GoldFinger1969

Assuming you have $10,000 to spend or are just using that as an example to generate ideas....I wouldn't limit myself to the $1,000 threshold.
I'll talk my book as we say in the financial trade  and make a plug for gold coins in general and Double Eagles in particular.  It'll be a purchase closer to $2,500-$3,000 but you can get exposure to gold (which I think is going higher) and also own an iconic American coin with lots of history and wonderful stories behind it (check out the threads on Saints and DEs).
Not sure that is your cup of tea but if it is happy to help you and/or direct you to the multiple threads we have here on those particular coins.
Good Luck !! 

There are very few who are remotely close to taking David Lange's place -- at NGC or anywhere else. You can probably count them on the thumbs of one hand - or less. (Esp. at the crappy salary he was given.)

Anyone Know Who Took Dave Lange's Place?

Welcome to the NGC chat board. 
   As long as you "know nothing about coins", you shouldn't buy any!  Knowledge is essential to making the wise purchase of any coin, and you will be ready to make purchases when you can answer your question yourself, which will depend upon your own goals and tastes.
   We have an old expression, "buy the book before the coin".  First, get and study a current (2025) or recent standard edition of A Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the "Red Book".  A grading guide and a current price guide are also basic and essential. See the following forum topics to locate these and other print and online and resources for new collectors:
   Your education should also include attendance at venues such as coin shows and coin club meetings, where you can examine a variety of coins and speak with knowledgeable collectors and dealers.  

That’s my fault $1000 each. 

Just to clarify, do you mean 10 coins who's prices equal $1,000 in aggregate, or 10 coins worth $1,000 each or potentially $10,000 aggregate.

I just joined the group and I know nothing about coins. Could someone tell me what their top 10 coins under $1000 they would get for their collection?

You're correct. I should have omitted the $ value - the price of gold fluctuated.

This is an interesting article about Indian gold refiners and the fake coins made from the gold by jewelers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68596195

There will be no shortage of attendees. 

I wasn't aware the ANA was coming to ATL in 2025, but that's already five years since 2020.  
I should still be able to suffer the traffic on Day 1 (but probably only Day 1) to make it there.  Likely the only day I might find something I want to buy badly enough.

@GoldFinger1969 :
Re:    "35 BB French Francs had been hoarded or about 2 BB U.S....not all gold, some silver, but probably mostly gold."
If I may muddy up the waters, only 117-1/2 MM 20-Francs gold roosters were minted, only 1/3 of which, the "originals," are relevant to the conversation, having been struck to 1906.
The "restrikes" (1907 to 1914) were re-minted between 1951 to 1960. The 1914 was re-minted in 202,359 copies in 1921.
Clearly, the number of gold roosters available for melting, some 43 MM played a miniscule role when one accepts 35 BB pieces were involved overall.
 

Thanks for showing a picture. I had heard about the error, but never actually seen a copy to confirm it.

There were many similar reports in the early 1930s. France and Belgium were the primary countries mentioned. Occasionally, the articles will state the actual amount in Eagles or Double Eagles, but most of the time their comments are indefinite -- like the article above. European banks sold gold coins at a premium to local bourse and Central bank quotes. These coins went into small family hoards and vanished from any means of tracking them. (When off the gold exchange standard, central banks sold gold only in 400 oz bar units - about $5,000.)

...couple of mint state roosters recently sold (bid) at heritage below melt...what can i say?....

...no it was basically that way for all of the bullion related issues, swiss francs, sovereigns etc etc...even if in mint state, the only time any significant premium over bullion melt was if very high grades or top pops, as u mention with the bp n taxes the end price would be at or slightly over bullion, but not all buyers pay the taxes so one can actually buy at or slightly below bullion...as i have often stated this series n many others that served as bullion place holders dont have a big collector base, there r a few registry set collectors n in the roosters some interest in the pre restike issues but its very minimal, thats one reason u see so many unslabbed mint state coins, if it doesnt slab top pop u dont recover ur certification costs otherwise ud see dealers slabbing a hundred at a time as bulk submissions but there r not that many collectors to buy the mid range uncs....

