1986 AGE Age Perceived Value

tneig

I know about the key dates in silver but not as much in gold. (Fractional sizes but all)

Are the AGE older or 1986 dates worth more?

Its amazing how much more apmex charges for older dates, even an 87.

(sort of a repeat of a 10yr old question but this time relating to G)

ricko

Well, the old adage 'They don't make them anymore', likely applies....So many are tied up in collections or stacks.... just not as common, therefore, a premium. Cheers, RickO

derryb

AGE mintages

Bochiman

When you go to sell, it will be harder to find people to pay premiums for the older ones.
Similar to SAEs. Some have a little premium, when YOU go to sell, but usually, they are pretty much the same.

As for APMEX, or other sellers like that, yep, they will charge premiums. They generally want to have bulk when they sell, and by setting a higher price, there is more of a perceived rarity.

If you have the time, and the patience, and there aren't a lot of other sellers, then getting a premium for the older ones is possible. If you are an individual seller, again, good luck getting much of a premium, if any.

tneig

Yeah, and the comparison to private gold vs silver sales is interesting.
It seems I get less responses when I raise gold even a little above spot. But then I bargain as well.

On silver I can lift an eyebrow on an ASE 86 or 96. On gold they just keep snoring, even my 87.

If I flash a silver Engelhard of any kind, heart rates go up, and the spot offers increase and so do the aggressive comments.

No problem selling my silver bullion base items at +$1. There seems to be sort of a mental spillover of that onto gold sales even though the gsr is ridiculous right now. I mean on silver $1 over is 1/16.5. But if you used that ratio on a gold ounce it would be $80 per oz and the offers drop to zero and the critics come out. lol

BAJJERFAN

87s etc. are pretty common. I wonder if one bought a box of 500 random dates what they'd get. The 1996 and 2000 are the toughest to find. Not so long ago I saw maybe 15 or more of the 86s for little or no premium. Maybe over a year ago, APMEX had rolls[?] of most dates for which they were charging a premium. The 1 AGE that I have right now is a 1986. if you buy random dates from those eBay specials you aren't likely to get an 86 or 96 or 2000.

ricko

Fortunately, I have those dates.... and acquired them long ago... Cheers, RickO

BAJJERFAN

I wonder how many monster boxes of random date/prior years AGEs one would have to buy in order get a full set of 1986-2017 year coins. I expect the big dealers probly cherry pick those too.