Do September 11th American Silver Eagle Coins Make You Feel Creepy?

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

I just got an email from a coin company I do business with trying to sell me some ASE's that were recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center.

The asking price for a ASE recovered from Ground Zero is upwards of $600

Does the fact that this coin was buried underneath crumbled concrete, twisted iron, and dead bodies increase its value from the current spot price that significantly? Do you feel that this company is wrong by trying to turn a profit off this tragic event?

Discuss...

http://www.govmint.com/item/1991_$1_1oz_Silver_Eagle_WTC_PCGS_MS69/175393

 

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[Dano Sverige]

I think it's only "creepy" because it was an event of such horror and also still very fresh in peoples memories. These coins and many others no doubt, were stored in vaults that bodies wouldn't have penetrated, so, although associated with the horror it's not like they had to wash the blood off them first.
These type of sales are commonplace nowadays. Many deaths are linked to the Berlin wall, yet people sell and buy chunks of it all the time. A few years ago lumps of coal brought up from Titanics boilers sold well.
I think most people see these things as being a permanent link to a highly historical event, rather than gruesome memorabilia.

Asking $600 is the most horrifying part of this if you ask me! That's taking things way into the realms of "profiteering on tragedy", and makes these sales seem.....sleazy!

 

[Arizona Bob]

Does the fact that this coin was buried underneath crumbled concrete, twisted iron, and dead bodies increase its value from the current spot price that significantly? Do you feel that this company is wrong by trying to turn a profit off this tragic event?

Discuss...

IMHO This is very sleazy.

Amazingly, the vaults under the buildings remained intact, and the gold and silver coins were recovered. These coins were then graded and certified by Professional Coin Grading Service as having been recovered from the World Trade Center.

Government Mint.Com could redeem themselves by donating all profits to the victims families & injured first responders. I am surprised that PCGS got into this deal for pure profit. They have dropped down in my estimation.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Coins that can be linked to any kind of historical event, or tragedy in this case, always seem to command a premium price. I don't know if it's the desire to feel connected to that event, or something more ghoulish in many cases that motivates people to pay higher prices. At any rate, it's too expensive for me, and if I had that much cash on hand to buy silver, I think I'd buy 6 of this years coin. seems a better investment.

 

[njnydigger]

Do September 11th American Silver Eagle Coins Make You Feel Creepy?

No. Only thing that makes me feel creepy is having a Jehovahs Witness come prancing into my yard unexpectedly while I'm trying to sunbathe in the nude

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Do September 11th American Silver Eagle Coins Make You Feel Creepy?

No. Only thing that makes me feel creepy is having a Jehovahs Witness come prancing into my yard unexpectedly while I'm trying to sunbathe in the nude

Haha! That's pretty much how my uncle got them to stop coming around years ago..........He'd see them coming and drop his pants right before he answered the door! He'd just stand there with his beer in hand and smile at them in a slightly crazy way and it didn't take long for them to stop coming around.

 

[doglover]

Some people will do anything to make a big profit. Just because someone says something is worth such and such doesn't make it so. Its real worth is determined by what someone else will give for it. I hate to see people try to get rich off a tragedy like 9-11. It says something about their true character or lack thereof. These people would probably try to sell tickets to a train wreck if they thought they could make money off of it.

 

[deepskyal]

Na...doesn't creep me out. Nothing is sacred any more so it should be expected. The value of the coin depends on the person willing to pay the asking price. If it's worth $600.00 to you, then it's a fair price. If you think that's too much, then it's not worth it.

Al

 

[mrwilburino]

It's the equivalent of detecting in a cemetery.

 

[bazinga]

It's about as creepy to me as holding a bullet fired during the civil war with the sole intent to harm and kill another person...