Comments on: Alice Paul Proof Gold Coin Sells Out at New Low

By: jim

jim — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:54:42 +0000

In reply to Bob M.. If the tea party gets it's way the economy will be driven further into a triple deep recession from which we may never recover (as some economists have predicted) and gold prices will climb to new highs. Then you can re-evaluate your foresight.

By: Bob M.

Bob M. — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 04:04:31 +0000

I bought this coin in proof condition for $1,054 thinking I could hold and make a few
dollars. My foresight is not very good.

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 02:13:53 +0000

It seems that each new Spouse issue hits an all time low for mintage. I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, the public’s attention span cannot seem to last more than 4 years. The mint has had plenty of time to gather a “lessons learned” from modern coins issued. Susan B. Anthony lived an interesting and fruitful life in US history. Bad laws and minting decisions sentenced her coin to the collecting gallows. Even with the fluctuating price of Gold how many collectors do you think can afford to collect the entire Spouse series? How many have the attention span to stay with the series? There will always be a few… 3.500 and subtracting.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:30:27 +0000

First of all it isn’t the mint that makes these decisions, it’s Congress which put it in the law. The mint was only following orders.
Secondly I would not say that Congress has a progressive agenda. Otherwise why are we still minting the penny or printing the $1 bill?
Personally I look at the Alice Paul as the third commemorative coin of the year when only two are allowed by law. It is totally anomalous within the spouse coins – no resemblance to the spouse coins and no resemblance to the no-spouse Liberty sub-series either. It’s the only spouse coin I bought for that very reason.

By: george glazener

george glazener — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:22:52 +0000

Nothing whatsoever. She just happened to have been born during the Arthur administration, just as my great-grandmother did, and millions of other women as well. But rather than commemorate Arthur’s wife Ellen, who died before becoming First Lady, or Mary Arthur McElroy, who served as his official White House hostess, the US MINT elected to ignore these close relatives of Chester Arthur, and instead focus their efforts on a person who had nothing at all to do with Arthur’s time in office. The reason is actually pretty self-explanatory if you understand the underlying progressive agenda which motivates the people who make these decisions.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:15:45 +0000

Who the hell was Alice Paul? And what does she have to do with a president?