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Three Seated Liberty Dollars vs $3 Gold

ilmcoinsilmcoins Posts: 525 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 15, 2019 4:43PM in U.S. Coin Forum

In 1854 I would have preferred to have this coin with the same value as three silver dollars - all things being equal. However, today I would much rather have three Seated Libs of the same year and grade!!

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd rather have 300 freshly minted cents that I could take back to the future.

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,755 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd take any of the above! >:)

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,822 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SaorAlba said:
    I'd rather have 300 freshly minted cents that I could take back to the future.

    A 2019 cent may have been questioned in 1854.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a preference for gold coins.... So, for me, the decision would be easy....Gold is good... Cheers, RickO

  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,780 ✭✭✭✭✭

    600 half cents might even be better!

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    I have a preference for gold coins.... So, for me, the decision would be easy....Gold is good... Cheers, RickO

    But dammit, our gold coins are boring designs. :|

  • IndulgerIndulger Posts: 139 ✭✭✭

    I would like either....don’t have any SLD’s or $3 gold..

  • JJSingletonJJSingleton Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ilmcoins said:
    In 1854 I would have preferred to have this coin with the same value as three silver dollars - all things being equal. However, today I would much rather have three Seated Libs of the same year and grade!!

    I agree, unless the Three Dollar Gold was this one ;)

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  • ilmcoinsilmcoins Posts: 525 ✭✭✭✭

    @JJSingleton said:

    @ilmcoins said:
    In 1854 I would have preferred to have this coin with the same value as three silver dollars - all things being equal. However, today I would much rather have three Seated Libs of the same year and grade!!

    I agree, unless the Three Dollar Gold was this one ;)

    LOL, no argument there!!

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 16, 2019 7:32AM

    In 1854 I would have preferred to have this coin with the same value as three silver dollars -

    At that time, the three Liberty Seated Silver Dollars had a melt value that exceeded their face value and the price of gold was down because of the treasure coming from California. Congress, for some reason, did not lower the weight of the Silver Dollar as part of the Coinage Act of 1853 that reduced the weight of everything else. Maybe you might re-think your 19th century monetary stategy. ;)

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One or the other is fine with me !!! :)

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