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Golden Security Blanket
06/01/2004
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VALUE JUDGEMENT
U.S. gold coins minted before 1933 have proven to be excellent Investments for discriminating numismatists.
The most valuable specimens are
from the period between 1795 and 1834, after which improved minting processes
allowed the production of more technically uniform coins. Good condition coins
from this era have increased in value by 30 percent to 40 percent in the
last year.
The most exceptionally designed coin is deemed to be the $20 St.
Gaudens, minted from 1907 to 1933 and designed by renowned sculptor Augustus St.
Gaudens.
Coins from low-volume or short-lived mints, such as those in
Charlotte, N.C., Dahlonega, Ga., and Carson City, Nev., fetch much higher prices
at auction than coins of the same vintage minted at high-volume mints, such as
Philadelphia. Back to main article: "Realm of the Coin"
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