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What's the fuss about "bullion" coins?
bumanchu
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Do they know they are bullion?
Do they know they are being discriminated against?
Should they hire a lawyer?
Does it matter to the metal being minted?
Does it matter to the dies?
Does number of coins minted affect only the value of "Non-bullion'' coins?
Or are they doomed because they are modern and bullion at the same time?
Couldn't silver dollars in days gone by be considered bullion?
On and on ad infinitum.....
Do they know they are being discriminated against?
Should they hire a lawyer?
Does it matter to the metal being minted?
Does it matter to the dies?
Does number of coins minted affect only the value of "Non-bullion'' coins?
Or are they doomed because they are modern and bullion at the same time?
Couldn't silver dollars in days gone by be considered bullion?
On and on ad infinitum.....
And I ain't lying this time.
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Are you just ranting or do you have a point to make here?
Even the early silver dollars usually didn't circulate freely.
<< <i>Morgans were essentially just bullion made for political reasons.
Even the early silver dollars usually didn't circulate freely.
I was under the impression that Morgans circulated in the West. Where do all these circulated and cull Morgans come from?
I don't agree with their holier than thou postions, if you happen to like the "coins" for the coin's sake.
<< <i>No ranting, I just don't understand bullion bashing or bashers.
I don't agree with their holier than thou postions, if you happen to like the "coins" for the coin's sake. >>
Well, they're nice, but I wouldn't pay a premium for them--okay, maybe for the 1995-W SAE, but I would still consider that an investment.
Gold/Silver goes up and down. {bullion}.
Sometimes you get it right, sometimes you miss the boat.
When I buy bullion everyone should sell. Reverse is true.
I don't agree with their holier than thou postions, if you happen to like the "coins" for the coin's sake.>>
My appologies I thought you where starting a bashing thread and I like my ASE's. The beauty of proof ASE's is what got me started in collecting!
<< <i>No ranting, I just don't understand bullion bashing or bashers.
I don't agree with their holier than thou postions, if you happen to like the "coins" for the coin's sake. >>
I hope you don't think I was bashing them. I really like all coins but the purist part
of me prefers coins that circulated in their entirety. This doesn't mean that I hold the
bullion coins in less esteem so much as I consider them a slightly different sort of
collectible. I do collect various bullion and NCLT issues and enjoy them all.
Sometimes it can be very difficult to make a point without seeming to be making
other points.
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<< <i>Morgans were essentially just bullion made for political reasons.
Even the early silver dollars usually didn't circulate freely.
I was under the impression that Morgans circulated in the West. Where do all these circulated and cull Morgans come from? >>
The Morgans got a fairly wide circulation in the west but this left the bulk
of them sitting in vaults undisturbed for decades. Much of the wear on lightly
circulated pieces is caused by mishandling or storage in change jars or sock
drawers. Heavily worn pieces were often used as emergency money or poc-
ket pieces or spent time in casinos. Most of the G's to F's probably saw circulation.
The 1995-W ASE
The 1999-W $5 and $10 AGE's (MS specimens made with unfinished proof dies)
Now there will be a few more! And one has a P on it!
<< <i>Couldn't silver dollars in days gone by be considered bullion? >>
Most still are.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Did you know that the Platinum Statue of Liberty Proof coins are a "new era" in American Numismatics.
The Proof Plat coins are LEGAL TENDER. Platinum Proofs will take "the premier place in collections worldwide because they are rich in details present on [virtually] no other US coinage." They were (at the time of their release) the only US coin to "feature a dollar sign and only they bear the highest face value in American history". For these reasons and many more Platinum Proof Eagles are "likely to become [one of] the world's most coveted coin...".
"Long awaited and widely acclaimed, Platinum Eagles are here".
Wondercoin
P.S. I am simply quoting the above. Anyone know where I am quoting from?
<< <i>See last post directly above yours for three old reasons and possibly a few more this year. >>
So one has a low mintage-two have un-finished proof dies- and one has a P on it...This is excitement? come on you have to give me better reasons to collect these things. Try collecting something with some historic substance to it.
<< <i>BUMANCHU:
Did you know that the Platinum Statue of Liberty Proof coins are a "new era" in American Numismatics.
The Proof Plat coins are LEGAL TENDER. Platinum Proofs will take "the premier place in collections worldwide because they are rich in details present on [virtually] no other US coinage." They were (at the time of their release) the only US coin to "feature a dollar sign and only they bear the highest face value in American history". For these reasons and many more Platinum Proof Eagles are "likely to become [one of] the world's most coveted coin...".
"Long awaited and widely acclaimed, Platinum Eagles are here".
Wondercoin
P.S. I am simply quoting the above. Anyone know where I am quoting from? >>
Isn't that a quote from the new Legend Auction site?
Methinks the mint using dies intended for proof coins on planchets intended for uncirculated strikes has some significance.