1972 IKE dollar, no mint mark. Variety 3.
They should be Copper-Nickel Clad.
What would cause the copper layer to not show on the edge of the coin?
Have any of these been found in silver clad?

Collecting old coin catalogs is cool , rarely do some collectors talk about their numismatic book/catalog collection it’s just as important as collecting coins , we live in age where people depend on internet to give them all information … sometimes the book is much better to look at 

...hmmmm, attendance mite be low...u mite need to give away samples....

Not sure of your point.
If you are implying it's due to recover "eventually" because of this price performance, no it doesn't have to.  No market actually does, especially one that isn't even a market in the sense you imply which coins aren't.
According to the link below, it's still about 60% below the all-time peak, and that's in nominal dollars.  This shouldn't be surprising, since TPG labels and buying coins as "investments" don't have anything to do with actual coin collecting.  The vast majority of coins in this index have no relevance to how the majority collect, with potentially 80% to 90% never buying a single one in these TPG label numbers. 
I've owned two, the 1883-O and 1884-O Morgan dollars in MS-64. Those most likely to be owned by the "average" collector are the 1883 "No cents" nickel, 1938-D Buffalo, later date Mercury dimes, common Morgan and Peace dollars, and circulated 20th century "key" dates like the 1932-D and 1932-S quarters.
That's roughly 2% of the list.
PCGS Price Guide - PCGS3000® Rare Coin Index

When I went I usually found something as well for my German collection or a medal …. I used to go to PAN show in the fall time , I’ve been to the one in spring time only two times over all years … I might pop in for the spring show it depends 
I'm glad PAN show will continue at monroeville convention center , I’d rather go there than to go all way downtown to Pittsburgh convention center , fighting traffic bumper to bumper just to get back home with all detours and in Pittsburgh lately … some kind of roadwork going on just about every road I go down 

Yup. Dealers in the Kirk Kelly network of dealerships regularly had so-called mint state Coq Marianne in their monthly mail order flyers a few decades ago. Of course, they were not necessarily really high grades. The frustrating thing is that there are almost definitely more “registry worthy” pieces out there, but they are “trapped” in countries in which there is no widely recognized difference between MS65 and MS70. Yes, our fascination with single points and pluses and stars is pretty uniquely an American fetish. 

British Petroleum [BP] ain't got a da-ned thing to do with it!  
Revisit the figures I provided upthread.
Gold Rooster melt, then, was $429.82.  [Spot gold was $2302.02.]
The gold bullion dealer with the least expensive gold roosters was APMEX: $445., exclusive of dealer premium and sales taxes, where applicable.
The gold bullion dealer with the most expensive gold roosters was Money Metals Exchange: $488., exclusive of dealer premium and sales taxes, where applicable.
That was then, yesterday. Today is today, and tomorrow, may be further up or down.
One thing I have to give @zadok credit for was opening my eyes up to the fact that F20FR GR are bullion. Of course, gold spot price is less of a consideration the higher you go up the Mint State scale.  The owners of the finest examples, I believe it safe to say, do not fret over fluctuations.

THAT'S  A DAMNABLE  LIE. Besides, as I have pointed out out recently, gold spot is risng suddenly in fits and starts.  If dealers monitored them they'd have time for nothing else. You're in scrap and consequently on the prowl. While you are not required to keep close track of irregularities, you would do unto others what others do, or should do, unto others.  I have NEVER compromised my principles for.money, least of all filthy lucre.  One more reason why I turned out as well as I have.
 
 

FYI:  French 20-francs gold rooster melt is: $429.82. (Gold spot was $2302.02, as of an hour ago.)
What it costs, presently, to own one... from lowest to highest prices:
BULLION DEALER, PRICE, DEALER PREMIUM:
1. APMEX, $445.22, $15.90.
5. MONEY METALS EXCHANGE, $488.93, $59.09.
Note:  For the majority of Set Registrants interested in acquiring an older "original" at these prices -- regardless of state of preservation -- the time for entertaining that silly notion is long past.  Only 5 years ago, fistfuls of gold roosters could be had raw for between $259. and $289, minus sales taxes which were yet to be imposed on platforms like eBay.   🐓