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WTC coins
I'm not a coin collector so please forgive me if this subject has been
brought up before. I've inherited some gold coins from a relative. Some are in lucite cases and are marked as WTC recovery coins (9/11/01).Are these worth any more than similar coins without the WTC designation. Or is this just a scam? -- Alan |
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ajb723 wrote in message ...
I'm not a coin collector so please forgive me if this subject has been brought up before. I've inherited some gold coins from a relative. Some are in lucite cases and are marked as WTC recovery coins (9/11/01).Are these worth any more than similar coins without the WTC designation. Or is this just a scam? After 9-11,some marketers found that it was to their advantage to buy and market the coins recovered from the World Trade Center as collectible.The general opinion of the collecting public (and us here at rcc) is and was that this was a poor attempt for a few individuals to make money from the general public who may be led to beleive that these coins are more valuable because of the unfortunate connection to events that led to their availability. I can't and won't suppose to speak for others here,but aside from their value as coins or precious metals,there is probably no real value to them as collectibles based on their origin.The only value was to the original sellers who were able to take advantage of uninformed buyers who beleived they were getting something rare.If you google back to around last summer,there ws much discussion on the subject when these coins first became available.The overall opinion seemed to be that these were blood money,and most collectors seemed to be disgusted by the attempt of some individuals and media marketing companies to take advantage of the public by selling these as rare and valuable. I'm sure you'd be able to sell them,but I really don't think you'll find them as valuable as you may have been led to beleive. hth- phil |
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