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Jane Pierce uncirculated coins leaped by 181 while the proofs added 89. The previous numbers had been 76 and 196 respectively. Another coin that did better, and was third most popular, was the Abigail Fillmore proof. 58 were purchased compared to the prior 22. [click to continue…]
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Jane Pierce proof coins continued their high-stepping march above the older coins, bringing in 196 in new sales. All others stayed in double digit figures. Its uncirculated version, of course, was next in line, adding 76. Together, the Jane Pierce coins took up 65.8 percent of all new sales in the series. [click to continue…]
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Half of the eight available first lady coins performed better than the prior week. The four higher were the Margaret Taylor proof and uncirculated, the Sarah Polk proof, and the Abigail Fillmore uncirculated. The biggest jump went to the uncirculated Margaret Taylor gold piece. In this report the gain was 48 compared to its prior weekly increase of 21. [click to continue…]
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Overall, sales were mixed. Three of the eight coins in the series were higher than the prior week, even as prices for the gold pieces remained at their highest level.
Following their opening sales, the Jane Pierce coins increased by 719 together. Proofs rose 498 and the uncirculated version climbed by 221. Total sales hit 3,153 since their launch on June 3, 2010. These second week numbers were not as high as Abigail Fillmore’s second week, but they were close to the Margaret Taylor’s after they started in December 2009. [click to continue…]
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The brand new Jane Pierce coins were the hottest. They went on sale last Thursday, and by Sunday 1,579 proofs and 855 uncirculated sold. Combined, their total reached 2,434. Their start was down, however, from the Abigail Fillmore coins launch which totaled 2,881. [click to continue…]
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Six out of the 10 available coins outperformed their prior numbers, but the Margaret Taylor uncirculated declined by -249 compared to last week’s gain of 278. So the combined total for all the coins ended down at -41. [click to continue…]
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Uncirculated Margaret Taylor First Spouse Gold Coins gained 278, which was about 65 percent of the week’s total for the group. The second best seller was Abigail Fillmore’s proof. 67 were purchased. Letitia Tyler’s proof picked up one and was the least popular in this report.
Spouse coin prices should drop by $25 on Thursday, the 27th, because the London Fix for gold plunged last week and prices did not pick up enough this week. [click to continue…]
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The biggest players were Abigail Fillmore and Margaret Taylor’s proofs, each adding 208 and 143 respectively. Abigail Fillmore’s uncirculated made third by picking up 119. In last place was the Letitia Tyler uncirculated at 39. [click to continue…]
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Even though the figures showed double digit movement, not all were gains. Two coins, Julia Tyler uncirculated and Letitia Tyler uncirculated both lost significant sales, -28 and -69 respectively. The two most popular purchases were Abigail Fillmore’s proof and uncirculated. Each added 55 and 47, but last week’s numbers were 135 and 72. [click to continue…]
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Buyers, no doubt, recognized the increasing gold value of the 24-karat half ounce coins when the London Fix gold price grew. Since the U.S. Mint waits until the middle of the week to calculate whether a numismatic price change is needed, there were several days of buying before the Mint re-aligned First Spouse coin prices with the market price of gold. [click to continue…]
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