Comments on: 2016 Nancy Reagan First Spouse Gold Coins Launch

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:40:17 +0000

chuck –

You sure are right about Nancy’s opinions & advice to President Reagan on many decisions he made. She was smart & a little more agressive than the president in some good ways & he took her advice into consideration just as advice from his Cabinet officials. If he hadn’t got Alzheimers, she may have run for an elected office back in California & who knows with her strong determination how far she would have gone in the political arena.
It will be interesting to see next week’s Nancy gold coin sales numbers for sure.

Happy collecting!

-NumisDudeTX

By: chuck

chuck — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:27:51 +0000

Seth Riesling,
Yes, she was dedicated. Some even make the case she might have been the first woman President. No doubt, she did help in many decisions that were made.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 02:47:35 +0000

chuck –

The Nancy coin sales are not too bad for first 3.5 days on a Holiday weekend. Considering she just passed away fairly recently, I bet many of her friends here & around the world & the people who worked for her & her beloved “Ronnie” over their life in politics going back to the Governor of California period & the anti-drug campaign people will be purchasing this coin sometime soon. I think also the fact that she helped care for President Reagan dealing with Alzheimers for so long will cause some to buy the coin as a tribute to the fight against the disorder & as a symbol of Love to give as a gift. I guess everyone has their own reasons & mine was her total loyalty to her husband & a Love that was so apparent in her eyes when she spoke about him before & after his death. A totally dedicated First Lady to her husband & her country. What a great legacy she left.

-NumisDudeTX

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:59:56 +0000

Seth Riesling,
Thank you for the information.
No buyer’s remorse here, rather have and did get Nancy.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:14:58 +0000

chuck –

Glad you got your 2 Nancy gold coins in hand. I love them both too !
As for platinum metal price, it has increased a lot since the issue date of June 30 for the Proof platinum coin. On the day of issue the premium was about $350 & now in just 6 days the premium doesn’t look so high now. I just didn’t like the design enough to go for it & I wanted both Nancy gold coins more.
There will not be any platinum bullion version coins this year. The Mint was supposed to have its new palladium high relief $25 bullion coin issued this year, but they are running behind on the whole process of issuing a coin in a new metal for them & it will not be issued till next year according to the Mint.

Happy collecting!

-NumisDudeTX

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 19:16:04 +0000

Seth Riesling,
Glad you got your two too. Took your advice and paid for the expedited shipping. They arrived today. Was surprised that only about 2200 sold so far (7/4 report). But as pointed out many might have purchased the platinum coin instead. I did not buy many in this series and this series may never be a complete series since five are already excluded and any future ones. Perhaps, in the future there will be a new law to include missing ones.

As to the $1350 price for the platinum coin, see many dealers charge over $1350 just for a 1 oz bullion Platinum coin. Thus the mint’s price may have been reasonable after all. Shortage of platinum?
Do you know if a 1 oz platinum bullion coin will be sold this year?
Thanks

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 22:22:57 +0000

chuck –

Glad you got your 2 Nancy gold coins in Proof & Uncirculated versions. I did the same. I don’t know why this series is not as popular as other gold coin series, & like you I basically wonder if this coin will ever sell out. My best guess is that with 4 coins each year (8 if you buy both versions) & being a 10-year series & being pure gold, that the cost was prohibitive for most collectors. I only bought the designs I really liked & the First Ladies I admired most, therefore my collection is incomplete.

Happy collecting!

-NumisDudeTX

By: yorbasasa

yorbasasa — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:39:57 +0000

You know, we ONLY can buy 2 coins, also people bought platinum proof coin yesterday! It is too close for 2 high value coins for sale in a week. Last thing, today is starting off a long weekend. I expect this gold coin needs to take a month to sell out!

By: chuck

chuck — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:01:27 +0000

Thought Nancy would sell out in couple hours (already about three hours). So, 15,000 limit might not have been wrong. This series has many coins with a low mintage but was ruined from the start. Of course, collecting such a series was cost prohibitive for many of us. Will be interesting to see what happens. At least I got the two I wanted.