Why is there little or no demand for foriegn gold coins?

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• 2bucks Posts: 636 ✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 9:29AM

  I don't know. Good question. I own Krugs, Canadian Mpls, and Pandas... I actually like the Pandas best and have a decent MS Collection.

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• topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 9:34AM

  Most coin collectors are in US.
  Most foreign coins have foreign words.
  They can't READ em.
  

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• Lakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 9:43AM

  Sure wish you had told me before I bought this coin - Henry VIIIth Sovereign.
  
  

  "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.

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• pontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭

  December 12, 2005 9:45AM

  i demand pandas all the time...
  
  us gold of choice for me would be any or all stella patterns, and seeing as I do not fart 1k bills, I stick with value/design

  
  
  Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill

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• Scavenger Posts: 987

  December 12, 2005 9:47AM

  Lakesammman,
  That is a very cool coin, did you get what you would consider a good deal on that? Also was there much competition in the bidding?

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• BECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 9:51AM

  I would love to collect older foreign coins. Did you ever see some of the Elliaseburg foreign coins that got auctioned off? Some of the coolest designs ever. Ufortunately I am working on a US collection and there is not so much exposure to world coins.

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• Lakesammman Posts: 17,464 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 9:55AM

  Scavenger:
  
  Have no idea - just liked the coin and bought it at the ANA in SF. Private sale, no auction.

  "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.

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• FatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭

  December 12, 2005 10:01AM

  
  
  << <i>Sure wish you had told me before I bought this coin - Henry VIIIth Sovereign. >>
  
  I had the opportunity to study this beauty in hand. It is one of the coolest coins I have ever seen.
  
  

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• MrEureka Posts: 24,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 10:01AM

  There are many avid collectors of foreign gold but there are still tons of opportunities to pick up great values. It's not unusual to find R-6 and R-7 foreign gold pieces for a grand or two, sometimes much less. I love it.

  Andy Lustig
  
  Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
  
  Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.

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• DorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 10:08AM

  I love Darkside gold. Little or no premium over spot and beautiful designs. Then put an Eliasberg pedigree on them and I'm in gold heaven
  
  

  Becky

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• mozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭

  December 12, 2005 10:25AM

  Just for fun, I collect 20 Fr French Angels and Roosters, Swiss Helvetias, and some other odd ball stuff. I only collect these goldies graded MS by PCGS/NGC. After the US is hit by terrorists I can use these pieces to buy food.

  I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.

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