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Friday, March 12, 2010

Value Compression: A New Trend in the Dated Gold Market

In the past few years, I’ve noticed an interesting trend in relation to the pricing of rare date gold coins. I refer to this as “value compression.” Let me explain what I mean.

When I mention this term I am referring to a small price premium between grades. The classic value-compressed issues have long been the Iowa and Roanoke commemorative half dollars. According to the most recent CDN Greysheet , the difference in value between an MS60 and MS65 Iowa half dollar is a whopping $12 (!) while a Roanoke shows a value increase of just $70 between MS60 and MS65.

This phenomenon has begun creeping into the United States gold market as well. Areas which appear susceptible to value compression include . . .

Full story at: www.raregoldcoins.com

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