GoldFinger1969

Interesting blog and I see why some people might have interest in his blog. Never heard of the guy before. What would make his blog more interesting to more people if he had dedicated sections and repeated them daily or from time-to-time....i.e., Saints, Morgans, Franklin Halves, etc. If anybody knows anybody like that, I'm all ears. The guy who owns a Rare Coins dealership in New Hampshire (I have him bookmarked somwhere) had some good observations and insights on FUN 2024.

You only got into them 5 years ago ? What caused you to pursue it so late ?

MyCollect is owned by Great Collections.

Just curious....what are the total mint productions for Eagles and how many survived ? Just trying to get a handle on their relative size compard to Saints, where you had 72 MM struck (approx) and just under 4 MM survived to this date.

I intend to, been too busy of late. Heard good things about it, Jason.

Did he say that you could buy them at that price ? I think he said their GOLD VALUE was about 1/8th of an ounce or about $260 or a bit higher.

MM, your current photos of the coin are approximatly 400x400 which is low-resolution. If you have a smartphone it should at least quintuple those figures and give us a good Hi-Def pics.

How did they come up with these "weird" ounce numbers ?

Good stuff...thanks for posting it. I wonder if they ever thought about striking a few MCMVIII HR's EVERY year, changing the date ?

It's too bad they didn't have a 1-ounce coin like the Liberty Head or Saint. Seems that for most countries their #1 gold coin was much smaller than 1 ounce.

Yes...I was referenceing actual gold production, Olympics.

Their output is miniscule compared to those countries (and South Africa).

Cyprus.

One of those phrases I never forgot in investing: you only have to get rich ONCE. Think about it. It's so true. I would suspect that this guy SHOULD have had 1st-dibs on the best/easiest gold....probably made some $$$...but then either squandered it or invested in assets/businesses poorly.

Heard that some Spanish ship from 1709 might be raised soon and has $17 BILLION in treasure !!!

How many of the originals (non-restrikes) were minted and how many survived ? Both numbers are probably much less than for Liberty's or Saints....but this was a SMALLER gold coin used for commerce and the French seemed to use their gold much more than Americans, given their domestic upheavals from 1870-1936.

Why do I feel I am re-living the M*A*S*H sitcom, with me caught between Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John/BJ Hunnicutt vs. Frank Burns or Winchester ?

May he R.I.P....along with his 8 MCMVII UHRs !!!!

Report back....

Reading and LEARNING about the history of the coins can be as much fun as simply opening your wallet and buying. I love collecting/buying Saint Double Eagles, but they aren't cheap and I can't buy one every few weeks...or months....and sometimes years. So I spend lots of time doing lots of researching and reading on threads, forums, books, journals, etc. Not as much fun as buying, for sure, but it makes getting the next one that much more enjoyable. For sure, spend time reading forum threads here and elswhere that talk about Roman/foreign coins...and get a book or two that matches your experience level so you can learn the basics (or more advanced stuff, if you already have the basics down pat).

You came to the right place. Don't be embarassed...we see lots of people with coins they THINK are valuable and turn out to be legit but worth alot less OR are counterfeit. If you do have an interest in starting a collection or adding to an existing one, we're here to help !

Didn't Franklin Halves take a big price drop from about 2010 to 2020 ? Have they bounced back since ?

Are you looking to build a sizeable collection...or just get a few Roman coins ? If you decide you want to look at Saints or MSDs, I'll pipe in then. Until that time, I'll leave you with the foreign/Roman coin experts. Good Luck, Kinlar !

Late-2023 Numismatic News article on French Roosters. Good for most of us, probably 2nd-hand to Henri: https://www.numismaticnews.net/collecting-101/bargain-collector-french-rooster-popular-gold-coin

We're all here to learn...it's all a journey.