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AMERICAN GOLD EAGLE

GOLDENBOYGOLDENBOY Posts: 25
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Can anyone tell me what to look for in the Modern America Eagle Gold that makes it to have nice strike and luster?

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  • GeomanGeoman Posts: 2,491 ✭✭✭
    Sorry, can't help with the gold coins.

    But, wanted to tell you WELCOME to the forum.
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,245 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All of the modern gold should have a strong strike and excellent luster- what you want to look for is a lack of any tiny hits on the coin- most gold will be MS68 or 69.

    Welcome aboard!

    Jeremy
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Welcome, Goldenboy. How does it feel to have posted for the very first time? Where are you from? What do you collect?

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ON AVERAGE the American gold eagles are well struck and attractive. The mint makes a strong effort to strike these coins well. The main thing to look for is a large number of marks. Having said that these coins are only marginally viewed as numismatic/collectors' items. The Proof versions of these coins have a larger collector base, but it is not huge.

    A few of these bulllion coins are sent in for grading, and some dealers try to market high grade examples on that basis. But if you are looking for an investment, it is best to think of and purchase these coins with the idea that they are an easy way to speculate in gold bullion.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • GOLDENBOYGOLDENBOY Posts: 25
    I feel wonderful especially that the response from the community is fast. I collect modern American Gold Eagles and Commemoratives. I like the glitters of Gold.

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm a dealer and I've been a collector for more than 40 years. I like the Proof gold commemorative coins also, but they not good buys on average from the mint. All but a few of the issues sell for less in the secondary market.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • GOLDENBOYGOLDENBOY Posts: 25
    Yes! I stopped buying from US mint because it's cheaper from secondary market, like Ebay.
  • CLASSICSCLASSICS Posts: 1,164 ✭✭
    welcome to the forum.image the newer gold coins are well struck and have good luster. ..when you hold the coin with your fingers.... tilt it, and slowly rotate it, you will see the luster, what looks like a spinning effect... thats what they call a cartwheel effect. and can be very beautiful.....
  • GOLDENBOYGOLDENBOY Posts: 25
    Thanks a lot to everybody for the warm WELCOME. Now, I start to love this place, as well as the cartwheel effect <-- never heard it before.






  • CockneyCockney Posts: 418
    Do Gold coins "tone"
  • ahah Posts: 161 ✭✭✭
    goldenboy, welcome to the forum, I love old gold coins, personally.
    Al
  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Did somebody say gold? image Welcome to the forum! image
    trozau (troy ounce gold)
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    Here's a big fat welcome to ya!image

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