As many of you know, our monthly Spotlight Coin has featured some of the best buys in the numismatic landscape showcasing items with exceptional historical significance, numismatic appeal, rarity, and value. We typically wait until the beginning of the month to announce a new group of coins, but this find simply couldn’t wait. MS64 U.S Gold “Type” coins are now hovering at their lowest prices in 15 years—an outstanding opportunity for investors to add high-quality gold type sets to their portfolios at low prices. Now is the time to take advantage of this situation as we don’t expect these coins to last long!
U.S. Gold Type Sets
One of the most popular ways of collecting U.S. gold coins is to assemble a type set. That is, the goal is to own one gold piece from each denomination and design (as opposed to multiple dates within the same series). This strategy works especially well for U.S. gold coins, as there is a plethora of key dates. Almost every U.S. gold series contains one (or multiple) ultra-rarities that can cost five or six figures, making collecting by date prohibitively expensive. By comparison, type sets can be assembled (even in high grades) for a reasonable amount.
There are three basic U.S. gold type sets:
4-Piece Basic Liberty
4-Piece Basic Indian/Saint
11-Piece U.S. Gold Set
This phenomenon has occurred many times over the decades, but three “supply shocks” truly stand out in our mind: spring 2006, late 2009, and mid-year 2011. In all cases, gold rallied and a fresh wave of investors started buying vintage U.S. gold coins. As is often the case, many of these new buyers started building type sets—and prices climbed substantially. In each of these rallies, pre-1933 U.S. gold coin prices soared in a very short amount of time.
Currently, we’re in a rather quiet vintage U.S. gold market. With gold trading in a narrow channel, many pre-1933 U.S. gold coins have corrected to very reasonable levels. Just as bullion premiums have settled to historic lows, many vintage coins have drifted to bargain levels. We’ve been carefully tracking this sector for several months, but only just recently have prices reached an outrageously low level. We had to alert you instantly.
MS64 Gold Type Sets at 15-Year Lows!
Today, MS64 U.S. gold type sets are available at 60% lower than their 15-year peak values!
This is not a typo—your cost is less than half of the all-time high.
| Current NGC Price Guide |
MS64 Peak NGC Price Guide Values |
MS65 Current Price Guide |
|
| Type 1 Gold $1 | $540 | $2,440 | $2,600 |
| Type 3 Gold $1 | $850 | $1,630 | $1,175 |
| $2.5 Liberty | $775 | $2,240 | $1,000 |
| $2.5 Indian | $775 | $2,240 | $1,950 |
| $3 Princess | $4,800 | $17,550 | $16,750 |
| $5 Liberty | $900 | $2,280 | $2,350 |
| $5 Indian | $2,225 | $6,250 | $8,800 |
| $10 Liberty | $1,350 | $3,170 | $3,400 |
| $10 Indian | $1,300 | $3,300 | $3,150 |
| $20 Liberty | $2,100 | $4,280 | $3,750 |
| $20 Saint-Gaudens | $1,835 | $2,590 | $2,100 |
| Totals | $17,450 | $47,970 | $47,025 |
MS64 U.S. Gold stands out to us for three main reasons:
Numismatic coins cannot be awarded the MS64 grade level without displaying such strong aesthetic and technical quality. Today’s MS64 gold pieces exhibit ample luster, clean surfaces and have excellent eye appeal. At arm’s length, these specimens have the look of Gem Uncirculated pieces—but do not carry the hefty price tag. This is the best way to own superbly-preserved U.S. gold without the huge cost of an MS65.
Here are three ways you can take advantage of the current price anomaly. We have limited availability on these sets, so if you are looking to add one to your portfolio, you must act now!
4-Piece Basic Liberty Gold—$4,199 per set*
4-Piece Basic Indian/Saint-Gaudens Gold—$5,549 per set*
11-Piece “Master” U.S. Gold—$14,999 per set*
Today’s heavily discounted price levels represent a major opportunity for sharp investors, and we don’t expect MS64 U.S. gold coins to stay at these levels for long. If you’re interested in taking advantage of these near-gem MS64 U.S. gold sets at historic low prices, please call us at 800-831-0007, or send us an email.
*Prices subject to change based on market fluctuation and product availability. Prices reflected are for cash, check, or bank wire. Offer expires Friday, November 17, 2017.