tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post7935819768697300076..comments2023-05-05T02:34:17.002-07:00Comments on Mint News Blog: Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold CoinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-11938472942911522632010-12-05T13:47:29.168-08:002010-12-05T13:47:29.168-08:00You are assigning capitalistic principles to a com...You are assigning capitalistic principles to a communist regime. China's goal is not prosperity for it's people, but power to intimidate. They are now using the dollar to intimidate us and will continue to do so until they no longer need us. If that is not the case, then please "educate" me on all their posturing against the dollar (and the West in general).<br /><br />They own the USA and will likely attack Taiwan before the current weak administration leaves office because they know (as everyone does) there will be no repercussions from their slave state - the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-12017279822394702282010-12-05T07:50:06.652-08:002010-12-05T07:50:06.652-08:00Sorry to say, but I don't think you understood...Sorry to say, but I don't think you understood that article.<br /><br />If China allowed its currency to be openly traded, its exports would be more expensive for us, improving our trade deficit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-48021783856676650502010-12-05T06:12:16.873-08:002010-12-05T06:12:16.873-08:00"Speaking of uneducated, China is NOT dumping..."Speaking of uneducated, China is NOT dumping dollars. Nor can they, since if there is a run on the dollar, China will be a big loser. China's future is intertwined with ours, like it or not (for either of us)."<br /><br />I didn't say China was dumping the dollar; you should read more carefully. What I said was China and Russia are abandoning the dollar... and there is a difference.<br /><br />See link below:<br /><br />http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/24/content_11599087.htm<br /><br />The dollar used to be the world's standard currency, but now has become so diluted that even China is moving away from it. Looks like China is "abandoning" the dollar as their preferred world currency to me (no matter what their communist talking heads say). That was the point. And it will only get worse from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-70831138335574689752010-12-04T18:18:05.571-08:002010-12-04T18:18:05.571-08:00Speaking of uneducated, China is NOT dumping dolla...Speaking of uneducated, China is NOT dumping dollars. Nor can they, since if there is a run on the dollar, China will be a big loser. China's future is intertwined with ours, like it or not (for either of us).<br /><br />China is relying on us to start acting more responsibly, and I hope it is not in vain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-26564343590786353122010-12-04T11:38:45.144-08:002010-12-04T11:38:45.144-08:00"Either way as the voice of reason, I must sa..."Either way as the voice of reason, I must say that the gold market is heading for a devastating fall towards the end of the first quarter of next year."<br /><br />Only if our government gets control of spending and the Fed does "inverse" quantitative easing. Again, GOLD IS NOT GOING UP AS MUCH AS THE DOLLAR IS GOING DOWN! <br /><br />The USA (you and me) is bailing out the Euro and probably other currencies around the world without any sanity checks. It appears to be an intentional effort to kill our economy and the dollar by the haters currently residing in the white house and Fed. Otherwise, please explain why China, Russia and other countries are abandoning the dollar while also talking about a new gold-backed currency.<br /><br />In short, it's "pay me now or pay me later," but you will have to pay at some point. Only the uneducated believe spending and printing can go on forever. Even our economy is not that resilient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-24984646517292562042010-12-04T05:55:13.347-08:002010-12-04T05:55:13.347-08:00" Either way as the voice of reason, I must s..." Either way as the voice of reason, I must say that the gold market is heading for a devastating fall towards the end of the first quarter of next year."<br /><br />Mercury, my "voice of reason" disagrees with you. I see new highs ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-34203531481415006322010-12-03T23:11:44.109-08:002010-12-03T23:11:44.109-08:00If the price of gold drop s by 25% then the spouse...If the price of gold drop s by 25% then the spouses will get more attractive and the demand may improve. The rare once in that case ,will retain their value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-22567931197158714092010-12-03T22:45:02.891-08:002010-12-03T22:45:02.891-08:00I have always been a big fan of Lucretia Garfield,...I have always been a big fan of Lucretia Garfield, and I am awaiting with bated breath the issuance of her coin.