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Maybe it's just the coins I have or look at but I usually see them appreciate or have some nice spikes like 8-12 years ago. Some may even ride a steady line for a bit but the CC GSA Hoards I've been coming across recently have all been on a downward ride over something like the past 5 years. I'm referring to $250 - $550 CC GSA's (MS62-MS65) today that were $350 - $750 five years back and not key dates. Just those someone might pick up to have one. That's not a $10 or $25 drop. That trend surprises me as I don't have one coin that dropped that much. I'm not a seasoned collector or know-it-all collector so there is plenty for me to learn but how much lower can these CC GSA Hoards continue to drop?

Right off the bat I agree the series isn't interesting. I always thought that. The reverse is nothing special to me with the way the 13 stars were laid out and when I look at the obverse it's nothing more than a new life for the old Walking Liberty design. As for the 5MM+, I was referencing just in terms of the the Silver Eagle production over it's years. If it's coin someone may want to pick up the 1989 just seems like an alternative date to consider. And now the current design is being extended into the new year as a dual 2021 design until the new design release in mid 2021. Additional hype starting on collectability and unknown production numbers.

With most of my coins falling between 1805-1928 I'm not much of a modern issue coin collector. However, I'll still watch an infomercial for collectible coins or maybe an HSN airing just because coins interest me. With the hype this year on the 2020-P Emergency Production Silver Eagles, stats on "key dates", and pushes for collectors to buy the 1986 & 2020 bookends it seems one year is underappreciated. Rarely is the 1989 Silver Eagle mentioned. Again, I'm not a modern day collector so maybe I'm missing something but there were only 5,203,317 produced of the bullion coin. That's lower than the initial 1986 coin and among the lowest in the 35 years of the current design. Over the past twelve years of the bullion coin alone, production has been in the 20, 30 and 40 million ranges. So is the 1989 underappreciated? A sleeper and year for those getting into collecting or interested in Silver Eagles to seek out?

Great post! Very helpful. To me anyway as I sometimes have difficulty taking pics of some coins.

After coming across a nice looking CC Morgan GSA Hoard w/blue NGC MS65 label that I passed on in the moment, I second guessed my decision and so researched that and other years later this past weekend. Two things I realized is that these are very easy to come by if one wants one (except maybe one like an 1881 or 1889) and then also how low the values have pulled back. On several CC GSA dates the values have been falling steadily since 2015 and some of these back to where they were valued in March 2010. Are there just more and more being passed down by relatives or found by family members and being sent off to be certified driving the prices back to years ago? And that these may be adding to the common dates like 1882, 1883, 1884? Just curious what those who may follow the CC GSA Hoard more closely think and opinions on where the values might go. Is it worth adding one to the collection just to have one regardless the date or one's budget?

Thanks for the tip Lancek! Will take a look tonight. When Peter Capaldi replaced Matt Smith that was the beginning of the end.

Exactly. I have both professionally graded coins and raw coins in flips but when I search online I just see many dishonest grades out there.

I'm curious to know where the most accurate coin prices can be found. In looking here at NGC, at PCGS, Whitman Red Book and other sources I find the prices are inconsistent. Prices on the same coin can sometimes be close but then also ranges off by quite a bit leaving me wondering what to go by. ??

I have a Walking Liberty just like that. Identical slab and label. Luckily part of a lot I picked up for the other coins. PCS Stamps & Coins of Norwalk, Connecticut slabs and sells those. I can tell you the Walking Liberty was definitely not uncirculated as they labeled and just VG at best. Again luckily for me it was the other coins and this was just part of the lot.

Crruisercharlie - If you collect tokens, can I ask where you look up values for them? Or if you know of additional websites that specialize in those.

I'm not a collector of the state quarters or for the most part modern coins at all. I just have this one First Day Cover and was curious as to what they originally sold for new.

There are other obvious issues with your coin that give away that it's a fake. I see issues right away with the beads in her hair and the stars.

I have some pre-1933 gold commons $2.5 Indian Heads that are MS62 and I can tell you no way you paid $20 for a genuine. Those are so highly faked. I can also tell you that's exactly what the coin is you have pictured by the bridge of the nose. It's a fake. Your coin is missing the very slight curve from the eyebrow to the top of the forehead. Good thing you only lost $20 but you can buy these fakes for just $5 on the street. https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-coin-detection-liberty-half-eagles/ Watch some videos on You Tube to see how many people get the disappointing news from NGC and PCGS after paying so much for the coin and for paying for the grading service on a gold coin only to hear it's a fake.

I couldn't find that page or missed it but came across other conflicting info. Thank you!

This I would like to see too for the Gold Maple Leafs.

I have a sealed, never opened, white cardboard Q18 envelope with a First Day Coin Cover for the 2000 New Hampshire state quarter inside. Does anyone know what the US Mint sold these to the public for back in 2000? I see opened and unopened sets online at different prices but just curious what the original purchase price was. I'm just can't seem to find that in any of my search results. Random stock photos attached.

Just curious. How often does NGC update it's Price Guide? PCGS seems to post updates at the start of each month. One of my pre-1933 gold coins in particular has basically changed on the PCGS site 4 times since January but here in the NGC Price Guide it hasn't changed once since 01-31-20.

I think PCGS coins should be in their own category. Not in the same as NGC. I only collect NGC certified. If I collected PCGS I'd be on their site. The values and grading are not consistent. This is disappointed news.

Found some additional info for you. My initial thoughts were incorrect. Maxentius Constantine the Great Enemy Ancient Roman Coin Castor & Pollux i44780 Maxentius – Roman Emperor: 307-312 A.D. Bronze Follis 24mm (6.04 grams) Ostia mint: 309-312 A.D. Reference: RIC 35 (Ostia), S 3776 IMPCMAXENTIVSPFAVG – Laureate head right. AETERNITASAVGN Exe: MOST – Castor and Pollux (the Dioscuri) standing, facing each other, each holding horse by bridle.

At a glance it looks like one that I also have. A Constantine I "Glory of Army". The actual mint period for this would be 330-333 AD if the same coin. I found many dealers give Constantine's time as emperor 307-337 AD instead of the mint period. I'm not a professional grader by any means but a rough guess on a numbers scale I'd say anywhere between a 2 and a 6 based on what I can make of the photo. On a positive note you have a round coin and not one with a chip out of it.

At a glance it looks like one that I also have. A Constantine I "Glory of Army". The actual mint period for this would be 330-333 AD if the same coin. I found many dealers give Constantine's time as emperor 307-337 AD instead of the mint period. I'm not a professional grader by any means but a rough guess on a numbers scale I'd say anywhere between a 2 and a 6 based on what I can make of the photo. On a positive note you have a round coin and not one with a chip out of it.

Has anyone collected Mozambique Gold 1 pound coins? Or know where values can be found? Mainly a 1985. I cannot find any information anywhere online.

Requesting either a Roman Empire set or Ancients set since my coin is an NGC graded coin. I would like to be able to see under something. Thanks so much! ROMAN EMPIRE ROMAN EMPIRE NGC Ch VF 2075177-254

This has been very informative. I now understand PF grading so much better and can appreciate it.

I'm new to collecting but understand PF70 is the highest rating for a proof. Why do I see new 2019 and 2020 proof coins graded and in slabs as PF69 and not PF70? Is it because they taken out of the original US Mint capsules to be graded and then placed in a slab? Thus losing that difference in the grade/value?