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That's really unfair to ANACS.

The eBay comment isn't really about something you buy.

And "grading fees" is #2 which is also really kind of unfair without more parameters.

And sure, gambling is gambling. But speculating on the future price of any coin is a different type of gambling from mystery boxes. So, "don't buy any coins for future profit" should also be on the list.

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@NJCoin said:
IMHO, stupid. Simply no reason to make so few, and then price them so high. You'll see, there will not be a market for these, just like there isn't for the superhero coins and medals.

The market for these is the 250th anniversary buyers, and that is huge. They have already sold out 300,000 mintage products for them.

This is only 2026 mintage (or 6078 total), which is a tiny fraction.

The 1 ounce gold is the hard one, that may last hours. The other two I doubt it.

It is a unique product only done once. The mint is acting like they had to reinvent the wheel to make these.

We'll see, won't we? My point is that the 250th anniversary buyers for these are the same as for the Dan Carr overstrikes. And that's a very different market from the market for the FH gold privies. But they are pricing these for the latter, not the former. And making them in quantities that, albeit low, are far too high to support the prices they seek.

We'll see in a month, and I am not shy about putting my thoughts out here. If they sell out in an hour, I'll be the first to admit I was wrong. Just as I know you'll be the first to say "I told you so." I only hope I get an apology if you turn out to the be one who is wrong.

Just like the W quarters. Except that no one can get their hands on any of these new 2026 coins as it is, let alone this particular release. Maybe in a year or two these will start showing up. Unfortunately I have no ability to play this game in my location.

@goldenboy89 said:
that's crazy. well i'm curious what these will sell for in a few years. I had a few of mine graded and it wasn't good.

At 500,000 about $10 over spot

@steve_richardson said:
Oh, and 80x fewer than the W quarters.

I think you have to look at each of the W mint quarters individually, hence, 8x fewer than each of the W quarters.

Not surprisingly, I thought it was an excellent interview.
And, as has been his habit over the nearly 50 years I’ve known him, J.A. was refreshingly candid, down to earth, highly dedicated to the hobby and a wonderful source of information about coins, coin grading and the rare coin market.

@CaptHenway said:
Obviously some long term collector of Jefferson Nickel varieties sold his collection.

...and probably hoarded over a long period of time... and I suspect this collector or heirs or a dealer who bought them is now slowly feeding them into the market.