<br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br />And if you believe that, I have a half ounce of gold to sell you at 25% over spot.<br /><br />Gold and precious metals are not scarce, they are a hedge against inflation. The prices cannot go much higher.<br /><br />If some action is taken by Congress to reign in the debt, as it must unless it is filled with traitorous fools, that might exert substantial downward pressure on the price of gold.<br /><br />But a swing in the price of gold is infinitely more likely that a sudden outburst of interest in presidential spouses.<br /><br />When are they going to issue pennies honoring each Congressional district? THAT would be fun to collect. (From circulation -- I can only imagine the varieties of mint packaging.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-71186469736872501612010-12-03T22:30:13.069-08:002010-12-03T22:30:13.069-08:00Buyers beware; the writing is on the wall. As the ...Buyers beware; the writing is on the wall. As the US Mint stated: "The Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins are offered with no household ordering limits." In other words, any foreseeable long term vested interest in these coins will be at best minimal if it’s maintained at all. In addition to the high price of gold; its unappealing lack luster design will pretty much go unnoticed by collectors, and will not have the motivating "it" factor as a must have coin in the secondary market. The unfortunate thing is that these coins will sellout. But taking into consideration the over inflated initial investment price that is being spent on this gold set, it is highly unlikely they will recoup, if even retain the value of the initial purchase price. Hopefully you are just purchasing these coins for sentimental reason and not as an investment; otherwise you will regret this purchase. You would be better off to skip purchasing this booby trap, and put your hard earned money somewhere else. Either way as the voice of reason, I must say that the gold market is heading for a devastating fall towards the end of the first quarter of next year. And unfortunately with this purchase, gone will be its secondary market, and any chance of recovering your losses.Mercurynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-46792667555644610512010-12-03T22:20:49.216-08:002010-12-03T22:20:49.216-08:00with the way things are going and with like a few ...with the way things are going and with like a few some 300 million potential collectors in America. The low sub 50,000 or so mintages of The Series may yet garner some interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-2694337005790183712010-12-03T20:50:55.639-08:002010-12-03T20:50:55.639-08:00It strikes me as so odd that you people believe th...It strikes me as so odd that you people believe these Spouse coins will be valuable rarities. Will a "complete set" be valuable? OF COURSE, because assembling it will cost TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars.<br /><br />It is not right to compare coins in this series to certain gold commemoratives. This series will have low mintages exclusively, and the demand that doesn't exist now is not going to materialize. Eventually, dollars are going to be more valuable, and gold less valuable, and only then will demand bottom out, as a set comes within the realm of the affordable. As investments for BIG DOLLARS (like tens of thousands of dollars) the US Mint is a TERRIBLE vehicle. You might double your money on $50 if you are lucky enough, but you won't be able to reproduce that trick with large quantities of gold.<br /><br />Unless, of course, the popularity and interest in Mrs. Warren G. Harding takes a tremendous surge, based on Boardwalk Empire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-16834435340693641602010-12-03T15:15:57.332-08:002010-12-03T15:15:57.332-08:00This is hilarious!
http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-Linco...This is hilarious!<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.com/2010-Lincoln-First-Spouse-Proof-Gold-Proof-Presale-/160514417978?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item255f67a53a<br /><br />That said, there's a sucker born every minute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-22147532244920859472010-12-03T15:06:22.166-08:002010-12-03T15:06:22.166-08:00Yes, these pesky little bubble pop flies are still...Yes, these pesky little bubble pop flies are still buzzing around here some more I've noticed. They will never go away just like flies at a picnic or near a dog turd. These bubble pop flies buzzing around here think they are at at picnic but their sense of smell has gone haywire and they always end up landing on some fresh doggie poo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-58726163086206472462010-12-03T13:43:00.475-08:002010-12-03T13:43:00.475-08:00Where are the new mintage number posted?
