Truman vs. Ike - same mintage, way different prices
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The 2015 Truman and Eisenhower Coin and Chronicles Sets each had a low mintage of 17,000. The Truman is currently selling for about $250 per set while the Eisenhower is about $115 per set. Any insights that would explain the large price disparity?
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If I remember correctly the Truman set had a 5 per household, and Ike had 2, meaning more coins made it to the final destination (the collector) directly from the mint. More Trumans were bought up by flippers, which raised the price more.
I have wondered that also. I have no explanation for it, as I would have though Ike would have been more popular than Truman.
Perhaps when Ike got his own dollar that took some of the wind out of the sails on any other Ikes?
bob
Since it is only little than more than a year after these were issued, isn't it possible this price discrepancy will correct itself over the longer run?
Most likely that will be the case, but what is not known is how long it will take, and whether the price of the Truman will come down or the price of the Ike will go up (or both).
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From what I have read, it is the opposite way. With the sellout of the Truman, more flippers were ready for the Ike and purchased them at a greater rate. Checking ebay sales, more Ikes were resold than Trumans. This lowered the prices since the Trumans were held in stronger hands. Unless a bunch of Trumans start showing up, the price discrepancy will remain.
Here is a post from Mintnewsblog.com with some data:
http://mintnewsblog.com/hoover-and-eisenhower-first-spouse-gold-proof-coins-sold-out/#comment-243247
I flipped my eisenhowers for $250-$300 a set after the release.