GSA Hoard, Canadian Gold?

asheland

I got these yesterday, does anybody know the story on this? GSA with Canadian gold?

MasonG

Some discussion on this old thread...

https://boards.ngccoin.com/topic/395087-was-there-a-gsa-gold-hoard-and-subsequent-distribution/

pcgscacgold

Here is a quick screenshot of something I found. I wanted to buy these when they were first offered. Great pickup.

MFeld

While you might get answers here, your chances are probably better on the world and ancient coin forum.

smuglr

Are those currently being offered somewhere? I'm looking for a 1912 $5.

pcgscacgold

@smuglr said:
Are those currently being offered somewhere? I'm looking for ac1912 $5.

There seemed to be some on Ebay.

pcgscacgold

@smuglr said:
Are those currently being offered somewhere? I'm looking for a 1912 $5.

Maybe just one is there. The other searche results were for coins already sold at APMEX and DLRC.

asheland

@smuglr said:
Are those currently being offered somewhere? I'm looking for a 1912 $5.

I work in a coin shop, and they came into the shop yesterday with a large estate, the owner sold them to me for $50 over melt each, I couldn’t resist that deal. $480 each.

asheland

@MFeld said:
While you might get answers here, your chances are probably better on the world and ancient coin forum.

I agree, I’m going to make a thread over there momentarily. I just figured over here maybe the Morgan collectors may know something...

jmlanzaf

@asheland said:

@MFeld said:
While you might get answers here, your chances are probably better on the world and ancient coin forum.

I agree, I’m going to make a thread over there momentarily. I just figured over here maybe the Morgan collectors may know something...

These are 40 years after the Morgans. GSA is a government agency with only a couple connections to coins. They just found a couple things Treasury misplaced.

pcgscacgold

@asheland said:

I work in a coin shop, and they came into the shop yesterday with a large estate, the owner sold them to me for $50 over melt each, I couldn’t resist that deal. $480 each.

That’s a really nice pickup then. Congratulations.

asheland

@pcgscacgold said:

@asheland said:

I work in a coin shop, and they came into the shop yesterday with a large estate, the owner sold them to me for $50 over melt each, I couldn’t resist that deal. $480 each.

That’s a really nice pickup then. Congratulations.

Thanks! I couldn’t pass it up. A few years ago I wanted to do the six coin set, but gave it up after having a hard time finding the 5’s for a reasonable price.

So it’s pretty ironic how these came across my path yesterday out of nowhere. I guess I’ll once again pursue the 10’s. Heck I’m halfway there at this point. Even if I don’t, just having all three fives perfectly matched like this is pretty cool in and of itself.

pcgscacgold

@asheland said:

@pcgscacgold said:

@asheland said:

I work in a coin shop, and they came into the shop yesterday with a large estate, the owner sold them to me for $50 over melt each, I couldn’t resist that deal. $480 each.

That’s a really nice pickup then. Congratulations.

Thanks! I couldn’t pass it up. A few years ago I wanted to do the six coin set, but gave it up after having a hard time finding the 5’s for a reasonable price.

So it’s pretty ironic how these came across my path yesterday out of nowhere. I guess I’ll once again pursue the 10’s. Heck I’m halfway there at this point. Even if I don’t, just having all three fives perfectly matched like this is pretty cool in and of itself.

I almost bought the 6 coins set when it was first offered. I totally forgot about it until today when you posted this. Thanks for reminding me. Just what I needed. Another distraction.

asheland

@pcgscacgold ha! I know.
I largely forgot about these too until yesterday evening when they were set on the desk I was sitting at and offered to me at that price. I wasn’t really wanting anything new at the moment but couldn’t pass them up.

johnny9434

I picked up the 1914 a few years ago nice coin 🙂

3stars

I picked this one up ungraded for $50 over melt, came back 63 so no complaints.

smuglr

@asheland Wow! great price - congratulations. These are historic beautiful coins. I don't know about GSA hoard, but with the Bank of Canada hoard about a third of the total mintageof the six was melted. The 1914 $5 started out with a low mintage of about 31,000.

ricko

@asheland .... Wow... Nice to have such beautiful gold coins just 'fall in your lap'.... The Numismatic Great Spirit was happy with you.... Cheers, RickO

asheland

Thanks everybody!

coinsarefun

I wanted to buy one or two raw back then, but just never got around to it. Still would like one.
You have 3 beautiful examples!

asheland

A new development, the people that sold everything to my work showed up today with a lot of boxes and COAs for the stuff they sold two weeks ago….

I got this:
it came with the coins I bought originally, definitely cool to keep this with the coins

pcgscacgold

Darn, I was hoping you were going to say they showed up with more and your boss needed another buyer.

Glad you could get all the things that came with the coins.

Batman23

I remember when there was a release in 2012/2013. A thread here https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/873716/1912-1914-canada-5-amp-10-hoard-being-sold/p1 I really wanted one at the time but the timing was not right with a Mrs Bat being converted to an Ex Bat. I still really like the look of those coins.

asheland

@pcgscacgold said:
Darn, I was hoping you were going to say they showed up with more and your boss needed another buyer.

Glad you could get all the things that came with the coins.

I doubt there's more, but if there were to be, I could PM you.

pcgscacgold

@asheland said:

@pcgscacgold said:
Darn, I was hoping you were going to say they showed up with more and your boss needed another buyer.

Glad you could get all the things that came with the coins.

I doubt there's more, but if there were to be, I could PM you.

Thanks. That would be nice.

asheland

I'll let you know if something shows up.

smuglr

I love the history of these. I'm still hoping to find a 1912 $5 (Klondike gold) in original mint packaging. If anyone comes across anything.

asheland

@smuglr said:
I love the history of these. I'm still hoping to find a 1912 $5 (Klondike gold) in original mint packaging. If anyone comes across anything.

Probably eBay or maybe put a want thread on the BST. Perhaps a member has one they’ll sell….

mark_dak

@asheland said:
@pcgscacgold ha! I know.
I largely forgot about these too until yesterday evening when they were set on the desk I was sitting at and offered to me at that price. I wasn’t really wanting anything new at the moment but couldn’t pass them up.

Most of my best buys have come from my LCS when my visit is perfectly timed! Great deal, get 'em when you can!

Mark

erwindoc

Those are nice! If I had more money, Id come over the mountain and buy them off of you! You have the complete NGC set, all at once! Were you aware of that?

https://ngccoin.com/registry/competitive/canada/canada/769/

asheland

@erwindoc said:
Those are nice! If I had more money, Id come over the mountain and buy them off of you! You have the complete NGC set, all at once! Were you aware of that?

https://ngccoin.com/registry/competitive/canada/canada/769/

I wasn't sure initially, I knew I had at least half of the set... But the paperwork I got the other day shows that this particular hoard is all 5's. So I guess so on this one...

I need the three 10's now!

AMRC

Shucks, learned something new. Thanks.