6-coin modern commemorative sets

[jtryka]

A few years ago, I bought a couple of the 6-coin sets of modern commems off eBay, since gold was cheap, and I'd never had one of those fancy wood box sets. So I got a Columbus set and I think a Mt. Rusmore set (though it might have been a Bill of Rights set, I can't remember). These have been locked in a safe deposit box for years, but last night as I was reading the Numismatic News, I saw an ad for a dealer selling the Columbus set for $800! I think I paid under $300 for each of these, so I was surprised at this. Have these sets been moving up? Or is it just the two gold coins that caused the move higher?

[conqueror]

Would like to see what 6 coins set your reffering to. I don't believe I've seen a fancy wooden box sets of anything on ebay. Thanks

 

John

[jtryka]

Here is a Mt. Rushmore set on eBay: 6-Coin set. This was an option with the earlier commems of the 1980s and 1990s, where you bought one of each coin, half eagle, dollar and half in both proof and unc, and the mint put them in a nice wooden box for you.

[conqueror]

Wow! I kind of like these sets and if I were in the market for one, I would pay that price and maybe even a little more. Thanks

 

John

[TomB]

These are tied to the price of gold and they bid at $410 and $475 in the Greysheet.