A pretty piece of gold.

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• littlejohn Posts: 702

  February 23, 2005 7:33AM

  nice ,very nice

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• FatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭

  February 23, 2005 7:52AM

  The bullion eagles are all very nice coins and really show off the quality that the mint is capable of producing. I collect them as they are truely beautiful.
  
  But I do prefer the original even when they have been beat up a little bit.
  
  

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• michael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭

  February 23, 2005 8:17AM

  superlative fats that original saint twenty dollar gold coin
  
  the modern gold coin looks flat washed out like a piece of tinfoil wrapped around chocolate

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• Sequitur Posts: 1,195

  February 23, 2005 8:38AM

  the modern gold coin looks flat washed out like a piece of tinfoil wrapped around chocolate
  
  I think that's only because of the harsh lighting in the photo. If you're talking about modern gold pieces in general, I think the old and the new both look great. Best thing about gold is the way it ages -- it's highly unlikely any gold coin is going to be lost to carbon spots, aggresive tarnish blackening the coin, etc.
  
  Plus, gold is a heaven-sent metal when compared to the bogus AT and dipping games played with silver coinage. (But gold does have its own unique problems, especially counterfeiting and polishing.)

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• ychange Posts: 95

  February 23, 2005 8:44AM

  anyone else find the angle of the torch on the newer pieces,...'off', a bit, when compared to the old obv. design? slanting / rather than
  
  either way, spiffy coins, arguably the "prettiest" obv. of any gold piece around.
  
  
  
  

  peace
  

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