[Blindtlk] The Louis Braille Coin and its Place in theMintCollectable program

[Marion & Martin]

Bryan,
    You seem to speak as if you have some specific authoritative expertise 
on the subject. Can you tell us about that expertise or are you only making 
assumptions for which you have no objective proof? Let me share with you 
that a proof set of 1991S coins which includes each of the circulated coins 
of that year with a face value of $1.41 now have a collectible value of 
$79.00. What do you think a proof of an uncirculated coin with a limited 
strike will be in ten years? Well, let me share some real figures!
    The 1999 Dolly Madison Commemorative Silver Dollar originally sold for 
the same price as the Louie Braille coin. The U.S. Mint struck 500,000 coins 
and sold just over 315,000. Today the proof sells for $60.00 and the 
uncirculated coin sells for $55. Over time this price will increase. This is 
a good indicator of how other coins will do.
    It would be good for you to do some research before making assertions 
for which you have no basis nor expertise.

fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Louis Braille Coin and its Place in 
theMintCollectable program


> hi,
>
> in ten years, do you really think some coin shop or new nfb member is 
> going to pay you $400 for basically a $40 coin that is only worth $1?
> no, he will laugh and not be interested as this coin was made for a niche 
> market.
> you would not likely make much more than you paid and that means zero 
> because if you like it that much, you will keep it and not want to sell 
> anyway.
> Bryan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Louis Braille Coin and its Place in theMint 
> Collectable program
>
>
>> Value of a collectable is based on the ease of getting one's hands on the 
>> collectable.  Usually, that's a function of quantity produced.  But how 
>> many die hard Federationists would sell their coins?
>>
>> Additionally, keep in mind the retail price of these coins.  Most of that 
>> is the cost of putting the coin into your hands.  You won't likely see 
>> them sell next year for less.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 01, 2009 at 01:43:32PM -0500, Bryan Schulz wrote:
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> i have to disagree/think you are wrong.
>>> just like collectible diecast race cars,
>>> if 400,000 jimmy johnson cars are made, they will sell for about $50 and 
>>> about five years later be on a specialty web site for $8 to $15 but if 
>>> there were only 40 or 20 thousand made then they have a good chance of 
>>> being worth something in the future.
>>> then nobody has mentioned a collectible of any hobby is worth squat if 
>>> you can't find a buyer.
>>> Bryan
>>
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