On September $24,2024,$ John Smith sold a coin collection for $$22,000.$ The collection had been inherited on May $15,2009$ from John's father. The coin collection had cost his father $$11,000$ and at the time of his death the collection was as valued at $$15,000.$ John's gain $($loss$)$ on the sale is:

$$7,000$ long$-$term capital gain

$$11,000$ long$-$term capital gain

$$22,000$ long$-$term capital gain

$($ $$4,000$ long$-$term capital loss

None of these