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Notes from Liberty *U.S.*U.S LibertyLiberty Coin Coin Service Service Computer Computer Quotes Quotes 2PM 2PM EDT EDT 10.4.1710.4.17 Spot Spot Prices Prices Item Item Qty Qty Fine Fine Wt Wt Price Price Cost/Oz Cost/Oz Premium Premium *U.S.*U.S. 1 1 Oz Oz Gold Gold Eagle Eagle 1010 1.00001.0000 1,322.001,322.001322.001322.00 3.7%3.7% Gold:Gold: $1,274.75$1,274.75 *U.S.*U.S. 1/2 1/2 Oz Oz Gold Gold Eagle Eagle 1010 0.50000.5000 684.50684.501369.001369.00 7.4%7.4% Silver:Silver: $16.61$16.61 *U.S.*U.S. 1/4 1/4 Oz Oz Gold Gold Eagle Eagle 1010 0.25000.2500 352.50352.501410.001410.00 10.6%10.6% Platinum:Platinum: $916.00$916.00 *U.S.*U.S. 1/10 1/10 Oz Oz Gold Gold Eagle Eagle 1010 0.10000.1000 144.80144.801448.001448.00 13.6%13.6% Palladium:Palladium: $925.00$925.00 *U.S.*U.S. 1 1 Oz Oz Gold Gold Buffalo Buffalo 1010 1.00001.0000 1,337.251,337.251337.251337.25 4.9%4.9% *U.S.*U.S. 1 1 Oz Oz Medallion Medallion 1010 1.00001.0000 1,299.001,299.001299.001299.00 1.9%1.9% Notes from Liberty *U.S.*U.S. 1/2 1/2 Oz Oz Medallion Medallion 1010 0.50000.5000 650.75650.751301.501301.50 2.1%2.1% By Allan Beegle LCS Chief Numismatist *Australia*Australia 1 1 Oz Oz Kangaroo Kangaroo 1010 1.00001.0000 1,333.501,333.501333.501333.50 4.6%4.6% September sales started off strong. But, *Austria*Austria 100 100 Corona Corona 1010 0.98020.9802 1,268.251,268.251293.871293.87 1.5%1.5% when precious metals prices dipped, retail *Austria*Austria 1 1 Oz Oz Philharmonic Philharmonic 1010 1.00001.0000 1,323.251,323.251323.251323.25 3.8%3.8% demand almost completely disappeared. *Canada*Canada 1 1 Oz Oz Maple Maple Leaf Leaf 1010 1.00001.0000 1,311.751,311.751311.751311.75 2.9%2.9% Still, numismatic activity stayed solid. All of the Ancient Roman coins we of- *Canada*Canada 1x25 1x25 Maplegram Maplegram 1010 0.80390.8039 1,156.001,156.001437.991437.99 12.8%12.8% fered found new homes as did almost all of *China*China 30 30 Gram Gram Panda Panda 1010 0.96460.9646 1,318.251,318.251366.631366.63 7.2%7.2% the Gold Coin Bargains. The Canada Po- *China*China 1 1 Oz Oz Panda Panda 1010 1.00001.0000 1,362.751,362.751362.751362.75 6.9%6.9% lar Bears also sold out quickly, but we do *Mexico*Mexico 50 50 Peso Peso 1010 1.20571.2057 1,572.251,572.251304.011304.01 2.3%2.3% have a handful of the Mexico 5 Peso Cuauhtemocs still available. *S.*S. Africa Africa Krugerrand Krugerrand 1010 1.00001.0000 1,318.001,318.001318.001318.00 3.4%3.4% We have been busy taking our annual *1*1 Oz Oz Ingot Ingot 1010 1.00001.0000 1,310.501,310.501310.501310.50 2.8%2.8% physical inventory over the past few weeks. When you consolidate your hold- *Austria*Austria 1 1 Ducat Ducat 1010 0.11070.1107 153.50153.501386.631386.63 8.8%8.8% ings into the same place to make them *British*British Sovereign Sovereign 1010 0.23540.2354 317.75317.751349.831349.83 5.9%5.9% easy to count it can be surprising to find *France*France 20 20 Franc Franc 1010 0.18670.1867 252.75252.751353.781353.78 6.2%6.2% that you have a lot more of some items than your realized. *Swiss*Swiss 20 20 Franc Franc 1010 0.18670.1867 253.25253.251356.451356.45 6.4%6.4% That happened here at Liberty. When we discovered just how many Gem Proof $20$20 Liberty Liberty BU BU 1010 0.96750.9675 1,360.001,360.001405.681405.68 10.3%10.3% and Gem Mint State-65+ Commemora- $20$20 St St Gaudens Gaudens BU BU 1010 0.96750.9675 1,365.001,365.001410.851410.85 10.7%10.7% tive Silver Dollars that we had in stock $20$20 Liberty Liberty Extremely Extremely Fine Fine 1010 0.96750.9675 1,340.001,340.001385.011385.01 8.6%8.6% that we could price at bullion-related lev- $10$10 Liberty Liberty Extremely Extremely Fine Fine 1010 0.48380.4838 675.00675.001395.201395.20 9.4%9.4% els, LCS General Manager Tom Coulson told us to give our valued customers a $10$10 Indian Indian Extremely Extremely Fine Fine 1010 0.48380.4838 710.00710.001467.551467.55 15.1%15.1% great deal to move them out. While they $5$5 Liberty Liberty