Comments on: US Mint 2016 Centennial Gold Coin Mock-Ups

By: john

john — Tue, 24 May 2016 18:18:13 +0000

Prices in secondary market came down quickly. I’ll make note for next two releases. I’m doubling down. Find mind $95-110 over list for a 70. After submitting and shipping, it’s a bargain

By: Jerry Evans

Jerry Evans — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 23:31:34 +0000

In reply to Guest Guest. Now that is a good idea Guest Guest. Thanks

By: Guest Guest

Guest Guest — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 23:27:22 +0000

Jerry Evans – you pay $400 for a first strike PCGS and complain you can’t get online at the appointed time to do -what? Buy common business strike coins? Hey, have some girlfriends do it for you just like all the scalpers and coin dealers and others man!

By: Jerry Evans

Jerry Evans — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:45:46 +0000

Unless the collector is retired and/or unemployed, he/she must sit by their computer at the appointed magical hour the mint selects and hope for no power failures or computer crashes. For us with “day jobs”, that is impossible. It is ridiculous the mint sets a “household limit” of ten coins, knowing television barkers have everybody and their brother buying ten at the time which creates an instant sellout. Today I purchased a PCGS SP70 First Strike for around four hundred bucks. I do not buy coins to resell. As a collector of fifty years I think I have about had my fill of the government’s only honest/legitimate revenue producing agency. What cha think about one coin per household with unlimited production….oh I forgot….that would not guarantee as many $$$$$$ for the mint. Anyone want to buy my collection?

By: Don Ross

Don Ross — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:40:28 +0000

I was budgeting 5-10 of each until I saw they were commercial strikes. That is the only way to make them in gold, yet have them more boring than the originals. The originals were shiny when new, but gold commercial strikes are dull.
Now I’m budgeting 0-1 of each.

By: Jdee

Jdee — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:25:48 +0000

Dime mintage at 125,000. My guess is quarter at 100,000 and half at 75,000.
As for price. Since it is only a business strike. Not a proof nor uncirculated. I would say. Dime should be price at $25.00 over bullion. Based on $1,250.00 per ounce. Dime price at $150.00 each.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 21:25:31 +0000

Ordered my 2016 American Uncirculated gold coin today and asked them about the 2016 mercury dime she says she thinks they will sell out with in five minutes after they go on sale,

By: Guest Guest

Guest Guest — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:24:30 +0000

In reply to Dwight.

Dwight – I saw the dime will be 17.9mm diameter as the originals, not your 16.5mm, where did you get your numbers from?
I sure hope the size is same as original Mercury dimes.
Wait, maybe smaller is better. Thicker. Thicker is better.
Because the thinner gold ones would bend oh so easily.

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 02:41:27 +0000

I hope the gold liberty dime not shipped or sold in a box the size of a shotgun shell box, like they did the 5 Dollar gold Buffalo. Problem putting in some safe deposit boxes.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:55:47 +0000

As it turns out for the 2016-W Gold Winged Liberty Dime to be released on Thursday April 21, 2016 @ 12:00 PM EDT, its diameter will be 16.5 mm, its thickness will be 1.19 mm and its weight will be 1/10 troy oz. These are the same specifications as the 2008-W Buffalo gold $5 coin. By comparison the original 1916 Mercury Dime had a diameter of 17.9 mm, thickness of 1.35 mm and a weight of 2.5 grams of 90% silver.