Gold San Francisco Type Set
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Does anyone have any opinions on whether it makes sense to start a gold type set of the San Francisco mintmark? It seems that there are tons of collectors of the "Southern mints" but there is not much following for S mintmarks. Do you think it is possible that this series is a little under-priced as compared to the rest of the gold coin market? I also noticed that there are no books specifically addressing the S mintmark, whereas there are several books that analyze the other mints. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Always took candy from strangers
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--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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Doesn't make them any less cool, of course. And as a Bay Area resident, I find S-mint stuff especially nifty.
Dig those slanty fives!
If only it were one year older!
dig that big S!
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I'd say good luck if you want to collect S-mint gold, especially the no-motto gold. I've only ever seen two dates of the eagles (1854 and 1856) and maybe one quarter eagle. I don't think I've ever seen a pre-Civil War no-motto S-mint half eagle in person at a coin show, not even at ANA. (At the 1996 NYC ANA, Winter was showing off a set of five S-mint half eagles - 1861 to 1865!)
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Tom
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