I imagin...Where are the new mintage number posted?<br /><br />I imagine Margaret will be high compared to future offerings due to the skyrocketing price of gold!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-84909281438345519732010-12-03T13:26:56.993-08:002010-12-03T13:26:56.993-08:00Interesting to see the final Margaret Tyler Proof ...Interesting to see the final Margaret Tyler Proof mintage , it was just below the final mintage of Julia Tyler proof. It could be a new low mintage record .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-62023724652583409082010-12-03T11:37:04.877-08:002010-12-03T11:37:04.877-08:00Well, I plan to ride the First Spouse wagon as far...Well, I plan to ride the First Spouse wagon as far as I can. <br /><br />ANY commemorative U.S. gold coin with sales less than 10,000 sells for a significant premium today.<br /><br />It might take 20-30 years, but mark my words...these puppies will be a good long term investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-43139872311931142022010-12-03T11:19:09.079-08:002010-12-03T11:19:09.079-08:00Uhhh...two problems with "POP" man:
1) ...Uhhh...two problems with "POP" man:<br /><br />1) The economy isn't improving, unless you listen to the talking heads at the liberal news outlets. All you have to do is take a look at the job news today to have an inkling. However, the libs in the media and current administration will try to spin it as good news. If you hear a "POP" sound, it will be coming from Wall Street, which is artificially high now by about 50% based on the economy. The almost trillion dollars that is not being accounted for by the Fed was likely used to prop up the markets and make certain politicians look good to their constituency.<br /><br />2) The governments around the world are destroying their currency as fast as they can. Gold is not going up so much as the dollar, Euro, etc., are going down. The popping sound is paper; not gold/silver/other PMS.<br /><br />So my question for POP MAN is: How can governments repair their respective currencies after inflicting so much damage to them? Russia and China understand this and that is why they are talking about a new currency that is backed by gold (or some other PM).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-56532991839439524532010-12-03T09:29:47.203-08:002010-12-03T09:29:47.203-08:00I doubt there would be a subscription offered for ...I doubt there would be a subscription offered for those, at least for the 2010's. The mintage is so low, the subscriptions would sell out in a matter of hours, and we would basically have a repeat of the First Spouse subscriptions that were later nixed. Again it all goes back to the Mint trying to be fair in distribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-2169243515470110302010-12-03T08:49:02.387-08:002010-12-03T08:49:02.387-08:00A numismatic ATB coins subscription from the mint ...A numismatic ATB coins subscription from the mint would be nice. Expensive but nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-20838108344756446822010-12-03T08:24:16.989-08:002010-12-03T08:24:16.989-08:00For JBL - As of today, the only ATB Bullion info o...For JBL - As of today, the only ATB Bullion info on the Mint's website is the announcement article in their Pressroom. <br /><br />Historically, they don't publish a lot of information about their bullion programs on the website other than the one or two links that describe the American Eagle Bullion Coin Programs and the Authorized Purchasers Network.<br /><br />Since the Mint will not be offering the Numismatic ATB coins until 1st quarter of 2011, I would anticipate that any specifics or other, additional information on this program probably will not surface until 2 weeks before they go on sale.<br /><br />As of today, the Mint has yet to provide a hint towards the 2011 programs and preliminary schedules. Most should follow their previous schedules, while previous posts have indicated that the 2011 Annual Sets would go on sale much earlier in the year, vice mid to late Summer.<br /><br />Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-13650502688782520432010-12-03T06:55:17.109-08:002010-12-03T06:55:17.109-08:00Pop goes the dollar since "we" will be p...Pop goes the dollar since "we" will be printing billions more and sending it to europe(why are we so stupid)) only to be "redistributed"... Silver and Gold,(and bread) will soar for the forseeable future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-5073623338383303672010-12-03T06:53:43.444-08:002010-12-03T06:53:43.444-08:00The Mary Lincoln may have a price increase next we...The Mary Lincoln may have a price increase next week to $879.<br /><br />Will they be selling the proof gold Eagles after the end of the year. The 1/2 ozers may be sleepers with low mintages and very few are paying attention to the gold eagles recently.<br /><br />Michael, any sales report this week? Has the Mint ever skipped a week?<br /><br />I'm not finding any info on the 5oz "circus" coins on the Mint web site. I realize they are being distributed with a mark-up by authorized third parties (and "unauthorized" fourth parties), but shouldn't they have info on the Mint web site?<br /><br />-JBLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-30752042288171719152010-12-03T06:15:26.007-08:002010-12-03T06:15:26.007-08:00Then you woke up and saw the devil.Then you woke up and saw the devil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-50299483935674523442010-12-03T03:06:45.623-08:002010-12-03T03:06:45.623-08:00Gold climbs higher in price. But the American eco...Gold climbs higher in price. But the American economy continues to improve. The stock market has taken notice and is climbing to new heights.<br /><br />In no time, we can hear the deafening sound in the precious metals market as the sounds of "God Bless America" fill the air...<br /><br />The deafening sound? POP! There goes the gold bubble as true Americans wave their red, white, and blue flags.<br /><br />God bless America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433024393760369647.post-88957358771692293092010-12-03T03:03:54.886-08:002010-12-03T03:03:54.886-08:00Some of the best First Spouse gold coins will feat...Some of the best First Spouse gold coins will feature the wives of Democratic presidents. Remember Jackie Kennedy? And the next President of the US will be featured on a gold coin -- Hillary Clinton. Now that will be a real collector's item....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com