
dates and some grade flexibility. A few well-placed ancient gold
purchases would be wise, assuming you knew enough about the coins (i
don't...yet.).

To reveal my bias: I saw the sets on Shop At Home TV, and thought they
were ugly. I'd pay melt for them.

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Fjord


wrote:
20th anniversary 3 piece gold set

Sell?
$2K in 6 weeks or so, nothing to sneeze at

Hold?
With so many sets being graded, will the sets become scarce?

Grade?
I have never had anything graded. The ANA show is in Charlotte NC in 4
months, is that the best time to have it done? I live in Charlotte. They do
grading at shows right? Seems worth a few bucks to know the quality, my eye
is not that keen. If the grade is less than what would add big value, I can
put them back in the capsules right? I would only grade to try to sell for
a better price.

I am really just a small collector of 20th century coins, I have gotten off
track for my true interest.

maxthelab