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The 2011 Import and Export Market for Coins Not Being of Legal Tender Excluding Gold Coins in the United States

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins in the United States face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins to the United States? How important is the United States compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins vary from one country of origin to another in the United States? On the supply side, the United States also exports coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins. Which countries receive the most exports from the United States? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins in the United States. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins for those countries serving the United States via exports, or supplying from the United States via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where the United States fits into the world market for imported and exported coins not being of legal tender excluding gold coins. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for the United States in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key

Mintage: 17,741

The 1861-O is among the most historic and desirable gold coins struck by the United States. It is likely that this is one of the approximately 9,750 struck by the State of Louisiana between January 26th and March 31st (of 1861) as it shows the weak lower loop of the 8 in the date as is indicative of these pieces.

Illustration: 3D Dollar coin. Gold color. Adapted from Statue of Liberty Coin designed by Don Everhart from the Presidential Coin Series at the US Mint.

The prevailing evidence suggests that the fabulous Cobb County, Georgia, gold cache is still buried in the original location. To date, those who were known to have searched for it did not avail themselves of the most up-to-date state-of-the-art metal detection devices. The consensus among researchers is that the cache was not buried deep and that a patient and diligent searcher equipped with a high quality metal detector would stand a great chance at locating this treasure trove of gold coins.

The prevailing evidence suggests that the fabulous Cobb County, Georgia, gold cache is still buried in the original location. To date, those who were known to have searched for it did not avail themselves of the most up-to-date state-of-the-art metal detection devices. The consensus among researchers is that the cache was not buried deep and that a patient and diligent searcher equipped with a high quality metal detector would stand a great chance at locating this treasure trove of gold coins.