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Generic Gold – What Does This Coin Marketing Term Mean?

This is a photograph of a pile of United States generic gold coins.
This is a photograph of a pile of United States generic gold coins.

(n.)

The term “generic gold” generally refers to gold coins wherein their primary value is derived from the intrinsic worth of the precious metal they contain. In numismatic terms, generic gold can mean pre-1933 gold coins that are too plentiful to command a significant premium over spot. The term can also describe gold rounds or bullion coins of no particular value over the spot price of gold.

Examples of Generic Gold

  • Post-1900 Liberty Head quarter eagles and Indian Head quarter eagles
  • Common date Liberty Head half eagles
  • Lower grade Uncirculated (MS60 to MS63) common date Indian Head half eagles
  • Common date With Motto Liberty Head eagles
  • Lower grade Uncirculated (MS60 to MS64) common date Indian head eagles
  • Common date Type Three Liberty Head and St. Gaudens double eagles
  • Modern gold bullion coins

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