The rarity of gold coins may be attributed to two things. First, they are rare the natural way, meaning they were few at the very start. Only a small number of them were minted. Second, they became rare the artificial way, meaning they were depopulated because of circumstance. Sinking with a Galleon ship that has never been found is a good example. A better example is the experience of 1933. Gold was confiscated from American citizens. According to accounts more than 95 percent of existing rare gold coins were melted to retrieve their gold content.
Is there a way of telling a rare gold coin? According to experts, there is one and only correct way used by collectors and investors. They rely on the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and the Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC), the two most reliable and reputable coin grading services. They were established to provide a standard for the grading of rare coins which is accurate, reliable, consistent and objective.
As of 2009 PCGS had certified over 17 million rare gold coins since 1986. NGC had certified over 10 million rare gold coins since 1987.
Rare gold coins command much higher prices than modern day bullion coins. And as a rare gold coin gets older, the elements of rarity and age come into synergistic play enhancing further the value of the rare gold coin.
Rarity stands apart from the other four elements of age, grade, quality and popularity. These other four elements are also found in a modern day gold coin. But without the element of rarity a modern day gold coin does not come close in value to a rare gold coin.
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