I bought one of the new proof APE coins.
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It appears to be a flop. Is this now just another piece of bullion? What are the raw coins selling for these days? It's scheduled to be delivered today and I'll probably just keep it as it has a nice design.
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No resale premium?
What is flop about it?
No resale premium?
Everyone was predicting a quick sell out which happened (less than an hour) but it appears that most of the buyers bought them to flip or resell for a quick profit and they are not going up in value as anticipated. If I'm off base here please set me straight.
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It's an unfortunate abbreviation . I thought for a minute it it was a coin with king kong on it.
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I'd like to see it when it arrives. Can you post pictures?
I'm keeping it sealed in the box until I'm sure that I'm going to keep it. There are good pics on the mint web site and many dealer web sites.
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I imagine a FS 70 will be plentiful and cheap, if lots were flipped to end collectors.
Mintage numbers had been dropping yearly since 2011 until this issue. The quick sellout seems to indicate quite an abundance of flippers, and lackluster pricing on the secondary market since the 56 minute sellout confirms an overall lack of serious demand.
There aren't many collectors of the series, so it will be interesting to see how this coin fits into the pricing structure. The mintage is comparable to the 2010-W, which isn't that easy to find any more. Not rare, but not common either.
I expect a high percentage of PR-70 First Strikes, but that's always a crapshoot with platinum. Even if I wasn't a Plat collector, I'd probably keep the coin if I bought one.
I knew it would happen.
I think in the show " Lancelot Link secret chimp " the name of the evil spy organization was APE.
Actually the good guys were APE "Agency to prevent evil"
It turns out the bad guys are CHUMP
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It's an unfortunate abbreviation . I thought for a minute it it was a coin with king kong on it.
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