Extremely Extremely Fine Fine 1010 0.24190.2419 345.00345.001426.211426.21 11.9%11.9% last, we not only offer mixed groups of $5$5 Indian Indian Extremely Extremely Fine Fine 1010 0.24190.2419 405.00405.001674.251674.25 31.3%31.3% them at nice discounts from catalog value $2.50$2.50 Liberty Liberty Extreme Extreme Fine Fine 1010 0.12090.1209 310.00310.002564.102564.10 101.1%101.1% and what other dealers are charging, you can even buy them for less than you would $2.50$2.50 Indian Indian Extreme Extreme Fine Fine 1010 0.12090.1209 275.00275.002274.612274.61 78.4%78.4% pay to purchase the same quantity of the more common Morgan and Peace Silver *U.S.*U.S. 90% 90% Silver Silver Coin Coin 1,0001,000 71571512,190.0012,190.00 17.0517.05 2.6%2.6% Dollars in circulated condition. *U.S.*U.S. 40% 40% Silver Silver Coin Coin 1,0001,000 295295 5,050.005,050.00 17.1217.12 3.1%3.1% In our store we recently acquired some *U.S.*U.S. Peace Peace Dollars, Dollars, VG+ VG+ 1,0001,000 76076017,350.0017,350.00 22.8322.83 37.4%37.4% exceptional One -Of -A-Kind Bargain *U.S.*U.S. Silver Silver Eagles Eagles 1,0001,000 1,0001,00019,210.0019,210.00 19.2119.21 15.7%15.7% Coin Rarities. These coins range all the way from the Roman Emperor Tiberius *Canada*Canada Silver Silver Maple Maple Leaf Leaf 1,0001,000 1,0001,00018,700.0018,700.00 18.7018.70 12.6%12.6% Biblical Tribute Penny to the unusual Civil War Encased Postage Token. There is a *100*100 Oz Oz Silver Silver Ingot Ingot 1010 100100 1,741.001,741.00 17.4117.41 4.8%4.8% lot of history in this run of pieces, three of *10*10 Oz Oz Silver Silver Ingot Ingot 100100 1010 176.10176.10 17.6117.61 6.0%6.0% which actually circulated in America. *1*1 Oz Oz Silver Silver Ingot Ingot 1,0001,000 1 1 17.6117.61 17.6117.61 6.0%6.0% They are all issues that we don’t see very often and sell quickly when we do get *1*1 Oz Oz Platinum Platinum Ingot Ingot 1010 1.00001.0000 961.00961.00 961.00961.00 4.9%4.9% them, especially for the nicer than average *U.S.*U.S. 1 1 Oz Oz Platinum Platinum Eagle Eagle 1010 1.00001.0000 1,052.001,052.001052.001052.00 14.8%14.8% quality specimens offered here. LCS Postage Charges *Canada*Canada Palladium Palladium ML ML 1010 1.00001.0000 952.00952.00 952.00952.00 2.9%2.9% Value of Contents Postage Charge Under $100 $5 LibertyLiberty Coin Coin Service Service CallCall Toll-Free: Toll-Free: (800)(800) 527-2375 527-2375 National National $100-249 $10 400400 Frandor Frandor Avenue Avenue (517)(517) 351-4720 351-4720 Local Local $250-499 $18 $500-999 $25 Lansing,Lansing, MI MI 48912 48912 (517)(517) 351-3466 351-3466 Fax Fax $1,000-4,999 $30 web:web: www.libertycoinservice.com www.libertycoinservice.com email: email: [email protected] [email protected] $5,000 and higher None TradingTrading Desk Desk Hours Hours (Eastern): (Eastern): Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 9:30AM-6PM, 9:30AM-6PM, Sat Sat 10AM-2PM 10AM-2PM -over- LibertyLiberty Coin Coin Service Service Computer Computer Quotes Quotes 2PM 2PM EDT EDT 10.4.1710.4.17 Spot Spot Prices Prices Coins,Coins, Rolls Rolls and and Sets Sets Gold:Gold: $1,274.75$1,274.75 U.S.U.S. 10 10 pc pc Gold Gold Medallion Medallion Set, Set, 1980-1984, 1980-1984, BU BU $11,050$11,050 Silver:Silver: $16.61$16.61 U.S.U.S. Morgan Morgan Dollar, Dollar, 1921, 1921, Brilliant Brilliant Uncirculated Uncirculated Roll/20 Roll/20 $635$635 Platinum:Platinum: $916.00$916.00 U.S.U.S. Morgan Morgan Dollar, Dollar, Pre-1921, Pre-1921, Brilliant Brilliant Uncirculated Uncirculated Roll/20 Roll/20 $840$840 Palladium: Palladium: $925.00$925.00 U.S.U.S. Peace Peace Dollar, Dollar, Brilliant Brilliant Uncirclated Uncirclated Roll/20 Roll/20 $535$535 NumismaticNumismatic Coins Coins (PCGS/NGC/ICG (PCGS/NGC/ICG Graded) Graded) MS-63MS-63MS-64MS-64 MS-65MS-65west coast, is an endangered species. U.S.U.S. $20.00 $20.00 St St Gaudens Gaudens 1,4201,420 1,4551,455 1,7201,720 A modest 28,007 coins were struck.
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