Rare coin expert Mike Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, describes this coin as “a national treasure.” Besides being aesthetically unrivaled, he points out, it also contains nearly one full ounce of gold, so it represents a substantial store of value just as bullion. Most of these coins were universally considered bullion coins at their time of issue. And the series includes a number of high gold bullion content coins with low mintage figures – several of which have changed hands for prices in the millions. One of those coins, dated 1933, sold in 2002 for more than $7.5 million, the highest price ever paid for a single coin. What is this special coin type?

Universal coin and bullion expert Mike Fuljenz says colorization is not always a good thing. Technicolor movies transformed the “silver screen” into a visual rainbow and brought new vibrancy to American pop culture. Color TV consigned black-and-white “boob tubes” to the fringes of national life and soon became a universal presence in Americans’ living rooms. Color photographs now enliven most leading newspapers; many, in fact, reserve the front page for the splashiest full-color photo every day. Color, in short, can be a powerful tool for enhancing the appeal of a product.

Mike Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion of Beaumont, Texas is one of the most universally decorated coin experts of the last 30 years. He has won the Presidential Service Award from the American Numismatic Association. Coin marketing is a tough business in the best of times, but with so many coin frauds and scams operating out of fly-by-night buildings, manned by aggressive telemarketers, his well-established coin and bullion company must overcome the natural resistance of consumers accustomed to cold calls from unfriendly and anonymous coin salesmen.

Are you bothered by phone calls from businesses at all hours? Do you want the businesses to stop calling? Mike Fuljenz, national award winning Beaumont, Texas author, and universal coin and bullion expert contributor to consumer protection guides, has these suggestions.